2025 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching & Leadership Finalists — Golden Apple

2025 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Leadership Finalists

Following a highly competitive process, six Pre-K-12th grade school leaders were selected as finalists for the 2025 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Leadership.

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Gerrie Aulisa

Albright Middle School
Villa Park
Principal

Kristin Cummings

Kristin Cummings

Prospect School
Clarendon Hills
Principal

Maureen Delgado

Maureen Delgado

DeWitt Clinton Elementary School
Chicago
Principal

Emily Feltes

North-Grand High School
Chicago
Principal

Loretta Furtute

Loretta Furtute

Wood View Elementary School
Bolingbrook
Principal

Mike LaScola

Everest High School
Belvidere
Principal

2025 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching Finalists

Following a highly competitive process, 30 9th-12th grade teachers were selected as finalists for the 2025 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

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Timothy Aberle

Shelbyville Community Unit School District

Shelbyville

Nick Anaya

Lindblom Math and Science Academy

Chicago

Kindra Callahan

Kewanee High School

Kewanee

Tiffany Childress Price

South Shore International College Prep

Chicago

Erin Clifford

Bolingbrook High School

Bolingbrook

Elvira Concepcion Soriano

William Howard Taft High School

Chicago

Elizabeth Dribin-Khoshaba

Niles West High School

Skokie

Karen Engelmann

Cobden Jr./Sr. High School

Cobden

Matthew Erbach

South Elgin High School

South Elgin

Luis Garcia

Fenton Community High School District 100

Bensenville

Alyssa Greenwald

Joliet West High School

Joliet

Amy Howerton

Oswego High School

Oswego

Victor Hurtado

Schurz High School

Chicago

Cheng Jin

Maine South High School

Park Ridge

Brian Johnson

AOEC Waukegan High School

Waukegan

Vyjayanti Joshi

Lake View High School

Chicago

Leslie Lopez

West Leyden High School

Northlake

Kathleen Mahoney

Lake View High School

Chicago

Esmeralda Mora

Carmel Catholic High School

Mundelein

Zanfina Muja

Maine South High School

Park Ridge

Trevor Nicholas

Nicholas Senn High School

Chicago

Jordan Oliva

Thornton Fractional South High School

Lansing

Dillin Randolph

Niles West High School

Skokie

Shelly Robinson

Southwestern High School

Piasa

James Rowe

Clare Woods Academy

Wheaton

Kristina Sauter

Proviso West High School

Hillside

Elise Scarbeary

Eric Solorio Academy High School

Chicago

Gillian Schneider

Neuqua Valley High School

Naperville

Kelly Torres

Fenton High School

Bensenville

Sarah Valerio

Crete-Monee High School

Crete

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