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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Kimberly Plaster

  • February 2, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Kimberly Plaster of Marengo teaches third grade math and science at Galapagos Rockford Charter School, where she’s in her sixth year of teaching.

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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Whitney Mohr

  • February 9, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Whitney Mohr of Machesney Park has been teaching for 27 years, the past four in a 2nd through 5th grade self-contained class for children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities at Rockford’s Rolling Green.

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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Kimberlee Malmberg

  • February 9, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Kimberlee Malmberg of Rockford has spent her 30-year career in her “dream job,” teaching third grade at Washington Elementary.

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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Jelena Holcomb

  • February 2, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Jelena Holcomb of Rockford has been teaching for 19 years, the past three at the STEAM Academy at Haskell, where she teaches Kindergarten.

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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Amanda Hahn

  • February 2, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Amanda Hahn of Poplar Grove has taught at North Boone Upper Elementary the past four of her 18 years of teaching. She teaches Fifth Grade Reading and Language, co-teaching with a special education teacher.

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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Kelly Golich

  • February 2, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Kelly Golich of Rockford teaches junior Kindergarten (four year-olds) at Rockford’s Keith School. She’s been there 15 of her 28 years of teaching.

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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists, 2023 Golden Apple Award Recipients

Crystal Ellis

  • March 16, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Crystal Ellis of South Beloit has been at Stone Creek her whole 18-year career.

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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Dianna Dornink

  • February 2, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Dianna Dornink of Rock City has taught all 12 years of her teaching career at Durand Elementary, currently teaching fourth grade.

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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists, 2023 Golden Apple Award Recipients

Emily Daub

  • March 16, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Emily Daub of Rockford has taught at Kindergarten at Ellis the past three of her 12 years of teaching.

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02 Feb
2023 Golden Apple Award Finalists

Nicole Busker

  • February 2, 2023
  • By author-avatar Kathi Edwards

Nicole Busker of Belvidere has been teaching for 12 years. She’s in her fourth year at Seth Whitman Elementary, where she teaches second grade science, social studies and writing.

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