Hiwassee Dam Middle School students visit Western Carolina for Teachers of Tomorrow Conference

Students who are interested in exploring teaching as a career participated in the Teachers of Tomorrow Reaching to Teach Conference for Middle School Students on the campus of Western Carolina University. The Conference included an opening session that highlighted reasons to become a Western Carolina Teaching Fellow and many breakout sessions. Mrs. Kimbrell, Mr. Swain and parent volunteer Mrs. Stiles escorted the students to their choice of the breakout sessions. Some of the sessions were College… It’s Not a Dream, Are You Smarter than a 5^th Grader?, Movement in the Classroom and Multimedia Digital Literacy. An exciting part of the conference was a tour of the University which included a visit to a Dorm room and eating in the dining hall.  Students were enthusiastic about experiencing a day on a college campus.

Students attending conference from left to right, back to front are:

Leigh-Ann Stiles, Vanessa Dills, Samantha Hickey, Silas Shields, Brandon Muizulis, Maggie Borchgrevink, Brittany Miller, Britney Hannah,

Gavin Picklesimer, Christian Sykes, Graham Swain, and Hunter Sanders