![[STORY BEHIND THE STORY] Social Media Manager Mariam Malik stops those Spartans](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Mariam-pod-image-1200x800.jpeg)
![[TRENDING] Ep. 5 Influenced or influencer? Students respond](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Copy-of-P-dcast-1200x800.png)
![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)
![[MIC'D UP] Miles Vogenthaler brings the action in section playoffs against Nova](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RUBICON-thumbnail-e1741720948191-1200x677.png)
- Class of 2025 begin senior projects on Apr. 28.
- Sonia Kharbanda named Free Spirit Scholar. She will represent Minnesota at a Freedom Forum conference in Washington D.C. this summer.
- 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.
![[WHAT'S IN A NAME?] Do you know?](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Whats-in-a-name-1200x800.png)
![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)
![[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)
![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)
![UM-TEE-UMP. Students engage in a game of Blooket at the University of Minnesota UMTYMP program. Weekly classes consist of an hour of lectures and an hour of small-group work. "My favorite part is the workshop because it’s [with] the same group every time, so you really get to know the kids in your group," freshman Zack Berchenko said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_9555-e1710250818524-1200x800.jpg)
