Honoring Outstanding Teachers and Educators in East Mississippi & West Alabama
Do you have a teaching colleague whose style you admire?
Nominate them for the Golden Apple Award! Then, encourage others to do the same!
2018-2019 Teacher Of The Year Read More
September 2019 Winner - Amber Goodman:(Enterprise Elementary School )
"It's funny how it worked out," Goodman said. "I decided to get my degree in gifted in the middle of the school year, like in January, and if I hadn't started then, I wouldn't have been done in time to get this gifted education spot..... Read More
October 2019 Winner - Anne Fisackerly:(Philadelphia High School)
"I had no intention of becoming a high school teacher," she said. "If you would have asked me when I graduated from Mississippi State if I would be a teacher I would have said, 'oh no'.".. Read More
November 2019 Winner - Gwen Rockette:(Clarkdale Elementary)
Bloom where you are planted.
That is the philosophy of Clarkdale Elementary teacher Gwen Rockette – do your best, wherever you are... Read More
December 2019 Winner - Ashley McClelland:(Northeast Elementary School)
When Ashley McClelland was a child, she'd sit in her bedroom and pretend she was a teacher, with her stuffed animals as her students.. Read More
January 2020 Winner - Kayla Weir:(Clarkdale Middle School)
Clarkdale Middle School teacher Kayla Weir firmly believes teaching is more than a profession... Read More
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