Contact: Nancy Schopf, vice president of education, 920-437-8704, schopf@titletown.org
Green Bay, Wis. (March 16, 2005) Partners in Education, a program of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, announces today recipients of the Golden Apple Awards. The Golden Apple Awards program is scheduled for April 20, 2005 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, 6:30 reception, 7:30 dinner, 8:30 raffle and partner awards, 9:00 program.
Nominated by students and peers, the following Golden Apple recipients were selected after submitting an application through an extensive selection process, including a personal interview with a panel of judges:
· Ashwaubenon School District, Parkview Middle School - David Lamers (Social Studies)
· Denmark School District, Nature Center Team for Denmark Elementary & Middle Schools
o Team members: Shelly Engel, Mary Bukoski, Mary Graham, Mary Kornely, Karen Schultz
· Unified School District of De Pere, Foxview Intermediate School - J. Glenn Lehnert (Science & Communications)
· Green Bay Area Public School District, Southwest High School - Michelle Volk (Marketing Education)
· School District of Howard-Suamico, Bay View Middle School - Kerstina Wirtz (Mathematics & Language Arts)
· School District of Howard-Suamico, Suamico Elementary - Sally Northrop (1st Grade)
· Pulaski Community Schools, Pulaski Community Middle School - Amy Uelmen (Library Media Specialist)
Tickets are on sale now for the Golden Apple Awards. Tickets cost $100/person or $700/corporate table. Corporate tables include Partners in Education membership with various benefits depending on level of support. Golden Apple Dinner Program is a fundraising event for Partners in Education. For more information or to order tickets, please call Bonnie Willems at 920-437-8704 or e-mail bwillems@titletown.org. For more information about Partners in Education or the Golden Apple Awards, please call Nancy Schopf at 920-437-8704 or e-mail schopf@titletown.org.
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Partners in Education, a collaboration of business and education in the Greater Green Bay area, is determined to prepare all students with the skills and values necessary for career and personal success. Founded in 1992, the curriculum includes programs such as the Golden Apple Awards, Leadership Green Bay, Brown County Teen Leadership, Youth Apprenticeship and Educators in The Workplace --- programs designed to support community growth, professional development and continuing education.
Established in 1882, the mission of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is to promote economic and community development. Chamber programs include Advance, Partners in Education, Leadership Green Bay, the Young Professionals Network, Brown County Teen Leadership, Bay Area Community Health Partnership, Good Government Council, the International Business Development Consortium, and the Small Business Council.
For more information about Partners in Education, call Nancy Schopf, 437-8704, schopf@titletown.org. For more information about the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and its programs, call 437-8704 or visit www.titletown.org.
