Imaginations were afire Tuesday morning, as Torrington High School (THS) creative writers regaled Valley Christian School (VCS) students with self-authored stories.
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TORRINGTON – Imaginations were afire Tuesday morning, as Torrington High School (THS) creative writers regaled Valley Christian School (VCS) students with self-authored stories.
THS English teacher Travis Rapp said his creative writing class wrote and illustrated the children’s books with the VCS students in mind.
“I have a connection to (VCS), so it was easy and made sense for us to come down and share them there,” he explained. “We spent about three weeks working on these books. We have had them ready for a little while, but we wanted to time it with Christmas break, so we could give the young students our books as Christmas presents.”
Rapp said his family was the inspiration behind the project.
“Honestly, I was listening to my wife read books to our two sons one night when my class was working on short stories and getting ready to transition to poetry writing, and I just thought, ‘Why in the world are my students not writing children’s books?’” he recalled. “Over that night, I thought about Christmas and the impact high school students can have on young kids, and the idea was born. My administration was quick to support and help make it happen on our end, and I had the project going the next day in school.”