Six Utah teachers and two volunteers have received Utah PTA Golden Apple Awards, honoring their exceptional work to provide children with educational and social tools needed for success.
They are:
Teachers: Elain Clark, kindergarten enrichment, Wasatch Elementary, Salt Lake City District; Amber Sonzini, first grade, Jennie P. Stewart Elementary, Davis; Sandra Turnbeaugh, second grade, Sandstone Elementary, Washington; Barbara Rindflesh, fourth grade, Beacon Heights Elementary, Salt Lake City; David van Dijk, science, Pleasant Grove High, Alpine; and Patrick D. Riley, English, Woods Cross High, Davis.
Volunteers: Lily Morgan, Howard R. Driggs Elementary, Granite; and Joyce Peterson, Hanksville Elementary, Wayne.
An awards ceremony, in which first lady Jacalyn and Gov. Mike Leavitt participated, aired Sunday on KUED Channel 7.