“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 currentASL 1B student, I had the fantastic opportunity to meet ASU Prep Digital’s own Mrs.Emma Horlick here to learn more about the deaf community and put what I’ve learnedin class into practice. What’s your favorite part of coming to these...
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Exploring World History With Mrs. Manzanet

By: Natalee Tygard Do you ever ponder the past? Have you ever wondered how societies, civilizations, and life itself has changed? Perhaps you have thought about what life would be like without the technology we nowhave at our fingertips. Well, then Word History is definitely the class for you! This...
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Creative Writing is More Than Just Writing Creatively

By: Max Kendall Now, that title seems like a bit of a tongue-twister, but it’s true. Taking a creative writing course doesn’t just teach you about how to “write creatively” it teaches about writing in its entirety. English classes don’t predominantly focus on writing, so you aren’t learning that alone....
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Cooking And The Comfort It Provides

By: Giovanna Halbeck Something that I am very passionate about is cooking. It’s always been interesting to me, howyou can combine various materials and make a product completely different. To me, it is myfavorite form of chemistry. I first discovered my passion for cooking and baking when I wasyounger and...
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The World of RPG Gaming

By: Kierra Hamby RPG Gaming, otherwise known as Roleplay Gaming, is a video game genre that has grown immensely popular in recent years. There are many well-known games that fit into this category including Skyrim, Stardew Valley, and many of the mainline Pokemon games. If you have joined the gaming...
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“Punk Rock Feminism Rules Okay”

By: Max Kendall The title is a quote from the greatest punk rock genre RIOT GRRRL. It can be described as punk rock feminism for those who care so much that they scream too loud and hate the patriarchy so much that they don’t just break it, they smash it...
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Socially Anxious Moth’s Flame

By: Sarah Green I never considered myself a good singer. Yet, here I was, seven years old and standing in frontof the entire congregation of my church. Granted, about thirty or forty other kids were on thestage with me; as one of the tiniest children there, however, I was shoved...
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