WOS was founded by Byron Yake, a former sports writer in Pittsburgh for the Associated Press and later Sports Editor of the AP. Inspiration for the project arose from Yake’s interest in journalism, sports writing and education and his desire to help students improve their writing skills. During the summer, Write on Sports runs two-week camps. During the school year, Write on Sports runs afterschool programs and holds special press-conferences. As part of their work, students interview athletes and journalists, observe and write about a minor league baseball game, and write their own stories for print and video production. The camp covers all kinds of sports - from baseball, basketball, hockey and football to soccer, fencing, swimming, curling and any other sport the students might be interested in.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Summer 2010

This is the fifth year of Write on Sports, with camps taking place for students from West Orange and Newark. The first camp starts on Tuesday (July 6th), and nearly 30 students from West Orange will be working with 6 teachers for nine days. It will take place at the ADP Center at Montclair State University. As with past camps, students will be writing feature stories, game accounts (after attending a New Jersey Jackals' game), and shooting and editing their own video projects. This year we will also be joined by a retired sports photojournalist, and sample photos from events will be posted here.
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