Critiques: (All sessions are held at Valley Middle School.) JOY Dates 2007 -2008 JOY Dates TBA Poetry Reception & Reading June TBA 7:00 Reception 7:30 Reading Barnes & Noble Booksellers Route 17 South Paramus About JOY... JOY (Joining Old & Young) is an intergenerational writing program. A Word Shop poet from the Northwest Bergen Senior Center in Midland Park leads each critique/discussion group.(Students meet in groups of 4-6.) The program received an A+ for Kids Award and a Best Practice Award from the New Jersey Department of Education. JOY was also featured in "Writing magazine and mentioned in Bill Moyers' book, "The Language of Life––A Festival of Poets." Two luncheon/critiques are held at VMS for parents, seniors, and VMS students. The program culminates with a poetry reading and reception at Barnes & Noble in Paramus in June. Each participant receives a JOY folder with a schedule for the sessions and due dates for the poems. All poems must be typed and given to Ms. Vihonski at least 3 days before the session so that she can make copies of each poem for group members. A schedule for the year will be given to each student.