Students hone creative writing skills during summer workshop

July 24, 2008 – School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean learning stops for Voorheesville Central School District students.

A dozen middle school and high school writers spent the mornings of July 14-18 together at the Cole Summer Writers Institute at Clayton A. Bouton High School, honing their writing skills and creativity.

Under the direction of sixth-grade English teacher Jennifer Zeh, students participated in fun and engaging writing activities, guided exercises and journal writing. Local writer and Bethlehem Middle School English teacher Jack Rightmyer also led the group in a one-day workshop on humor writing.

To culminate the students’ efforts and hard work throughout the week-long program, all of their completed work will be published in the Fall/Winter edition of The Blackbird Review—the district’s literary magazine.

The Cole Summer Writers Institute is supported by the Voorheesville Central School District and the Karen J. Cole Educational Trust, which is led by John Cole in support of local educational projects in Voorheesville and Bethlehem.

Pictured above: Class of 2008 graduate Tony LaRosa designed the commemorative poster announcing the dates of this year’s Institute.