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Golden Apple teacher 2012: Maria Lana Christmas

Greg Kahn/Staff Maria Lana Christmas, a fourth-grade teacher at Vineyards Elementary School and 2012 Golden Apple teacher, right, helps Kendall Fieger, 10, left, Sophia Villaverde, 10, center left, and Matthew Ryba, 10, center right, as they work on describing what it would be like to live during 1858 in the first black settlement in Florida as part of a year-long project that incorporates all facets of the school's curriculum.

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Greg Kahn/Staff Maria Lana Christmas, a fourth-grade teacher at Vineyards Elementary School and 2012 Golden Apple teacher, right, helps Kendall Fieger, 10, left, Sophia Villaverde, 10, center left, and Matthew Ryba, 10, center right, as they work on describing what it would be like to live during 1858 in the first black settlement in Florida as part of a year-long project that incorporates all facets of the school's curriculum.

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  • Greg Kahn/Staff Maria Lana Christmas, a fourth-grade teacher at Vineyards Elementary School and 2012 Golden Apple teacher, works with her students on a year-long project that incorporates all facets of the school's curriculum.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff Maria Lana Christmas, a fourth-grade teacher at Vineyards Elementary School and 2012 Golden Apple teacher, gathers the class to offer advice on making timelines as the class works on describing what it would be like to live during 1858 in the first black settlement in Florida as part of a year-long project that incorporates all facets of the school's curriculum.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff Maria Lana Christmas, a fourth-grade teacher at Vineyards Elementary School and 2012 Golden Apple teacher, right, helps Kendall Fieger, 10, left, Sophia Villaverde, 10, center left, and Matthew Ryba, 10, center right, as they work on describing what it would be like to live during 1858 in the first black settlement in Florida as part of a year-long project that incorporates all facets of the school's curriculum.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff Maria Lana Christmas, a fourth-grade teacher at Vineyards Elementary School and 2012 Golden Apple teacher, helps Taelynne Masshardt, left, and Caitlyn Fuchsen, right, as they work on describing what it would be like to live in 1858 in the first black settlement in Florida as part of a year-long project that incorporates all facets of the school's curriculum.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff Maria Lana Christmas, a fourth-grade teacher at Vineyards Elementary School and 2012 Golden Apple teacher, gathers the class to offer advice on making timelines as the class works on describing what it would be like to live during 1858 in the first black settlement in Florida as part of a year-long project that incorporates all facets of the school's curriculum.

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