WPMS - English/Language Arts

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." - Mark Twain

"Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again. It's like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can't stop the raging storm, but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship."
— Anne Lamott from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Department Chair:

Amy Hrin

6th Grade

Teachers:

Patricia Lucia

Teri Smith

Jami Taylor

Maritza Witmer

7th Grade

Teachers:

Patty Browning

Jami Taylor

Kim Saito

8th Grade Teachers:

Marla Edwards

Beth Anne Gutierrez

Amy Hrin

EETT Grant:

Brian Frost

Allen Teng