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Knight Writers

The student news site of Robinson High School

Knight Writers

Robinson Chemistry teacher James Atkins writes chemistry stuff on his white board during a junior IB Chemistry class.

ISSUE 3: Teacher Pay Disputes Continue in Mediation

Vikram Sambasivan, News & Features Editor March 3, 2023

Every year, the Teacher’s Union and the Hillsborough County School District sit down and renegotiate teacher contracts. In August 2022, the Union and the district arrived at an impasse regarding demands,...

Thumnail photo for episode 11 of Knight Mic, a video series produced by members of the RHS newspaper staff.

Knight Mic: EP 11 | Favorite Teachers Guess Students’ GPAs

Juno Le, Ingalls Witte, and Zoe Thaxton October 29, 2022

Join Multimedia Editor Ingalls Witte and Editor-in-Chief Juno Le in Episode 11 of Robinson High School's comedic man-on-the-street style video series, Knight Mic. Now that everyone has settled into...

Sanford helping out a student in her first period class.

Failed Millage Bill Has Consequences for Teachers

Malia Rodriguez, Staff Writer September 14, 2022

After the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a spike in teachers leaving the profession, with an estimated 1,000 vacancies in Hillsborough County alone causing the district to try to entice teachers to stay....

David Hughes (22) walks out of the gate imitating a student leaving school.

Just Go to Class

Lindsey Chadwick, Opinion Editor April 28, 2022

What is going on this year? I don't know if I am just blinded from what is happening but, why are students constantly leaving school throughout the day? I am not just talking about juniors or seniors,...

Mr. John Taft works at the computer at his desk.

Welcome back, Mr. Taft

Hanna Malone, Sports Editor October 26, 2020

With the graduating class of 1999, John Taft walked across the stage to receive his high school diploma from Robinson. Twenty-one years later, he returned to teach U.S. history honors at his alma mater....

Teachers have been adapting to new classroom procedures in the 2020-2021 school year.

Teachers adapt to virtual

Sarai Cochran, Staff Writer October 1, 2020

School has changed dramatically ever since COVID-19 put the world on pause. In order for teachers and students to stay safe, everybody must keep a six foot distance, wear masks and keep their hands clean....

Rotting Apple

RHS staff should have been tested before returning to school

Via Godinez, Opinion Editor September 10, 2020

I'm sure we can all agree that COVID-19 hasn't made life easy for anyone. The decision to send students and staff back to school "brick and mortar" wasn't easy to make, but the school district did their...

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Teachers balance both IB and traditional

Ella Wertz, News Editor August 27, 2019

Two weeks into the 2019-2020 school year, Robinson has seen various changes from previous years, one of which is an increase in the schools student population, leading to a new situation for some teachers....

Lucas Long (19), a student in the honors physics class, chats with his classmates while one substitute, of many, prepares to call roll. I know nothing at this point [about physics], Long said. All I can do is spell physics.

Teachers quit, leaving students in the dark

Morgan Brazier, Staff writer January 16, 2018

As students and teachers return from their winter break, many prepare to face less than ideal circumstances due to the loss of multiple teachers at Robinson. After the retirement of reading teacher...

Robinson students walked out of second period to protest the school district.

Students stage walkout to support teachers

The staff of knightwriters.org November 8, 2017

There were more empty desks than usual in second period today, when over a hundred Robinson students walked out of class at 8:45 a.m. in order to protest the School District of Hillsborough County's...

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