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2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Weston Brabeck
14 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Weston Brabeck

  • March 25, 2022
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Weston Brabeck of Marengo has been teaching for seven years and has been Guilford High School’s band teacher the past four years.

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Monica Benolkin
14 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Monica Benolkin

  • April 15, 2022
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Monica Benolkin of Rockford has been teaching for 10 years, the past six at Rockford Lutheran, where she teaches orchestra for students in third through 12th grades.

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Michael Chiodini
14 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Michael Chiodini

  • April 15, 2022
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Michael Chiodini of Rockton has been teaching for seven years, all at Belvidere North High School.

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Lorrie Hill
14 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Lorrie Hill

  • April 15, 2022
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Lorrie Hill of PawPaw has been teaching for 29 years, the past two at Eisenhower Middle School, where she teaches students in the special education program.

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Wendy Taylor
14 Mar
2022 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Wendy Taylor

  • April 15, 2022
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Wendy Taylor of Poplar Grove has been teaching for 22 years in Belvidere’ District 100, the last 15 at Belvidere North H.S., where she teaches math.

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