![FESTIVE FIFTEEN. Junior Lucia Gonzalez poses with her father in her ballgown for her quinceanera celebration. At first, Gonzalez was hesitant to celebrate her coming of age with an quinceanera, however, she later decided to embrace the tradition. "It was, in away, a tribute to [my family] and accepting my Hispanic side," she said. (Photo submitted by Lucia Gonzalez](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/lucia-e1743436454509.png)
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![one of my ideas was to make it My Little Pony themed [because] in beats we have four groups and they all produce work different weeks, so we split them into groups. And last year it was Minion-themed, so in my presentation, I wanted to have a little fun thing, so I was just like, ‘Oh, we should do a My Little Pony theme.’ And then, you know, we turned it into the theme of the year. And now we have four groups. We have team Twilight Sparkle. We have team Princess Cadence– is she a princess? Guys, I need to know my My Little Pony better. And then we have team Princess Celestia and team Princess Luna.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Thomas-podcast-photo-1200x900.jpeg)
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[INFOGRAPHIC] Top sports for teen concussions
While some sports require helmets or other gear to minimize the risk of injury, these sports still carry a high ratio of player concussions. (Created in Canva)
- Congratulations to Annie Zhang, the MN Journalist of the Year runner-up.
- The Rubicon is named NSPA Pacemaker finalist. Winners will be announced Apr. 28.
- Want more photos? Find them in the yearbook galleries on the Ibid Flickr.
