15-05-2025
South Hills Child Development Center teacher named Golden Apple Teacher of the Year
The 34th year of the Golden Apple Award ended with the naming of the teacher of the year.
The presentation was made on Wednesday night at PennWest Edinboro University.
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The five finalists were named, and then the winner with this year's teacher of the year, was Robin Gilson.
She's a teacher from South Hills Child Development Center in Millcreek who was surprised to hear her name.
'Well, I didn't think I'd win the top five, and then when they named me for the teacher award, I was like, I was shocked. It was crazy, just crazy, because all these teachers deserve it,' Gilson said.
Golden Apple Award: Robin Gilson – South Hills Child Development Center
The Golden Apple is co-sponsored by JET 24, PennWest Edinboro and Big Ideas Learning, which presented the Ron Larsen Cup to Wattsburg Elementary teacher Morgan Kingen.
The cup is given for the most creative use of the $250 given to each Golden Apple winner by Big Ideas Learning.
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