Melissa Wantz: Notes from West Egg

Teaching English and Journalism at a California High School

Entries from August 2009

The birth of a new(s) organization starts tomorrow

August 24th, 2009 · No Comments

As of tomorrow, I am a journalism adviser. Officially. Not in my dreams. Not in my plans. Not just on paper. Not ideally. But really, practically, wonderfully. School starts tomorrow. Journalism 2.0 meets for the first time. As a former journalist, there is a part of me that can’t believe how excited I am about [...]

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Dreams at the cusp of a new year

August 24th, 2009 · No Comments

There is something special about the day before school starts. It’s in the air, a sense of expectation, of hope. A tinge of uncertainty and novelty and wondering. The feeling of possibility and desire. It’s hard to put summer away, to get to bed early, to sleep soundly on the day before school starts. It’s [...]

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