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2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients

25 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients, Golden Apple News

Six Teachers Receive the 2024 Golden Apple Teacher Award

On March 7, 2024, Golden Apple Foundation of Rockford sent staff, board members and Teacher Academy volunteers throughout Boone and Win...
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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients, 2024 Golden Apple Finalists, Golden Apple News

Leann Burmeister-Juliano

Leann Burmeister-Juliano of Loves Park has taught English at Belvidere North High School the past 3 of her 15 years of teaching.
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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients, 2024 Golden Apple Finalists, Golden Apple News

Cara Wolfe

Cara Wolfe of Rockford has taught 8th grade ELA at Flinn Middle School the past 3 of her 9 years of teaching.
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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients, 2024 Golden Apple Finalists, Golden Apple News

Yuritza Moctezuma

Yuri Moctezuma of Rockford has been teaching social studies at Belvidere South Middle School the past 2 of her 10 years teaching.
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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients, 2024 Golden Apple Finalists, Golden Apple News

Molly Kettelhut

Molly Kettelhut of Rockford teaches 7th grade English Language Arts and Social Studies at Galapagos Rockford Charter School. She’s taught the past 5 of her 7 years of teaching here.
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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients, 2024 Golden Apple Finalists, Golden Apple News

Alex Hartz

Alex Hartz of Rockton has taught math for 15 years, all at Hononegah.
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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients, 2024 Golden Apple Finalists, Golden Apple News

Michael Davis

Michael Davis of Rockford has been teaching special education at Kennedy Middle the past 10 of his 26-year teaching career.
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