The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools hosted its 38th annual Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Banquet at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center in downtown Fort Myers April 25.
The black-tie event began with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by a formal dinner and award program at 6:30 p.m. and wrapped with a celebratory after-party that lasted into the night.
The evening marked the culmination of months of community nominations, classroom observations and interviews, all to spotlight six educators named the 2025 Golden Apple Recipients: Janet Bernard, Paul Chilson, Danielle Hopkins, Jamie Miller, Kelsey Olsen and Brittany Owen…