Dress code or Morse code
Ella Wertz, News Editor
September 17, 2019
Every school in Hillsborough county follows the same dress code. Everyone knows the rules: fingertip-length shorts and shoulders must be covered. Robinson has a pretty loose take on these policies; I mean who can even find fingertip length shorts now a days. With this, flexible interpretations of what...
Recapping the 2019 mayoral election
Anna Woodward, Staff Writer
March 6, 2019
This Tuesday, March, 5 was election day in Tampa. However, the election is not over quite yet. Mayoral Candidate Jane Castor had the highest number of votes at 48%, with David Straz second with 15%. Because neither candidate recieved 50% of the vote, on April 23rd, a runoff election will take place...
2019 Election brings big changes to Tampa
Alanna Felton, Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2019
Come March 5, Tampa will experience a serious shakeup in its government. Not only will the city elect a new mayor in the upcoming municipal election, it will also elect four new City Council members and approve or reject 18 amendments to the city charter. The mayoral race is such a crowded field that,...
Photogallery: having a ball at the snowball dance
Nicole Perdigon, News Editor
February 20, 2019
Students and Teachers get together for a night of fun and dancing at the snowball dance, the first dance to be held at Robinson in over two decades.
What does Christmas mean to RHS students?
Natalia McCalla, Opinion Editor
December 13, 2018
Christmas season has different effects on everyone and means something different to everyone. Here are the responses of several students and teachers about why they enjoy Christmas.
Midterms Update: Recounts in the Governor’s and Senate Races
Alanna Felton, Editor-in-Chief
November 11, 2018
After several close races throughout the state of Florida that left voters in limbo for the past week, it has now been announced that votes from the races for Governor, US Senator, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, and two state representatives will be recounted. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum...
Breaking down the Florida midterm results
Alanna Felton, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2018
The 2018 Florida Midterm elections were full of close, combative races, some of which are still too close to call. Voters also decided on a record-number of constitutional amendments. To find out more about what it all means, read our break-down of the results below. Governor: Ron DeSantis (R) ...
Voters will decide on HCPS’ sales tax referendum this fall
Alanna Felton, Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2018
Many students hear the word referendum and draw a blank, or if they remember it at all, it is as a footnote from civics class: legislation that citizens can directly vote on in an election. However, there is a new referendum on the ballot this November that could have a direct impact on Robinson students. Residents...
Preview: March For Our Lives Tampa to host free Bands and Ballots concert
Alanna Felton, Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2018
Last March, over 15,000 people gathered at Kiley Square Garden in downtown Tampa for March For Our Lives, a protest calling for an end to gun violence in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Now, the organizers of March For Our Lives Tampa hope to...
President Trump visits Hillsborough County school to promote career training
Macy McClintock, Sports Editor
August 1, 2018
In Hillsborough County last year, 60,000 students enrolled in at least one career-training course. Add that to Tampa Bay Technical High School’s 98 percent graduation rate and 627 industry certifications in the 2017-18 school year, and it makes sense that President Donald Trump stopped at the Hil...
