Issue 4
Volume 62
May 4, 2022
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Nicolai Merrild ('23) gazes at the sea life that Rachel Murry ('23) is pointing out to him at Prom. (Photo by J. Le)
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Knight Writers
Knights took over the Aquarium for a "whale"-y fun night. By JUNO LE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The year just keeps getting betta for RHS to see how all of that planning and communication upperclassmen. works," Teplin said. In true Camelot fashion, Robinson High SGA's efforts clearly paid off as the venue School brought back the Night of Knights after received generally good reactions. Such as by Priya two years sans-prom by taking the upperclassmen Sambasivian ('22): "I was super impressed with under the sea and into Atlantis. prom at the aquarium. I think SGA members, especially the juniors, did a fantastic job setting Well, not actually. But the Florida Aquarium everything up, and I'm happy knowing that this supplied just enough sea life to fit the theme. prom will be one to remember." A good majority of the event was planned and Other students loved prom as well: organized by the incoming Student Government Association (SGA) leadership, Sela Teplin ('23), "I loved the location because it was nice to be SGA President, and Sara Gainer ('23), Senior able to walk around and not be stuck in one place. Class President, who rallied students and teachers The Aquarium made Prom feel like a Hollywood to a Prom Pep Rally the day before. celebrity party," Madeline Stimac ('22) noted. Students were greeted with a jellyfish tank as soon "It was my first time talking to different as they walked through the ticket check right professionals involved with these kinds of dances, by the escalator, which would take them to the like the photo booth guy, and that was super cool second floor. There, they had the chance to stick
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their hands in the tanks (two fingers of course) to "I thought the photo booth was a great touch either starfish or stingray. addition to the entire experience. I'm really glad they included it because I've always seen at other Away from prying hands were more sea school dances, people do photo booths and leading animals. Tanks lined the walls in a long hallway up to prom I was thinking 'Woah I hope they have that led to an even more massive display. Attendees one' so it was a really nice surprise," Celeste Lara of the dance were able to gaze at sharks, sea turtles ('23) said. and even smaller crustaceans like the crowdfavorite, sexy shrimp. In true Floridian fashion, it But of course, what's a dance without the was an opportunity for fish enthusiasts to geek out actual dancing. Everyone krilled it on the dance alongside their classmates and dates over the sea floor despite the unpopular DJ. creatures. "The DJ overplayed every single song...30 After gushing over the marine life, one seconds more than it needed to be played. He could've gone to a Dippin' Dots stand for a just wasn't the best and the Homecoming DJ was complimentary cup of the ice cream snack. Flavor better," Xavier Difo ('22) commented. options varied from cookies and cream to rainbow For wallflowers, the night could've been ice and even brownie batter was available. Students were hooked on the unlimited free ice cream and spent wandering existentially and observing sexy shrimp; others could've (sea)horsed around on the tended to return for at least two more cups. dance floor. Overall, the event reeled in a lot of Memorabilia of the event could be captured excited attendees who left the Aquarium mostly with the prom-classic photo booth. SGA secured a satisfied with the night. mirror photo booth team to provide attendees an opportunity to capture not-so-candid memories of the night, with pose prompts and a prop table.
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