HPCF 2020 Golden Apple Award is now Accepting Nominations

The Highland Park Community Foundation (HPCF) is now accepting nominations for the 2020 HPCF Golden Apple Award. Now in its tenth year of honoring excellence within the teaching profession, the Highland Park Community Foundation Golden Apple Award recognizes and celebrates outstanding teachers whose efforts demonstrate the impact that inspiring teaching has on children in the Highland Park/Highwood community.

“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to honor a deserving educator with the prestigious Highland Park Community Foundation Golden Apple Award,” said Sara Sher, HPCF Golden Apple selection committee chairperson. “It is our mission, and has been for ten years, to solicit nominations from the community to award a teacher who has positively impacted the lives of students while guiding them toward academic success and encouraging their potential.”

HPCF Golden Apple Award nominations will be accepted for full-time teachers currently working at Highland Park High School in grades 9-12. Nominations are welcome from all community members including students, parents, colleagues, and administrators (nominations by family members and self-nominations are not accepted). To nominate a teacher, please download this form.

The recipient of this prestigious annual award will receive a $2000 honorarium, a $500 gift card to the Apple store, and the celebrated HPCF Golden Apple. The teacher who earns the Award will also be recognized by the high school and school district as well as honored by the Highland Park Community Foundation.

Nominations for the 2020 HPCF Golden Apple Award will close on Wednesday, November 12, 2019 at 5:00 P.M. Application materials will be mailed to each nominated teacher. Teachers must have completed four full years of teaching and have spent most of the his/her time in the classroom teaching grades 9-12 and commit to teaching for a minimum of two additional years in the Highland Park and Highwood community after receiving the award.

For more information or questions regarding the HPFC Golden Apple Award, please contact Sara Sher at sarasher@comcast.net. For more information about the Highland Park Community Foundation, please visit: www.hpcfil.org.

About Highland Park Community Foundation: The Highland Park Community Foundation was established in 1992 at the request of the City of Highland Park to build and maintain a permanent endowment fund. The fund serves to support and expand the services of social service, cultural, and educational agencies in Highland Park and Highwood. It is also used to nurture the early stages of new and innovative programs. As the philanthropic heart of the community, the HPCF strives to improve and enrich people’s lives with annual grants to nonprofits that provide programs and services for Highland Park and Highwood residents.