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

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Journalists dare to be different, speak out on all relevant issues Knight Writers became a newspaper this year. Fore- going the usual gossip column and school spirit arti- cles that previously charac- terized student papers, Knight Writers instead researched and reported on all relevant local and school news. The paper crusaded for a more responsive school board, writing stories on candidates, budgets, and all board rulings that concerned the students. Led by editor-in-chief Rus- sell Manley and sponsor Mrs. Sylvia Albritton, the paper slowly increased its circula- Mrs. Albritton suggests a story, 1 ,.4 r Linda Everson, Debbie Eggleston, and Laura Stockford copy ads. 128 ! Knight Writers tion as its stories became more and more pertinent. Editors Steve McCreary, Andy Jackson, and Donna Brugman supervised the sports, news, and features pages, which managed to cover almost every important occurrence at the school. It was the responsibility of managing editor Nancy Fiala to keep a tight rein on the con- troversial editorial page, a job not envied by other staffers. The primary difference was that the paper considered it- self a serious medium. Knight Writers became a newspaper this year. which Rusty transmits to .-.5-.Lf Editor Manley feverishly works to meet yesterday's last deadline who gives it to David Page Editors Steve McCreary, Nancy Fiala, Donna Brugman, and Andy Jackson demonstrate their interdependence- if one falls, they all fall

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Quill ond Scroll feeds hungry, feuding journolisfs Mr. Pollard and ravenous Russell Manley drool over banana cake. Bottom Row: Nellie Ho, Cheryl Harrison, Donna Brugman. Second Row: Mrs. Albritton, Barbi Howell, Mrs. Blalock, Nancy Fiala, Andy Jackson. Third Row: Linda Tomczak, Mrs. McClendon, Mr. Pollard, David Klein. Top Row: Nancy Ericksen, Russell Manley. induction dinner iwhich was delayed because nobody would make the tap cards until the club told Barbi Howell to do itj at Mrs. Mc- Clendon's house, and a breakfast before school later inthe year. In between meals, the club organized the project to fill huge, decorated Christmas stockings with gifts for Euro- pean exchange students Uta and Dushko. Quill and Scroll, the honor society for aspiring journal- ists, devoted most of its time to eating, talking, writing, and comparing publications. The club was made up of Knight Writers reporters and Excalibur writers, and invari- ably their discussions would become heated arguments over which journal was better. This, of course, did not prevent them from eating to- gether. There was a fondue Newspaperman Andy Jackson argues with Annual staffer Nancy Ericksen. Besides having beef fondue at our induction dinner, we also had a few hams, but everyone had a good time. - Linda Tomczak Quill and Scroll l 127

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Knight Writers staff: Steve Horne, Katie Dent, Terry Cejka, Dean Michaels, Nancy Fiala, 2nd Semester Editorg Rus- Sell Manley, TSI Semester Editor: Donna Brugman, Steve McCreary, Mrs. Sylvia Albritton, Andy Jackson. who then talks to Mr. Davidsen, and consults with Steve Horne, Katie Dent, Steve Horne, Donna Brugman, and Ftussell Manley happily spend their time guzzling drinks at the October district FSPA meeting. 4 f ef-,- 11 producing a final article which is critiqued and then, approved. It was kind of a rough year, but look at it this way - the School Board didn't abolish us, the Adminis- tration didn't censor us, and the students seemed to accept us. What more can a paper ask for? - David Klein Knight Writers I 129