By: Lisette Guzman Elizabeth Cerullo has been awarded a Golden Apple scholarship. Cerullo, a senior, learned she had won the coveted Golden Apple Award on Monday, April 11. She said the application proc- ess was very long. But the $23,000 scholarship will...
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By: Lisette Guzman Elizabeth Cerullo has been awarded a Golden Apple scholarship. Cerullo, a senior, learned she had won the coveted Golden Apple Award on Monday, April 11. She said the application proc- ess was very long. But the $23,000 scholarship will take her a way into the teacher certification process. “I plan to teach Elementary Educa- tion with a focus in Reading/ Language Arts,” said Cerullo. “Also if I qualify I plan to be on the Bilingual Track which allows me to further my educa- tion in Spanish and use it in the classroom when dealing with students or their parents,” she said. The award is disbursed over four-year period. In addition, Cerullo is taking part in a sum- mer work program earning money teaching children. Principal Hedi Belkaoui is also a Golden Apple recipient from 2000. He is a strong supporter of the program. “It is a great oppor- tunity for students to receive a significant scholarship and receive on-going training and support to be teachers,” he said. Ceru
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