Lake Region — Over the last few months, the elementary students of Peterson-Warren Academy (PWA) have been on a writing adventure. Students from preschool through grade seven were given the challenge to write, illustrate, and have their own books published. Nettie Gray, teacher and academic counselor, introduced the idea to the teachers, and we relayed the information to our students. They were excited and ready to work!

We drafted, edited, proofread, and rewrote several times until we got it right. All drafts and illustrations were done by students with very little help from their teachers. Grades preschool through four wrote class books, while students in grades five through seven wrote individual books.

At this stage of the project, Student Treasures, Inc. is publishing the books. Although you may not see these books in your local library, all of them will be in our school library. The student authors, their families, and their friends will be able to see their published works on a regular basis and be reminded that they are talented and intelligent creations of God.

P. Renene Price, PWA third- and fourth-grade teacher