Nominate a teacher or student! Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois, which offers tuition assistance and mentoring for high school students planning to study education at a participating university in Illinois, will be accepting nominations until Dec. 1, 2013. Students may nominate themselves or teachers and counselors can nominate an outstanding young person. Nomination information is available at http://www.goldenapple.org/scholars-program-nominations
Niles North Chemistry Teacher John Kretsos was honored with a Golden Apple Award for Excelllence in Teaching. Nominations for The 2014 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching are being accepted for outstanding teachers currently teaching grades 4-8 full time in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties at a public or non public school. Administrators, teachers, counselors, parents and students are invited to nominate outstanding teachers currently teaching in full time at a public or non-public school. Nominations close December 31, 2013. Nomination information is available at http://www.goldenapple.org/nominate-a-teacher
