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Golden Apple Awards 2019
Each year, about 10 teachers in the Archdiocese of Washington are selected to receive Golden Apple Awards for their dedication to Catholic education. This series profiles what makes each of those teachers so special to their school communities.
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Golden Apple winners honored for dedication to Catholic education during May 16 awards dinner
During the 11th annual Golden Apple Award Dinner held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on May 16, 11 teachers in the Archdiocese of Washington were honored for their...
May 24, 2019
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Stint as a substitute teacher leads Diana Durkin to vocation as award-winning Catholic school teacher
Prior to embarking on what has become a nearly 20-year teaching career at St. Peter School in Waldorf, Diana Durkin had another job at another Catholic school ­– she was...
Apr 12, 2019
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St. Columba first grade teacher 'brings Jesus to everybody, every day'
At the conclusion of an April 8 assembly where students received awards for their achievements, Katrina Fernandez, the principal of St. Columba School in Oxon Hill, Maryland,...
Apr 10, 2019
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Laurel kindergarten teacher honored as ‘great teacher who loves Jesus Christ’
When students, colleagues and her principal talk about Christine Brant’s classroom, the first thing they all mention is how the love of Jesus and His Gospel message is the...
Apr 8, 2019
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Marie Russo, St. Joseph’s third grade teacher, says knowing Jesus is ‘most important thing’ she teaches students
Marie Russo, a third grade teacher at St. Joseph Regional Catholic School in Beltsville, Maryland, for the past 13 years, says the most important lesson she can teach her students...
Apr 8, 2019
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St. Peter’s School in Olney has become ‘part of family’ for Golden Apple teacher
After learning that her two sons’ teachers needed extra help at their school, Christy Ransom helped them, and loved the classroom work so much that she earned a teaching...
Apr 7, 2019
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Golden Apple teacher Kerry Parker at home at St. Bartholomew School
During an All Saints’ Day Mass at St. Bartholomew School in Bethesda, Maryland, one year, surrounded by students dressed as saints, Kerry Parker’s daughter Keira was...
Apr 5, 2019
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Religion teacher and ‘lover of history’ at St. Mary’s School in Bryantown named Golden Apple winner
When Christopher Hayes entered the hall at St. Mary’s School in Bryantown, Maryland, on April 1, he thought he walked into some elaborate April Fools’ joke. He was...
Apr 5, 2019
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After memorable Pi Day, St. Raphael’s teacher learns he is a Golden Apple winner
To the St. Raphael School community, fifth grade teacher Jerry Nash “takes the cake” – which the Archdiocese of Washington recognized with a surprise...
Apr 5, 2019
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Laurie Maier, Landover Hills math and science teacher, honored with Gold Apple Award
Laurie Maier, a middle school math and science teacher at St. Mary School in Landover Hills, Maryland, sees teaching – particularly in a Catholic school – as...
Apr 5, 2019
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Sacred Heart teacher helps connect faith to everyday lives of young students 
The theater of Sacred Heart School in Washington, D.C. shone with gold as Grace Bogosian, the first and second grade English teacher at the school, was met with a loud cheer of...
Apr 5, 2019
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Our Lady of Victory teacher brings the 'joy of the Gospel' to the classroom
Before starting his job as a fifth grade teacher at Our Lady of Victory School in Washington, D.C., Thomas Corrigan was working in the restaurant industry and had sensed a call to...
Apr 5, 2019
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