826 hosted a dinner in celebration of our newest college scholarship winners, Jennifer Yu, Kevin Feeney, and Melissa Ortiz, last Wednesday night. All are talented young writers who will be chronicling their first year in college on our website. To provide just a taste of their talents, the following is a short story written by Jennifer. more »

Possessing the gift to spark a passion for writing among his students is just one of the great attributes of May’s Teacher of the Month, Mr. Bill Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald is the 11th grade English teacher and the Director of Technology at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco. Read what some people have said about him:

“Bill is a favorite teacher of our students, many of whom attribute their love of literature and history as well as their advanced skills in critical reading and thinking, composition, written and oral communication and technology to his outstanding instruction.” – Rabbi Edward Harwitz more »