Up and On Balloons Float…They All Float
Jason Focarino, Business Manager
April 23, 2013
When second semester rolls around, Senioritis starts to kick in, colleges have been applied to, mid-year exams are finished and spring break is here. The road to the year’s end begins to clear and seniors watch dozens of balloons float up and onto the board in the main hallway. Career Center... Read More
Seussical – Middle school performance utilizes high school helpers
Jason Focarino, Business Manager
March 4, 2013
Before putting on “hairspray” for the high school spring musical, some of the cast gets down with Dr. Seuss. For some time, the older actors of the drama department have been helping the middle school students with their productions. This year, three juniors in particular made a huge effort... Read More
Summer Scientists – Students research astrology with NASA over the summer
Jason Focarino, Business Manager
March 4, 2013
This summer, four students will get the chance to leave behind their classroom science experiments in Virginia to jet across the country to spend time in California for the Nitarp program. Their focus: professional astronomical research and analysis. Melissa Booker, astronomy and physics teacher,... Read More
On the other side of the page – Behind the scenes of the Extended Essay for IB coordinators
Jason Focarino, Business Manager
February 1, 2013
Second semester rolls around and junior IB diploma candidates are faced with their most monumental task: the Extended Essay. It is a paper consisting of 3,000 plus words with hours of research put into it. When all of the extended essay’s pieces are seen from afar, they seem impossible. For... Read More
SGA establishes new Ice Fest pep rally
Jason Focarino, Business Manager
February 1, 2013
This year the winter spirit week Ice Fest was held the second week of January with a pep rally the Friday before. The winter spirit week had been held in previous years, but the Ice Fest Pep rally was a new event. It was also the first time a pep rally, other than Homecoming, was mandatory... Read More
Spotlight on Diwali
Jason Focarino, Business Manager
December 5, 2012
By the time mid-November rolls around, most students are thinking of Thanksgiving dinner and the prospect of holiday decorations. They turn on the Christmas music, get out their dradles and prepare for America’s cultural holidays. Hindu and Sikh students, however, are celebrating a different... Read More
A Day In the Life of Student Government
Jason Focarino, Production Editor
November 13, 2012
It’s the last day of Homecoming Week. Students sit in their first period eagerly awaiting the pep rally, Taste of Robinson and Homecoming game. While they enjoy the spirit of Blue and Gold day, taking pictures and making memories, the members of SGA (Student Government Association) are running... Read More
Sharpening Skills in the Writing Center
Jason Focarino, Business Manager
November 1, 2012
Drs. Susan Frenck and Deborah March have reignited the ambition to create a Writing Center a year after it was cancelled for various reasons. Writing centers have been a new trend in Fairfax County Public Schools, where there are about twelve, beginning at Edison High School. March said writing... Read More
Safari-ing in South Africa
Jason Focarino, Business Manager
October 1, 2012
One girl gave shots while the other fired them. Both spent a considerable amount of time in South Africa enjoying their daily lives as a nurse and a hunter. Both traveled there to spend their summer doing two completely different daily activities. And neither knew what they would take out of... Read More
‘Huntsman’ fails to tell the tale
Jason Focarino, Business Editor
June 12, 2012
The aesthetic quality of a movie is always essential. It increases the viewer’s experience overall, and it helps to keep interest going. Beautifully aesthetic movies are a favorite in the film industry, often winning awards for the cinematography that went on during production of the movie.... Read More
Villa Bella
Kate Monick, Business Manager
December 5, 2011
We sampled various dishes at the Villa Bella in the Burke Commons shopping center. This restaurant is a brick oven-pizzeria which specializes in Italian food. Read on to learn what to order and what to avoid. Hawaiian Pizza $12.75 This pizza is something to talk about. The salty flavor of... Read More
