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."

Briana Garcia is a junior at Robinson and a Senior Staff Writer of Knight Writers. This is her second year on staff. Garcia was brought to Journalism by a lack of interest in any other elective the school offered. However, she found an open and creative environment when she came into the newsroom. "I thought there were terrible options, but I feel like there are a good group of people in journalism, like to be in this class you have to have some kind of initiative, some character," Garcia said. During her time on staff, Garcia has been able to pursue her interest in photography. While she enjoys a more artistic approach to photography, she has found an appreciation for sports multimedia. "More specifically sports, I love taking photos and doing photo galleries of games," Garcia said Her passion for photography expands past her schoolwork, as she spends time documenting her own world through the art form. Garcia expresses her creativity most often through fashion. She finds her favorite unique pieces when thrifting, a craft that she has mastered. She also loves to express herself in more permanent ways. Garcia has several patchwork-style tattoos representing her music taste and personal style even further than just her clothes. "I bought my friend a tattoo gun for her birthday, she just gives me any tattoos I want. Most of my tattoos are band or music artist related, I'm really into music and I like to express that," Garcia said. Garcia dreams of going to fashion school to express her full potential in the industry. "My dream school is Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York; I want to go into fashion business or fashion design. I don't know how to draw, but I am really good at sewing and all the business aspects of it," Garcia said. (Profile by Ashlyn Miller)