Rees Faculty Select Mr. Jeff Ballard As Crystal Apple Recipient
Mr. Jeff Ballard, a long time member of the Rees faculty, received the Crystal Apple award on Monday, January 23rd. The Crystal Apple award is sponsored by Horace Mann and is given once each year to a teacher selected by his or her fellow teachers. This year, the teachers at Rees Elementary chose to honor Jeff Ballard, a multi-age teacher. Mr. Ballard has done so much over the years for the students and other faculty at Rees. Fellow teachers spoke many kind words as he received the award, among them team teachers Brenda Beyal and Chris Roberts. Mr.