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Knight Writers

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ISSUE 2: Editorial: Teachers are Quitting and it’s not Just Because of Pay

Knight Writers Staff December 11, 2023

It used to be simple. Parents send their kids to school to learn. The children progressed through the grades, many graduating high school and many of those graduates heading off to universities of their...

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COVID-19 Cases Rising in Hillsborough Schools

Cecilia Cheng, A&E Editor January 21, 2022

With the new Omicron variant, COVID-19 cases in Hillsborough County Public Schools have been significantly increasing over the last few weeks. During Jan. 10 through Jan. 14, there were a total of 4,338...

Graphic illustration depicting a mask and laptop. The phrase five months later... refers to Robinsons start of school in August and the return of eLearners in January.

Five months later: previous eLearners recap coming back to school

Anna Woodward, Editor-in-Chief February 3, 2021

In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Anna Woodward sits down with Issa Allbritton ('23) and Alex Galvin ('23) to discuss how the shift from online to in-person school has been. Music: "Happy Upbeat Ukulele...

Despite working from home, eLearners still had to stock up on school supplies. Pictured here are pens, highlighters, pencils, a calculator, a planner and a laptop.

One down, one to go: students reflect on a semester of eLearning

Anna Woodward, Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2021

Last summer, HCPS gave students the option of returning to school in-person or virtually. Come Aug. 31, some students grabbed their backpack, hopped in the car and rushed to class, while others rolled...

Update: second semester learning

Update: second semester learning

Anna Woodward, Editor-in-Chief November 16, 2020

On Nov. 10, Superintendent Davis released a statement regarding teaching plans next semester. Starting Jan. 19, the district will provide "all instructional options from face-to-face (on site) and eLearning...

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Breaking: HCPS eLearning for Nov. 12 and 13

Anna Woodward, Editor-in-Chief November 11, 2020

As Hurricane Eta makes it way towards Florida, Hillsborough County Public Schools has cancelled Brick and Mortar teaching for the rest of the week. This precaution means that all students will move to...

Owen Higgins (21) (far left) socializes with his friends during lunch after returning for the second quarter.

Higgins heads back to school

Ella Wertz, News and Features Editor November 4, 2020

With the start of the second quarter, many students have made the transition from eLearning back to Brick and Mortar. Knight Writers interviewed senior Owen Higgins about his experience as an eLearner...

Its more like me than it was before, Reese Paul (23) explains about their room.

Robinson students’ rooms bloom with personality

Sarai Cochran, Staff Writer November 2, 2020

Editor's note: This story was originally written to be published in Vol. 61, Issue 1 of Knight Writers. This final product is slightly different than the one in the print issue, yet retains the same interviewees...

Teachers, let us get off Zoom

Teachers, let us get off Zoom

Meena Vasquez, A&E Editor October 2, 2020

Online school is a pain, I know. It's hard to adjust to technology when your original job consisted of minimal technology in the first place. But teachers, I cannot sit on a Zoom call for seven hours a...

The eLearning needs to stop

Morgan Brazier, Editor-in-chief April 24, 2020

When Hillsborough County first made the transition to eLearning back in March, it was just intended to hold us over and keep everyone on track until we were able to return to school. It made sense, it...

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