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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Fear By The Definition: Winning Submission for Our Fall Writing Contest

By Noelani Occhiline Fear is not just a feeling or sight or anything of that sort, fear is something that contradicts our desires. A desire to love or to want, to feed or to heal. Even I myself have fears. What if one day I run out of stories to...
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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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Equinox/Equinoccio

Written by Brooke Anderson The time has finally arrived. The time in which the word silently changes, and prepares for its idyllic slumber. The leaves are a canvas for autumn colors, which create a canopy of painted trees. The air is colder and the sun goes to sleep earlier these...
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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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