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WJBF Golden Apple Nomination Form

by: Alice Woodruff

Posted: Aug 29, 2019 / 05:04 PM GMT-0400 / Updated: Aug 29, 2019 / 05:10 PM GMT-0400

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Golden Apple: Felicia Tuff

Felicia Tuff really gets to know her students during their time in her classroom. Time that's a bit longer than the typical high school career. "Most students stay with me for 7 years," Tuff says. "It is a pleasure to work with them. You really get to know them. You get to see how they grow from 9th grade all the way to 12th, plus." Ms. Tuff says she loves her students as if they were her own. "I had my daughter about 6 years ago. And these were my children before I had my actual daughter. I have always had this mother type figure with them. I do the same things for these kids as I do with my daughter. This is my calling, special education." A calling that has some deep family ties. "My aunt, Betty Jackson had foster children. One of her girls was Down Syndrome. Nobody really talked to her. I used to go visit. I started talking to Tina. We just clicked. She gave me that big smile and big hug. I think she helped me more than I helped her that day. From then on, I knew special ed was what I wanted to do." Ms. Tuff doesn't depend on report cards to let her know how her kids are doing. "We have progress reports. To me, progress reports mean just a tad bit more than report cards, in this setting. I get to write actual detailed comments to let the parents know the actual progress they have made, instead of a number grade." I asked her to break out her crystal ball and tell me where she sees these students in a few years. Shes says she just wants them to be able to do well in the world outside of Westside High School. "I want them to be as independent as possible," she says. "That is my goal in here every day. I always tell them that Ms. Tuff nor your parents are not going to be here forever. That's why I try to teach them to be as independent as possible."

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Golden Apple: Bailey Mobley

Bailey Mobley is from Burke County and when the opportunity presented itself here at SGA Elementary, she knew she was destined to give back to her hometown. "I did my student teaching here at SGA in second grade," Mobley says. And then the first grade position came open, and I have been here ever since, first grade in this classroom." We actually interruped test time when we gave her the Golden Apple award. But Mrs. Mobley didn't let that distract her from keeping these bright young minds on task. "We've been studying about nouns, types of sentences, what sentences need. So we were finishing up after our little review game, to take our assessment." Most of us can still name our first grade teacher. Knowing that you'll never be forgotten comes with a lot of responsiblility. "I think you have to have a bond with your students. I love my kids. I hope they feel love when they leave out of here. I'm always hugging on them and trying to give them positive reinforcement as much as I can."

When she's not teaching, she's parenting, or helping her husband run their restaurant, the Fish Eye Grill in Girard. It's non-stop. "It can be hard. I try to get to school early. I can't stay late because both of my girls are in sports. So I have to bring a lot of work home, work on the weekend, I'm just constantly working. I'm not hardly ever sitting at my desk." She's also surrounded by a strong support system here at SGA. "We're always encouraged here and anything we need, any help, they're always here to give it to us." So what kind of rewards are there for this unforgettable first grade teacher? Mrs. Mobley will tell you, some of the most special rewards are the ones she gets 11 years after her students leave. "One of my favorite things is the graduation walk that Burke County does," she says. "And you get to see the kids you taught in first grade and they remember you, and come and hug you. And you get to say, 'Yes. You made it. You graduate. I'm so proud of you."

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Golden Apple: Kenesha Reddick

Lots of letters in the lesson plan when we stopped by Kenesha Reddick's Math class. It was all about GCF and LCM.

"Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple," Reddick says. "Eventually we will work into word problems, but before we did that, I wanted to make sure they understood what the word problem was asking them before they work with the numbers of the word problem."

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