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24 Mar
Outstanding Principal Award Recipient

2022 – Melissa Yuska

  • May 11, 2022
  • By author-avatar Golden Apple

Melissa Yuska was hired as principal on June 24, 2019. She previously served as the assistant principal at Windsor and Olson Park Elementary Schools. Before that, she was a supervisor of special education…

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24 Mar
Golden Apple News, Jan Jones Service Award Recipients

2023 Jan Jones Service Award Recipients: The Kiwanis Club of Rockford and Virginia Norris

  • April 11, 2023
  • By author-avatar Golden Apple

Congratulations to the Kiwanis Club of Rockford and Virginia Norris on receiving the Jan Jones Service Award.

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Matt Green
15 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Recipients

Matthew Green

  • March 25, 2022
  • By author-avatar Golden Apple

Matt Green of Rockford has been teaching for 18 years, the last 12 at Roosevelt Community Education Center.

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Jean Chambers
15 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Recipients

Jean Chambers

  • March 25, 2022
  • By author-avatar Golden Apple

Jean Chamber has been at Hononegah High School for 24 years, teaching 9th grade honors World Literature and 12th grade British Literature.

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Ashley Vansickle
15 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Recipients

Ashley VanSickle

  • March 25, 2022
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Ashley VanSickle has taught technology in Germany and in an elementary school. The past four of her nine years has been at Harlem Middle School, teaching Social Studies.

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Mark J. Peterson
15 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Mark J. Peterson

  • March 25, 2022
  • By author-avatar Golden Apple

Mark J. Peterson of Algonquin has been teaching for 14 years, the past eight at Rockford’s Auburn High School.

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Chelsea Johnson
15 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Chelsea Spinello-Johnson

  • March 25, 2022
  • By author-avatar Golden Apple

Chelsea Spinello-Johnson of Rockford has been teaching for 14 years, the past six at Rockford’s Gifted Academy at Thurgood Marshall Middle School.

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Heather Plourde
15 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Heather Plourde

  • March 25, 2022
  • By author-avatar Golden Apple

Heather Plourde of Rockton has been teaching for 17 years, 15 of them at Rockton’s Hononegah High School.

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Hayley Gotzsche
15 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Hayley Gotzsche

  • March 25, 2022
  • By author-avatar Golden Apple

Hayley Gotzsche of Roscoe has been a teacher for eight years, the past three at South Beloit’s Willowbrook Middle School.

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Kelli Houghton
15 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Recipients

Kelli Houghton

  • March 25, 2022
  • By author-avatar Golden Apple

Kelli Houghton of Roscoe started teaching at Willowbrook Middle School 20 years ago and never left!

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