Excalibur [ the yearbook staff] has spent the past year working non-stop to ensure this year’s yearbook stands out from those of previous years, and has once again dug deeper, thinking far outside the box, to deliver an outstanding job.
“I think most of us worked very hard on the yearbook, especially in the final weeks where we were staying till 10 pm to get it turned in on time,” Excalibur sports editor Xander Logan (’25) said.
The Robinson Knights Excalibur yearbooks will be delivered on May 7, 2025. Distribution is to be determined.
Most people buy yearbooks to see all of the hard work and dedication put into them by the students in our yearbook class. Some people buy them simply to get people’s signatures, and as a goodbye or a “I’ll see you next year.” For our seniors, it’s a remembrance of their time here at Robinson.
“The fact that we’re all friends definitely made yearbook more fun,” Logan said. “It’s like we get a class where we get to work on something we’re actually interested in, and get to hang out with our friends.”
The books are a way of showing appreciation towards our yearbook students and to show off all their strenuous and amazing work, and this shows in the reactions of students and staff at school.
“I think most of us worked really hard on the yearbook, especially Gabriella Toranzo [Excalibur co-editor-in-chief]. We spent multiple nights at school until 10 P.M. I’m really happy, and proud, that even people who weren’t editors and who had never done yearbook before, put in so much effort to finish it,” co-editor in chief Monica Cabezas (’25) said.
This year’s Excalibur yearbook set a new standard, outshining last year’s in many ways. But even with its successes, the staff remains reflective and open about ways the process could improve.
“Something that could’ve made my experience better is having a better copy,” Cabezas said. “Since I was the main editor of all the text in the book, it was really stressful and annoying having to go through every single spread and finding the same mistakes in the stories or in the captions. It was still okay though, as I genuinely enjoy writing—it just got annoying at certain points. But overall, I’m happy with my experience and I’m glad I chose to wrap up my yearbook experience my senior year.”
Cabezas takes pride in what she’s accomplished but is also focused on sharpening her skills.
“I think my strengths were in splitting my roles. I managed to fulfill a lot of the roles that needed filling,” she said. “I’d like to look more into AP style guidelines. I also think I can spend more time coming up with story pitches, not just picking them in the moment.”
Senior contributor Logan echoed similar thoughts, recognizing the team’s hard work while pointing out opportunities for growth.
“Some things we could’ve improved were teaching or getting the new kids more involved at the beginning,” he said. “That’s pretty much the reason we had to stay extra to finish it.”
Logan also expressed a strong sense of self-awareness about his progress.
“To improve my writing I think I’d just need to do it more,” he said. “The more you do something, the better you get at it. And my strengths? I think they include my photography and making sure we as a class have enough coverage on all the sports at the school.”
Our yearbook has had a very great and wonderful year, and they have strived very hard all year to put out the best content and spreads for our yearbook! Excalibur has given us surprise after surprise, striving for excellence and they’ve put out amazing work.
