Writer's Week

Mary Fons: I found Mary Fons very interesting and different. She seemed fresh and relatable with her different body movements and little jokes that kept the mood light. I agree with Bushra and Sara that Coat Check Girl was my favorite because of how she got into it so completely with the voices and her body. I also enjoyed her cover poems and thought the poem she wrote on the spot was funny and showed her talent. I think she was really enjoyable to see because of how passionate she is about poetry.

Dr. Small: Like Claire said, we don’t always see the more personal side of our principal, I personally feel like I barely know her and so to hear this was eye opening. Her story was enjoyable to listen to because it had both happy moments and sad ones, plus everyone loves animals! I thought it was a great decision of hers to participate in Writers Week and I thought she had a great story to share.

Mr. Hill: I was impressed when Mr. Hill’s daughter told us about how he had been working and working on improving his writing and had finally made it basically perfect. The story itself though I found hard to follow and didn’t really enjoy because half the time I spent catching up on who we were talking about next because he talked about so many different people in his family. Overall I’m sure it was well written, it just may not have been a great piece to share out loud.

Jonathan Eig: I found him being one of my favorite people I saw at writer’s week because he really shared how much he devotes himself to his books and how important they are to him which makes me want to read his books. The fact that he told us he would never put in false information or make up actions of his characters into his books’ shows that he’s not just trying to make money but get the right information out into the world. I thought he was interesting to listen to and seems like a great author.

Students: Each of the student presenters did a really good job just by getting up in front of the auditorium. I completely agree with Melissa that Diana Zheng was hard to hear making me not very interested and she also talked in a bit of a monotone voice making it less interesting. Christine Veit in my opinion was amazing; her story was descriptive and relatable which are two important factors to me. I didn’t feel like she left me wondering at any point of thinking wait how did we get to this point and overall she was my favorite student presenter I saw.

Mr. Romano, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Brewner: Along with Claire I think they were a great end to writer’s week. Mr. Romano had a funny story that was entertaining to listen to especially because of how loving he is toward his mother. Mr. Andersons 5 time’s poem was my favorite because it was cute and fascinating to hear. Mr. Brewner was my favorite of Friday because his story was surprising to hear yet fantastic. His belief that everything is interconnected helps him look at the bright side and I think that is a really good role model for teenagers especially to have.

Overall: Each day writer’s week was pleasurable to sit through because so many people did a great job. I think our school is so lucky to get this week because it brings out role models in our community and country, which helps us to see the world in a different way. Writing in all different styles is important and intense in it’s own way and writer’s week really brings that out.