Enterprise High School math teacher Jacqueline Lewis was honored as the Golden Apple Teacher of the Year during a banquet at the Tommy Dulaney Center at Meridian Community College Thursday night.

Lewis, who was honored at Golden Apple Teacher of the Month in March, received a custom Teacher of the Year Trophy, $2,500 cash to be used at her discretion and a $2,500 scholarship to be given to a deserving student in the their name. Lewis chose Hunter Mollett, who is headed to Harvard University this summer, as the recipient of the scholarship. Mollett will also receive a new $1,500 laptop computer.

Also honored during the banquet were:

– Centel Truman, Southeast Lauderdale High School, September 2016 Winner

– Melodie Black, Southeast Lauderdale Elementary, October 2016 Winner

– Jennie House, Northeast Middle School, November 2016 Winner

– Leslie Lum, West Lauderdale Elementary, December 2016 Winner

– Joseph Herrington, West Lauderdale High School, January 2017 Winner

– Kristi Williamson, Sumter Academy, February 2017 Winner

– Derrick Johnson, Meridian High School, April 2017 Winner

About the Golden

Apple Award

The Golden Apple Award is open to any educator, grades K-12, who works in Lauderdale, Neshoba, Kemper, Clark and Newton counties in Mississippi and Choctaw and Sumter counties in Alabama.

Key sponsors are The Meridian Star, The Meridian Family of Stations Bounce TV & Cozi TV of Meridian, EMEPA, Citizens National Bank, Mississippi Power, Woodstock Furniture, Aotech Computers and Richard Schwartz and Associates. Participating sponsors include LaBiche Jewelers, John O’Neil Johnson Toyota, Southern Pipe and Supply, and Meridian Coca-Cola Bottling Company.