D. P. Yates Primary

Welcome to Yates Mr. Akiona! ⭐️

We are excited to celebrate two leaders who continue to serve Cleveland City Schools with heart and purpose. 💙

Mr. Nat Akiona has been named the next principal of D. P. Yates Primary, and Mrs. Emily R***r has been named the new principal of Cleveland Middle School.

Please join us in congratulating Mr. Akiona and Mrs. R***r as they begin these new chapters of leadership in CCS!

READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.clevelandschools.org/article/2929804

Available beginning June 1

Amazon CHA2 helped our students kick off Summer Reading with Summer Reading bags. Our students were so excited to dig right in!

Thank you Amazon for the generous donation! (And shout out to Amanda Cleveland of Amazon for partnering with us!)

Congratulations to our Zaxby’s Perfect Attendance winners for the month of May. ⭐️

And that’s a wrap on Field Day 2026!

Happy Speech Pathologist Day (a day late)! We love Mrs. Pursell and all she does for our students. She always has a smile and is willing to lend a hand wherever is needed. Thank you, Mrs. Pursell for being a Yates STAR!