06-05-2025
Joplin teachers honored with 2025 Golden Apple awards
JOPLIN, Mo. — Teachers in the Joplin School District are being recognized for their hard work.
On Monday (5/5), the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce along with Liberty Utilities, announced the recipients for the 2025 Golden Apple Awards.
The awards ceremony took place at Corley Auditorium on the campus of Missouri Southern State University.
This year, 52 teachers from Joplin`s private and public schools were nominated by peers, students, and parents.
For 40 years, the Golden Apple Awards have recognized excellence in the teaching profession and informed the public of exceptional quality of instruction in the Joplin community.
'The fact that a program can last for multiple decades, honoring sometimes a profession we take for granted is just amazing, and it's got to feel good to the school district, to the teachers, to the parents, to the kids. I remember nominating teachers when I was in high school, and I think we have a lot of that, that happens with these awards,' said Valerie Searcy, Chairperson for the Joplin Schools Golden Apple Award.
Here are the 2025 Golden Apple Award winners:
Kindergarten — 2nd Grade: Stephanie Lynch, Soaring Heights Elementary
3rd — 5th Grade: Erin Geeding, McKinley Elementary
6th — 8th Grade: Ann Landrum, New Heights Christian Academy
9th — 12th Grade: Brad Douglas, Joplin High School
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