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2024 Golden Apple Finalists

06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients, 2024 Golden Apple Finalists, Golden Apple News

Leann Burmeister-Juliano

  • March 12, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

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

  • March 12, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

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 Finalists

Jeremy Toledo

  • March 6, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Jeremy Toledo of Rockford teaches choir, guitar and drama at Harlem High School, where he’s been the past 3 of his 17 years teaching.

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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Finalists

Chelsea Spinello-Johnson

  • March 6, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Chelsea Spinello-Johnson of Machesney Park has taught 8th grade literature and publications at Thurgood Marshall Middle School for 8 of her 16 years of teaching.

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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Finalists

Ariana Sanders

  • March 6, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Ariana Sanders of Rockford has taught Social Studies the entire 7 years of her career at Belvidere High School.

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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Finalists

Marianna Ruggerio

  • March 6, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Marianna Ruggerio of Rockford has taught physics at Auburn High School the past 8 of her 15 years teaching.

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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Finalists

Kathleen Podraza

  • March 6, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Kathleen Podraza of Winnebago has been teaching English at North Boone High School 12 of her 15-year teaching career.

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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Finalists

Timothy Perian

  • March 6, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Tim Perian of Machesney Park has taught music at alma mater Harlem High School all 8 years of his teaching career.

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06 Mar
2024 Golden Apple Award Recipients, 2024 Golden Apple Finalists, Golden Apple News

Yuritza Moctezuma

  • March 12, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

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 Finalists

Dr. Teresa Kruger

  • March 6, 2024
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Dr. Teresa Kruger of Rockford teaches social studies at Belvidere North High School. She’s been there 22 of her 28 years of teaching.

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