To Dance a Pas De Deux

By: Taegan Hardy A beautiful aspect of ballet I’ve always admired is the Pas de Deux. It is the dance of two peopleand most commonly found in classical ballets such as Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, Coppélia,and many more. I’ve never had the privilege of dancing a pas de deux, however I’ve seen plenty of gorgeousones performed by my fellow dancers and famous ones I’ve found on youtube. One that alwayscomes to mind is the Royal Opera House Sugar Plum Pas de Deux, danced by MarianelaNunez and Vadim Muntagriov. The beauty...
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Course Review: Algebra I

By: Celia Moller Name of the course: Algebra 1A When I took the course: Spring 2023 Teacher: Ms. Yuyu Bogdan Brief summary of the course: Algebra 1A is a fundamental course in mathematics, and it is an essential foundation for further math studies. In this course, I learned a lot...
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The Opportunities at ASU for High Schoolers

By: Faith Jang I took Math 170, also known as Precalculus, in person during the summer at ASU this year. Dr.Frank Arthur was the teacher, but we had many teacher assistants to help us. The class was asix-week class on the actual college campus that was an accelerated course. It...
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The Love of Cinematography

By: Elise Powell Do you love films? Do you want to be a director? Would you like to know more of what happens behindthe camera? Then Cinematography is the class for you! Cinematography is split up into Part A and Part Btaught by Ms. Jean. Cinematography is an entry-level course...
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The Depth of the Desert

By: Sarah Green Every summer for many years, my parents took my brother and I to a family favorite camping spot inCoconino National Forest. There was a grassy clearing filled with random boulders, a spot where mygreat-grandparents' are buried, and a "tin" shed. I rolled plastic monster trucks down hills...
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Spanish With Sr. Burnside

By: Giovanna Halbeck *Some answers in this interview have been paraphrased as I typed them up during the interview, so this does in part, include my own impression and interpretation of Señora Burnside’s words.* The course that I want to highlight in this post is Spanish 2 Part B. I...
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“Learning sign is a great way to open up a new world for yourself and expand your abilities to communicate”: Mrs. Horlick on American Sign-Language 1A

By: Shannon Mo It’s 7 PM in Phoenix, and Desert Ridge Marketplace is bursting with energy–the 20chairs circled together outside Coldstone Creamery are no exception. This is when andwhere the Phoenix Valley Sign Language Social takes place–and where passionatesigners, deaf and hearing alike–congregate for two hours every Thursday. As a...
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