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COVID-19 Updates

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Changes in district-wide COVID notification protocol

Samuel Elliott, Print Managing Editor January 30, 2022

Starting Monday, Jan. 31, in accordance with shifts in policy by the Florida Department of Health to focus on "high-risk congregate settings" (considered by the country to be "Nursing homes, correctional...

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Novak Djokovic Deported from Australia Amidst Vaccine Controversy

Vikram Sambasivan, News Editor January 24, 2022

With the Australian Open taking place right now, many tennis fans, or even just passive enjoyers of the sport will notice the absence of one man, arguably one of the greatest to ever play the game, Novak...

A graphic made on Canva showing two men social distancing, a man washing his hands and a sign with a boy with and without a mask.

COVID-19 Cases Rising in Hillsborough Schools

Cecilia Cheng, A&E Editor January 21, 2022

With the new Omicron variant, COVID-19 cases in Hillsborough County Public Schools have been significantly increasing over the last few weeks. During Jan. 10 through Jan. 14, there were a total of 4,338...

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Omicron Variant Update

Zoe Thaxton, Online Managing Editor January 11, 2022

The United States hit a new high of COVID-19 cases in the past week: 1 million daily cases. From all the traveling from the holiday season and with Omicron surging as the top COVID variant, new cases...

Mask Mandate Update

Mask Mandate Update

Jenna Falkowski, Staff Writer November 20, 2021

Parents, students, teachers and staff have all been suffering through this pandemic while also struggling to keep themselves protected. Hillsborough county has gone back and forth on whether or not to...

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It’s All In the Numbers: Statistics Proves Masks Work

Isabella Gonzalez, staff writer September 23, 2021

Masks are here to stay – at least until Oct. 15. On September 9, the Hillsborough County School Board voted on continuing to enforce the mandatory mask mandate. Cases are starting to decrease,...

Bella Rodrigues (23)(front) wearing a mask during the annual Girls Flag Football Preseason Classic in a game against Lecanto. Prior to the end of the school year, she had already received both doses of the vaccine. Ill probably continue to wear a mask [during the school day] since there are a lot of people...but during sports, I dont think Ill wear it anymore since it was kind of uncomfortable to play with a mask on, Rodrigues said.

Hillsborough County Schools Lift Mask Mandate and Offer Vaccines

Juno Le, Editor-in-Chief June 9, 2021

Students, staff and campus visitors are no longer required to wear masks on Hillsborough County school district properties as of Monday, June 7. After reviewing the latest updates on the Centers for...

CDC issues new guidelines on mask use for the fully vaccinated

CDC issues new guidelines on mask use for the fully vaccinated

Juno Le, Online Managing Editor May 2, 2021

With growing numbers of vaccinated Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guiding principles for fully vaccinated people. A new growing body of evidence has...

Where to get vaccinated in Hillsborough County

Olivia Godinez, Opinions Editor April 12, 2021

As of April 5, any person 18 and older is now eligible to receive any of the three vaccines approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration. Those who are 16 and 17, however, are only eligible...

In the past, students at graduation were able to sit in proximity without masks.

COVID-19 restrictions set in place for the senior graduation ceremony

Amelia Foster, Print Managing Editor April 5, 2021

Graduation for Robinson's seniors is scheduled for June 3 at 4 pm, with the last day of school for them set for May 21, but it won't be the traditional graduation ceremony many came to Robinson expecting....

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