Wildcat Writing Center Opening Party!

Yesterday during all lunches the Writing Center was celebrating the opening of the Wildcat Writing Center for this school year. We had pizza, beverages and an assortment of desserts.

Here are some photos of our fun party:

 

Don't forget that the Wildcat Writing Center is open every during PLUS in the silver lab (room 207), during lunches Wednesday-Friday in room 202, and after school on Mondays and Wednesday in room 202. 

BY THE WAY, PUN OF THE DAY #3:

What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary?

 A thesaurus!

Pun of the Day #2

A rule of grammar: doublenegatives are a no-no.

Pun of the Day #1

To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

Come to the Writing Center Kick Off Party!

Starting October 21st, come to room #202  during all lunches Wednesdays through Fridays to get some quality tutoring from our very own Wildcat Writing Center!
Also coming up next Thursday (10/24), the WWC is having a Kick Off Party during 5th period, so stop by during one of your lunches for games, food, and fun!

This year you can visit the Wildcat Writing Center everyday during PLUS in the Silver Lab (Room 207), during all lunches in room 202 and after school on Mondays and Wednesdays, also in Room 202.

By the way, here's your pun of the day:
It looks like a punderstorm is coming this week in the Writing Center!

2013 Secondary School Writing Center Conference!

Last Friday, our very own Wildcat Writing Center sent a group of tutors to represent Centreville at the 3rd Annual SSWC Conference at George Mason University.

This year, the theme was transformation and our tutors got the chance to learn just how other Writing Centers in this area had grown while sharing our own Writing Center's story as well.

What's even more exciting is that we had 3 groups of student presenters from Centreville who gave presentations about a variety of subjects such as the impact of tutors on the learning experience of a student and Tutor Session Icebreakers 101.

It is important, whenever participating in a program like this, to inquire and investigate how others with similar programs operate as well as learning new techniques and systems to help make our own run smoother. The information gathered by our WWC tutors will definitely help build a stronger Writing Center and we are all excited to put it all to use!



Here are some pictures from our trip!

Look at all those writers!

After lunch silliness

Check in with the group!

Presenters - Jemma, Catherine, and Katie

What we'd do with $1,000,000

This week's poll got a lot of fun responses - what would you do?

-travel
-car
-a house
-food
-lifetime supply of gummy candies
-ownsership of the TV show "Supernatural"
-a piece of artwork
-give it to family
-open up a bakery
-college tuition
-personal library
-underground tunnels connecting friends' houses
-an amusement park
-wells for third world countries
-a hippo
-a replica of Hogwarts
-prosthetic elbow with lasers

Senior Spotlight

Jamie Schoshinski

This is her first year of tutoring in the writing center.

 

Favorites:

Color: Pale yellow

Artist/Band: Panic! at the Disco, Walk the Moon, Darren Criss, Matt Maltese

Actor and Actress: Robert Downey Jr., David Tennant, Anne Hathaway, Chris Colfer

Movie: Life is Beautiful, Titanic, Mean Girls, Cabin in the Woods

Book: The Fault in Our Stars, Harry Potter, Uglies

Planet: Pluto

Animal: Ostrich

Clothing Store: Uh, internet

Olympic Sport (Summer and Winter): Gymnastics

Subject: English

Questions:

1. What college will you be attending (or hoping to attend)?

Temple University!!!

2. What are you planning to study/major in?

Psychology??? Speech Pathology??? No idea :/

3. What are you most looking forward to about college?

Freedom! And meeting new people

4. What will you miss most about high school?

My friends and the safety and comfort in my life right now

5. How has being a WWC tutor affected your own writing?

Now I realize how important it is to have a defined thesis right at the beginning that you base the rest of your paper around

6. If you were an ice cream, what flavor would you be and why?

Astronaut ice cream because it's totally gross and no one would ever eat me

7. If you could be best friends with any celebrity who would it be and why?
John Green because he's so talented and intelligent and kind and we could write together