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Lanham Teacher Wins Golden Apple Award
The teacher from The Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle in Lanham was recognized along with nine other teachers.
A teacher from a Lanham Catholic school will be recognized next month for her excellence in teaching along with nine other DC-area teachers.
Petrina Coyle, of Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle Catholic School, will receive a Golden Apple Award from the Archdiocese of Washington along with $5,000, a pin and certificate recognizing her efforts.
The Golden Apple Award was created by the Pittsburgh-based Donahue Family Foundation whose founders—Jack and Rhodora Donahue—sent their 13 children to Catholic schools.
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The awards will be presented by Cardinal Donald Wuerl next month at a special reception and Greg Dolan, the Donahues' grandson, will emcee the evening’s festivities.
Editor's Note: In an earlier version of this post, we misidentified which teacher was receiving the award at St. Matthias. The information given to us by a source was incorrect. We regret this error.
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