Annie Zhang, The Rubicon EIC
Annie Zhang (she/her) has amassed a wide range of nostalgic interests and hobbies over the years. Her latest hobby includes creating a mural dedicated to her friendships using paint samples collected at hardware stores while embracing her love for Pokémon. Currently, her favorite Pokémon rotates between Piplup, Riolu, and Silvally. Zhang has no defined reason for loving these iconic characters other than “They are cutie-patooties.”
Zhang works as the Editor-in-Chief on The Rubicon and can be reached at [email protected].
![PASSION. Junior Johnny Rog has played football since elementary school and continues to love the sport. “I really enjoy the sport; playing in [football] games against other people. I don’t need any other motivation other than just Friday night," Rog said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_6860-1200x900.jpg)
![FOCUS. Hazel McCarthy plays as a defender during the fall soccer season. "Playing club soccer over the summer helps prepare [me] for school soccer,” she said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Hazel.jpg)
![SHOW SKIING. Adele Gjerde started show skiing practices on Monday. Show skiing is a competitive water sport with jumps, pyramids, and other impressive stunts. “I really like how team-building it is because [for] our pyramids, I have to trust everybody beneath me and they have to trust everybody above them,” Gjerde said. Photo submitted by Adele Gjerde.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/C764CFB9-8049-44A8-9371-03468C70316C.jpeg)
![[QUIZ] What are the most common names of SPA students?](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Moon-Design-Studio-Co.-Presentation-2-1200x800.png)
![[TRENDING] Intro with Lucy Thomas](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/trending-thumbnail-1200x800.png)
![BOOKS UNITE. Book Club members come together in the math classroom to celebrate the class of 2024 before senior projects. Junior Grace Medrano said, "We [Medrano and Raven Glaser] took over last month [as the new leaders], so we’ll be running it next year." (Submitted photo by Grace Medrano)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/book-club-photo-e1716433081952.jpg)
![[HOW TO] Got time? Make slime.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/thumbnailnnnnnn.png)
![[SPARTANS MIC’D UP] Triple Jump with junior Julia Taylor](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-24-205153.png)
![RECOVERY. Besides resting physical therapy is crucial in the road of recovery. Sophomore Sona Jain, who tore her ACL, said, "I always thought about what I need to accomplish first. [What I said to myself] during rehabilitation not only gave me a good mindset, but boosted my confidence."](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Untitled-design-3-1200x800.png)
![OVERCOMING OBSTACLES. Senior Isak Bildtsen now plays as the starting varsity goaltender for the boys hockey team. However, he has battled for this position since sophomore year: “I couldn’t actually play in a game [that year] for like two and a half months. [But] I was able to actually play in the last varsity game of the season before sections against Highland,” he said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/isak2-1200x800.jpg)
![STAYING COOL. Girls junior varsity soccer cools off and stays hydrated after their game against Breck Sept. 5. Boys soccer faced similar struggles with high temperatures in a game against St. Croix Lutheran. “We were all super tired and dehydrated by the second half [of the ... game],” defender Lucas Granja said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/53167557086_05648f383b_o-1200x800.jpg)
