Golden Apple Award Grand Finale celebrates remarkable Indiana educators
WISH-TV is Indiana’s education station, and, during the 2025-26 school year, News 8 honored nine extraordinary educators in central Indiana...
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WISH-TV is honoring Central Indiana Teachers who make a crucial difference in our children’s lives. Each month during the school year, Hanna Mordoh, surprises a Central Indiana teacher with...
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20 of 103 episodesIN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH PERRY TOWNSHIP ART TEACHER
May’s Golden Apple Award winner is Ms. Claire Dillehay. She’s an art teacher in Perry Township who has mastered the art of education. Listen...
Perry Township teacher transforms students into artists
May’s Golden Apple Award winner is Ms. Claire Dillehay. She’s an art teacher in Perry Township who has mastered the art of education. She br...
IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION COACH WHO HAS SPECIAL CONNECTION TO STUDENTS
ALSO: April’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Liz Retana, but everyone calls her Coach Liz. She’s a special education teacher at Purdue Po...
Purdue Polytechnic coach creates safe space and healing environment for students
April’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Liz Retana, but everyone calls her Coach Liz. She’s a special education teacher at Purdue Polytech...
IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH FISHERS SCIENCE TEACHER WHO FINDS SMALL WINS EVERYDAY
March’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Katie Hagerty. She is a science teacher at Fishers High School and is also a coach for unified foo...
Fishers teacher shapes students through science and sports
March’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Katie Hagerty. She is a science teacher at Fishers High School and is also a coach outside of the...
IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH LAWRENCE NORTH 'AVID' TEACHER WHO GUIDES STUDENTS TO SUCCESS
February’s Golden Apple Award winner is Mr. Rick Wedlow. He teaches the AVID program at Lawrence North High School. In this conversation, le...
Lawrence North AVID teacher prepares students for life after graduation
February’s Golden Apple Award winner is Mr. Rick Wedlow. He teaches the AVID program at Lawrence North High School . It stands for Advanceme...
IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH ENTHUSIASTIC AND LOUD TEACHER'S AIDE
January’s Golden Apple Award winner is Mr. Matt McArdle. He is a teacher’s aide at Christel House Academy South who specializes in helping s...
Christel House Academy South celebrates beloved teacher’s aide with Golden Apple Award
January’s Golden Apple Award winner is Mr. Matt McArdle. He is a teacher’s aide at Christel House Academy South who specializes in helping s...
IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH IPS SOCIAL WORKER HELPING SAVE LIVES WITH 'SHINE' PROJECT
December’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Chelsea English. She’s an Indianapolis Public Schools social worker at Shortridge High School ....
IPS social worker helps students ‘SHINE’ through program and service
December’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Chelsea English. She’s an Indianapolis Public Schools social worker at Shortridge High School ....
IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH WESTFIELD'S CHEF TURNED TEACHER
November’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Catherine Duda. She’s a family and consumer science teacher in Westfield Washington Schools. Li...
Chef turned educator teaches life skills in Westfield High School
November’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Catherine Duda. She’s a family and consumer science teacher in Westfield Washington Schools. At...
IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH GOLD ACADEMY'S GOLDEN TEACHER
October’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Kelsey Sebastian. She’s a sixth grade English language arts teacher in the Metropolitan School D...
Gold Academy teacher shines bright in Decatur Township
October’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Kelsey Sebastian. She’s a sixth grade English language arts teacher in the Metropolitan School D...
IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP'S 'TIKTOK TEACHER'
September’s Golden Apple Award winner is Ms. Gema Camarasa. She goes by Sita and has been teaching in the Spanish Immersion Program in the M...
‘TikTok Teacher’ inspires Spanish Immersion students to become educators
September’s Golden Apple Award winner is Ms. Gema Camarasa. She goes by Sita and has been teaching in the Spanish Immersion Program in the M...
Golden Apple Award Grand Finale celebrates award-winning Indiana educators
WISH-TV is Indiana’s education station, and, during the 2024-25 school year, News 8 honored nine extraordinary teachers in central Indiana w...