Wednesday, February 5, 2014

TEEN FOCUS: Preperatory Academy for Writers, Queens New York

Walt Frasier - co-founder of EIGHT IS NEVER ENOUGH - was named Director of Instruction for the Comedy Hall of Fame Foundation in 2009. Preperatoy Academy for Writers (PAW), one of four schools in Springfield Gardens High School Queens NY, was the very first school Walter taught LAUGH IT OUT. The growing program is in many Queens schools now. PAW is a Grade 6-12 school and the above photo features some of the 8th Graders in 2012. While the classes taught were for grades 9-12, most of these students started the after school program in 6th grade and quickly became leaders of the program. The short guy is actually Walt Frasier on his knees....