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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

Iya Abdulkarim

Iya Abdulkarim, Editor-in-Chief

Senior Iya Abdulkarim is a driven writer, photographer, designer, and The Rubicon's Editor-in-Chief. Over the past four years, an interest in storytelling drove her down the path of journalism and thereafter blossomed into an appreciation for publication. Previously, she has served on The Rubicon as a staff writer, Feature Editor, and In-Depth Editor. After 3:00 PM, she can be found taking portraits of friends in parks, conversing in a coffee shops, or scribbling spontaneous poems. She is a member of the Girls' Basketball Team, the Senior Class Leadership Council, and the Science Olympiad club. Additionally, she serves as President of the Muslim Student Alliance at SPA. She anticipates a year full of laughter, learning, and accomplishment with The Rubicon staff. She can be reached at [email protected].

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Iya Abdulkarim, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2018
"There will come a day, if you are the older sibling, when you wake up, and you realize that everything has changed," senior Emily Dieperink said during her speech.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 15

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
January 25, 2017
"Polarized perspectives only create gridlock within our society, and as a result, justice cannot be served," senior Jackson Jewett said during his speech.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 24

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
March 7, 2017
“We have never been a country defined exclusively by our religion. Rather, the ideas that bind us together are common beliefs in the voice of the individual, the rule of democracy and respect for personal choice, including faith," senior Kyle Ziemer said during his speech on Feb. 27.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 23

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
February 28, 2017
"Take a moment and think to yourself: ’what’s really stopping me?’" senior Charlie Christakos said during his speech.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 29

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
April 21, 2017
“When the passion that you put into a future or a personality transcends someone as an emotional, capable human being, your feedback is no longer a display of love, no matter how much you think you’re caring about them," senior Oona Prozinski said during her speech on Feb. 24.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 22

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
February 26, 2017
"Courage is living to see today and tomorrow and the next day and the next...even when it’s hard. Even when it feels like The Trouble is dragging you farther away from the shore," senior Soph Lundberg said during her speech.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 28

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
April 15, 2017
"Listening to others is the only kind of participation which isn’t rooted in the self," senior Phoebe Pannier said during her speech.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 27

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
April 8, 2017
"My awkwardness is an endless source of entertainment: perhaps not in the moment, but afterwards I can always laugh about it," senior Elena Macomber said during her speech.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 26

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
April 3, 2017
"I choose to keep dancing, accept my voice limitations, and remember how I was able to heal from this experience," senior Sonia Sukumar said during her speech.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 25

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
March 12, 2017
"When asked if I was required to wear the Speedo, I would reply, “No, but I do anyway,”" senior Matt Suzuki said during his speech on Feb. 10.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 20

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
February 12, 2017
"No matter the change, the effect has already occurred, good or bad, so accepting the outcome and looking forward is the best option," senior Wyatt Bliss said during his speech on Jan. 23.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 16

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
January 30, 2017
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Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 13

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
December 16, 2016
"You are surrounded by gender differences and by doing nothing, by defending yourself, by thinking that it is not your issue to care about, you are adding weight to the shoulders of those who do want to create change, and those shoulders usually are already full of scars," senior Leah Hughes said during her senior speech on Nov. 29.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 12

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
November 30, 2016
"Our understanding may have changed— I now understand that Mom is, in fact, black, Dad is white, and I am still somewhere in between," senior Kathryn Schmechel said during her speech on Feb. 14.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 21

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
February 16, 2017
"What are you doing?" senior Meley Apka asked during her speech on Feb. 7.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 19

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
February 9, 2017
"I now glow deep carmine
something the color of roses
all beautiful petals protected by thorns:
a red queen emerging from a pink princess," senior Amodhya Samarakoon said during her speech on Feb. 2.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 18

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
February 4, 2017
"She became scared to speak, scared to let anyone know what she was thinking. She became known as the quiet girl," senior Mackenzie Kuller said during her speech on Nov 22.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 11

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
November 29, 2016
 "Let us present our unadorned selves shamelessly," senior Maya Kachian said during her speech on Nov 18.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 10

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor
November 21, 2016
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