Thank you to Ms. Pollifrone for coordinating a fabulous visit with author David Joy. Our students engaged in a truly literary conversation with him about style, inspiration, Southern Appalachian culture, reading, writing, and life.

Learn more about what our students have been reading at http://david-joy.com/

Learn more about David Joy at http://bittersoutherner.com/digging-in-the-trash-david-joy

This experience offered such a special opportunity for our students to visit with a published writer—and a high school AND college graduate, who talks so genuinely about obstacles he has overcome.

Submitted by :  Teresa Heinz, Central Haywood High School