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Erin Edmonds, an English and journalism teacher at Glenvar High School, was recently given a Red Apple Award from the Roanoke County Public Schools Education Foundation. She was the winner of the award on the high school level.
“Being able to come back and teach at the high school I graduated from has been an absolute dream. I am honored to have been nominated for the award and extremely grateful for my students, my coworkers, and the entire Glenvar High School community,” Edmonds said.
Red Apple winners received a check for $500. “More than 120 teachers were nominated and we ultimately narrowed the nominees down to 24 finalists,” Joseph Higginbotham, president of the foundation, said. “Several foundation board members, including myself, served on the selection committee and we watched each video submitted by our finalists. The selection process was very challenging, and the committee had a difficult time selecting our final winner. We are extremely grateful to have so many outstanding teachers in our schools.”
Dr. Ken Nicely, superintendent of the division said, “We appreciate the continued support of our students and teachers that the education foundation provides. We have so many amazing and inspirational people at Roanoke County Public Schools and we’re grateful to all our teachers for their continued dedication.”
