The Writing, Art & Music blog, affectionately known as WAM, is a forum for NA students, staff, faculty, and alumni to share creative work and support one another. WAM offers a noncompetitive, judgment-free place to enjoy each other’s artistic adventures, from first drafts to award-winning work. To date, posts include drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, films, short stories, poems, memoirs, letters to the editor, op-eds, theatrical and literary performances, instrumental and vocal music, DIY tutorials, and more. The in-house blog typically publishes two posts per week, while the public blog usually features one.
WAM interns scout out NA’s hidden artistic talents, conduct interviews, write blog posts, encourage members of the NA community to submit, and occasionally contribute their own creative work. They also manage the blog’s Instagram and email accounts, create monitor ads, edit an annual WAM highlights reel, and gain skills in using WordPress to publish the blog. Interns are expected to attend a weekly half-hour meeting and spend an additional hour per week on WAM-related tasks. WAM is not a club—interns should view themselves as professionals working on a deadline.
There are two openings for WAM interns. Students currently in grades 8–10 are invited to apply. Interested students should complete this application by 11:59PM on Sunday, March 27, 2022. New interns are expected to attend WAM meetings beginning in April and continuing through the 2022–2023 school year.
Feel free to reach out to Flannery James or any of the current interns (Stella Gilbert, Albert Zhou, Navyaa Jain, and Izzy Becker) with questions.