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

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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

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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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Extra-curricular staff produces literary magazine In Excelsis, Robinson's crea- John Sims and the copy editor poetry, and short stories. tive Writing magazine, was 36 Ted Billeaudeaux, was re- The biggest problem was a pages long, was produced by sponsible for reviewing close common one - raising the staff members completely to 200 submissions. money. In Excelsis staff on their own time, and cost Only about60 were used,as scheduled car washes and over S400 to print. the staff chose those most sold patronages to gather the Editor Larry Benedict, representative of the student funds they needed to produce flanked by the critique editor body. These included essays, the 1973 literary magazine. Andy Jackson, Ted Billeaudeaux, Ftay Eydman, Susan Nlinter, Becky Seaton, Anne Pike, Mrs. Diane Petteway, Jerry Herman, Rina Pampel, Linda Crosby, Pat McLaren, Byron Townsend, John Sims and Larry Benedict meet as a large group only on Conference days because of double sessions. Through fn Excefsfsy 3 John Sims praises Byron Townsend for his keen analysis of an article. silent thought becomes a solid wave of communica- tion. To share one's dreams is to show one's soul. - Susie Denegan 130 i in Excelsis I ' '