Robinson KnightWriters Issue 4, May 20, 2016

the editor

• Relay for Life • What are your summer plans?

• Sports end of the year roundup

FRITTER

• Prom fashion • What does prom mean to you?

• A column from

SPORTS

• Prom Queen and King • Senior Notables

FEATURE

EDITORIAL

NEWS

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• Mariano’s Movie Review • Morgan’s Beach Shack • Summer fashion

Night of Knights

Photo By: Leonard’s Prom King and Queen, Keldric “KP” Preston (‘16) and Angelica “Geli” Young (‘16) share a dance. The senior couple decided to run for Prom King and Queen together. “It felt so good to see Angelica under the spotlight, she truly deserved to win,” Preston said.

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By Tara White Staff Writer

ight of Knights is never complete until the Prom King and Queen are announced. This year, on April 17, seniors Keldric “KP” Preston and Angelica “Geli” Young gracefully accepted their crowns and sashes as they assumed their titles as the 2016 Prom King and Queen.

The senior couple made the mutual decision to run

for King and Queen at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year. Preston admitted that he had always wanted to be king, “I decided early on in the year that I was going to try to win,” Preston said. “Angelica’s desire to be queen made our situation perfect.”

The two were determined to collect the highest amount of votes from their peers, “We gained a majority of our support from the un-

derclassmen that we approached in the hallways, we spent most of our time just running around the school, putting our names out there” Young (16’) said.

The campaign process was stressful, but easy Preston said. All of their hard work paid off, when Young’s name was announced for the title of Prom Queen. Preston was relieved and thrilled when he heard her name.

“It felt so good to see Angelica under the spotlight, she truly deserved to win.” Preston said.

He also admitted that he would have given up his crown to someone else had Young’s name not been called. Both Young and Preston were completely

shocked when they heard they had both won, “I didn’t think we had a chance, I was sure someone else was going to win.” Preston said.

Preston is thankful for the support and recognition from his peers.

“It feels great knowing my peers love me and recognize my success. I’m glad to know my classmates support me,” he said.

Photo By: Leonard’s

Senior Notables Most Popular: Malik Tyson & Lizzy Ward Most Athletic: Iyan Mitchell & Kayla Knowlton Most Attractive: Michael Marinsky & Megan Bohan Class Clown: Joseph Navarro & Toni Gaertner Most Likely to Succeed: Josh Cruz & Claire Chen Best Personality: Cole Brown & Amanda Anders Biggest Flirt: J.J. Henderson & Sierra Wees Best All-Around: Mitchell Tozian & Ana Rescala Cutest Couple: Omar Shoubaki & Andrea Vironis Best Dressed: Steven Fielding & Emily Ray Most Spirited: “Turn Up” Lee McNair & Katie Cassedy Most Likely to be Famous: Peter Chan & Zoe Gray

Class of 2016

The senior couple campaigned together.“We gained a majority of our support from the underclassmen that we approached in the hallways, we spent most of our time just running around the school, getting our names out there” Young said.

SAVE THE DATE May 30

Memorial Day

June 6-10

End of Course Exams

June 10

Last day of school and fourth quarter

June 14

Flag Day

June 19

Father’s Day

July 4

Independence Day

August 10

First Day of School

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NEWS

Talent Show By lillian martin Staff Writer

Robinson has held a talent show for years, with each year students bringing us new and unique talents. This year, the talent show was held on May 7, and was hosted by the Tri-M Honor Society.

Seventeen students and 2 teachers participated, and they all had exquisite talents. The competition was stiff, which led to there being four winners instead of the traditional three.

Participants showcased their talents of singing, dancing, and even playing the ukulele. Third place was shared by Bryce Buckland (‘18) and Michael Oliver (‘17), whom were both ecstatic about their win, as well as surprised. Buckland sang as his talent, and felt more confident about his voice after his third place win.

“I felt pleasantly surprised that I won. It made me believe that I was good at what I was doing. I was one of the people that thought I could maybe sing, and left knowing that I could.” Bukland said.

Oliver played the ukulele as his talent, and it was definitely a crowd pleaser as many people clapped and sang along to his playing.

Second place went to Zjala Phelps (‘18), who also sang as her talent. During and after

her performance, you could hear several people saying that they thought her voice was angelic and soulful, and her performance, although simple, captivated the whole audience.

The majority of people who go up on stage in front of a large group of people get nervous, but Phelps felt confident.

“I wasn’t really nervous,” Phelps said. “You kind of get used to it after a while.”

Nicholas “Nikko” Ferrer (‘18), was the renowned first place winner. His talent was animation dance, and had the crowd, especially the judges, on the edge of their seats as he moved.

“It was crazy being up there.

I didn’t think I was going to win, but I’m happy I did,” he said.

Ferrer was ecstatic when he found out he won, with his first reaction being to hug Phelps.

The students and teachers at our school all have talents that some of us may not know about, so the talent show was the perfect places for people to showcase them.

Hopefully in the upcoming years more students will participate, so we can see all of the talents the students of Robinson have to offer.

L. Martin “The second those curtains opened on that stage when I was up there and hearing my name in such excitement, was truly the best chills I’ve ever gotten.” Nikko Ferrari (‘18)

L. Martin Zjala Phelps (‘18) sang a bluesy song as her talent. “I was suprised that I received second place. There was some stiff competition,” Phelps said.

L. Martin “The talent show was really interesting because it was a fun way to show people my talent.” Reggie

District’s Short Summer By lillian martin Staff Writer

For the 2016-2017 school year, Hillsborough County School Board has made the decision to move mid-term exams up to before Winter break, something that is entirely new to the school system.

This decision doesn’t come without a slight consequence though; this year’s upcoming summer, as most of us know, will be shortened to eight weeks.

This is a controversial subject that has had mixed responses from students. The most popular response though, is the negative one. Gabby Macias (‘18) is extremely upset about the short break.

“I don’t like it at all,”

Macias said. “First off, our summer is already short enough as it is, but now it’s being cut off.

Secondly, this is our time to relax so it shouldn’t be getting shortened.”

Surprisingly, not everyone is displaying negative feelings. Some students, like Hector Marin (‘17) doesn’t really care too much about his last summer of high school being a couple of weeks shorter.

“Honestly, it won’t really matter that much to me because I am going to be spending my summer doing schoolwork,” Martin said. Several other students share this opinion, due to the fact that many IB and AP classes have summer assignments that

are due the first day of school.

Math teacher Alyson Gregorowicz is pretty enthused about exams being moved up.

“I’m glad [the exams] are going to be before winter break. I think students will do better,” Gregorowicz said.

Although our school has very mixed opinions on this topic, we can all unanimously agree that we can’t wait for summer to start, whether it’s short one or not.

Prom Fashion

By Cilicia anderson Copyeditor

Prom is perhaps one of the most important and special high school experiences a person could ever have. It gives students a chance to step into the spotlight and celebrate the fact that their high school career is almost over and they are about to go out and face the real world. There has been a lot of stories about students getting kicked out of prom because their attire was deemed inappropriate and the faculty made it very clear as to what will and will not be tolerated.

“SGA put on a prom fashion show during each of the lunches, and after the senior assembly, on march 24.

SGA members modeled both acceptable and unacceptable attire while Ms. Lockett and I commented on the appropriateness of each ensemble. Dress code was further outlined in each brochure that each student received upon ticket purchase.” Said Ms.

Chowning, our Student Success Coach and SGA sponsor.

While it is important to make sure you keep in mind the prom dress code, it is also important to find something that you feel comfortable and confident in.

“I had an open mind,” Jennifer Oliva (17’) said. “I tried on a ton of dresses. I just wanted to look good.”

When finding something to wear to prom, you should make sure that not only is it in dress code but that you feel comfortable in it as well. For girls who decide to wear heels, a pair of cute and comfortable shoes would be a smart thing to bring with you. Also, keep in mid that you are going to be surrounded by a lot of people and it is going to be very hot.

“For girls, you want to avoid anything revealing while boys should go for a jacket and tie or a bowtie look.”

Megan Purol(17’) said.

This year’s strictly enforced dress code did not allow bare midriff, cut-outs, plunging necklines, open backs, and dresses shorter than fingertip length. It also forbade things such as canes, hats do-rags and other things of that nature.

“The prom is designed to be a formal night and we really want to provide a classy environment where everyone can have fun,” Purol said.

“When looking for prom fashion it is better to be safe than sorry in terms of dress code.”

Guys dressed up in bright suit jackets, bow ties and sunglasses for prom.

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Editor’s Prom means to me...

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EDITORIAL

By Rhiannon Leebert Staff Writer

By MADISON FLOWERS Editor-in-Chief

While many people consider the start of a new school year to signal new beginnings, Robinson’s newspaper’s fresh start begins now.

The KnightWriter’s 2016 Editor-in-Chief, Claire Chen, has officially left for IB exams, and then college at John Hopkins University. In Claire’s place are now, for the first time, two leaders: Morgan Cox and Madison Flowers. The rest of the editor positions have transferred to other staffers, as well. In addition, the newspaper staff has grown with many new writers, designers and photographers. The changing structure of the staff ushers in a new year of ideas and stories for the newspaper.

Mirroring the KnightWriters is Robinson itself. For the senior class of 2016, graduation signals the beginning of their new starts. This class will now represent Robinson throughout the nation in colleges, the Army and the workforce.

These graduates can now peruse their dreams and begin their lives as adults.

The rest of the classes will return to Robinson August 10, after a short Summer. The leadership of RHS will have changed as Mr. Bush is leaving the position of principal.

Similarly, the students of Robinson will have grown and matured.

Summer experiences, like traveling or working, will have changed students.

New classes will let students learn new things and make new friends.

Additionally, a wave of new freshmen will add to the school population and alter Robinson.

While the school year isn’t fully over just yet, the new beginnings for everyone are very close.

Summer marks the beginning of change and growth for all of Robinson.

ble event that’s been considered a rite of passage to “adulthood” for many years.

One of the biggest anticipated events of high school is this formal dance.

“Prom is important to me as a senior because it’s an event I’ve been anticipating since I started high school.

It’s always something I’ve been excited for.

This year it was really special because it was exclusive to juniors and seniors, unless the underclassmen was a date to the upperclassman. I only went to prom this year because it’s my senior year and I wanted it to be especially remarkable,” Keira Denehy

Exam Prep

In contrast, Amanda Freeman (16’) said “I didn’t exactly have a date, and I didn’t want to spend money on an event that I felt I wouldn’t enjoy, especially since in reality it’s a popularity contest. I did feel like I missed out, but I’m not too unhappy that I didn’t go.”

Prom can be considered many things, a “Night to Remember” is definitely one of them. “Prom is a night to have fun with friends, and to get to look great without being judged,” Kyle Freeman (17’).

Others view prom as being only for senior year so that the event is special to them, “I

do the night of prom and it’s only a dance, although I do plan on going my senior year because I’m saving the slaying for senior year,” Nayla Montoya-Garcia (17’).

Both Brett Baker (17’) and Michael Davis (17’) said that they didn’t attend prom this year because they wanted to save the “specialness” of the event.

“I went to have fun and dance with my friends, I wanted to be able to make memories even though I’ll also be going to my senior prom because that’s when it’s really considered to be prom,” Lukas Davis (17’).

By Hayle Short Staff Writer

Teachers around Robinson give advice to their students to help succeed during exam season.

Vallerschamp (AP Human Geography & AP Gov)

“Go back over everything, like their study guide, answer as many multiple choice questions as you possibly can.

Go to the College Board and look at their released exams to kind of know what you’re getting in to. “

Charley- Sale (IB Math) “For math, practice is key. It is important for you to not only memorize formulas, but for you to understand what they mean and how to use them. And the best way to do that is to practice them. Also, make use of our resources, such as our extended learning program.” (ELP).”

Vassey (English) “Make sure to review over what your teachers give you and even look up extra things online. English is hard to study for, so you really just need to be focused on what your teacher is saying. Also, make sure that you mentally prepare yourself for things such as writing essays.”

Montero (IB Physics) “Spend time doing practice exams, and don’t expect your teacher to cover every last thing. For science, in particular, since there is a lot of complex concepts and stuff, it’s really important that you expose yourself to a lot of practice questions so you know the process of answering it. And that’s why I said that you gotta take practice exams, you’ve got to expose yourself to questions, you can’t expect class time to prepare you for an AP exam.”

Robinson High School Knightwriters Editor-In-Chief Morgan Cox Madison Flowers Design Editor Hayle Short Back Page Editor Bianca Baum

“I feel that prom is a rite of passage and a high school milestone. The venue this year was amazing. I had so much fun.

I hope its even better next year for my senior prom.” Morgan Cox (‘17) said.

Copyeditor Cilicia Anderson

Advisor Nancy Oben

Staff Writers Rhinannon Leebert Gwen Lizarazo Lillian Martin Tahj Phillips Tara White

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FEATURE

Robinson Rallys for a cure People from all around South Tampa, gathered to show their support and raise money for cancer

By Hayle Short Staff Writer

In a world where “cancer” is a word too often heard, it is nice to hear that there are people doing something about it. On Friday, April 1, the American Cancer Society hosted its annual Relay for Life fundraiser event on Robinson’s track. Students participating in the event were organized into teams of ten or more people to raise money to help find a cure for cancer.

Shawn Henson (’18), a student a part of the X-treme Relay for Life Team, explains what he did at Relay for Life.

“There always had to be one person on the track running or walking, we had shops which we use to fundraise and buy food and stuff so that we weren’t starving through the night. It was tiring because, you know, we were up for like 12 hours after like 8 hours of school but it was a lot of fun. It was a blast. I raised just around one hundred dollars. It was really fun and thank you to everyone who did it and Ms. Chowning and I will probably go next year.” Henson said.

Students were invited to participate in many different events hosted throughout the night. “At Relay for Life, I sold pizza, walked the track, and sang a little bit late at night,” Said Nick Fata (’17) “I’ll definitely do Relay again next year!”

While Relay for Life is an all-night event, not all students stayed the full 12 hours.

“I really liked the pizza and the activities such as dancing, and the pie-

in-the-face game was a lot of fun. I was glad I didn’t stay overnight because I am scared of the grass, who knows? There could be countless bugs.” Dongwoo Kim (’19) said.

With numerous students participating in this year’s Relay For Life, and thousands of dollars raised to go find a cure for cancer, there is no doubt that Robinson Knights are leaving a positive impact in the American Cancer Society, and the world.

I. Hanewicz

Alex Micheo (‘16) shaves ice for sno cones during Relay for Life. Teams raised money by selling refreshments and running games.

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The drumline performed during Relay. “Out of the three years I’ve been to Relay for Life this one has been the most impactful for me and the best experience.” James Wilson (‘17)

This Year We...

HAD 78 TEAMS HAD 773 PARTICIPANTS

RAISED $124,000

LAST YEAR WE...

HAD 100 TEAMS HAD 988 PARTICIPANTS

RAISED $150,000

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FEATURE

Photo by @HCPSRobinsonHS on Twitter

M. Cox

Principal Bush “knights” Robinson’s school mascot Zach Finnley (16’). “I’ll have very fond memories of all the kids and just all the wonderful things that you guys do to make this school such a great place and environment,” he said.

Principal Johnny Bush jumps into a group photo with the 2016 Senior Notable winners. “I’ve been to eight different schools, I’ve never seen a population like this come together and do such amazing things,” Bush said.

Principal Parts.

Farewell, Mr. Bush

Principal Johnny Bush moves on to School District position

By Cilicia Anderson Staff Writer

As the school year rapidly approaches its end, a lot of us are preparing our next steps in life. For our Principal Mr. Johnny Bush, this means taking on a new post in the School District of Hillsborough County as general manager in the Office of Professional Standards.

“We basically facilitate information to [the School] Board when people don’t make good decisions or get caught in bad situations or basically what’s called `the bad luck of the draw’,” Bush said. “We try to support schools, and the administrators in making sure the schools are covered and their kids are protected and taken care of.”

Even if a student doesn’t necessarily have a strong connection to Mr. Bush, they definitely have positive impression of him. “I had no idea he was leaving,” Stephanie Santiago (17’) said.

“I don’t really have a strong relationship with him, I usually just say what’s up but he goofs around a lot.”

As for the faculty, those who have been here for years have a lot of fond memories of Mr. Bush and had nothing but good things to say about him. He has worked very hard to push our school forward and has successfully changed the way people think of Robinson.

“He’s brought the community, school, the faculty and the students close together, “said Tomas Montero, an American government teacher here at Robinson. “His approach on things are great and calm and relaxing to people.”

Even though it is a good thing that he has gotten the new position, teachers and students are going to miss him. He’s brought us all close and made a huge impact on our school

and everything that happens here. He has built strong relationships with students here. He’s someone that people can trust and count on and that means a lot.

“I’m happy for him that he’s moving up and he’s not going too far. I’m glad he’s still with us, moving on up but I’m going to miss him,” Montero said. he’s still with us, moving on up but I’m going to miss him, Seeing him daily, sharing thoughts together, and easily talking to him, he’s a good guy so I’ll miss that and his leadership as well.”

Bush has left a remarkable touch on our community and he says he will miss the students more than anything. He has worked in education for almost 28 years and plans on working another healthy 10 years. He also has many fond memories of our school, his most memorable being when he got the call that we had become an “A”

school.

“I’ve been to eight different schools, I’ve never seen a population like this come together and do such amazing things,” Bush said. “I’ll have very fond memories of all the kids and just all the wonderful things that you guys do to make this school such a great place and environment.”

day of school with their initial meet being on September 8th at West Hillsborough.

After hard training over May the course of | 06 KNIGHTWRITERS 20, 2016 about a month and half, on October 22nd, the qualifications for regionals were made and some members of the team were well on their way to states.

Mousseau has been coaching here for a while now. Alongside being a coach, she teaches AP US History and AP Macroeconomics. She originally started by coaching track but a girl’s coach was needed for Cross Country and she found her new spot. At this point in time, Mousseau doesn’t have a definite date as for when she’ll retire from coaching.

“It really means a lot to know you’re helping kids reach or maybe even Sports Editor pass limits they had noCox idea that they Morgan had.” said Mousseau. “Of course they’ll fall sometimes and struggle but getting Over the past three them

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Sports years I’ve truly learned the responsibility of being a Sports Editor.

I find it important to display all the sports I can, because every sport deserves to be featured equally. Going to games and working on the fields I’ve made some amazing new friends, worked on my photography and learned the games.

I want to thank Kayla Knowlton and Isabel Hanewicz for allowing me to use their amazing photos, they are truly amazing photojournalists and I would be so lost without them.

I’ll never forget the time Kayla and I were photographing a home game and the players protected us from the ball on countless occasions. If it wasn’t for them I probably would have ended up with a black eye and a broken lens, so thank you.

Photographing football games gave me many opportunities I’ve never thought I would experience, I got to shoot at The Bucs Stadium for the All Stars game which was amazing, and to be on a professional field was very empowering.

I’m excited to see what next year holds for us, coming back bigger and better than ever.

M. Cox “This year was great, David and I made a really great bond on the field, even tho he wasn’t here for all my high school career, he’s family.” Elijah Morris (‘17)

M. Cox “Swim season was awesome” Sammath Baker (‘17) said. “ I made so many great friendships with new teammates.”

K. Knowlton “My season went really well, we broke a record this year and made one step further, we showed that we’re more than “Just Robinson” this year. I remember the last few minutes of the semifinal game was very intense. For the past three years we’ve lost that game and to be able to be on the field again and experience the win was incredible. It was a once in a life time experience that I will never forget, I am so honored to have been a part of it.” Renee Matamba (‘16)

Just Robinson K. Knowltonn “Our team adjusted a lot this year. We had a lot of ups and downs together, but the excitement for competitions was still there for everyone on the team. We had a good ending to the season since we made it to state finals.” Katherine Weck (‘17) K. Knowlton

“With a ton of tears, injuries, and never feeling like we’ve done enough , we made it through these rough patches and it definitely brought our team togther. We will no longer be coached by Garcia which is sad, but I know that us volleyball players will make the best of the situation and pull through with the new coaching staff.”

McKenna Tyson (‘17)

“This season was a ton of fun. I really enjoyed my time with the team, Brett was a great leader and captain and we will miss him along with all the seniors” Joseph Scionti (‘17)

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By Gwen LIZARAZO Staff Writer

fter a season that was expected to end in triumph, the boys’ soccer team closed out their 2016 season with a team that achieved tremendous personal growth. Over the course of the season the players have grown together both on and off the field. ”I’m really going to miss hanging out before the games with the seniors and just messing around,” said Nick Viveros (’18). He continued, “at the beginning of the season we struggled a lot. We really had to learn how to play as a team rather than as individuals. Part of being on a team is pushing and motivating each other which was a quality that became very evident this season. “My

favorite part of this season was being able to work hard with my teammates,” said Justin Nguyen (’18). This year was the last soccer season for many players on the team, with five seniors graduating. “We had a lot of starting seniors so the soccer aspect will definitely change. We will be a newer, younger team, and socially it probably won’t be as fun” said Viveros. Although every season carries a new challenge, the 2016 season saw many advantages with so many experienced players on the team. “Next year will be rough,” said Justin Nguyen.

“I don’t know if we will be as good once we lose so many seniors.”

The team ended its season with a 5-9-1 record. While they may not have ended the season in triumph, but they still had a great year.

Sports Surge

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Congratulations flag football on 2016 fhsaa state champs!

K. Knowlton “This basketball season went exactly how I wanted it to. I got to play with my brothers and turn up with them on and off the court, thats something I’ve been wanting to do this for the longest time. Reuniting this year felt good. Seeing players that talked trash this year made me humble, hungry and mean on the court.” Francisco Mediavilla (‘16)

M. Clark “I competed in a new position but I ended up liking it way better than being a flyer.

I’m really proud of how far our team came because we had to replace half of our team and basically start from scratch. We worked our butts off every practice so we were able to make it to states, which is something that didn’t seem possible at the beginning of the season.” Hannah Duncan (‘18)

L.Hill “ The team has taught me to never quit.

They also pushed me when I was thinking of giving upand reminding me to do my very best.” Travis Lopez (‘17)

This year was pretty good, I want to say we came in third overall. The seniors will be dearly missed and we might have a hard time without them next year because they did so much for us. We could of obviously done a lot better but next year’s team shows a lot of potential and I’m really excited. I can’t wait to play this awesome sport another year with these great girls who all work very hard.”Alexa Keeler (‘17)

I. Hanewicz “ It was my first season of a varsity sport and I loved being able to play with kids I’ve played beside before in my life it made the transition back into the sport a whole lot easier.” Mathew Chowning (’17)

I. Hanewicz “Flag was really fun! It was senior year and I had to work hard because it was my last year.

I wanted to win States so I knew I had to step up. I had so much fun playing with my team and even though sometimes it was stressful I always had my team to boost me up. Im going to miss it so much.” Kayla Knowlton (‘16)

I. Hanewicz “ At the beginning of the season it took a while for the team chemistry to form but after playing and practicing everyday we started to become more comfortable with each other on and off the field.” Hayley Mogoy(‘17)

Cross Country Recaps season L

By Tahj Phillips Staff Writer

ast fall, the Robinson Cross Country team made it to states led by coaches Mark Altimari and Melissa Mousseau. The season began on the first day of school with their initial meet being on September 8th at West Hillsborough. After hard training over the course of about a month and half, on October 22nd, the qualifications for regionals were made and some members of the team were well

on their way to states.Mousseau has been coaching here for a while now. Alongside being a coach, she teaches AP US History and AP Macroeconomics. She originally started by coaching track but a girl’s coach was needed for Cross Country and she found her new spot. At this point in time, Mousseau doesn’t have a definite date as for when she’ll retire from coaching.“It really means a lot to know you’re helping kids reach or maybe even pass limits they had no idea

that they had.” said Mousseau. “Of course they’ll fall sometimes and struggle but getting them back on their feet and making come back better and stronger than before is a feeling like no other.”Everyone on the team has good synergy and it’s almost like a family to them, which in turn allows for seamless cooperation on and off the track. If they aren’t encouraging each other to keep going, they’re finding other methods of team bonding.“I’ve been doing Cross Country from 7th

I. Hanewicz “I was really disappointed when I injured myself at a Saturday meet early in the season because I was really looking forward to go to districts and hopefully regionals again this year” Abba Foster (‘17)

grade until now, well, except for 9th grade.” said Raegan Giberson (’17). “Everyone knows everyone on the team and we frequently go hang out or go camping. It really couldn’t get any better.” she adds.

“I really want to see how far I can make it with Cross Country, hopefully I can at least join a team incollege and then maybe see what branches out from there.

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Food & Entertainment

Fritter

FRITTER Summer Fashion

By Bianca Baum Staff Writer

Arts & Fashion

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ritter is the new face of all things fashion, entertainment, arts and food.

Emily Ray’s ‘16 button up skirt and grey crop top combination are perfect for summer. Button up skirts have been in for a while and there definitely transferring over to summer. She also adds a nude pair of sandals that unifies the whole outfit.

Sammy Baker ‘17 (left) continues the black and white trend with patterned shorts and a white tank. She ties the whole outfit together with a strappy pair of brown sandals.

Steven Sargent ‘19 and Tanner Smith ‘18 show off their summer fashion. Sargent wears a striped blue and white tee that’s perfect for the summer. He adds simple shorts and sneakers for a more street-style vibe. Tanner Smith ‘18 contrasts Sargent by wearing a bright red jacket (for the summer nights), a colorblocking tee, and red and navy NB sneakers.

Mariano’s Movie Review

By Mariano Hernandez Staff Writer

Captain America Civil War is one of the must-see movies in America right now.

It’s pretty weird seeing two great heroes going against each other again like what DC comics did with Batman vs Superman.

This movie brings us a lot of fighting and dramatic climax. When the government decides to interfere with your missions, do you take their side or fight to keep fighting for society without their interference? This plot causes two of the greatest heroes to choose sides and go against each other. Captain America (Chris Evans) believes they should keep fighting without any government involvement but Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) believes in a change. I’m very excited for this movie because we will be seeing so many heroes in one epic battle. Finally we get Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) on the big screen, which many people were excited about. Many other characters joining the battle field with a conflicting problem on who’s side they will stand by: Black Widow ( Scarlett Johansson), Wanda Maximoff (Eliza-

Thank you to Robinson High School Foundation for funding this KnightWriters edition.

Morgan's Beach Hut Salmon SlideRs

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ROASTIN SALMON CAKE SLIDERS INGREDIENTS 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter 4 tablespoons minced chervil, parsley or dill 1 salmon fillet, 1 1/2 to 2 pounds Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Lemon wedges

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PREPARATION 1. Place the salmon in a medium skillet and add water.

Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for about 15 minutes until just cooked all the way through. Let cool slightly. Use a fork to gently flake the salmon into a medium bowl.

2. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add onions to the salmon, along with 1 tablespoon olive oil, the cilantro, basil, salt, lemon zest, liquid smoke, egg and bread crumbs. Mix until just combined.

3. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in the skillet over medium high heat. Spoon the salmon mixture in mounds into the hot skillet (an ice cream scoops works great) and flatten into disks. Cook until brown, about 3-4 minutes, then flip and cook on the other side.

4. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate.

ASSEMBLING 1.In a bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, basil, cilantro and salt.

2.Spread the sauce onto the buns, then top with a salmon cake, lettuce and tomatoes. Serve immediately.