Golden Apple Awards Tonight!

Tune in to PBS tonight to see this year's Golden Apple Award winners.

The Golden Apple Awards salute exceptional educators from Washington. This is an amazing program that spotlights the teachers and programs that inspire and change the lives of our youth.

PEMCO has proudly funded the KCTS 9's Golden Apple Awards for the last 16 years to publicly recognize our educators for all their outstanding efforts. One of the awards carries the name of former PEMCO CEO, Stanley O. McNaughton.

The program airs on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. on Channel 9, KCTS/Seattle and KYVE/Yakima. You can also set your recorder to catch it Feb. 27 at noon on KCTS 9 HD Seattle/Yakima; Feb. 27 at noon on KYVE 47 Yakima; Mar. 18 at 4 a.m. on KCTS 9 HD Seattle/Yakima; or Mar. 18 at 4 a.m. on KYVE 47 Yakima.

This year's winners are:


INDIVIDUALS

Bob Adamson, principal, Terrace Heights Elementary, East Valley School District (Yakima)
Dave Anderson, principal, Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon School District
Linda Evans, teacher, Marcus Whitman Cowiche Elementary, Highland School District
Marjorie Lamarre, teacher, John Muir Elementary, Seattle School District 1
Debbie Renner, educational sign language interpreter, Evergreen High School, Highline School District
Megan Vogel, science department chair, Ballard High School, Seattle School District 1
Robert Young, math teacher, Henry Foss High School, Tacoma Public School District

PROGRAMS

Rainier Scholars, Seattle, Calvin Lyons, executive director
La Escuelita Bilingual School, Seattle, Carmen Sosa-Masso, director and founder

STANLEY O. MCNAUGHTON GOLDEN APPLE AWARD

Mike Town, Science Teacher, Green Schools/Cool Schools, Redmond High School

For more information on KCTS 9's Golden Apple Awards visit http://new.kcts.org/programs/productions/goldenapple.


Did you know...PEMCO gives a special discount to teachers!