The Foundation annually announces it's Golden Apple Award during the Follies fund-raising event at Liberty Hall.  This year's Foundation Follies will be held April 26, 2019.

 

The $1,500 cash award is given to two outstanding teachers, one elementary and one secondary, nominated by a student, parent, teaching colleague or community member.

 

Criteria for nominees include any certified staff member who has been employed by the  Lawrence Public Schools for at least two years and is returning next school year. Nominations may be made by any LPS employee, student, parent or community member.

 

Nominations must be submitted to the Lawrence Schools Foundation by 5 p.m. on March 15, 2019.

 

  

1992 - Paul Stuewe, Lawrence High School
1993 - Randy Weseman, South Junior High
1994 - Jane Polcyn, Sunset Hill Elementary
1995 - Robert Taylor, Administration
1996 - Patricia Nemchock,  Lawrence High School
1997 - Lois Groh, Lawrence High School
1998 - Jacqueline Shipstead,Sunflower Elementary
1999 - Sue Hack, Southwest Junior High
2000 - Mike Ortmann, Lawrence High School
2001 - Christine Valcich, Quail Run Elementary
2002 - Lynne Renick, Southwest Junior High
2003 - Frank Hoffman, Cordley Elementary
2004 - Denise Hobbs, Broken Arrow Elementary
2005 - Carolyn Gaddis, Pinckney Elementary
2006 - Suzanne Knowlton, Sunflower Elementary
2007 - Terri Durgan, Quail Run Elementary
2007 - George "Skip" Bennett, Southwest Junior High
2008 - Lois Orth-Lopes, Cordley Elementary
2008 - Betty Norwood, South Junior High
2009 - Patrick Wedel, Prairie Park Elementary
2009 - Danielle Lotton-Barker, Southwest Junior High
2010 - John Bode, New York Elementary
2010 - Robert Rhodes, Free State High School
2011 - Denise Johnson, Hillcrest Elementary
2011 - Jackie Stafford, Central Junior High
2012 - Christine Wesley, Prairie Park Elementary
2012 - Andrew Nussbaum, Free State High School
2013 - Emili Stoll, Sunset Hill Elementary

2013 - Jo Huntsinger, Lawrence High School
2014 - Peter Gipson, Sunflower Elementary

2014 - Jeff Plinsky, Lawrence High School

2017 - Nolan Henderson, Free State High School 

2018 - Beth Maloun, Broken Arrow Elementary

2018 - Mike Hymer, Lawrence High School

 

  Beth Maloun, 2018

 

 

 

 Mike Hymer, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Nolan Henderson, 2017 

 

 

 

 

 

  2016 elementary school recipient Jenny Humburg and family.

 

 Carol Souders, 2016 secondary school recipient and family.