"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

 

2005-2006 Golden Apple Award Recipients

Holly Armato

2nd Grade
Swan Hillman Elementary School-Rockford
Teaching Experience: 12 Years

Carrie Brockway

3rd Grade
Ledgewood Elementary School-Roscoe
Teaching Experience: 5 Years

Traci Hill

1st Grade
Rockton Grade School-Rockton
Teaching Experience: 14 Years

Heather Swanson

3rd Grade
Meehan Elementary School-Belvidere
Teaching Experience: 8 Years

Sally B. Williams

4th Grade
Kinnikinnick Elementary School-Roscoe
Teaching Experience: 27 Years