T R Robinson High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Excalibur is cutlines, headlines, bluelines, deadlines Excalibur: a labor of love and 336 pages of creative ef- forts. To many - especially the advisor and editors who worked until 3 or 4 a.m. - its publication seemed an impos- sibility. ln addition to study- ing mass media, the 30 staff members worked with photog- raphers, wrote impossible headlines, re-did copy, and cried a lot. They baked cup- cakes forthe Florida Scholastic Press Assn. con- vention in Largo, depleted bank accounts to attend the Columbia Scholastic Press convention in New York, and entered the FSPA on-the- spot contest in Daytona. Lost pages of Opening can result in treasure hunts for editors Barbi Howell and Nancy Fiala as well as Mrs. McClendon and Mr. Pollard. Headlines for David Klein mean 67 + 163+ 151 + 165 2 too long. Deadlines mean sleepy days for classes editor Cheryl Harrison. Yet, their work was also shown in other places besides in the book. David Pulitzer Klein recorded the staff's an- tics in his Annals of the An- yule. Other staffers also ex- pressed their feelings after final pages were mailed. In Cheryl Harrison's words, Ex- calibur No. 13's a miracle. The gods sneak a peek into the forbidden fruit file lOpeningl. Excalibur is . . . trying to make a dull club sound like the greatest invention since the paper plate. - Donna Zuccato . . . staying up all night doing last deadline's work. - Maureen McKeever . . . sabotaging cupcakes for the Largo District Meeting. - Russell Manley . . . EYESTRAINI - Jerry Gerlach Excalibur l 123

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Drdmd adds tun to English studies The addition ot the new audi- torium provided a setting for class plays, and for the first time students were able to see English in action. Drama ll staged and presented Rowdy Kate for the senior and junior English classes. English A4 and drama students went on location to see Asolo Theater's Angel Street, a psychological mystery. Another form of drama was introduced with the addition of tutors: Miss Taunya O'Dell and lVlrs. Linda Holmer. Their play had a serious plot: in- tensive assistance for reading and B2 English students. The theater came into the classroom with studies of Our Town, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar. Black literature was also added, providing another act in a play called English, kin-Eowdyrltate Kelly Drake, Widdy Davis Larry August and Janette Fledkey 122 1 English

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s f Mm Mm Classes: Work runs late as Ed Oman, Sylvia McDonald, Debbie Broman, Lynne Howell, Donna Brugman and Kathe Sadler sort senior layouts. Curriculum: Glyn Macy, editor Nellie Ho, Jon Pearl, Regina Foote and Donna Editor Barbi praises Excalibur at Zuccato rush franticly to make last month's deadline. the annual 'tannual assembly. wsu nm an as so , Faculty: Lori Marks an Lastra lend moral support as editor Sports: Editor Russell Manley calls out plays for planning football section Nancy Erickseri re-adds. to his team John Shepard, Jerry Gerlach and Debbie Watkins. 124 l Excalibur