The Medallion is a student produced online newspaper serving the Robinson Secondary School Community.
The Medallion is an online newspaper produced by middle school students at Robinson Secondary School.
04/26/2017
Robinson Students Clip It Off for Cancer Have you ever thought about donating your hair to a charity event to raise awareness for cancer? Robinson’s SGA holds an event every year sponsored by Pantene called Clip it Off for Cancer. Clip it Off for Cancer this year was held on Friday April 21st in the field house. During the assembly, there…
10/25/2016
The Legend of Bunnyman Bridge At first glance, the Clifton Overpass, located in Clifton Va., seems rather unassuming. A simple brick tunnel supporting a set of train tracks, slapped with a fresh coat of eggshell-white paint, no more than 20 feet long. Seems like nothing, right? Well, maybe not if you think of it by its other nam...
10/25/2016
Students Raise Marine Life in Science Classes Each fall, Robinson seventh grade science classes build model ecosystems. They raise marine life to model the Chesapeake Bay and local watersheds. In late September, students began slowly adding to their tanks. First, they filled the tanks with the water and washed gravel. They let it sit for one we...
10/18/2016
Mixxed Fit Dance Club Mixxed Fit is an after school dance program for all middle school girls. This new dance program, taught by Mrs. Hall, encourages girls to work out and dance to their favorite songs. Even if you aren’t a dancer, you can still have a good time dancing with your friends and learning some new, popular m...
10/13/2016
Book Your Summer Whether it was A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, or any other book, Rams were reading this summer. Some even participated in the Book Your Summer event. Book Your Summer was a county-wide incentive program designed to promote reading. Participants would participate in activities related to boo...
10/07/2016
Students Participate in Egg Drop Challenge On October 4-5, 2016, students from Ms. Karg’s science class participated in an egg drop contest as a part of their unit on properties. This hands-on science activity challenged students to create an original structure that would protect a raw egg from cracking when dropped from a height of 25 ft. T...
10/07/2016
Art Students Participate in Chalk4Peace Students in the Robinson Middle School Art Foundations class collaborated as a class and then worked together in smaller groups to create mandala-inspired designs that were personally meaningful to them and to the welfare of the world. Chalk4Peace began in Arlington, Va in 2003 as a Sunday sidewalk…
09/13/2016
First day of school marked with big welcome September 6th, 2016 marked the first day of school in the 2016-17 school year and it was a big one, welcoming more than 1200 middle schoolers. Whether students rode the bus and were greeted by the cheerleaders and drum-line, or were greeted by Robinson administrators as they opened the doors at Kiss...
09/11/2016
Renaissance Back to School Tour On September 21, 2016, Mike Smith from The Harbor will be coming to Robinson to kick off the year pep-rally style. Students from schools from all over Northern Virginia will come to Robinson to participate in the 41 city Renaissance Back to School Tour. Robinson students will have Smith all to thems...
09/02/2016
Robinson faculty and staff are ready to start the year. Welcome students!