ASK Facts 5: Catalyst Analysis Since this article is the last edition of ASK Facts for this school year, it is only fitting that it will be about the website on which it is posted. The Catalyst has had a long and complicated history. It has been viewed by many eyes throughout its nine-year lifespan.  […]

Ask Facts 4: Keener Seniors https://www.theaskacademy.org/ History repeats itself, but do the trends in Senior classes repeat as well? There is no question the seniors at ASK have changed through the years, but how have they changed, and what has stayed the same? The answer begins with ASK Academy’s first Senior class from 2013, when […]

Prepare to celebrate the most important support element in the medical world, nurses. Inspired by Florence Nightingale, National Nurses’ day would not be observed in the U.S. until 1982 when it was approved by President Ronald Reagan.   National Nursing Week was inspired by Florence Nightingale, an English social reformer, who is considered the first […]

The class of 2022 has been with us for a long time. They are the first ASK graduates that attended The Ask Academy from 6th grade onto 12th grade and are now graduating this May!  From here they will move on to the next phase of their lives, have new experiences, move to new places, […]

The James Webb Telescope is one of the largest advancements in science and technology since the Hubble Telescope. This new telescope may be able to help scientists find out how the universe started and possibly determine if the Big Bang Theory is true.               This telescope is said to be better than its predecessor the Hubble […]

On January 20, 2008, New Mexico’s most well-known blockbuster film, Breaking Bad, was first released. About $1 million was spent producing each episode, providing an economic boom to local companies and businesses throughout New Mexico. Over the last few years, New Mexico has broken revenue records, specifically from the film and television industries. This revenue […]

Many high school senior grades drop toward the end of the year due to various reasons such as mental and physical burnout, resulting in a lack of motivation. After half a year of managing tedious work for college applications and preparing for life after high school, keeping up with school work just seems trivial by […]

Since January of 2022, citizens of China have been forced to live under atrocious conditions. China’s zero-COVID policies have caused whole buildings to be put under lockdown where citizens are essentially prisoners struggling to obtain food and medicine. While most countries are removing mask and distance mandates, finally getting a break from the pandemic, China […]

Mere weeks after the war between Russia and Ukraine was declared, countries and companies implemented sanctions that ceased imports and operations within Russia. World leaders are taking actions to show their opposition to the war through economic sanctions, attempting to financially undermine Russia’s war funding. As it stands, the war will not be the fastest […]

Lain Iwakura from the anime Serial Experiments Lain. The ASK Academy has a variety of students from different age groups, however, no matter what, one interest remains consistent throughout all grade levels: anime. Anime has been integral to ASK culture for several years and is still seen in the daily lives of scholars. To start, […]