Joseph Treviño is a junior at Robinson and a staff writer for Knight Writers. This is his first year on staff. Treviño has many goals this year, including wanting to get better grades and also to improve at his sport of choice: swimming. He swims for Robinson, as well as a club. “Last year was my first year on the swim team and I made it all the way to regionals and districts,” Treviño said. “So, this year I’m trying to make it to states, mostly for my backstroke.” Treviño has a variety of interests outside of school. He can often be found tuned in to his favorite rock music or watching one of his favorite movies or TV shows such as “Community.” He has a passion for film as well, citing his favorite movie as “Pootie Tang.” “It’s about this guy who fights corporate America, but he speaks this made-up language the whole time,” Treviño said. Treviño is also interested in exploring multimedia this year, specifically recording and editing videos. “I want to do a lot of very random and unique stuff with interviewing people and to work with my friend Colton,” Treviño said. Besides having his academic and athletic goals, Treviño is looking forward to exploring uncharted territory in newspaper and being able to surround himself with friends while doing so. “I want to have fun and be able to work with my friends and I want to explore new areas and media,” Treviño said. Profile by (Malia Rodriguez)

Coleton Rone is a junior and a staff writer for the Knight Writers. This is his first year on staff. Rone is looking toward being one of the new hosts for the Knight Writers' very own Knight Mic and is most excited for the environment and excitement that surrounds it. "I joined newspaper because I thought I would have a lot of fun doing the interviews [for Knight Mic]," Rone said. "I'm excited for the football games specifically...I think the interviews there are going to be very enjoyable because the environment at [football games] is an experience of its own." Outside of journalism, Rone enjoys tapping into his musical side, he enjoys listening to music and playing his instruments. He plays bass guitar on his own, but academically, Rone plays double bass for Orchestra. Aside from music, Rone is a true fitness enthusiast at heart, as he enjoys testing his physical limits with weightlifting. He expresses this passion of his by lifting at least 4 times per week. When he isn't becoming a rising musician and expressing his athletic abilities, Rone spends his free time with his many pets but primarily his cat named Duck while watching Amazing World of Gumball. When asked about his greatest inspiration, the top person that comes to his mind is his Dad. "...he's a good person [with] good moral values, and he doesn't do anything despicable or evil," Rone said. After he leaves Robinson, Rone isn't quite sure what he will do next. He plans on either going to a 4 year university to major in business, or going to a trade school to learn more about a career in mechanics. (Profile by Keirra McGoldrick)

Jordan De La Cruz is a senior and is the Sports editor. This is his second year on staff. De La Cruz is musically inclined and pursues such interest as he is in Robinson’s Drumline and plays instruments in his free time at home. He’s played the guitar since 2021 and began playing the drums for the marching band in 2022. De La Cruz also enjoys attempting new instruments as he's tried to play new instruments like the recorder. De La Cruz shares a strong connection to music, and he favors listening to Current Joys, Surf Curse and The Frights. “Music has always been super important to me, not just like listening, but playing it too,” De La Cruz said. “I love indie, alternative and rock. All that good stuff.” In addition to the Marching Knights and jazz band, De La Cruz is vice president of Keep Our School Beautiful (KOSB) club. "I enjoy being in KOSB club because my parents have raised me to recycle and it means a lot to me to set that same standard at my school," he said. What brought De La Cruz to newspaper was his friends, but what kept him in the class was his love for videography and story writing. “I initially joined this class, because a friend invited me to meet the teacher. I always wanted to do hosting for some videos, but last year I realized my talent was in writing stories,” he said. “I honestly love it so much. I've been very interested in writing sports stories. I hope to go to UF and maybe pursue journalism as a degree.” With this being his second year and first year in an editorial position, he looks forward to many things in newspaper. “I'm most looking forward to leaving my mark in newspaper, specifically in how we run the sports section,” De La Cruz said. “I enjoy the work, but especially the people. Some of my closest friends are the people I met through newspaper.”

Gabriella "Gabi" Treviño is a senior at Robinson and a staff writer for Knight Writers. This is her first year on staff. No stranger to high school journalism, Treviño was a staffer for the award-winning Excalibur Yearbook during the 2022-23 school year. However, upon discovering her interest in video production, Trevino was compelled to join the Knight Writers staff. Treviño loves making videos and is especially excited about producing videos for Knight Mic, Knight Writers' man-on-the-streets style videos. "I feel like [newspaper is like TV production] in the same way since we still get to do videos and stuff," Treviño said. Outside of journalism, Treviño is a rap music enthusiast. Her favorite artist is Kanye West. "Truly, no one does it like him," Treviño said. A big role model in Treviño's life is her mother. She feels that her mother giving birth and raising her is a good enough reason to earn that title from her. After high school, Treviño pictures herself being rich and wealthy and having the means to support herself. Something that keeps Treviño motivated and on task, even through tough times would be her fear of failure. "I feel like either that or the thought of getting in trouble," Treviño said. (Profile by Mikesha Clarke)

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)

Winter Carbajal is a junior at Robinson and the News Editor of the Knight Writers. This is his second year on staff and first year as an editor. Carbajal was drawn to journalism by a deep love of reading and writing, driven by an interest in journalistic nonfiction from authors such as Garrett Graff, and science fiction novels. These types of books coupled with a love for the news led Carbajal to journalism. Another draw to journalism, Carbajal noted, was his love for watching the news. "I've always liked watching the news and listening to news and following news media," Carbajal said. During Carbajal's time on staff, he has discovered a love for interviews and the portraits of people they provide. Despite the fact most of his interviews are over phone or email, Carbajal also enjoys getting out to interview people. He noted the changes his interview skills have gone through after being on staff for a year, in addition to his unexpected enjoyment of the interviews. Carbajal has also enjoyed writing general news stories as well as movie reviews. "I just like to talk to people and get their perspectives on a given thing," Carbajal said. His love for film extends into his writing, as his most successful stories are reviews of his favorite movies. "Those are pretty easy...talking about things I like," Carbajal said. Outside of his journalistic endeavors, Carbajal explores other aspects of his creativity, namely through fiction writing and visual art. In his visual art, he explores drawn landscapes, encompassing natural phenomena as well as architecture. About outside interests, Carbajal expressed a love for exploration and reading. A book Carbajal recently finished is Garrett Graff's Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself. "I like to get engaged with different things. I like exploring," Carbajal said. Carbajal often finds ways to link these interests with his journalism, tying together his reading and writing skills.