2024 Golden Apple Finalists
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.
Alex Hartz
Alex Hartz of Rockton has taught math for 15 years, all at Hononegah.
Brooke Harp
Brooke Harp of Rockford has been teaching literature at Holy Family Catholic School all 7 of her years teaching.
Jessica Full
Jessica Full of Winnebago is in her ninth year at Belvidere High School. She’s taught math for 20 years.
Michael Davis
Michael Davis of Rockford has been teaching special education at Kennedy Middle the past 10 of his 26-year teaching career.
Amanda Becker
Amanda Becker of Rockford has been a history teacher of alma mater Rockford’s Auburn High School all 18 years of her teaching career.
Aubrey Barnett
Aubrey Barnett of Rockford teaches 8th grade English Language Arts at Flinn Middle School in Rockford. She’s taught here the past 3 of her 8 years of teaching.
David Bardwell
David Bardwell of Oregon, Ill., biology teacher, has taught at Rockford’s Jefferson High School all 13 of his years teaching.
Amy Avery
Amy Avery of Cherry Valley has been a Spanish teacher for 17 years, the past 7 at Guilford.
Bethany Austin
Bethany Austin of Rockford teaches art at Rockford’s Guilford High School, where she’s been the past 9 of her 23 years of teaching.