Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Sixty-five Joplin teachers nominated for Golden Apple Award


(From Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce)

The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that nominations were received for 65 Joplin educators for the 2023 Golden Apple Awards. 

For 38 years, the Golden Apple Awards have recognized excellence in the teaching profession and informed the public of the exceptional quality of instruction in the Joplin community!








The individuals listed below were nominated by students, parents, and peers in Joplin’s public and private schools. All nominees and the individuals who nominated them were recognized at an assembly on March 13 at Missouri Southern State University’s Criminal Justice Center Auditorium.

Judging will take place over the next month and the awardees in each of the four categories will be announced at the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Banquet on Thursday, April 27 at 5:15 pm.








The nominees are:

Kindergarten to Second Grade

Leah BlakenshipCollege Heights Christian School
Meg CarlisleJefferson Elementary
Bailey GardnerRoyal Heights Elementary School
Shannon HarrisStapleton Elementary School
Beth HaubeinMartin Luther School
Stephanie LynchSoaring Heights Elementary School
Monica McGriffDover Hill Elementary School
Sara MeyerIrving Elementary School
Kira MitchellJefferson Elementary
Alexa MurrayStapleton Elementary School
Shawna SampsonIrving Elementary School
Whitney TerryEastmorland Elementary School
Nicole ThornJefferson Elementary School
Jaylee ToddDover Hill Elementary School
Kelsey VeneCecil Floyd Elementary School

Third to Fifth Grade

Mary ArnoldThomas Jefferson Independent Day School
Rebecca AskewCollege Heights Christian School
Sheenah BriggsKelsey Norman Elementary School
Kari DietrichIrving Elementary School
Molly GrahamCecil Floyd Elementary School
Tylan HarrisJefferson Elementary
James HartzfeldSoaring Heights Elementary School
Hannah HornCecil Floyd Elementary School
Tracy HortonSoaring Heights Elementary School
Lisa JolleySoaring Heights
Lori LindseyKelsey Norman Elementary School
Sophia MartinJefferson Elementary
Roxcee McCullySoaring Heights Elementary School
Angela McPhailEastmorland Elementary School
Tina OlsonCecil Floyd Elementary School
Terryle PullumSoaring Heights Elementary School
Gabrielle RobinsonKelsey Norman Elementary School
Jessica RogersStapleton Elementary School
Amanda SauerKelsey Norman Elementary School
Tyler VanCleaveMcKinley Elementary School
Kristina WardenStapleton Elementary School

 Sixth to Eighth Grade

Kim AlfordNorth Middle School
Rachel BowyerSouth Middle School
Leslie ColemanEast Middle School
Laurel CookSouth Middle School
Whitney CummingsNorth Middle School
Angela FrySt. Peter’s Middle School
Chandler GlasgowSouth Middle School
Michaela GlenskySouth Middle School
Leah IngramSouth Middle School
Katie JuergensNorth Middle School
Jil McKinneyCollege Heights Christian School
Melissa MoseleyNorth Middle School
Natalie ProdanNorth Middle School
Jessica SewingEast Middle School
Morgan SmithSouth Middle School

Ninth to Twelfth Grade

Ryan BurnsideJoplin High School
Joshua CarterJoplin High School
Ben ColtharpJoplin High School
Brad DouglasJoplin High School
Jeremy FinleyJoplin High School
Shelly GreningerJoplin High School
Alan LindenJoplin High School
Hannah NewJoplin High School
Janet Parker-SpainRoi S. Wood Campus
Robert ParsonsJoplin High School
Tracy SaundersJoplin High School
Dave SmithJoplin High School
Amber TravisJoplin High School
Ashley TrotnicJoplin High School
Thank you to all the students and parents who took the time to nominate these teachers. And a special thank you to the title sponsor of this year’s program, Liberty Utilities, and the presenting sponsor, Missouri Southern State University’s Teacher Education Department.

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