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Hi, everyone! It was great to see fresh faces at last night's SOTA orientation. The school, sadly, has been hit by some major cutbacks, but I'm glad to see that creative writing, at least, seems largely unaffected. (Maybe that's what comes of a staff that's already been cut to the bone in previous years.)
I hope to feature soon some profiles of the three creative writing teachers: Marcy Gamzon, Brad Craddock and Ashley Perez. All three also teach English courses. Ms. Perez handles rollovers classes for middle schoolers. Ms. Gamzon and Mr. Craddock teach the high school writing courses and they also teach some AP courses in English.
Also, please feel free to share with me any of your ideas for a creative writing retreat. This might be a guest writer offering a workshop off campus, followed by a potluck meal with games afterward. (We've done that a couple of times with great success.) It's not only a chance to know other writers, but a chance to building a little writing community with students, parents and teachers. I offer myself for organizing and fundraising purposes, but I'd really like to get more parents involved in the planning. You can respond with comments here (if you have a google account, I think) or send me an email at blueloon@rochester.rr.com. Thanks!
