The Carbon Footprint of ASU Prep Digital and Other All-Digital Schools

Written By Gideon Batai When the COVID-19 pandemic hit America in 2020, most school districts transitioned to remote learning. Many employees also started working remotely. This change had several unexpected silver linings. For example, in March and April, carbon emissions dipped down to unprecedented levels. Carbon emissions picked up again after April, but 2020 was a record-low year for carbon emissions. As an all-digital K-12 charter school, ASU Prep Digital plays a prominent role in this change. School and Carbon Emissions Every day in the morning and afternoon, countless cars...
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ASU Prep Digital Students Serving Local Communities

Written By Gideon Batai One key aspect of ASU Prep Digital’s 12th-grade curriculum is the Senior Seminar. In Senior Seminar, students cover the most important steps in the college admissions process, such as submitting applications and preparing for interviews. Community Service Senior Seminar also gives students a chance to give...
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3 Multi-Use Creative Halloween Costumes!

Written By Billie Fechter It’s the spooky season! Halloween is rapidly approaching, and it is tough to come up with costume ideas. Costumes are the best part of Halloween. Whether you are celebrating with friends or on your couch, it is still so much fun. My biggest costume struggle is...
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The Gut Microbiome

Written By Natalie Mendoza What is the Gut Microbiome? The gut microbiome is bacteria that live in the gut and help you digest food and gain nutrients from what you eat. The bacteria are helpful, and millions of different species perform different functions for us. So how exactly do we...
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Immersive Van Gogh: Homage or Exploitation?

Written by Alex La Loggia For the past few months, advertisements for the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit have been unavoidable. Every time I ventured online I was greeted with advertisements of sunflower projections and newspaper articles raving about the latest cultural experience. As a fan of art, I was intrigued...
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The Fall of the Romonavs

Written by Gracielle Dedo The last Russian imperial family to ever rule, the Romonavs, fell tragically at the hands of the Bolshevik soldiers at the brink of Communist Russia. The family was manipulated, persuaded, and taken advantage of by one of the most menacing and threatening men in history, Rasputin....
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Advice for Freshmen from a Senior

Written by Brooke Anderson School is back in session and for some of you, this is your very first year in high school! Starting high school can sometimes be an intimidating experience, but it doesn’t have to be that way. One thing that can bring you comfort is that you...
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