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Parkersburg South High School teacher Sara Klesel, right, poses for a photo with Wood County Superintendent Will Hosaflook after being named 2022 Wood County Teacher of the Year during a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night.
PARKERSBURG The Wood County Board of Education announced the district’s 2022 Teacher of the Year, recognized new and renewed National Board Certified teachers and received an update on the Wood County Technical Center’s cosmetology program during a board meeting on Tuesday night.
Parkersburg South High School’s Sara Klesel was named the 2022 Teacher of the Year. Klesel has been a mathematics teacher at South for the past 10 years, with 15 years of teaching experience in total.
ITHACA, NY tâs time once again for the Community Arts Partnershipâs annual âSpring Writes Literary Festivalâ! Â
Now in its 13th year, the Festival includes over 40 free virtual events featuring over 100 local and regional writers. There are 25 literary themed panels, readings and performances scheduled from May 5-16, three additional community events in late May and June, and 13 writing workshops taking place from late May through November. The Festivalâs line-up was juried from an open call for proposals, and curated by this yearâs Artistic Director Jennifer Tennant.
There is something for everyone. Plenty of poetry, prose, and creative non-fiction readings, interesting and informative panel discussions on book craft, an open mic for poetry and prose sponsored by the Tompkins County Public Library, multiple play readings by area playwrights, a fun session of Literary Jeopardy, a night of curated storytelling, screenings of community generated fil