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Two remarkable educators earn 2026 Golden Apple Awards, bringing pride to Willowbrook and Hononegah
Hayley Gotzsche and Kelsey Zammuto were selected as 2026 Golden Apple Award recipients.
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Four local teachers are among 20 finalists for the 2026 Golden Apple Foundation Award
Four of the twenty Golden Apple finalists teach grades 6-12 in Roscoe, Rockton and South Beloit schools
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Blackhawk Elementary’s Kathy Harms in South Beloit earns Golden Apple nomination in first year back in the classroom
"I want all my students to feel as though they can accomplish anything," says Harms, back in the classroom after 14 years of raising her children
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Whitman Post Elementary School principal presented with “Outstanding Principal Award”
Mrs. Megan Forsythe has been principal at Whitman Post for 10 years.
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Ledgewood Elementary teacher Jackie Weerda claims a Golden Apple
Visitors surprised her with the award while she was reading to her kindergarteners.
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Betsy Dhom: Golden Apple finalist
Betsy provides individualized education plans for second and third grade students at Stone Creek Elementary School in Roscoe, Illinois.
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Jackie Weerda: Golden Apple finalist
Jackie teaches kindergarten at Ledgewood School in Roscoe, Illinois.
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Danielle Vanek: Golden Apple finalist
Danielle teaches fifth grade English and literature at Willowbrook School, South Beloit, Illinois.
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Ashley Weidman: Golden Apple finalist
Ashley teaches first grade at Ledgewood School in Roscoe, Illinois.
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Elizabeth Wecker: Golden Apple finalist
Elizabeth teaches at Kinnikinnick School in Roscoe.
