Every two weeks during the school year, NewsChannel 15 and Busey Bank honor a teacher in Central Illinois who is making a difference. The teacher is honored with a short segment on the Thursday 6 p.m. news and a Golden Apple Award plaque.
It's easy to nominate a teacher. Just send a letter explaining why you think your teacher deserves a Golden Apple Award in care of "Golden Apple Award" to NewsChannel 15, 250 South Country Fair Drive, Champaign, IL 61821 - or e-mail us at news@wicd15.com - Subject: Golden Apple Award.
Highlighting this week...
Name: CHRISTINA GHERNA
School: ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Subject: 1ST GRADE
Special Approach: SOME PARENTS WANT A SAINT JOSEPH GRADE SCHOOL TEACHER TO KNOW SHE HOLDS
A SPECIAL PLACE IN THEIR HEARTS.
IT CAME TO US IN AN E-MAIL TELLING US HOW FIRST GRADE TEACHER CHRISTINA GHERNA
HAS DONE WONDERS FOR THEIR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS...
AND THAT IS WHY SHE IS THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE AWARD WINNER.
GHERNA HAS BEEN TEACHING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS...
BECAUSE OF HER OTHER FULL TIME JOB BEING A MOM TO HER THREE KIDS GHERNA SAYS
BEING RECOGNIZED BY HER STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS MEANS THE WORLD TO HER. |
