Sophie Le is a Junior at Robinson and is the current Opinion Editor for the Knight Writers. This is her second year on staff. Le chose to join newspaper to improve her writing skills and gain some experience with creative writing, which she feels is missing from schools. “I’ve always thought I was a bad writer, so I really wanted more experience with it,” Le said. “Especially with things that I am more interested in.” Outside of the classroom, Le is starting her own club with a non-profit organization to help expand their reach. “I’m starting my own club this year based on getting donations for our cause Clothes for Kids,” Le said. When school is out for the day, Le pursues her interest in the world of fashion. You could usually find Le at a variety of stores, shopping for different clothing styles. “I love going to flea markets and vintage stores. I really like antique shops,” Le said. She also makes fashionable alternations to the clothing she buys. “I also worked at my grandma alterations shop, so I know how to alter clothing…that adds to the fashion passion,” Le said. Le keeps herself motivated with her many goals for this school year. She plans on getting even more stories printed. “My goal for this year is to get a lot more stories done, voice a lot more opinions,” Le said. “I am excited now because as an editor. I have a lot more responsibilities but that means I get to do even more.”  

Anika Sanka is a junior at Robinson and this is her second year on staff. This year, she will be serving as the Knight Writer’s features editor. She is an active club member at Robinson, acting as the vice president of the book club and the donation head for the clothes for kids club. She also runs for the Robinson track team outside of school. Sanka says one of the things she really likes about the Robinson track team is its structure. “Running doesn’t really seem that hard, but just motivating yourself to go on a run when you could just be sitting at home is hard,” Sanka said. “That and the team, it’s always more fun to do stuff with friends.” After growing up reading the newspaper regularly, Sanka joined the staff to have fun while learning, and she says it has been very beneficial to her writing over the years. “It’s really easy to get writers block, and this just helps you. The more you practice, the better you are, the easier it’ll come,” Sanka said. “I think it’s really helped me expand my writing skills.” Her goals for this year are to create an exceptionally good print issue for the paper. Outside of school, Sanka’s hobbies include reading good books, baking, swimming recreationally, and running to a fun playlist. “I think it makes me more efficient, sometimes, if I just come home and I’m trying to do my homework, I have a hard time focusing. If I do something else before, and don’t go straight into that, it helps me focus,” Sanka said. Her plans for after high school include attending college and going into pre-law. “There’s so many different kinds of things you can do,” Sanka said regarding the pre-law track, “you could do business, you could just be in meetings all day, or you could be talking to people about how to get their green card. I just like that there’s so many different ways you can use your degree.”

Grace Shafer is a junior at Robinson and the Arts and Entertianment editor of the Knight Writers. This is her third year on staff. While she is in newspaper, Shafer likes to spend her time thrifting, read, writing, listening to music, vintage shopping and watching films. Some of her favorite artists at the current moment are Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Ray and Elliott Smith. “I love them because they replicated the fantasies in your head that you’d never see in real life in their music,” Shafer said. At the moment she enjoys films such as “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “The Virgin Suicide” and “Ratatouille.” Her favorite directors currently are Sofia Coppola and Stanley Kubrick. Shafer first started in newspaper because of her love of writing, connecting to her love for all things film. “I want to be in newspaper because I’ve always loved writing and thought it would be cool way to have people see my writing,” Shafer said. She is most looking forward to learning more about newspaper and having fun with her friends.  With her interest in writing, her love of film and this ability to work with others, Shafer aspires to be a film director in her future. She has always had a passion for the industry, and it one of the two Robinson film club presidents. “Films have always been very special to me and making them just sounds like a dream,” Shafer said. Shafer describes herself to be a silly person, she loves the adventure of going thrifting and out and about with her friends. As a very creative person, Shafer’s love for fashion is very huge and takes a huge part in her life. “I love fashion. I’m always thinking about my next outfit,” Shafer said.

This is Senior Ashlyn Miller’s third year on the Knight Writers staff and her second year in an editorial position, previously serving as the Sports Editor and now as a Co-Editor-in-Chief. Originally, Miller did not intend to take the class, describing her random placement as “luck.” She was assigned to Newspaper in her sophomore year and has remained in it since. “I think I got into Newspaper by luck,” Miller said. “It just happened, and I loved it. I really enjoy the creative freedoms that it gives me.” Miller plays many roles within the Robinson community. She is not only a part of the Knight Writers, but is also involved in various clubs and sports, including ROTC, where she serves as an Executive Officer; Girl Up, where she is the President and Founder; Student 2 Student, where she is an Officer; KOSB (Keeping Our School Beautiful), where she is an Officer; the Swim team; and the Orchestra and Band. If that wasn’t enough to illustrate how busy Miller keeps herself, she also finds time to pursue her own hobbies outside of Robinson, such as painting, other artistic activities, sports photography and sports in general. “I love fall because I love watching and keeping up with college football. I don’t really care about the NFL, I just feel like college has so much more passion behind it,” Miller said. “My family my whole life has bonded over Alabama football in particular, which nobody at school really gets. That just makes it feel more special to me and my family.” As Co-Editor-in-Chief, Miller has many goals for the Knight Writers, which include not only accumulating awards but also helping all staffers learn and improve their journalistic skills. Last school year was a victory for the Knight Writers, as they earned a Sunshine Standout for their print publication as well as an All-Florida for both their online and print editions. Miller has high hopes, aiming to win a Pacemaker, the highest achievement a publication can achieve. With it being her senior year, Miller hopes to attend the University of Florida to pursue an undergraduate degree in nursing before attending Physician Assistant school. “I would like to work mainly in women’s health. Part of what makes me love journalism so much is the idea of advocacy. I hope to be an advocate for women in their time of need now, and in the future,” Miller said.