"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
— Henry B. Adams

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
— William Butler Yeats

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
— Albert Einstein

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
— Nelson Mandela

"Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another."
— G.K. Chesterton

 

2002-2003 Golden Apple Award Recipients

Beth Rydberg

Art, Grades K-5
Bloom Elementary
Teaching Experience: 22 Years

Brian K. Sewell

Physical Education, Grades K-5
Walker Elementary
Teaching Experience: 18 Years

Joan Tunnel

Grade 6
Whitehead Elementary
Teaching Experience: 29 Years

Nancy West

Public Speaking, Grades 10-12
Guilford High School
Teaching Experience: 21 Years

Debra Anderson

Grade 2
Brookview Elementary
Teaching Experience: 16 Years