December’s Golden Apple Award winner is Mrs. Angela Grace from Creston Intermediate Middle School in Warren Township. Learn how she went from very active parent to beloved teacher, and how her daughter's mission to have her win the WISH-TV Golden Apple Award led to nearly 50 nominations.

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December’s Golden Apple Award winner is Mrs. Angela Grace, a teacher from Creston Intermediate Middle School in Warren Township. Grace, better known as “Coco” by friends, colleagues, and students, started off as just a parent whose four kids attended school in the district. Now, she teaches STEM and received almost 50 nominations for this award.

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Mr. Brent Cummings has been known by students as Batman for 18 years. He is also known for getting elementary students interested in robotics. He has a record number of students competing and is leading the way as a 'Project Lead The Way' teacher.

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November’s Golden Apple Award winner is Mr. Brent Cummings from Perry Township Schools. He’s a Project Lead The Way teacher at Jeremiah Gray Elementary School, who is known as the ringmaster of robotics, the spell master of spelling, and the caped crusader of the classroom.

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Mrs. Jaymie Popcheff is committed to serving her students and her community. She is skilled at getting children of all ages to learn to read. However, her most impressive skill is connecting with students and helping them feel safe. Listen to our conversation about how she became a teacher and how she keeps going 24 years into this profession.

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October’s Golden Apple Award winner is Mrs. Jaymie Popcheff. She’s in her 24th year teaching and is currently a reading specialist in the Wayne Township Metropolitan School District. She works with students of all ages from several different districts at Sanders School and her coworkers say her gift is making kids feel special.

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September’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Sydni Jennings. She inspires students through her own experience in their shoes. While working toward her Masters degree, she has written a book and leads students after school in 'GEMS,' all while helping the community. We discuss how she stays inspired, even on the hard days, and how future teachers can learn from her story.

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September’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Sydni Jennings. She’s a Spanish teacher at Lawrence North High School, who grew up learning Spanish in Lawrence Township. Jennings is so loved as a teacher that without communicating or coordinating, six current and former students nominated Jennings for the WISH-TV Golden Apple Award.

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This school year WGU Indiana is teaming up with WISH-TV to surprise teachers in Indiana with the Golden Apple Award. New this school year is a $2,000 cash prize. WGU discusses the importance of giving exceptional educators this award.

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All nine teachers from the Class of 2024 were invited to the WISH-TV studios for the Golden Apple Grand Finale Special. One teacher was also honored as the Grand Finale Award winner.

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