FORT OGLETHORPE, GA (WDEF) – David Tindell and Ryan Otting serve as co-teachers at Barnhardt Academy. Their coaching background helps them motivate students. They encourage perseverance, teamwork, and personal growth. All that earned this talented duo this week’s Golden Apple Award.

Barret Blankenship is the Principal at Barnhardt Academy.

He says, “Coach Tindell and Coach Otting are phenomenal teachers. they invest in our kids daily. The relationship as they seek to build and work with these kids individually to make sure that they are successful and everything that they do here, and the time spent with us. They’re just too great assets to our school system couldn’t be more proud to have them here with us.”

Coach Tindell explains, “I love kids. Love working with kids. I want to see the

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