Mickey Starling
reporter3@greenepublishing.com
The Foundation for Excellence in Education, Inc. is proud to sponsor the Golden Apple Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet, set for Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Madison County High School cafeteria, beginning at 6:30 p.m. An overall winner will be announced at the banquet, and they will represent Madison County in the state competition for Florida Teacher of the Year.
Dinner tickets are available for $25 each and are available at Daisy and Dukes, Grace & Cloth Mercantile, Madison County Community Bank, the Madison County District School Board office and each school office. Along with the great food and fellowship, all centered around honoring Madison County's Teachers of the Year, there will be a silent auction beginning at 5:30 p.m., which raises funds for the various programs of the foundation, including new Take Stock in Children scholarships.
The Foundation for Excellence in Education, Inc. supports teachers and students in Madison County in a variety of ways, from college and vocational technical school scholarships, to mini-grants for teachers for classroom innovation and honoring the best of the best at the annual Teacher of the Year banquet