Annotations are more harmful than helpful
Nicole Perdigon, News Editor
September 24, 2018
Going through any Robinson hallway, you'll hear IB students gripe about the amount of annotations they have to do, with good reason. Annotations are labeled as an assignment that is crucial for building life skills when in reality, life would continue on if annotations were never even a thing. They are...
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 Polly Demma and the resignation of mythology teacher Rachel Zwiselberger, Robinson administration had...
Students rally together for teacher diagnosed with cancer
Ashlea Daniels, Staff Writer
December 1, 2016
Update 8:47 a.m., Dec. 6 : For information about how donate to DiFederico, please click here. On Monday, Nov. 28, there was a sea of pink to be seen at Robinson High School. Junior IB English teacher Susan DiFederico received a breast cancer diagnosis during the Thanksgiving break. While student...
Presentations Help Culture and Literature Combine
Leana Pustam, Perspectives Editor
November 3, 2015
Last week, IB English teacher Susan DiFederico's students began their presentations on Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, a love story centered around a woman named Mikage who lives in Tokyo and has a strong interest in kitchens. The purpose of these presentations was to understand the viewpoint of Yoshimoto an...
Baaaaad Valentine’s Day Poem Contest Winners
Leana Pustam, Staff Writer
February 17, 2015
As the spirit of Valentine's Day comes to a close, English teacher Mary Bell announced today during lunch the winners of this year's Baaaaad Valentine's Day Poem Contest. 25 finalists were announced, along with a top three. All three students had Bell, who required her students to submit a poem, as a ...
New to School: Emma Fee
Isabel Hanewicz, RHStoday Editor-In-Chief
August 20, 2014
Who: Emma Fee What: New English One and Semantics and Logic teacher Education: USF Prior Experience: Two years of teaching senior and freshman English at Tampa Bay Tech High School. Hobbies: Running, she is girls' track coach at RHS. Favorite Things to Teach: Writing and Film Why ...
Teacher Feature| Maureen Pelamati
Samantha Verdisco, Staff Writer
May 28, 2014
Maureen Pelamati, the the multi-talented Language Arts teacher, originally grew up in Akron, Ohio. Pelamati graduated from Coventry High School and attended Wright State University. Later, she transferred to Kent State University and earned a theater degree. When it comes to her schedule outside of the classroom, Pelama...
Teacher Feature| Ann Petersen
Sam Verdisco, Staff Writer
May 15, 2014
Traveling as far as Canada to Florida, language teacher Ann Petersen has found her home in more than one place, let alone country. As a student, she was enrolled in the arts program at Mayfield Secondary School located in Ontario, Canada. Petersen later attended Wilfred Laurie University in Water...
Teacher Feature| Sharon Lee
Emily Draper and Natalia Ayoub
May 14, 2014
English teacher Sharon Lee has a passion for reading and music.
Teacher Feature| Rebekah Buskirk
Renee Matamba, Staff Writer
May 7, 2014
Junior and Sophomore English teacher Rebekah Buskirk is a very young hearted teacher here at Robinson High School. She attended Mena High School in the small town of Mena, Arkansas. She later went on to study at the University of North Texas, where she majored in Education, for her 4 year degree. As the time wen...
