Every fall, the Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA) hosts workshops for all seven districts around the state. Robinson High School falls into District 4, and on Thursday, Oct. 26, journalism students went to the University of South Florida to attend the FSPA District 4 Workshop.
Knights had a great time bonding and learning more about journalism through different workshop sessions. Workshop sessions were available where student and professional journalists came in to teach students a variety of topics, from how to come up with better story ideas to what it is like being a food content creator.
Additionally, on-the-spot contests occurred, where students were given a prompt the morning of the event and had to complete the task in the span of two to three hours. Fall Digital contest winners were also announced.
This year, the Knight Writers brought home five on-the-spot awards and one Fall-Digital award.
First-place winners were Cecilia Cheng (’24), Yesenia Rosario (’25) and Janiece Mitchner (’25) for their module design and Winter Carbajal (’26) for his handādrawn illustration. Keirra McGoldrick (’24) was awarded second place for her opinion column writing and Ashlyn Miller (’25) was awarded third place for her spot news photography. Malia Rodriguez (’26) was awarded an honorable mention for her opinion column writing as well. Not to mention, Gabi TreviƱo (’24), Joseph TreviƱo (’25), Briana Garcia (’25) and Jordan De La Cruz (’25) were awarded an All-Florida for their podcast fall-digital contest.