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On Wednesday, November 16th, Cayuga Radio Group honored a group of local teachers at the 21st Annual Apple for the Teacher Awards Banquet. The 2011 Apple for the Teacher Award recipients  included: Rocky Baughman (Groton Middle School), Rebecca Cornell (McGraw School District), Hal Fuller (Homer Middle School), Wendy Goodwin (Nathan T. Hall Elementary School), Wayne Gottlieb (Dewitt Middle School), Julie Hester(Appleby Elementary School), Jarett Powers (Ithaca High School), Kim Slocum (Groton High School), Barb Talbot (Newfield Elementary School), Kathy Taylor (Virgil Elementary School), Sarah Virgil (OCM BOCES), and Michelle Walker (Marathon High School).

Cayuga Radio Group symbolically “kicks” off the Program each fall by delivering an apple to every public school teacher in Tompkins and Cortland Counties. That’s over 4,000 apples, compliments of Cornell University Apple Orchards. The seven Cayuga Radio Group stations (NewsTalk 870 WHCU, Lite Rock 97.3, Q-Country 103.7, Classic Rock I-100, HITS 103.3, 98.7 The Vine,  and Progressive Talk 1470 WNYY ) ask listeners to submit nominations as to why a certain teacher deserves the Apple for the Teacher Award. A panel of judges from Cayuga Radio Group chooses two award recipients each week for 6 weeks. Giving credit to the Teachers and Nominators, the letters are read on the air throughout October and early November.

On November 16th, the Cayuga Radio Group staff, sponsors, nominators, and teachers gathered at Celebrations Banquet Facility for the Apple for the Teacher Awards Banquet, where the teachers receive their awards.  The names of all of the Teachers were put into a drawing, and Hal Fuller of Homer Middle School won the grand prize of a brand new laptop, as well as a new computer for his school, courtesy of Black Box Computer Consulting.

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