Pam Pack Literary Arts Magazine

06/21/2024

Amazing FREE summer camp for aspiring writers!

Youth Summer Camp 𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔! As many of you know most of our Youth Summer Camps are full to capacity, but we still have openings in our Powers of Poetry Camp for rising 6th to 12th graders!

Students enrolled in the camp will engage in writing, reading, and speaking components to create original poems, discuss poetry, and practice public speaking. The camp aims to enhance creative writing skills, cultural awareness, relationships, and career opportunities through hands-on poetry activities, led by Phillip Shabazz.

As a poet, author and teaching artist, Phillip Shabazz has built an outstanding, extensive and respected career. His work, which explores issues of community and culture in America, has been acclaimed by the media, critics and audiences across North Carolina.

FREE to Beaufort County residents.
Rising 6th to 12th graders are encouraged to enroll.
July 29 - August 2, 2024 from 8am until 5pm.
Meals provided.

Enroll today! Email [email protected] or call (252)946-2504.
Learn more here: https://artsofthepamlico.org/event/youth-summer-camp-powers-of-poetry-rising-4th-to-12th-graders/
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06/13/2024

Au Revoir, Monsieur Gore!
32 years devoted to WHS. 💙
The lives you’ve affected unmeasurable and unmatched. We will miss you dearly.
Click on the link below to learn more about this “Pam Pack” legend written by Pam Pack Writers’ Group Staff Member Sandy Castillo:
https://sites.google.com/beaufort.k12.nc.us/pam-pack-literary-arts/the-pack

06/09/2024

Excited to share the WHS Pam Pack Writers’ Group Spring 2024 Writing Challenge based on the theme of “Peace and Love”! ✍️
Click the link below:

https://sites.google.com/beaufort.k12.nc.us/pam-pack-literary-arts/peace-and-love-spring-2024-writing-challenge?sfnsn=mo&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0-eD1fzCTdfGpRNQleJ7y7nhOisfzS8vkCQQq1VUHqTxwo7vSYtNN57M0_aem_AQOFnTaILBEWfyCGssslhFcnrckXB9bfjW-ElF3UahBjYvfhRuZkH7OKDchHg8GCgo2aS7HP140M60APZJZeRmWb

05/30/2024

Today we honored the Senior members of Pam Pack Writers’ Group with a party and certificates of recognition for their amazing contributions to our organization. Each will be sorely missed as they are uniquely gifted and equipped with kindness and a sense of community and love for others. We wish them the best of luck on all their future journeys!

04/18/2024

Pam Pack Writer’s’ Group engaged in an immersive creative experience at Greenville Museum of Art today. They learned the history of the museum, its collections, and engaged with modern art pieces included in the East Carolina University Visual Arts Master of Fine Arts exhibit. The students also attended a writing workshop at the museum that included art pieces and poetry to inspire aphorisms. It was a WONDERFUL imaginative day. 🖼️ ✍️

04/13/2024

Members of the Pam Pack Writers’ Group with other area high school students were treated to a special free performance of “The Fall of the House of Usher” at Beaufort County Arts Council - Turnage Theatre today! Our students had the opportunity to talk to the cast and tour backstage following the play. It was a fantastic experience! 🎭 ✍️

04/09/2024

What a wonderful “object” writing workshop Pam Pack Writers’ Group participated in today led by local poet and author Mandy Monath of Pamlico Writers Group. Students chose various objects presented by Mandy to inspire creative writing. 🐚 🎲 🪡💶💎🏺📗📝

03/26/2024

A huge thanks to Alayna Boyer with Beaufort County Arts Council - Turnage Theatre who shared her knowledge and expertise with Pam Pack Writers’ Group of “feature” stories thanks to her experience writing for Theeast Carolinian among other publications with East Carolina University 🖊️🏴‍☠️
We are so excited to partner with her for future journalism endeavors. 🤩

03/24/2024

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02/29/2024

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02/29/2024

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Meet the literature loving members of our dynamic Washington High School English Department team 📚Pictured Left to Right-Ms. Parnell, Mrs. Cutler, Ms. Hall, Ms. White, and Mrs. Klakowicz

02/10/2024

What a wonderful opportunity for our students to attend The Fall of the House of Usher at Beaufort County Arts Council - Turnage Theatre downtown Washington for FREE!

Here is an important announcement for local students:

We're offering free admission to our production of "The Fall of the House of Usher" for all students of Beaufort County's public and private schools.

We're presenting this educational opportunity through our partnership with the Beaufort County Arts Council - Turnage Theatre.

To reserve tickets, students' parents or guardians should contact the arts council at 252-946-2504. Just present student IDs at the door to claim the youth tickets.

Please note that some scenes in our production may be frightening for younger children, though the play does not contain foul language or graphic content.

For other patrons, advance tickets are available for purchase here: https://artsofthepamlico.ticketleap.com/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher/

Graphic courtesy of Alison Paul Klakowicz.

Please note that seating may be limited based on ticket sales.

01/23/2024

Join us in the WHS Media Center for creative inspiration and academic writing tutoring!

01/02/2024

Pam Pack Writers’ Group will meet on 1/9/24 and 1/16/24 in the media center after school. We will have a limited number of meetings this month due to class and exam schedules. 👌

12/04/2023

Pam Pack Writers’ Group loved hosting published poet Mrs. Mandy Monath last week for a poetry workshop. She will join us again this week for additional poetry inspiration. ✍️ 💙

12/02/2023

Members of Pam Pack Literary Arts Magazine group volunteered today to ring the bell for The Salvation Army of Washington, NC 🔔 👏

11/29/2023

We are so thrilled to share our most recent publication on the Pam Pack Literary Arts Magazine website featuring creative writing and visual arts by WHS students created during the first quarter of the Fall 2023 semester.
Go here 👉 https://sites.google.com/beaufort.k12.nc.us/pam-pack-literary-arts/change-it-up-writing-challenge?authuser=0

11/10/2023

We are so excited to partner with Turnage Theatre - Arts of the Pamlico for future creative opportunities and projects!

11/09/2023

What a wonderful day! Our students learned so much about careers in the media field and benefited so much from getting to see hands on the behind-the-scenes workings of WITN-TV.

10/27/2023

It was a GORGEOUS day to hit the Pam Pack nature trails where English III students captured images of the change of season. The photos will be featured on Pam Pack Literary Arts online magazine’s first quarter writing and art challenge edition, “Change it Up!”
Stay tuned! 👍🍁 👏

09/26/2023

These kiddos are always busy creating new memories and ideas! 🎨 ✍️
Today, the Pam Pack Writers’ Group pulled together to create a banner for the upcoming 2023 Homecoming Parade scheduled this Friday, September 30th at 4:15pm downtown Washington! Washington High School

09/12/2023

What better time to embrace change than a new school year? Send us your best poetry, stories, and art based on the theme "CHANGE"!
Email to [email protected]

08/16/2023

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08/16/2023

What an amazing evening we had at Main Cup at Little Inn downtown Washington! Members of our Washington High School Pam Pack Writers’ Group staff participated in an Open Mic 🎤 event with our area’s Pamlico Writers Group where students read their original works alongside published authors and writers!

08/09/2023

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08/02/2023

Join Pam Pack Writers’ Group along with Pamlico Writers Group and Turnage Theatre - Arts of the Pamlico for this awesome event on August 15th at Main Cup at Little Inn 🗣️ 🖊️ 🎶

08/02/2023

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07/22/2023

Members of the Pam Pack Writers’ Group had a summer meetup to enjoy yummy coffee and treats at Main Cup at Little Inn and attended Haunted Pamlico's Filmmakers Showcase: A Red Carpet Event premiere of their new documentary “Haunting the Pamlico” at the historic Turnage Theatre - Arts of the Pamlico downtown Washington. Students were invited to attend and received lots of great writing advice from screenwriters and filmmakers! 🎥 ☕️ 🧁

07/09/2023

Help us Stuff the Bus!

We are SO excited to host this event again this Summer! Please join us and help us Stuff the Bus!

06/15/2023

Please checkout our amazing Visual Arts pages featuring original artwork by Washington High School students! 🖼️

Go here ➡️ https://sites.google.com/beaufort.k12.nc.us/pam-pack-literary-arts/visual-arts?authuser=0