JJ Harrison, center right, smiles as he greets his teacher, Sue Hedrich, left, Thursday at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston. Hedrich, a special education teacher, had just arrived at the school by limousine after being nominated for a Golden Apple Award. Hedrich’s students waited for her to arrive and then climbed in to see what the inside of a limousine was like. “I had no idea I was even nominated. It’s very humbling,” said the first-year teacher. “I worked in health care for 31 years and always wanted to be a teacher but did not have the time or money to go back to school. Now I am here at Farwell and I love it.” The Golden Apple Award is given out by 107.5 Frank radio station to recognize outstanding teachers. Hedrich said she was nominated by a school intern from Bates College. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Students wave balloons as their teacher, Sue Hedrich, pulls up Thursday in a limousine at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston. Jesse Feinberg of Atlantic Limousine picked Hedrich up at her home in New Gloucester and dropped her off at the school. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Sue Hedrich arrives Thursday morning at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston after getting a ride to work in a limousine. “I feel like such a princess,” said the special education teacher. Jesse Feinberg of Atlantic Limousine is at left. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Sue Hedrich and JJ Harrison sit with other students Thursday inside the limousine that brought Hedrich to school at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston. Hedrich has been nominated for a Golden Apple Award by 107.5 Frank radio station. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Jack Hedrich passes out balloons Thursday to students at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston as they wait for his wife and their teacher, Sue Hedrich, to arrive at school by limousine shortly after. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Sue Hedrich, third from right, receives a warm welcome from educational technician Aicha Wais and JJ Harrison after Hedrich arrived at Farwell Elementary School by limousine Thursday in Lewiston. Hedrich has been nominated for a Golden Apple Award by 107.5 Frank radio station. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Sue Hedrich gets a kiss from her husband, Jack, after Hedrich was dropped off by limousine Thursday at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston. Hedrich’s students sang happy birthday to Jack Hedrich before he left the school. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Jesse Feinberg of Atlantic Limousine pulls away Thursday morning as Sue Hedrich and her students head to class at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston. Feinberg brought her to school and returned at the end of the school day to take Hedrich back to her New Gloucester home. Hedrich has been nominated for a Golden Apple Award by 107.5 Frank radio station. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
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