30-01-2025
Teachers of the year honored at Inaugural Golden Apple Gala
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It was a special night for dozens of teachers in the Tennessee Valley as they were celebrated for earning teacher of the year awards for the 2024-2025 school year.
The inaugural Golden Apple Gala was designed to honor the 80 teachers who received the top teacher award from Huntsville City Schools, Madison City Schools, and Madison County Schools.
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Music from students filled the Von Braun Center's East Hall for the honorary event.
The Schools Foundation designed the event, which is a non-profit organization that plays a large role in supporting the three school districts.
Former Grissom High School Principal Jeanne Greer serves as the non-profit's executive director. Greer says they plan on making the event a yearly occasion.
'As a former educator, I always felt that I'd love to have something nice for teacher of the year and have the community come in and really support them,' Greer told News 19. 'Our educators of course work tirelessly every day and they're just wonderful people and they really love their students and so tonight is a time to honor them.'
Andy Blalock teaches at the Academy for Science & Foreign Language Middle School in Huntsville.
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Blalock was among the 80 teachers honored Wednesday night and says impacting student lives is an obligation he doesn't take lightly.
'I'm very humbled and delighted to be chosen as my school's teacher of the year,' Blalock said. 'To me, it means a lot that your fellow educators consider that your making a difference in the student's lives and that's what we're all here for is to nourish education.'
All proceeds from the event will go toward supporting the three school districts. If you want to contribute to The Schools Foundation, you can do so here.
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