Pineville students give speeches in DC

Pineville students give speeches in DC

Pineville teacher Kim Yates and four of her middle school students — Caroline Sams, Lucas Patterson, Jonah Craig and Gavin Partin — recently travelled to Washington D.C to participate in the Ford’s Theater National Oratory Fellowship Student Showcase. Two years ago Mrs. Yates was one of only five teachers from across the entire country selected as a Ford’s Fellow. As part of that program, her students have worked with a teaching artist from Ford…