The Findlay Rotary Club recently announced its three finalists for the 2014 Golden Apple Award. Three current Findlay area or Hancock County elementary, middle and high school teachers are chosen annually to be recognized. Robynn Drerup, of Jefferson Primary School, Leah Brant, of Donnell Middle School and Heather Murray, of Liberty Benton High School, will receive a golden apple along with a $2,500 prize to be used for the classroom. In order to be considered, teachers must have at least three years of experience, and spend most of their time in the classroom. Semi-finalists will be awarded with a $250 prize. Recognized semi-finalists are Audrey Stoffel, kindergarten teacher at Findlay’s Jefferson Primary School; Beth Nissen, a fifth-grade teacher at Bigelow Hill Intermediate; Tony England, a social studies teacher at Liberty-Benton Middle School; Chad Mathewson, a social studies teacher at Glenwood Middle School; Maribeth Geaman, an English teacher at Findlay High School; and Audrey Van Hoose, a math teacher at Arlington High School.
For more information, visit www.findlayrotary.org.
