07-05-2025
Golden Apple winners Monday during ceremony at MSSU
The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and Liberty announced the winner of the 2025 Golden Apple Awards Monday during a ceremony at Corley Auditorium at Missouri Southern State University.
This year, 52 teachers from Joplin's private and public schools were nominated by peers, students and parents.
Winners are:
Kindergarten to Second Grade
• Stephanie Lynch, Soaring Heights Elementary School
Third to Fifth Grade
• Erin Geeding, McKinley Elementary School
Sixth to Eighth Grade
• Ann Landrum, New Heights Christian Academy
Ninth to Twelfth Grade
• Brad Douglas, Joplin High School
