Photo gallery: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington announces the 10 local Catholic school teachers who have been named as 2023 Golden Apple Award winners- Catholic Standard

Photo gallery: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington announces the 10 local Catholic school teachers who have been named as 2023 Golden Apple Award winners

Mihoko Owada

Apr 26, 2023

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Students at Our Lady of Victory School in Washington, D.C., cheer when fifth-grade teacher Lauren Harper is announced as the 2023 Golden Apple Award-winning teacher in a surprise announcement on April 20. A fifth grade teacher Lauren Harper is one of 10 Catholic school teachers from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who will receive the Golden Apple Award in May. (CS Photo/Mihoko Owada)

Students at Holy Cross School in Garrett Park, Maryland, cheer middle school language arts teacher Lurana Hogan during the April 19 announcement of the 2023 Golden Apple Award winner. Lurana Hogan, a middle school language arts teacher, is one of 10 Catholic school teachers in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who will be receiving the Golden Apple Award in May. (CS photo/Mihoko Owada)

St. Peter's School students celebrate with Cheryl Kim, kindergarten teacher at St. Peter's School in Waldorf, Maryland, who was announced as the 2023 Golden Apple Award recipient by the Archdiocese of Washington on April 17. Cheryl Kim is one of 10 Catholic school teachers from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who will receive the Golden Apple Award in May (CS photo/ Mihoko Owada)

Students at St. Anthony Catholic School in Washington, D.C., greet Dominican Sister Mary Olivia Shirley with cheers during the April 18 surprise announcement that she is a 2023 Golden Apple Award winning teacher. Sister Mary Olivia, a fourth grade teacher at St. Anthony Catholic School, is one of 10 Catholic school teachers in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who will be receiving the Golden Apple Award in May. (CS photo/Mihoko Owada)

Student at St. Peter School on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., greets Jean Zwald, a pre-kindergarten teacher during the April 20 surprise announcement that she is a 2023 Golden Apple Award winning teacher. Jean Zwald, a pre-kindergarten teacher at St. Peter School, is one of 10 Catholic school teachers in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who will be receiving the Golden Apple Award in May. (CS photo/Mihoko Owada)

At left is Carol Corgan, a religion teacher at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. and a Golden Apple winner. With her is Kelly Branaman, the Secretary for Catholic Schools and Superintendent of Schools for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. (CS photo by Mihoko Owada)

Students at St. Raphael School in Rockville, Maryland, greet Catherine Williams with cheers during the April 19 surprise announcement that she is a 2023 Golden Apple Award winning teacher. Catherine Williams, a first grade teacher at St Raphael School, is one of 10 Catholic school teachers in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who will be receiving the Golden Apple Award in May. (CS photo/Mihoko Owada)

Students and Principal Daniel Flynn of St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville, Maryland, surprise fifth grade teacher Amy Clayton with the 2023 Golden Apple Award after the 9:30 a.m. school mass at St. Jerome Church on April 20. Amy Clayton, a fifth-grade teacher at St. Jerome Academy, is one of 10 Catholic school teachers from The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who will receive the Golden Apple Award in May. (CS Photo/Mihoko Owada)

Katie Kane, a seventh-grade teacher at St. Jude Regional Catholic School in Rockville, Maryland, is interviewed on April 19 after the surprise announcement that she is the 2023 Golden Apple Award-winning teacher. Katie Kane, a seventh-grade teacher at St. Jude Regional Catholic School, is one of 10 Catholic school teachers from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to receive the Golden Apple Award in May. (CS Photo/Mihoko Owada)

Students at St. Mary’s School in Bryantown, Maryland greet, Christina Buzzeo, a pre-kindergarten teacher with flowers during the April 17 surprise annoucement that she is a 2023 Golden Apple Award winning teacher. Christina Buzzeo, a pre-kindergarten teacher, is one of 10 Catholic school teachers in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who will be receiving the Golden Apple Award in May. (CS photo/Mihoko Owada)

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