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(From left to right) Maile Abel ('26), Katelyn Boyd ('26) and Laura Smith ('26) stand strong during stunt.

Competition Cheer Team is Western Conference Bound

Yesenia Rosario and Ashlyn Miller January 22, 2024

Entering rival territory, the Robinson Competition Cheer team traveled to Plant High School to perform their routine to judges and other vying teams this past Wednesday, Jan. 10. Sweat, tears and bruises...

Cheer captains Addy McDowell ('24) (left) and Amelia Kempton ('24) (right) posing for a photo after being recognized on the field with the rest of the cheer seniors.

Victories and Goodbyes for the Knights

Ashlyn Miller and Keirra McGoldrick November 10, 2023

On Friday, Nov. 3, the football Knights stood their ground against Braden River for their last in-season home game. The first two-quarters of the game were slow, with neither team putting any points...

Laura Smith ('26) Getting ready to fly into a stunt.

Cheer Sells T-Shirts

Jennie Gutman, Staff Writer September 28, 2023

As football season progresses, cheer intensifies their practices too look polished on the field for Friday night lights. While making sure the entire cheer team stays polished and gets prepared, they are...

The cheerleading team preforming a group stunt at the first competition of the season.

Soap and Suds Helping Send RHS Cheer to UCA Camp

Vikram Sambasivan, News and Features Editor May 17, 2023

With the end of the school year approaching, student-athletes and school athletic programs begin to look towards taking their teams to the next level during the summer season.   The Robinson Cheer...

Kameron Padgett ('24) carries Sela Teplin ('23) during the competition cheer team's pep rally routine at the winter sports pep rally.

Padgett Pops Off

Charlotte Stone, Print Managing Editor March 9, 2023

This past season cheer gained a valuable new addition to their team, Kameron Padgett. Padgett joined for his first season as a junior, becoming the only male team member. Believe it or not, joining...

Amani Haskins ('22) cheering on the Robinson Knights. This is her first year on the Robinson cheer team.

After a Canceled Season, Cheer is Back

Grace Hilton, Sports Editor August 5, 2022

In December of 2021, the cheer team was forced to stop competing mid-season due to lack of coaches. (see: Robinson cheer season put to an abrupt halt on RHSToday) The team was forced to stop their competitions...

Netflix poster of the docuseries Cheer.

“Cheer” Was Mediocre

Lindsey Chadwick, Opinions Editor January 25, 2022

I am going to be honest, the second season of "Cheer" was not as good as the first. The second season of "Cheer", a Netflix series released on Jan. 12, left me undecided on if I liked it or not. The...

During the game Lakeem Johnson ('24) races down the field as the crowed cheers him on. The football team has spent many long night practicing and preparing for this game, considering it is against their biggest rivals. "I need to get this tackle...I need to score this touchdown." Johnson said, explaining what is going though his head.

Photo Gallery: Knights lose to Panthers

Anneka deVries, Staff Writer September 5, 2021

The varsity football team lost to Plant 20-0 September 3 to a packed home crowd.  

Hoisted in the air by her teammates, Alison Quigley ('22) chants during a routine. "Next season, I hope everyone comes in with the expectation to win [Nationals] because it is so possible if the team makes the extra efforts to do their jobs," she said.

Cheers to fourth in the nation

Anna Woodward, Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2021

A typical Florida weekend in mid-April. The sun out, perfect for a trip to Disney World...and a chance to compete against cheerleading teams from across the country. From April 23-25, the Robinson cheerleaders...

Snapshots from the cheer team's 2020-2021 competition and gameday season.

New routine pushes cheer team to nationals

Hanna Malone, Sports Editor December 12, 2020

Earlier this year, the Robinson High School competition cheer team received a bid and second place overall at UCA Regionals. For their gameday routine, they placed third out of thirteen competitors. The...

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