Golden Apple

"My heart is so full right now. I have been beaming nonstop since you guys came to my room." Hear Ms. Amber Ploutz's reaction to the response from WISH-TV's Golden Apple story and why doing work you love is worth it. Ploutz runs the show when it comes to V.O. Isom Central Elementary School's Drama Club. She has transformed the program into a huge success over the past ten years.

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April’s winner is Amber Ploutz, a 2nd-grade teacher at V.O. Isom Central Elementary School in Greenwood. Along with teaching, Ploutz runs the school’s Drama Club in her free time. She has transformed the program into a huge success over the past ten years and creates plays and parodies for students to perform.

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Jocelyn Sisson, an AP literature, language and composition teacher at North Central High School. She has been a teacher for 32 years but this is her second career. Hear what fuels her passion and drive for this challenging and rewarding job. A lot has changed over the decades, yet she has mastered how to connect and teach students through a masterful level of difficulty and respect.

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Jocelyn Sisson IS an AP literature, language and composition teacher who has spent decades helping students write their own stories. She demands kids do their best and is known for “yelping,” a term her students use to describe her yelling and helping method of teaching.

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This is an in-depth conversation with Mr. Blastic about his special role as an interventionist. He explains his ongoing education and some methods he uses to help bridge the gap some elementary students have in language arts or math.

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Jodavid Blastic is known at Trinity Christian School as “Super Mr. B” and his ability to help students thrive, truly is a superpower. Blastic has a special role at the school as an interventionist. He helps bridge the gap some elementary students have in language arts or math.

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Mrs. Sarah Terrell explains who inspired her to become a teacher and how messages from her students keep her motivated to do the job she loves. Hear her journey and words of wisdom as teachers overcome struggles during the pandemic.

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Mrs. Sarah Terrell is outgoing, energetic, and very talkative. However, she was almost speechless after WISH-TV surprised her with the Golden Apple Award.

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December’s big winner is Daniel Dorsett. Dorsett is the band director at Harshman Magnet Middle School in Indianapolis. Dorsett is helping teach so much more than just music.

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WISH-TV honors Mr. Steve Reeder with October 2021's Golden Apple Award. His nomination was full of examples of how he actually lives what he does (and he's a history, so that's not that obvious). He and his students apply for local historical markers, make documentaries, and impressive display cases all about the history makers of Monrovia.

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