Mclina's suggestion is good.

Can't you salvage the stuff from your crashed Alpha?

I've flown the Apprentice and the Alpha.

I DO LIKE the Apprentice, and as electric trainers go, it's pretty good.

But that said, the Alpha ( or something similiar ) is a much better option IMHO.

It is MUCH easier to repair straight forward trainer type balsa planes, than it is foam ones.

Oh, they'll tell you that all you have to do is tape or glue things together again, but you end up with a plane that is never quite right again.
A premium is charged for replacement parts made from FOAM, something that is cheap and easy to produce...

With a Balsa plane, you run to a local hobby store, pick up some matching covering, and some stock balsa, and you can usually make things look as good as or better than new.

The Alpha flies faster than the Apprentice, and it will handle winds much better.

However given your experience level I would advise you to go ahead and move up to the next level.

Grab yourself a Tiger, 4*, Pulse or other low wing "second" plane as an ARF and put the stuff from your crashed Alpha into that plane.
This will not only keep the cost down, but you'll end up with a great aerobatic plane that will be a fun and speedy flyer.