Ava Gallagher, Chief Visual Editor
Ava Gallagher is a senior at St. Paul Academy and Summit School. This is her second year on The Rubicon staff and she is looking forward to coming up with lots of creative cartoons to draw readers in. This year she is Chief Visual Editor! She plays volleyball as a setter and is getting ready to spread her wings and fly off to college. In her spare time she enjoys playing guitar, drawing and reading. She is seriously REALLY eager to draw some more cartoons and make some cool covers.
![ECLIPSE. A solar eclipse is a rare event in which the moon is between Earth and the Sun, blocking the view of the sun. In other parts of the United States, the view of the Sun will be totally blocked, constituting whats called a total eclipse. A total eclipse is a completely different event that is another level of coolness. So if they [the students] have that chance, they should absolutely take the chance to see a total eclipse if they ever can. The next one in Minnesota will be the year 2099, Astronomy and Planetary Science teacher Joseph Martin said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Drawing-8.sketchpad.png)
![DIAGNOSIS. Emily Weinstock-Collins smiles right before undergoing surgery to diagnose endometriosis. “It was very surprising because I always thought, if I got sick, I would always get better…By the time I got my diagnosis, it was not very surprising because I knew something was wrong. Ive just been waiting a really long time for [answers],” Weinstock-Collins said. Submitted by Emily Weinstock-Collins](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WC-CROPPED-1200x1200.jpg)
![[COFFEE WITH CLARA] Ep. 5 Sydney Zimmerman recalls freshman year at boarding school](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/coffee-with-clara-cover-art-1200x686.png)
![[SPARTANS MIC’D UP] Swim with Trojans captain Rishi Bhargava](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rishi.png)
![Senior Cynthia Zheng participates in dance both in and out of school. Dancing has become a necessity [to me], Zheng said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cynthia-dancing-beat-photo-950x633.jpg)
