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Congratulations to the 9th grade class for having the highest overall attendance percentage rate for the month of No-vember! The following homerooms had the highest overall rate: Pursifull, Militello, Martin, DiFederico, Elliot, Montero, Loges, Bargy, and Simmons.

Isabel Hanewicz won News Feature of the Week from schooljournalism.org, a website that hosts weekly and monthly contests allowing journalism students to compete at the national level.

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America’s Newest CitizenJudi Charley-Sale is a math teacher for the International Baccalaureate program who teaches trigonometry, Calculus and Higher Level math, but her journey to where she is now was a long one. “When I was in 9th grade, the government of Jamaica was in debt and was unable to ad-equately pay their teachers. My teachers went on strike and my family and I were concerned that the situation would get worse,” Charley-Sale said. Not sure how the increasing turmoil in Jamaica would affect the family, her parents offered her the opportu-nity to move to Florida and finish high school at King High School. Charley-Sale graduated in the top 10% of her class and earned a full scholarship to the University of South Florida. Everything seemed to be going according to plan until her mother got into a car ac-cident and Charley-Sale returned to Jamaica to take care of her. This ended up delaying her gain-ing of citizenship, she said, “as a result, when I applied for citizen-ship, I was denied because I had recently spent too long outside of the United States. I was very discouraged.” This was merely a speed bump, though in Charley-Sale’s passion-ate determination for citizenship. While on maternity leave in the beginning of 2013, Charley-Sale had a break from the equations and graphs; she used the time

away from Robinson to refocus her energy on gaining citizenship. “I was nervous at my interview because it meant so much to me,” she credits her students for help-ing her survive the long process. “A few of my students helped me to prepare, which helped me overcome my nerves and do well in the interview.”There was a collective sense of anxiety in the cafeteria as Char-ley-Sale recited the oath, promis-ing her allegiance to America. When she was finally declared a citizen, the room erupted with thunderous applause and even a proud U-S-A chant.“Now that I am a citizen, I feel a sense of pride and relief, the country that I have resided in for so many years and contributed so much to, is now MY country,” Charley-Sale said. Though she has been a contribut-ing member of society for many years, the biggest effect her citi-zenship will offer is her right to vote. “Voting is a right that many take for granted, but I have only dreamed of,” said Charley-Sale. Sporting red, white, and blue, she triumphantly led her fellow students and teacher in the Pledge of Allegiance. Though Charley-Sale has lived in America for many years, she can finally say it is her home, “the possibilities are endless, and I am just beginning to explore this fabulous new life as a citizen.”

The lunchroom began to fill with curious faces and caring observ-ers. From the cameramen toting their professional cameras, to students raising their iPhones, the audience was eager to capture this unique moment. A naturaliza-tion ceremony is something most students have never experienced, so the fact that one was happen-ing in front of A-lunch on Friday, December 13th was captivating.

Sports Exclusive Interview with Robert Priester

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IB teacher Charley-Sale becomes an official American citizen in front of her students.

By HANNAH ELLIOTTSTAFF WRITER

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN(Clockwise from top) Charley-Sale takes the oath, promising her allegiance to America. An array of news channels including ABC News and Bay News 9 interview Charley-Sale on her thoughts after becoming an official citizen.Charley-Sale, now Dyce, proudly receives her official citizenship document.

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Robinson High School6311 S. Lois Ave Tampa, FL 33616Phone: 813-272-3006Fax: 813-272-3014School Hours7:25 am -2:45 p.m.Population 1572 Students150 Staff

PoliciesThe Knight Writers news-paper is published by the journalism department at Robinson High School. Editorials reflect the opin-ion of the editorial board not necessarily that of the staff or administra-tion. The Knight Writers will only accept signed letters. We reserve the right of selection and editing of all letters. The letters may be deposited

The students say...

What is your passion? BY ASHLEY CLAIRMONTESTAFF WRITER

6311 S. Lois AvetTampa, FLtDecember 20, 2013tVolume 54tIssue 1

Robinson High School

Editor-In-ChiefMeng Fei Shen

Staff ReportersGianna Maria Coleman Gabriela O’Brion Claire ChenIsabel Hanewicz Ashley ClairmonteMatthew HallHannah Elliott

Publications AdviserJill Burns, CJE

Principal Johnny Bush

in room 112 or Mrs. Jill Burns mailbox.

Jacob Trask (‘14)Passion: Drum line co-cap-tain, drumming for 7 years; started drum line group in middle school“I just love to drum, it puts me in a completely different zone that is incomparable.”

Carleigh Robinett (‘14) Passion: Loves animals and hopes to become veterinar-ian.“My mom told me that ever since I was about three, I’ve had an extreme love for them (animals). The best part would be making the animals feel better”

Trevon Hosley (‘14)Passion: Cornerback for foot-ball team for three years“I’m hoping to get accepted to a university so I can play and make it big. I don’t want to be another statistic.”

I haven’t been at Robinson for very long compared to other students; I’m only a freshman. However, I’ve already experienced more than I ever did at the small, sheltered school I attended since I was in pre-kindergarten. Robinson is much larger than it, so the first couple of weeks were tough.The most terrifying part of my first week, though, was journalism. On the very first day, I entered the classroom expecting another recitation of the same rules I’d been hearing all day. I was ut-terly mistaken. Ms. Burns immediately launched into what seemed like middle-of-the-year mode, giving assignments, and lecturing us about Ad sales. By the time the bell rang, I felt thoroughly bewildered. Though I’ve only been here for what may seem like a short time, I’ve grown used to the school. I now know what is expected of me from all of my teach-ers, but most of all I’ve come to love the learn-on-your-own teaching style in journalism. In fact, Journalism has become my passion.I find myself not only looking forward to the class, but the whole experience. Getting a chance to write stories about real people that might be read by other students is an interesting and inspiring way to become more involved with the school I’m at, especially for a some-what shy, unexperienced freshman, such as myself. I have also gotten the chance to stand on the sidelines at football games and take pictures of the night’s events. I have never been interested in sports, but this makes it much more enter-taining. My love for journalism has allowed me to at least tolerate, if not enjoy football games.Journalism isn’t like my other classes. It’s a much more independent learning experience than others. But I realized that I also enjoy that more. Ms. Burns never did tell us the rules, but by now, I’m okay with that. I’ve found I’m pretty good at making up my own.

My Journalist Career

IN-DEPTH

BY GABRIELA O’ BRIONStaff Writer

OnlineDaily stories are fea-tured on rhstoday.com.letters may be deposited in room 112 or Mrs. Jill Burns mailbox.

Write to the Editormengfei.rhspublication@gmail.com

Ms. Nelson--Web DesignPassion: Furniture Restoration “I’m constantly fixing things up around my house and I also make little crafty gifts for people.”

Mr. Everhart--BiologyPassion: has a garden that he spends the majority of his time tending to. “Anything having to do with the outdoors is definitely for me.”

Ms. Garcia--AVIDPassion: Has been to many places in the United States, some places in the Car-ribeans, and would like to travel more places to find crazy experiences.“I’ve been skydiving and I would love to go hang glid-ing in New Zealand.”

Mr. Smith--Math Passion: Coaching high school basketball. “I have always loved basketball; I played in high school along with running cross country”

Everyone has passions, whether it’s climbing Mount Everest, attending weekly piano lessons, reading science fiction books, or even being a potato couch, everyone loves to do something. A passion is something that one loves to do either for stress relief or just for fun. It is evident that both. Let’s explore some diverse passions in the knight family.

Melanie Rosario (‘15)Passion: 3rd class to her ROTC cadets, considering to enlist in military “My step dad is in the mili-tary, and since I’ve been a part of ROTC, I really think I would love the whole experi-ence.”

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I don’t do it for the awards or for the applause. I do it for the passion.

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Relay For Life Kickoff

Who’s the Best seller?

Four freshmen in Maureen Pelamati’s English I Honors class smiled nervously as they became the limelight in the classroom for what seemed like the longest time ever. Emily Ward, Skyler Swan-son, Ashley Hill and Dylan Skroskznik were assigned to read The Nature of Jade and present a commercial to lure others read the same through rhetorical appeals. “Our book was The Nature of Jade, which is about how a girl with a panic disorder falls in love with a boy who has a son and likes the zoo. The reason the book is good is because it’s “romantic”, and it’s great entertainment,” Ashley Hill said. Most of the students enjoyed this interactive project, as it gave them a chance to work in groups and learn in a different way. “It’s kind of cool, as we don’t usually do projects like this,” according to Emily Ward from The Nature of Jade group. Their project consisted

of a description of the book, a summary, and a reading of the author’s Q&A at the end of the book.Books read and discussed included The Lord of the Flies by William Golding,,a story of a group of boys who crash onto a deserted island, The Pigman by Paul Zindel, which is about how a man named Mr. Pignati turned the lives of two troublemakers around, and The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti. Presentation styles varied greatly across the class, as some summarized key parts of the book while others created a more graphic presentation with a poster.However, the point was to convince the audience to read their book and although some felt that they had adequately persuaded their peers, others discovered difficulties in presenting their ideas.“We didn’t like the book,” Ward said. “And the audience wasn’t paying attention.”

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Nigel Sabree (‘16), Giselle Fernandez a member of The Pigman team, performs a question and answer session to interact with the audience. Questions asked included what inspired the author to write the book and some other interesting facts about the book.

(Left to right) Skyler Swanson, Emily Ward, Dylan Skroskznik, and Ashley Hill share a funny moment as they discuss their book The Nature of Jade in front of their class as part of their book commercial. “We were talking about elephants and how Jade was stalking this one guy,” said Emily Ward. “They were trying to get me to stop saying that she was stalking him.”

Stephany Cordova and Tyler Dotson present campaign for The Lord of the Flies. Their presentation included graphics connected to the book, such as palm trees and a pig.

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student. Another challenge is working on multiple letters at a time, because deadlines are similar. Verde was work-ing on fifteen letters when interviewed. Similar to Verde’s situation, Dawn McPeak, biology teacher, said, “One problem I have while writing a recom-mendation letter is making sure to include all of the student’s achieve-ments. It’s hard to include strengths of the students that I’ve never seen or known about.” McPeak researched about the

students she recom-mended in order to add alternative information. “I try to refrain from being biased when writing, as well,” McPeak said. While writing the letters, teachers wanted to be as ob-jective as possible. The recommendation letters are manda-tory for applications of most colleges and universities. Recommendation letters have now been completed and submitted, thanks to teachers who were willing to help out the seniors.

hen senior ap-plication deadlines approached, arrays of exhausted teach-ers rush to submit the last few recom-mendations. Despite the abundance of test grading and lecture preparing teachers face, they always try to fit in the recom-mendation writing somewhere in their hectic schedules. “The average letter takes me two to three hours to complete,” said Barbara Verde, senior IB English teacher. “I enjoy writing these letters, but it’s difficult.” The difficulties include the amount of time it takes and providing a large amount of infor-mation about the

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The kickoff party of the newly named Relay for Life of South Tampa on December 6. This year, the two previous Relay events around the Plant and Robinson

neighborhood will now be merging into one event named the Relay for life of South Tampa. The event will take place at Robinson on May 9-10, 2014. Students can receive

service hours for participating in this fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. Sign up by going to:relayforlife.org

A committee chair representative speaks to fellow relayers about ways of fundraising.

Pelamati’s freshmen showcase their advertising skills selling books they read.

FCCLA Candy Gram SalesSemester Exams WeekGirls Soccer DistrictsNo Schools DaysBlood DriveIB Sophomores and Par-ent MeetingSAT dateFCCLA Cupid Gram salesFair Day (no school)ACT dateFCCLA Carnation salesValentine’s DayJunior College Night/IB Conference NightFCAT WritesSAT date

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When the final bell of the day sounds and students storm out of their classes to eagerly catch the bus for home, a group of students stay after school to complete more “homework.” A panoramic of the school after hours is composed of orchestra and band stu-dents practicing diligently in sections with their respective instruments. While outsiders only hear the final product, the students have to work very hard during these practices to ensure that the end result is present-able. These classes often require large chunks of time and a whole lot of commitment. Students that participate in these ses-sions often have to juggle multiple other commitments at the same time, such as homework and sports, so it is crucial that they are able to manage their time properly.

“It takes up a lot of time throughout the week, but it’s worth every second because I’m with all these wonderful people doing things that I love,” said Jonathan Sims (’15), the tuba section leader. Many of these musicians also live in farther away neighborhoods, like orchestra student Kyle Johnson (‘17), whose busy schedule is pushed back even further by the extra long com-mute.“I live far away,” Johnson said. “So I sometimes don’t get home until really late. I end up having less time for homework.”To most students, however, the perks generally outweigh these disadvantag-es. Many students joined Robinson’s musical groups because they love mu-sic and the experience, and wouldn’t give it up for anything else.“This is an experience that can’t be replaced by anything else,” Sims said.

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“I care about music and being a well-rounded individual that does a variety of activities. I’ve been in orchestra for so long.” Arianna Krinos (‘15)

ABOVE: Lordan Cala (‘15), Starr Rivera (‘15) and Kyle Johnson (‘17) practice the music piece “Broadway Tonight” with their basses. BELOW: Maria Kuge (’16), first chair for violin, leads the violinists in sectionals to improve sound and skill for periodic playing tests.

Behind the Scenes

“It’s a pain because I take so many AP course, but our band uses a lot of leader-ship skills and it gives everyone a close bond and allows you to open with new people.” Anh Ha (‘15)

“I’m section leader, so at times its pretty stressful trying to keep in touch with all the other violins, but you know, it’s not too bad. It’s worth it, it’s a lot of fun, and we’re all just one big family.” Joshua Cruz (‘16)

(Left to right) David Enriquez (‘15), Chelsea Polanco (‘15) and Miosoti Negron-Alvarez (‘14) perform recycling duties for the Keep Our School Beautiful club. KOSB, also known as the environmental club not only helped to keep the campus clean and green, but often participated in local clean up efforts around the south Tampa community. “I felt motivated and pressed to help my environment and my ecological community,” Enriquez said.

Starlets warm up for their flag dance with band. Starlet team captain, Andrea Dent (‘15), directs the stretching procedures as starlets prepare for a three-hour-long practice under the blazing Florida sun.

Journalism student Gabriela O’Brion (‘17) shoots football action on the sidelines at the varsity football game against Armwood High School as part of her yearbook assignment. Students in the journalism program cover a variety of events, including the ones that happened after school and even on weekends. It is not uncommon to see the journalism classroom lights on long after 2:45 p.m.

Yearbook file photo

The precalculus team of Mu Alpha Theta surround Nhu-Y Nguyen (‘16), secretary, as she explains the math competitions. The math club competes in multiple competitions at the regional and state level, and tests at the national level throughout the school year. “It’s essential to be there at every competition; team work is everything, so be there to support your team,” Nguyen told her members.

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M. ShenStudents from the performing arts club are rehearsing for the Thespian Competition in October. Marissa Rogers (‘15) is performing the swing, a contemporary dance from the 40s, for the first time with her partner. Rogers “It’s going to be my life forever, so giving a few hours isn’t much.” Rogers continues, “And it’s not about taking time out of my day, it’s more about doing something I love.”

Orchestra and band are not the only ones staying after school, a variety of clubs choose to stay after school for many purposes.

“I want to major in music education and become a band director when I grow up. I want music to be my future.” Jonathan Sims (‘15)

Jonathan Sims (‘13), the tuba section leaders, conducts the brass players as they prepare for their upcoming football game performance. “Big sound, good tone, quality playing, alright?” Sims told all of the brass play-ers pictured below.

Striking a balance

30 of students stay after school at least once a week

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34 extra curriculars clubs on campus

What do students do after school?

4 out of 5 students voluntarily stay after school

School opens until

9:00 p.m.

Exclusive football interview with Robert Priester (p 7) Learn about why and how he is “too old” to play football.

Achievements: In the DECA districts competition, Mashaira Baysa placed 3rd in Finance, Ashley Armstrong and Kimberley Clarke placed 2nd in Hospitality Services Marketing. All three ladies will compete at the State DECA Career Development Conference in Orlando in March.

Robinson’s campus often operates until very late hours, especially for extra-curricular activities like band and orchestra practice.

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Afterhours For more coverage on after hours, sports, and news, please check out rhstoday.com

The Robinson NJROTC Orienteering team placed 2nd overall among eight other schools at Kelly Park in Apopka.

24% Others

35% Sports

22% Band

13% Orchestra

7% ROTC

kwBasketball Scoreboard: Freedom (B) 59-68 L; Steinbrenner (B) 78-67 W, (G) 9-54 L; Alon-so 55-42 W, (G) 0-50 L; Jesuit (B) 53-67 L; Gaither (B) 83-60 W, (G) 32-34 L; Riverview (B) 62-63 L; Middleton (B) 66-56 W; Sickles (B) 39-41 L; Newsome (B) 72-50 W

Soccer Scoreboard: Middleton (B) 5-0 W (G) 9-0 W; Alonso (B) 3-2 W (G) 1-0 W; Middleton (B) 8-2 W (G) 9-0 W; Jefferson (4-3) W (G) 8-0 W; Spoto (B) 3-4 L (G) 9-0 W; Southeast (B) 1-0 W (G) 3-0 W; Jesuit (B) 0-4 L (G)

Swimmer Ross Brown placed 2nd in the state for the mens 50-meters freestyle. Fri., Dec. 20, 2013Volume 54 Issue 1

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Cross country cause runners to have shin splints, torn ACLs, and stress fractures. Senior Blake Stanford experienced these injuries throughout his four year devotion to the cross country team. This year, Stanford sprained his quadricep, and the year prior, he tore off a piece of bone in his hip.

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The junior fullback was injured during the fourth quarter of the Lennard game. Du-clos tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), and meniscus. These injuries left his knee relatively incapable of movement and ending his season. “The average healing time is six months after surgery,” Duclos said. “But I think I can heal in five.”

On September 20th, the Knights suffered a 0-27 loss against Arm-wood, marking their 4th consecu-tive lost game since the beginning of the regular football season. For Robert Priester, the game marked something else, too: the last game he would ever play as a Robinson Knight. Priester, a senior, turned 19 after the Armwood game, rendering him ineligible to play a high school sport, according to district rules. “I didn’t understand it (the eli-gibility rule) at first, because I’d never heard anything about it,” Priester said. “At first, I really didn’t mind it, but at the (Arm-wood) game I felt down because I knew I could have been there for

my team.”This was Priester’s fourth year playing varsity football as a Robinson Knight, playing the positions of safety, cornerback, and occasionally running back. Although he, along with the rest of his team, was unable to score at the Armwood game, Priester did score the Knight’s only touch-down in the Robinson-Plant game the week prior, making the final score 7-28. Though his official senior season was cut short due to his age- Priester’s mom chose to hold him back in third grade, causing Priester to be a year older than most of his peers- Priester has not let the restriction stop him from supporting his team and the sport he loves. He continues to partici-pate in the team’s football prac-tices, and tries to keep the team’s

In Focus

Soccer is notorious for its knee, foot, elbow, and teeth injuries. For example, soccer coach Billy Helms comments on his teeth. “You see my teeth?” Helms smiles. “They’re all chipped and cracked from years of playing.”

No Pain, No Gain

Glass sits disdainfully as he watches what would be the most important game of his season. His high ankle injury has made him incapable of playing. “I just hope I don’t get injured again,” Glass said. “Next year I’ll just have to play as hard as I can.”

Glass had to wear his ankle boot for two weeks. The boot restricted his ability to move his leg leav-ing him unable to drive, dance at Homecoming, or even get out of bed without help. Glass, determined to heal, attended physical therapy every day and headed straight to practice afterwards to support and cheer on his team. Glass was unable to play for the two weeks that he was in the boot and consequently missed the Homecoming Game, which he later remarked would have been the most important game of his season if he were playing. “I’m watching that touchdown and realizing that I’m not healed,” Glass said as he watched the home-coming game. “And I see someone miss a block and it’s just sad.” Glass continues staring at the field and heaves a long sigh. “Games come closer and closer,” he said. “And I feel like I’m missing all this.”

Just like any other day, football players began preparing for football practice at the ring of the afterschool bell and jumped on the field for warm up. But this seemingly normal practice ended in a disaster for player #53. A pile up gone wrong puts John Glass (‘15), also known as JW, out of practice and straight into an ankle boot. “Thank God I’m a junior right now,” Glass said. “That’s what I’m thinking.” He pensively looks out onto the field watching his fellow teammates play. It’s not an uncommon occurrence, however, for football players to injure themselves during practice or games. Coach Shawn Taylor suspects that on average, 10 to 15 players are injured per year, with some injuries that could lead to permanent sit outs for these players and Glass speculates approximate-ly two players per year are severally injured.

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Sitting at the Edge

spirt up. “I don’t know what I’d do with-out it (football); that’s expressing the love I’ve got for the game,” Priester said. “I love the contact, the hype feeling I get, my sup-porting fans, and, most of all, scoring.”Priester has no intention of end-ing his football career in high school. So far, he has received three Division 1 football offers from Utah State, Ball State, and Youngstown State. While he plans to move on to the big leagues in college, high school football still holds a special place in his heart. “I miss the Friday light’s excitement, and playing with my teammates,” Priester said. “They are like my brothers.”

By ISABEL HANEWICZ STAFF WRITER

TRIPLE THREAT

Many athletic teams set off their seasons with one major short term goal: being crowned the cham-pions of their respected districts. This fall, the boys and girls cross country teams along with the boys golf team accomplished this goal for the first time. The cross coun-try teams then went on to win their Regional meet. Jack Rogers (‘15), qualified to race in the state meet. After placing 4th in the regional match, the boys golf team set an early goal for every-one to qualify for the state match next year, alongside Andrew Skora (‘16), the lone Knight qualifier for the state match this year.

Melissa Mousseau, girls cross country coach, felt winning the District Championship could change the culture of running at Robinson. “I think it got people excited about cross country,” said Mous-seau. “It showed people we have

a good running program here.”Similarly, Ceely-Derathe,the coach of the boys golf team, believed it was the hard work that led to the success of the team. “They were very proud

and put in a lot of hard work be-cause they knew there was a great chance that they could end up at the top of their district this year,” said Ceely-Derathe.Both coaches are confident that their teams will compete next year for the chance to be named the two-time district champions.

Boys and girls cross country team and boys golf team win district champions for the first time. By MATTHEW HALLSTAFF WRITER

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“They knew there was a great chance that they could end up at the top of their dis-trict this year.”

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Jack Rogers was named to the Hillsborough County boys cross country first team by the Tampa Tribune. He was the lone state qualifier for Robinson out of tough Class 3A region. He ran 16:25 at the state meet.

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(Clockwise from the top) Kelly Ring, the anchor of Tampa Bay Fox 13, came to RHS and shared her journey in the media career. “I loved writing and planned to be a print reporter,” she said. “But one of my professors told me there was a need for female broadcast reporters.” Ring is notorious for winning three Emmy awards, one of the most prestigious awards for televisions arts and sciences. Mudra Kumar gives students a sneak peak of her daily schedule as a former full-time doctor at Tampa General Hospital and a current professor at the University of South Florida Medical School. The agent of International Executive Protection, a bodyguard train-ing agency in Clearwater, spoke about the training body-guards have to go through. Jamison Cincotta, a biologist at Sea World explains about the animals she interacts with on a daily basis. She shows students pythons and tells students about the demographics of these snakes in Florida.

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