Packed House for Author Visit

Packed house for our annual author visit

Junior Christina DeMarco won a copy of author, Claribel Ortega's new book, Ghost Squad

Student thoroughly engaged in the presentation

Mepham juniors and seniors packed the school library for today's author visit with Claribel Ortega. Thank you to the National English Honor Society for hosting this event. Ms. Ortega discussed the arduous task of writing a novel and the more arduous task of getting your novel published. She talked about the difficulty she had finding a quality agent. She spoke of all this through humor and memes. Ms. Ortega spoke about her struggles with anxiety and depression and made a true effort to connect with our students. The students asked thoughtful and genuine questions about writing, publishing, books, and so much more. The turnout at our annual author visit is proof that students are seeking to make meaningful connections with adults in fields of English and it's our job to provide them with these opportunities.