Who We Are

Here before you is our literary magazine, Westwood. This project is a collaborative literary extravaganza created and managed by Woodford County High School and West Jessamine High School. Together we have collaborated to bring you a fantastic literary journal. This is our authentic voice.

Thank You

While this magazine may be highly polished now, WestWood has come a long way. Thank you to our schools, Woodford and West Jessamine for providing us with the tools necessary for success. Thank you to the Mac Lab and the WCHS Academy program. Without them, this would be a poorly cut stack of pictures glued to a piece of our finest printer-paper.  A special thank you to Middlebury College for their wholesome support and intellectual dough. Additionally, Ms. Benton and Mr. Haughton (our teacher sponsors) would like to thank the Bread Loaf Teacher Network and the C. E. and S. Foundation for all of their amazing support and inspiration.

In this Issue

For our first issue of WestWood, the students of Woodford County High School and West Jessamine High School wrote pieces inspired by the theme of home. These pieces have ranged from the standard poetry and prose, to out of the box student produced art and Photonnets, (sonnets illuminated by photographs of the local landscape and accompanied by music). So please, pour yourself a mug of tea or coffee (you do you), pull up your favorite chair, kick up those tired feet, and let your mind lose itself in our world. Geronimo.

 

Our Sponsors

 

Matthew Haughton

 

Matthew Haughton is a teacher at West Jessamine Highschool. He is the author of two books of poetry, Stand in the Stillness of Woods and Bee-coursing Box. Currently he is a graduate student at Middleberry College due to a generous grant from the C. E. and S. Foundation. 

Laura Benton

Laura Benton is a teacher at Woodford County Highschool. She has published poetry in many journals and has been awarded grants from the Kentucky Fellowship for Women Artists. Currently she is a graduate student at Middleberry College due to a generous grant from the C. E. and S. Foundation​.

 

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