New in town, Ms. Brown
Hanna Malone, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
Melissa Brown, one of the new English 2 Honors and Reading 2C teachers here at Robinson, is already proving to be a strong addition to the faculty. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Brown graduated from Missouri State, majoring in Secondary English Education. At first, she had planned on majoring...
Kevin Nash steps into his first teaching position
Nicole Perdigon, Print Managing Editor
September 18, 2019
Along with 18 other teachers this school year Kevin Nash is one of the new teachers on Robinson's team. For Nash this isn't just any other year, this is his first year teaching. Nash is teaching liberal arts math and geometry this year. He took over in place of Bill Gonedridge who retired in late...
Welcome Ms. Thompson!
Meena Vasquez, Senior Staff Writer
September 16, 2019
Over the summer, school counselor Erika George took her maternity leave and left a position open for the IB counselor at Robinson. Tara Thompson took this position, and both students and staff are pleased to have her as a new addition to the Robinson team. Tampa was a location Thompson was interested...
A Q&A with Luis Suarez, the new AP for Administration
Amelia Foster, A&E Editor, Multimedia Editor
September 6, 2019
Luis Suarez is Robinson's new Assistant Principal for Administration, replacing Niki Lockett. RHSToday sat down with him to learn more. Q: What was your previous job? A: I was at Chamberlain High School for three years and I was the Assistant Principal for Student Affairs. Q: When did you learn...
Meet Chef Mitch
Ella Wertz, News Editor
September 5, 2019
Among Robinson's 19 new teachers for the new year, the school will also be welcoming a new chef to the staff. Chef Mitchell "Mitch" Smithey has never taught before and is taking a hands-on approach to his new position to cultivate Robinson's culinary program into an creative outlet for students. Chef...
Robinson’s First Teacher Talent Developer, Ms Powell
Meena Vasquez, Senior Staff Writer
August 28, 2019
With the new Spanish building added to the campus, the once Spanish hallway is now the new math hallway and is full of new math teachers, one of which is Kara Powell who resides in room 113. Powell teaches Math Analysis, Trigonometry, and Algebra 1A. She's also Robinson's first Teacher Talent Developer,...
Welcome, Ms. Sirois!
Hanna Malone, Staff Writer
August 28, 2019
Before becoming a teacher, Kristin Sirois was an accountant. The pay was good, but sitting in a cubicle working with numbers all day is not the route Sirois wanted to take. She decided that she would much rather work with people in a place where she could have an influence on society, so she decided...
Excited for English class
Mariah Hernandez, Staff Writer
August 27, 2019
Lindsay Rubenstein has had aspirations of becoming a teacher since she was 16. Once she graduated from Florida State University, she began to teach and has been with seven schools so far, Robinson being her eighth. Despite this long history of teaching, she is treating Robinson with the same passion...
Pin curls and tardy slips
Jules Whitaker, Features and Opinion Editor
August 27, 2019
You wouldn't expect to be greeted by a friendly face when coming to school tardy, nor would you expect that friendly face to be styled in classic '40s attire. But Mia Dues, the newest student affairs secretary, does both. Every day, Dues is dressed in a fashionably '40s outfit, with accessories and...
Hello, Herrera!
Jennifer Le, Staff Writer
August 27, 2019
Diego Herrera is one of the 19 new teachers at Robinson High School but for Herrera, this will be his first year teaching. Herrera teaches biology, as well as anatomy and physiology. "I've always wanted to be a teacher," Herrera said. "But when I got out of college I didn't really have any money and...
