A Note from Eric Butterman!

Hey Vikings,

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed being a part of
Writers Week. What made it for me was the audience, a
bunch of high school students who had tests to sweat
over, were probably hungry as the lunch hour neared,
who spend their day being told what to do -- and yet
gave me their full attention and asked enthusiastic
questions. I meant what I said: you could possibly be
a paid writer now, regardless of your age, and you've
got nothing to lose by trying. I encourage you to find
out more about Cameron Crowe, who became a Rolling
Stone contributing editor when he was only 16!

Eric Butterman
'94 Fremd Graduate

A NOTE FROM SARA HOLBROOK!

Hey Fremd!

A supersized thank you to everyone! I was humbly honored to be part of Writer's Week. What I noticed from the first time I attended (could it be?) 10 years ago, was the dramatic increase in the number of student writers reading their own work. Wow. Very impressive. Very. And then the way the teachers join the students as writing peers is beyond incredible. In case you would like to read other thoughts posted on my blog about the experience, here's a link:http://saraholbrook.blogspot.com/

Thanks again Mr. Anderson, Mr. Romano, Mr. Sampson, to the cookie bakers, the word shakers and the word takers. Thanks to the entire school for all you do to build a truely nurturing writing and learning community.