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Write on Sports Teacher Highlight – Jen Blume
Every month, Write on Sports will highlight a member of our staff, a student, or a graduate to hear more about how Write on Sports

Write on Sports Names Four Literacy Champions at 2017 Gala
NEWARK, NJ – Write on Sports held its 12th Anniversary Gala last week at The Avenue A Club, a firehouse from the 1880s restored to
Write on Sports Adds Three to Board; Names Advisory Council Chair
Write on Sports, Inc., has added three directors, Dev Gandhi, PJ Johnson and Louis LaSalle to its board, bringing the total number of WoS directors

Write on Sports Students Cover a Seton Hall Hoops Game
NEWARK – A group of Write on Sports students put their journalism skills into practice during a workshop at Prudential Center with the Seton Hall

2016 Gala honors literacy champions, teachers, students
The Write on Sports 11 th Anniversary Gala on Sept. 14 in Newark accomplished three things: celebrated teachers, honored three 2016 Literacy Champions and raised
National non-profit honors WoS founder Yake as fellow
SAN FRANCSICO, Nov. 13, 2015 – Byron Yake, the founder and executive director of Write on Sports, was named a Purpose Prize fellow by Encore.org.

Cox Communications profiles Steve Krasner and Central Falls, R.I., WoS affiliate
Writing is a skill that can shape a life, and Steve Krasner is proof. The twenty-plus years he spent working as a Boston Red Sox

Roselle Catholic Affiliate Wraps Up Second Season
Eight grammar school campers, residents of Roselle, Linden, Elizabeth, Hillside and North Plainfied, completed the two-week camp session at WoS affiliate Roselle Catholic, directed by

Goshen Affiliate Gets Coverage in the Local Media
The Write on Sports affiliate based at Goshen College, in Goshen, Ind., got a lot of coverage from media in the area during the camp’s