(From Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce) The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and Liberty Utilities are pleased to announce that nominations were received for 67 Joplin educators for the 2024 Golden Apple Awards!
For 39 years, the Golden Apple Awards have recognized excellence in the teaching profession and informed the public of 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.
Judging for each category will take place over the next month. All nominees and the individuals who nominated them will be recognized during a reception on Monday, May 13 at Missouri Southern State University’s Corley Auditorium. The awardees from each category will also be announced during the program.
The nominees are:
Kindergarten to Second Grade
Sydni Beck Cecil Floyd Elementary School
Madison Fowler Jefferson Elementary School
Melissa Kimberling Cecil Floyd Elementary School
Shelby Koeshall Soaring Heights Elementary School
Desiree Limkeman College Heights Christian School
Sarah Long Irving Elementary School
Sara Meyer Irving Elementary School
Shamera Moss Irving Elementary School
Kerri Myers Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School
Andrea Read Stapleton Elementary School
Staci Saunders Stapleton Elementary School
Kelli Schamber Kelsey Norman Elementary School
Morgan Secrist Kelsey Norman Elementary School
Michele Silvey College Heights Christian School
Jaylee Todd Dover Hill Elementary School
Kelsey Vene Cecil Floyd Elementary School
Bailey Wallace Irving Elementary School
Anna Wieneke Soaring Heights Elementary School
Dazesha Williams McKinley Elementary School
Third to Fifth Grade
Rebecca Askew College Heights Christian School
Whitney Benfield Irving Elementary School
Kalynne Bready Eastmorland Elementary School
Victoria Campbell Irving Elementary School
Clayton Carnahan Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School
Aaron Dogotch College Heights Christian School
Kristen Gavenda Jefferson Elementary School
Kyle Graves Eastmorland Elementary School
Leah Gurley Irving Elementary School
Ashley Kerr Soaring Heights Elementary School
Kacey Kimbrough College Heights Christian School
Roxcee McCulley Soaring Heights Elementary School
Amberly Mobley Royal Heights Elementary School
Carrie Owen Stapleton Elementary School
Savanna Parker Irving Elementary School
Terryle Pullum Soaring Heights Elementary School
Debi Staton St. Mary’s Elementary School
Tyler VanCleave McKinley Elementary School
Sixth to Eighth Grade
Brian Barham South Middle School
Marcia Cannon North Middle School
Whitney Cummings North Middle School
CarrieDoll South Middle School
Jessica Fletcher-Fiero East Middle School
Michelle Friskey North Middle School
Amanda Hutcheson East Middle School
Katie Juergens North Middle School
Natalie Kayser South Middle School
Marissa Mitchell East Middle School
Jenny Moore East Middle School
Kenneth Peters South Middle School
Nicole Peters South Middle School
Jessica Sewing East Middle School
Crystal Stokes North Middle School
Tanya Tupper South Middle School
Margo Wahpekeche North Middle School
Cheri Wright East Middle School
Ninth to Twelfth Grade
Adam Bennett Joplin High School
Ryan Burnside Joplin High School
Josh Carter Joplin High School
Brad Douglas Joplin High School
Alan Linden Joplin High School
Julie McCain Joplin High School
LTC Joshua Reitz Joplin High School
Monica Reynolds-Brown Joplin High School
Tracy Saunders Joplin High School
Luke Smith Joplin High School
Janel White Joplin High School
Congratulations to all the teachers who were nominated! The Chamber would like to thank the students and parents who took the time to nominate these educators. 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.
Congratulations to all the Golden Apple Award Winners. Teaching can be a Thankless Job - so Thank You to all these Educators that were Honored for their Excellence in Teaching.
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DeleteFirst let's thank our Blog Host, Randy Turner, as Randy was previously a School Teacher.
ReplyDeleteSome of you want to criticize Teachers, yet they spend years acquiring a Bachelor's or Master's Degree. With the goal of Helping Students gain a good education. Teachers are with our children 6 Plus hours a day and yet they face adversity from Administration, Parents, and even Students. Many have encountered Physical Violence and Loss of Life doing their jobs.
A lot of Parents, fail to Help and Support their Children in School and use the System as a Babysitter, to handle their unruly, disruptive, and disrespectful children.
All of this while Teachers are paid a Low Salary to help educate, shape, and mold your Children for 12-13 years of their life.
For the second year in a row, Missouri ranks 50th in the nation for average beginning teacher pay ($34,052).
The 2021-2022 NEA Rankings and Estimates report puts Missouri teachers at 47th for average teacher pay ($52.481), up 1.79% from the previous year.
Maybe we can give some respect to our Teachers - they have a difficult job to do and your children's future can depend on them.