Bostic Traditional Magnet
Elementary School

The Good Apple Awards program allows schools and administrative support centers to recognize employees, volunteers and school partners who go that extra step in helping the school district and it’s students to succeed. Each award recipient is nominated and selected by the building where his or her efforts are most profoundly felt. The Wichita Board of Education recognizes the following Good Apple recipients:

Bostic Good Apple Award Recipients

Spring 2007

Spring 2006

Employee Award – Karla West - Karla is a tremendous teacher and team member in our building. She has been completing the Special Education documentation for her own students, as well as doing the paperwork for another class where we have a long term substitute. Karla is the ultimate professional in the way she supports others.

Employee Team Award – Intermediate MR Categorical Paraprofessional Team, Tanya Allen and Ronda Gilstrap - Tanya and Ronda are very professional and reliable paraeducators in the Intermediate MR classroom.  They care about each of the students and have a developed a close relationship with all students the 2 years they have worked together in the classroom. The students feel safe and supported by them.

Volunteer Team Award – Fifth Grade Store Team - Suzan Aker, Peggy Lyman, Jennifer Karst - This team of phenomenal ladies has worked together seamlessly to obtain, organize, and manage the school store for Bostic students. They put together supply packets during enrollment, and have supplied materials to students during the year with proceeds going to the 5th grade field trip and transition ceremony.

Fall 2005

Jennifer Karst

Volunteer

Volunteer Award - Jennifer Karst has been instrumental in leading Bostic's fund raising efforts this fall. She has worked diligently to make sure that materials were prepared, directions clear for students and staff, and has spent countless hours to ensure that the events operated in an organized and smooth manner.

Mikelle DeFore

3rd Grade Teacher

Employee Award - Mikelle is a very strong support for students and staff at Bostic. She has sponsored Student Council for 3 years involving students and staff in community and school spirit activities. She supports the staff by using her talent in scheduling and technology. She is an active member of PTO.

Stacy Record

Regular Substitute Teacher

Employee Award - Stacy regularly substitute teaches at Bostic on Tuesday afternoons to help provide professional development time for teachers. She also regularly volunteers and chairs major events surrounding literacy such as Bostic's Book Fair, updating our library, and coordinating the Battle of the Books teams.

Spring 2005

     Susan Goodman is a treasured member of Bostic’s school family.  Susan has served as Bostic’s PTO Treasurer this year, and has done an outstanding job.  She is extremely accurate and conscientious.  Last year she was our School Store Coordinator, and performed phenomenally as she purchased and put together packets of school supplies for all of our students.  She also maintained and supplied school supply items during the entire school year to students, and was so very organized that the new School Store Coordinator this year was able to begin the year with supply money and a plan.  Susan regularly volunteers for a variety of activities during the school year in addition to the duties she has taken on as a PTO Officer.  We salute Susan’s efforts at Bostic, and are so very pleased that she shares her talents with us.

     Tammy and Yvette are extremely valuable parent volunteers at Bostic Traditional Magnet.  Not only do they volunteer their time in monthly PTO Meetings, volunteer in their children’s classrooms, in the library and on special PTO activities; they have also taken on the task of insuring that students have clothing to wear that meets our standardized dress policy.  Tammy regularly orders and delivers new shirts as well as making them available for purchase during enrollment each year.  Yvette takes donated,  standardized dress items home, washes them, and returns them to display and sell at very reduced prices.  Both of these ladies have done a phenomenal job in making items available for our students for several years now, and are both so very kind and helpful.  We appreciate them immensely!

     Minda  has been Bostic’s School Nurse for two years, and our staff is so very appreciative of her kindness and sincerity in working with  students and staff.  Minda is a professional and caring person in every way.  She truly has the welfare of all students in mind, and will work with parents and agencies in order to meet student needs.  Minda is knowledgeable and supports health and wellness both in and outside our school setting.  We are thrilled that Minda is a member of Bostic’s faculty.

2004 Good Apple Awards

     Deanna Polly-Faulkner is a caring, giving parent who is one of Bostic’s greatest supporters.  She serves as the Site Council Vice-Chairperson and as the PTO Teacher Appreciation Coordinator.  She prepares a monthly newsletter that includes the minutes of PTO and Site Council Meetings as well as items of interest for parents.  Mrs. Polly-Faulkner is always quick to offer a helping hand or a solution to any problem.  Mrs. Polly-Faulkner has a truly generous and caring spirit, and is so very appreciated by Bostic’s Staff.

     Mrs. Helmer and Mrs. Smading have done a phenomenal job of co-chairing our Parent Teacher Organization.  They are welcomed new families through a mentoring program, organized and managed fundraisers for items needed, have instituted teacher grants from PTO and regularly energize and organize our many parent volunteers.  These terrific ladies’ creative and collaborative efforts have done so very much for Bostic students and staff. 

     Patricia Lewis, otherwise known as Patti by all of Bostic’s students, parents, and staff; is a truly remarkable person.  She is always willing to go above and beyond the norm to help a staff member or student.  She takes care of business, and takes care of any child that is hurt or sick.  She is kind, patient, and soothing to those in need as well as hanging on to her sense of humor.  When our School Age Program needed extra adults to go to the pool to supervise students; Patti was there to help (even though it was during her summer vacation).   Patti is a whiz when using a computer, and often solves problems for staff members who are not quite so techno savvy.  Every school should be so lucky to have someone as special as Bostic’s own Patti Lewis.