LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Thirty Lee County Public Schools teachers have been chosen as finalists for the 34th Annual Golden Apple Recognition Program.
The finalists will be personally interviewed and observed in their classrooms by the Golden Apple Selection Committee. Six will then be chosen as Golden Apple Award Recipients.
“During this very trying time in our community and throughout the world, there has been an eye-opening recognition of the importance of the teaching profession”, stated Marshall T. Bower Esq., President & CEO of The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. “Teachers have gone above and beyond to make sure they are meeting the needs of our community’s most valuable asset, our students. These 30 Golden Apple Finalists are outstanding representatives of all our great teachers."
The finalists are:
Taylor Ashby – North Fort Myers High
Jamie Ayres - Cape Coral High
Yanet Barrero – North Fort Myers High
Alisa Brown – Hancock Creek Elementary
Dr. Nathan Buehler – Mirror Lakes Elementary
Joseph Camputaro – The Sanibel School
Christy Falk – Allen Park Elementary
Annette Gallipo – Bonita Springs High
Brittany Gonzalez – Tortuga Preserve Elementary
Colt Hartstein – Mariner High
Shelly Hassett – Dr. Carrie D Robinson Elementary
Anne Hester – East Lee County High
Melissa Holland – Tanglewood Elementary
Sarah Jones – Ida S Baker High
Sara Kizzire – Lehigh Senior High
Ashley Koehler – Cape Coral High
Louis Lillard – East Lee County High
Kaisha Louis – Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle
Shelby Massaro – Cypress Lake Middle
Heather Morse – Gulf Middle
Joni Pelletier – Treeline Elementary
Marylin Prysi – Villas Elementary
Jennie Rimes – Fort Myers Middle Academy
Krista Rivera – Gulf Middle
Kristen Santiago – Diplomat Middle
Barbara Scarnato – The Sanibel School
Lori Shaw – Cape Coral High
Trevor Tran – Fort Myers High
Bryan Williams – Mariner High
Dana Windey – Riverdale High
