Golden Apple: Gwendolyn Cosby

 

This week, the Golden Apple award takes us to Hayneville in Lowndes County to meet a teacher who has made a huge impact not just on her students, but the entire community.

 

Flip through almost any yearbook at Central High School, and you’ll see Gwendolyn Cosby. She has been teaching math here for 37 years. 

 

“I’ve taught some children’s grandmamas and they make it known-you taught my grandmama and you’re still here. when you can continue to make a difference in a family, it’s great,” Cosby said.

 

Alabama News Network received more than 60 nominations for Cosby for our Golden Apple Award, a record-setting number. It was no surprise to her students, including Keith Rudolph, a former student of Cosby’s, who is now her colleague. 

 

“It really inspired me to become a teacher, Ms.Cosby. Just knowing that all these years, nothing’s changed. She’s still a great teacher, and all the kids love her,” said Rudolph, a collaborative teacher with special education students at Central High. 

 

When you ask Gwendolyn Cosby about retirement, she says it’s in her future, just not right now. 

 

Do you have a recommendation for a great teacher we should recognize? To nominate a teacher for the Golden Apple award, click on the “Golden Apple” banner on our website and fill out the form.