Stepp is also a professional magician who amazes the students every day.

"She was an absolute godsend. I appreciate her, I can’t tell you how much," a fellow teacher said.

“I’m just one person. It’s their school, not my school. It’s the teacher’s school, not my school. We have to work together."

“This is the worst in the last ten years, I would say,” Golden Apple recipient Roger Johnson said. “The ice is what made the factor on this one.”

He has accomplished a lot in a short time ... after just seven years of teaching, he was named the West Virginia Teacher of the Year. He’ll be honored at the White House for that.

The Hurricane Middle School teacher is opening students' eyes to computer languages and the world of 3-D printing.

This is the first year that Rock Hill Elementary has offered a social emotional learning program, and Seth Hensley is kicking it all off.

Rob Johnson has the story about the teachers, including Kim Varney, who helped students get through summer school and graduate.

She welcomes children who are seeing school for the first time ever.

Hodge drives and loads the delivery truck for a summer food drop-off program with Cabell County Schools and Antioch Baptist Church.

While teaching second grade is challenging, Sayres has made an art out of keeping the attention of these 7-year-olds.

The unprecedented tornado outbreak we had early this month devastated Fairland West Elementary School in Proctorville, but some dedicated teachers helped it bounce back.

A special education teacher at Lincoln County High, Shaffer is helping students learn the intricacies of running a restaurant known as the County Table.

She uses her specialized training to work with teachers, principals and social workers to create a better learning environment.

Fifth-grade teacher Janna Hamrick has even been honored on a national level.

Capital High School teacher Allison Baumgarner is WSAZ's Golden Apple Winner for March 2023.

In a first for Golden Apple, we’re presenting it this time to a whole group rather than a person.

As a school bus driver for 29 years, Susan Alban is a backbone of the Gallia County School System. She is as integral as any teacher or principal.

Our latest Golden Apple recipient has spent a lifetime preparing fifth-graders to become middle school students.

For nearly four decades, Freeman has been teaching students to handle the pressure of being on stage -- earning her our latest Golden Apple award.

Band teacher Patrick Carte goes above and beyond at Scott High School -- even bringing a program back from the ashes.