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Golden Apple In the News

2009

August 12, 2009 - Bilingual teacher (Maria Hernandez) wins Golden Apple Award, Extra
June 16, 2009 - Golden Apple becomes affiliate of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills
May 22, 2009 - Galesburg HS sprouts Golden Apples, The Register-Mail
May 12-14, 2009 - Full coverage of the 2009 Golden Apple Award suprise visits on our special 2009 awards page.
May 4, 2009 - Golden Apple Award Finalist featured in Berwyn Life. [PDF]
April 22, 2009 - Golden Apple Award Finalist featured in Kane County Chronicle. [PDF]
April 20-22, 2009 - Golden Apple Award Finalists featured in a three-part series in the Daily Herald. [PDF]
April 21, 2009 - Matoon/Charleston-area Scholars featured in the Journal Gazette - Times Courier. [PDF]
April 17, 2009 - New Golden Apple Scholar from Oak Lawn Community High School featured in the Chicago Tribune. [PDF]
March 26  New Golden Apple Scholar from Oak Park River Forest H.S. featured in Oak Park Leaves. [PDF]
March 24  New Golden Apple Scholar from Danville High School featured in the News-Gazette. [PDF]
March 15  Scholars Robert Johnson and Steve Sanders featured in Black Collegian Online's Academic All-Stars
March 11  Golden Apple President and CEO Dom Belmonte shares his thoughts on Obama's education plan in a guest column in Catalyst Magazine.
Feb 23 GATE Teacher Scott Galson is the Illinois winner of the Siemens Foundation Award for the nation's best teachers of Advanced Placement math and science.

2008

Dec 10 2006 Golden Apple Fellow/1993 Golden Apple Scholar Ziomara Perez is featured in Chicago Commuter for her class project to support schools in Africa.
Nov 28 2008 Golden Apple Fellow Holly Bontkowski is a Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year!
Nov 15 2008 Golden Apple Fellow Carol Broos is TechLearning.com's Leader of the Year!
Nov 13 Golden Apple Scholar Hedi Belkaoui is featured in a Dominican University advertisement.
Nov 2 The 12th Annual Golden Apple 5K was a huge success!
Oct 30 2001 Golden Apple Fellow Elizabeth Kirby was honored with the first annual New Leaders for New Schools Leadership Award, along with Golden Apple board member Arne Duncan.
Oct 30 Northeastern Illinois University honors five 2008 Fellows, all NEIU alums.
Oct 15 Cheryl Watkins, a 1991 Golden Apple Fellow, is awarded a $25,000 National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation.
Oct 2 St. Xavier University features four Golden Apple Fellowsin their Fall 2008 magazine.
Sept 8 DePaul honors alumnae chosen as 2008 Golden Apple Winners.
Sept 1New law increases Golden Apple Scholars' tuition aid and program size.
Aug 19 Golden Apple President and CEO Dom Belmonte appears on Chicago Tonight to discuss back-to-school tips
Aug 13 "(Scholars) program helps teaching career seed grow" -- Galesburg Register-Mail
Aug 12 Golden Apple Award winners offer "Top 10 Ways to Make Back-to-School a Breeze"
July 29 "Golden Apple Scholars aid IMSA staffers" -- Chicago Tribune
July 26 "Budding teachers train at IMSA" -- Daily Herald
July 26 "Summer School at IMSA: Teaching future teachers" -- Beacon News (Aurora)
July 1 Chicago Teachers Union publication reports on Golden Apple winner -- Chicago Union Teacher, May/June
June 26 Golden Apple Award winner Natalie Neris-Guereca is featured on cover of the dual-language Chicago Extra newspaper
June 4 "Sandburg HS senior Katelynn McGuire wins Golden Apple scholarship" --Orland Park Prairie
May 23 "Samina Khan honored with prestigious Golden Apple award" -- Indian Reporter
May 18 "South Side teacher (John Nieciak) wins Golden Apple Award" -- Southtown Star
May 15 "(Golden) Apple goes to Sunset Ridge teacher (Carol Broos)" -- Winnetka Talk
May 15 "Middle School North teacher receives Golden Apple (Dan Morvaji)" -- Lake Zurich Courier
May 14 "(Donnell White) A different approach to solving the achievement gap" --Austin Weekly News
May 13 "Late bloomer scores a Golden Apple (Donnell White) -- Wednesday Journal
May 10"Golden in the classroom (Dan Morvaji)" (editorial) -- Daily Herald
May 6 "Golden Apple Award winner...Samina Khan..." -- desiTalk (Indian-American newspaper)
May 8 "She's got music in her (Carol Broos)" -- Chicago Tribune
May 8 "Energy, creativity, put teacher many steps above (Dan Morvaji)" -- Chicago Tribune
May 7 "Carpentersville teacher's special connection with pupils wins her a Golden Apple (Nancy Kontney)"
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May 7 "A Golden moment for District 95 teacher (Dan Morvaji)" -- Daily Herald
May 7 "Apple-winning teacher is homegrown (Holly Bontkowski)" -- Herald News
May 7 "Carpentersville teacher named one of state's best (Nancy Kontney)" -- Daily Herald
May 7 "2 teachers at West Side school win 'Oscars' (Donnell White, Samina Khan)" -- Chicago Sun-Times
May 7 "Golden Apple winner 'makes you want to dance' (Brooke Thompson)" -- Chicago Sun-Times
May 7 "Golden Apples for Clarke School (Donnell White, Samina Khan) " -- Austin Weekly News
May 7 "Dundee-Crown students living life like it's golden" -- Elgin Courier-News
May 6 "Chicago teachers win Golden Apple Awards (Brooke Thompson)" -- Chicago Tribune
May 4 "A Golden Apple (Megan Burns)" -- Southtown Star
April 20 62 Scholars are students from Eastern Illinois University; article highlights TEN. -- EIU Newsletter
April 12 The Golden Apple Scholars Induction Ceremony is reported on Chicago's 10 pm CBS2News
April 12 "Area teens get help in pursuing teaching careers"- The Beacon News, Aurora, IL
April 11 "Katie Lusk honored as Golden Apple Scholar" - Galesburg Register-Mail
April 10 "Merker gets a bite of the Apple" - Wauconda Courier
April 9 "Juarez students win teaching awards" - Chicago Journal
April 3 "5 students from MetroEast named Golden Apple Scholars" - Bellville News-Democrat, Bellville IL
April 1 "Two named Golden Apple Scholars" - Naperville Sun, Naperville IL
April 1 "Southland Golden Apple Scholars named" - Southtown Star, South Chicago area
April 1 "Golden Apple winners cited" - Daily Herald, Arlington Hts. IL
March 27 "Quest teacher in running for Golden Apple" - Palatine Countryside, Palatine IL
March 24 "Program preps 'apples' for teacher excellence" -Illinois School Board Journal (March/April)
March 20 "Future teacher named Golden Apple Scholar" - Lombard Spectator, Lombard IL
March 14 "Teacher Plainfield's first Golden Apple Award finalist" - Plainfield News, Plainfield IL
March 13 "Golden Apple finalist special" - Lincolnshire Review, Lincolnshire IL
Feb. 23 "Five bright and shiny apples" (editorial) - Daily Herald, Arlington Hts. IL
Feb. 22 "Area teachers up for Golden Apple awards" -Daily Herald, Arlington Hts. IL

2007