WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2013 graduate Kristie Keleshian has joined the CBS news team as a freelance reporter, bringing her another step closer to establishing the career she has dreamed of for years. Keleshian attended Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School, moving on to Edison and Liberty middle schools, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Write on Sports, a youth literacy nonprofit organization, will host a livestreamed online fundraiser on Thursday, April 22, at 8 p.m. that will bring football fans the latest expert information heading into the 2021 draft. “Inside the Draft with Peter King,” hosted by the prominent NBC Sports columnist, will feature ESPN […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Giants tackle Adam Bisnowaty paid a visit to students in the Write on Sports after-school program at Edison Middle School on March 19 to help students hone their writing and interviewing skills. He was joined by sportswriter Matt Stanmyre from NJ Advance Media. The Write on Sports program was begun in […]
NEWARK, NJ — Write on Sports held its 12th anniversary gala on Sept. 28 at The Avenue A Club, a Newark firehouse from the 1880s restored to its former beautify. The room was filled with excitement and a sense of celebration among the nearly 200 guests. Four honorees were named 2017 Literacy Champions for their […]
NEWARK, NJ — A group of Write on Sports students from West Orange, East Orange, Hawthorne, Clifton and Newark put their journalism skills into practice during a Jan. 7 workshop at Prudential Center with the Seton Hall University men’s basketball team. The students were poised to watch the game, not as spectators, but as journalists […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Write on Sports 11th anniversary gala on Sept. 14 accomplished three things: celebrated teachers, honored three 2016 Literacy Champions and raised funds for the tuition-free programing WoS provides to middle school students. In the past 11 years, more than 1,000 students have participated in WoS camps, workshops and after-school programs. The […]
NEWARK, NJ — Write on Sports, a West Orange-based organization, will host its 11th anniversary gala on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m. in the Metropolitan Room at The Newark Club, 1085 Raymond Boulevard in Newark. The event will also celebrate the accomplishments of Write on Sports’ students and honor the 2016 Literacy Champions Lindsay […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The annual “Write On Sports” Oranges summer journalism camp for middle school students was held from July 5 through 15 at Montclair State University, and continued to facilitate literacy and love of writing for West Orange students from Edison, Liberty and Roosevelt middle schools. Thirty-four students participated in the Oranges Write on […]