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Explanation of how to participate in the 12-13 Strategy-A-Day Calendar Creative Sharing Contest. Only employees of Loudoun County Public Schools are eligible to participate in the giveaway but anyone is free to share pictures of how they've used the Strategy-A-Day Calendar. Send your pictures to Chris.Bugaj@lcps.org. Happy Sharing!

Explains how to write poems, offers contests for young writers, features interviews with poets, and includes an assortment of poems for kids to read and rate.

Competition for storytellers to share experiences about disability

A short audio story about a boy who prepares for his shot at taking home the spelling bee championship. Will he succeed?

Colorful, Cool, Collaborative Ten-year-old Augie Webster creates vivid, action-filled paintings using his wheelchair, communication device, imagination, and the help of his family. Inspired by skateboard artist Sean Greene at the Arlington Artisphere and his school's PTA art contest theme, "Together We Can," Augie told his mom, "I could make wheelchair art. I need help."

Make it Real - Give them a Reason to Write! Jonathan Alcorn for The New York Times Update | Feb. 7: We have announced our student editorial-writing contest and published a related lesson plan. What issues do you care most about? What topics do you find yourself discussing most passionately, whether online, at the dinner table, in the classroom or with your friends?