Posts by Kathi Edwards
Ashley Weidman
Ashley Weidman of Rockton, teaches first grade at Roscoe's Ledgewood Elementary School, where she’s taught the past six of her 10 years of teaching.
Whitney Mohr
Whitney Mohr of Machesney Park has been teaching for 30 years, the past six at Rockford’s Rolling Green Elementary.
Golden Apple Awards Teachers $60,000 in Grant Funding
Golden Apple Foundation of Rockford's mission is to recognize teachers and empower them with classroom resources to improve educational...
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Golden Apple Foundation Opens Nominations for 2025 Outstanding Principal award
Show your appreciation for an outstanding principal -- nominate him or her for the 2025 Golden Apple Outstanding Principal Award!
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Nominate an amazing volunteer for the Golden Apple Jan Jones Service Award
The Golden Apple Foundation Jan Jones Service Award will be presented to an individual, couple, organization or business for demonstrat...
Golden Apple Foundation Names 20 Finalists for the 2025 Golden Apple Awards
Golden Apple Foundation is pleased to announce the names of 20 Winnebago and Boone County teachers who will move forward in the selecti...
Full House at Nominee Reception 2024
With another record number of nominations received, we had a huge response to attend the Nominee Reception this year. Gue...
Golden Apple received more than 1450 nominations for the 2025 Golden Apple awards
“The amount of growth I have seen in my child is astounding. He started as a little boy who would hardly talk and has blossomed into an...
Golden Apple Foundation Receives Crusader Health’s 2024 Spirit of Caring Award
On Friday, Oct. 11, Golden Apple Foundation staff Jennifer Stark and Kathi Edwards; board chair-elect, Gordon Eggers; grant r...