School should end sooner for seniors
Ian Criman, Editorials Editor
April 19, 2013
For most seniors, their year ends April 1st. Getting into college makes it feel like senior year is over and done with, and senioritis really begins to kick in. When IB exams are over, school should end officially for seniors. In the last week of school, there is nothing to do in class. ... Read More
Leaking ceilings and maintenance problems need to be fixed promptly
Ian Criman, Editorials Editor
March 4, 2013
When walking through the hallways of the school, a student might occasionally be hit by a drop of water. Scattered throughout the walkways, there are several leaking ceilings that need to be fixed. As students, we attend a school who is striving for excellence in all areas. This should... Read More
New stat club to be formed in March
Ian Criman, Editorials Editor
March 4, 2013
In late March, there will be a new club meeting for the purpose of collecting statistics. Probability and Statistics teacher Marvin Sim said the goal of the club is to have an environment similar to the Elias Sports Bureau, so that people will have access to more statistics. “I’m trying... Read More
Students Turn to Club Sports for Prep
Ian Criman, Editorials Editor
February 1, 2013
Instead of participating in athletics the traditional way, some athletes such as senior Skylar Holloway have elected to play in an intensive, club level training program for tennis. “The program I’m in has really developed my game and mind over the years so I can be better prepared... Read More
State of Emergency – Volunteer Emergency Technician Ankoni Lowman to the Rescue
Ian Criman, Staff Writer
January 3, 2013
It’s five A.M. in the morning in late fall. EMT Ankoni Lowman jumps to his feet as the fire alarm goes off in the Vienna Fire Station. Everyone scrambles to the vehicle as they get a call for a car fire. “I was riding in the back of the ambulance, the sirens are going and it was swaying... Read More
Photographer Records Great Moments in Rams’ History
Ian Criman, Editorials Editor
December 5, 2012
2001 state championship game. It was the fourth quarter, with the thirdstring in (Robinson was up 41-7) and the game was already decided when several Rams football players brought the Gatorade over and dump it over then head coach Mark Bendorf. Sensing this was about to happen, photographer... Read More
Teacher Evaluations Go Through Change
Ian Criman, Editorials Editor
November 1, 2012
A new program that requires teachers to go through an evaluations process has been put into place by the Virginia Board of Education in late July. While teachers have been evaluated in the past, a new data component has been put into place so that administrators have a better idea of how... Read More
Be considerate during a debate with a friend
Ian Criman, Editorials Editor
June 11, 2012
Freedom. It can be a powerful word, especially in the democracy that we are fortunate enough to live in today. Tolerance of people’s beliefs should go hand in hand with the rights that we all share as American citizens, yet the line between being argumentative and tolerant seems to have... Read More
Summer Football Camp
Ian Criman, Editorials Editor
June 8, 2012
After doing summer training workouts for years at Camp Varsity, our school’s football team switched football camps last year and this is the second year they will be going. The camp, called Team USA Sports Camps, is located in Port Jervis, New York and used to be a training site for the... Read More
Lady Rams Fall to Chargers in District Final, Secure Second Seed in the Region
Ian Criman, Staff Writer
May 18, 2012
Two days after beating Oakton 2-1 in the fourth overtime, the Robinson Girls Varsity Soccer team was involved in another tight defensive battle that would be decided in the second half. The game opened with very few scoring chances, as both teams were feeling each other out for the first ten... Read More
Military students to receive honor cords
Ian Criman, Staff Writer
May 9, 2012
The Fairfax County School Board voted March 8 to allow for students attending a military school to receive a special cord at graduation. According to a Washington Post article published March 8, there was a clause in the decision stating students could decide whether or not they want to receive... Read More
Suspicious portfolios spawn investigation
Thomas Friestad, Editor-In-Chief
May 8, 2012
The Internet can be a valuable tool for IB Math SL I students in need of a lesson review. However, for the dozens of students caught copying an incorrect answer into their Internal Assessment, it may have been more of a temptation. Associate principal Michael Mukai said the math department... Read More
Virginia Legislature debates dropping SOL standards
Ian Criman, Staff Writer
April 12, 2012
The phrase 100 percent’ can have many different meanings. It can signify true success, or a goal for everyone to strive towards. However, in the case with the Virginia Standards of Learning, subschool 11 Principal Scot Turner Turner said, perfection has been a contentious issue, According... Read More
Coxswains embrace key role
Nick Runkel, Staff Writer
April 12, 2012
The quarterback, the point guard, the catcher and the coxswain. All of these positions have the power to control the pace of their team’s match, game or race. While most people are aware of the roles of leaders in other sports, crew coxswains are a relatively unknown, but vital part of the... Read More
School Board approves five new honor classes for ’12-13′ curriculum
Ian Criman, Staff Writer
February 28, 2012
Ever since honors classes were removed from the list of classes at our school, students have had to choose between IB/AP classes and regular core classes. According to the honors resolution passed on Jan. 26 by members of the Fairfax County School board, “the description for these five honors... Read More
Lab rebooted with additional space, new computers
Ian Criman, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
A new computer lab is close to being finished in room E108, featuring brand-new, state-of-equipment. The full plans for the construction of the lab have been in place for a year, the cost of the new computers has been close to 60,000 dollars. “Education has been increasingly dependent... Read More
‘Battlefield 3′ Review
Ian Criman, Staff Writer
December 7, 2011
Battlefield 3 is an excellent game, overall. It has a fantastic multiplayer mode, but the campaign falls short. It feels like you are playing two different games. In the consoles, the package has two disks, multiplayer and single player campaign. The game takes awhile to get used to,... Read More
