Paul Watkins, Science & Technology Editor
Paul Watkins is a second year staff writer, newly appointed Science and Technology editor on the Rubicon staff. Paul has a passion for classical music, clever T.V. shows, writing, reading, Quiz bowl, and playing the viola in a youth orchestra outside of school. If Paul could enter any fiction work, he would choose The Lord of the Rings, an epic saga of high fantasy. However, Paul’s favorite book is a children’s novel called The Phantom Tollbooth, a story that he loves because it teaches life lessons--like how to find beauty in the smallest aspects of life--and is something everyone can read. It’s largely unknown that part of one of Paul’s eyebrows is fake--the consequence of a head wound from a childhood accident. Over the summer, Paul traveled to Berlin, Germany and although he’s looking forward to the school year, he’s anticipating incoming tests, PSATs, and other monstrosities with no small amount of dread.
![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)
![[HYPE REEL] Spartans host fencing invitational (Q and A)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/thumvnaillln-1200x800.jpg)
![[SPARTANS MIC’D UP] Swim with Trojans captain Rishi Bhargava](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rishi.png)
![Sophomore Ellie Brass listens to music through headphones. They [the songs] speak to me on a deep level, she said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0080-compressor-900x600.jpg)
![Safety filters often annoy users on school accounts and are usually ineffective. “When I am on my school email account I run into a bunch of blocked [videos] which is really frustrating especially if I know that the video is not inappropriate,” said sophomore Lea Moore. “When this happens I usually just switch into my personal email account because it doesn’t have as strict blocks as the school accounts have, however that takes extra time and is really frustrating.”](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/website-filter-illustration.jpg)
![Upper School fine arts teacher Robert Jewett has had many memorable experiences in his 41 years of teaching. “There are too many [memories], really. But I’ve had wonderful students and when I leave that’s what I’ll take away,” Jewett said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Jewett.jpg)
