Seven educators from Catholic schools in the Diocese of Harrisburg will be honored with the 2023 Golden Apple Award. The highest recognition given by the Diocese to principals and teachers, this honor commends the educator's professional excellence, leadership, commitment to Catholic values, and devotion to teaching in a Catholic school.

The 2023 Golden Apple recipients for the Diocese of Harrisburg are Jodi Reagan, principal, Saint Catherine Laboure Catholic School, Harrisburg; Jill Euclide, English teacher, York Catholic High School, York; Trinity Kane, first-grade teacher, Saint Patrick Catholic School, Carlisle; Kelly Mastrogiovanni, kindergarten teacher, Saint Leo the Great Catholic School, Lancaster; Joanne Reider, science teacher, Trinity High School, Camp Hill; David Sharp, math teacher, Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster; and Mary Spaeder, fourth-grade teacher, Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School, Hummelstown. Each Golden Apple Award recipient receives a certificate of achievement, a $5,000 cash award, a golden apple plated in 24-carat gold, and an individual photo with Bishop Gainer.

The Golden Apple Awards Program was established in 1992 through the generosity of the Donahue Family Foundation Inc. in Pittsburgh. Jack and Rhodora Donahue are parents of 13 children, all of whom were educated in Catholic schools. To learn more about the Golden Apple Awards or Catholic education, visit http://www.goCatholicschools.org.