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August 2023
Volume 21, Issue 8
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CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF PUBLISHING P OSITIVE COMMUNIT Y NEWS
RIVERVIEW TALENT CRUZ FLATEAU PURSUES
ENTERTAINMENT CAREER By Jonathan Hurst
Cruz Flateau, a local teau, is keenly aware of. Riverview student, is “As a parent, it’s very aiming to make it big in important for me to the entertainment indusfirst give Cruz an untry and has already made derstanding that this is quite an impact. Cruz is a a process and a journey. multitalented individual So, with that means you who has been involved may audition for many in acting, voice acting, projects, but you won’t modeling and even singbook everything you go ing at times. While he out for. Just enjoy every is now 11 years old, he step. Have fun. Be crehas been accepting jobs ative. I check in often to since he was just 5 years make sure he’s still enold and has been pulling joying himself. He navincreasingly impressive igates ups and downs jobs as he has grown up. very well,” said Raven. Cruz is currently one Having such maturiRiverview resident Cruz Flateau is of the lead voice actors making a name for himself in the enter- ty at a young age has on the Disney show Su- tainment industry. He currently voices allowed Cruz to do an the character Sparks on the Disney perKitties, where he excellent job every time show SuperKitties. voices Sparks, the brains he books a role and has of the SuperKitty team, even led to him taking which he booked around on roles outside of the his birthday and said was kids’ entertainment his best memory of his world. Most recently career so far. Cruz looks you can find him playat performing and acting “Young Joe” on ing as an avenue for his the show Average Joe, creativity and a very cool currently streaming on experience thus far. BET+. “I get to sing a lot with Working as a child voice-over, so it’s cool. does not stop Cruz I’ve always liked singing, from enjoying his childbut doing voice-over alhood though, as he is lows me to do both lead routinely involved with and background vocals, sports and hanging out I enjoy that. The biggest with his friends when inspiration is being able not working — back to to do fun work and see “everyday Cruz,” as his it all come together on screen. Doing the mother said. work is where I get to be creative,” said If you would like to follow Cruz on his Cruz. journey and see more updates on his career Working at such a young age is not an as they unfold, check out his Instagram, @ easy road though, as his mother, Raven Fla- cruzflateau.
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RODGER’S MIDDLE BRINGS HOME NATIONAL ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY AND THE FUTURE
By Avery Ranieri
Rodgers Midships and imdle Magnet pressive college School’s robotics applications. team recently The students won first place specialize in roin the Jr. Exhibibotics, but that tion at the 2023 is not where Robofest World their talent Championship. draws the line. Year-round hard Robotic innowork and dedivation stems cation led bright from all kinds young minds of science and to create a huart, using skills manoid-type rothat are effibot designed to ciently taught work with chiland equipped dren in hospitals. throughout the The robot’s job is year. Rodgers Middle School’s robotics team with their wellto follow mediThe robotearned trophy after presenting their robot at 2023’s cal staff as they ics team was Robofest National Championship move around the presented with hospital during an emerawards at the end-ofgency response. the-year ceremony, but The robotics course Wilson made a good at Rodgers teaches point when he said, students to think out“Making the team is side the box and find already special recogsolutions for real-world nition.” issues through manuAfter being featured facturing. Some examples of workable on Fox 13 and in Tampa’s Parent Magasolutions previously covered in the class zine for the robotics victory, Rodgers is are hurricane rescue, wildfires and alter- eager to see how far students can go this native energy. year with a new spark of motivation and a Rodgers Middle’s robotics teacher, Mi- set example. The confident administration chael Wilson, explained, “We study tech- and new principal, Adam Lane, believe in nological changes that have changed so- their students and encourage them to try ciety, not just building robots. Students new things while always trying their best. have to present their ideas and their solu- For more information on the immense tions to others in the classroom and have success of Rodgers Robotics or how to to learn to work on teams at all positions.” save a seat for your student in this class This ensures the enhancement and en- for next year, visit www.hillsboroughgagement of students, who will be faced schools.org/rodgers. with different obstacles that they must work together on to overcome. After coaching robotics for almost 10 years, Wilson shows a special kind of NEW FIRE STATION .........................PG 3 passion and interest in his position and is MOTORING TAMPA BAY ................PG 5 confident in new students and the future success of his previous ones. Regarding EDUCATION CORNER ....................PG 17 the Rodgers students who were part of EYE ON BUSINESS..........................PG 25 2023’s Robofest World Championship, GET THE DIRT...................................PG 40 new doors opened to potential scholar-
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