{"id":389707,"date":"2026-09-03T22:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/389707\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T22:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:38:13","slug":"cape-coral-announces-2026-lighthouse-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/389707\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Coral Announces 2026 Lighthouse Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 3, 2026<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9326-lighthouseaward.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" alt=\"Flyer for the winners of the 2026 Lighthouse Awards: Alexandra Redecker, Christine Knight, Susan Taylor, and Angela Goicoechea\" width=\"280\" height=\"362\"\/>The City of Cape Coral and the Cape Coral Municipal Charter School Foundation are proud to announce this year\u2019s winners of the Lighthouse Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">The 2026 Oasis Charter Schools Lighthouse Award Winners:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oasis Elementary South: Susan Taylor<br \/>\nOasis Elementary North: Alexandra Redecker<br \/>\nOasis Middle School: Christine Knight<br \/>\nOasis High School: Angela Goicoechea<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">The Lighthouse Award identifies and honors the most deserving teachers within the Oasis Charter Schools system.\u00a0The professional honor is administered by the Cape Coral Municipal Charter School Foundation, and overseen by a Lighthouse Award Committee, which is comprised of Foundation members, parents, and community stakeholders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9326-lighthousephoto1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Oasis Elementary North Lighthouse winner with school leadership\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9326-lighthousephoto2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Oasis Middle School Lighthouse winner with school leadership\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Left to right: Kevin Brown, principal, Alexandra Redecker, Lighthouse winner, Kelly Weeks, assistant principal<br \/>\nLeft to right: Amy Picciolo, assistant principal, Christine Knight, Lighthouse winner, Donnie Hopper, principal<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9326-lighthousephoto3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Oasis Elementary South Lighthouse winner with school leadership\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9326-lighthousephoto4.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Oasis High School Lighthouse winner with school leadership\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Left to right: Carrie Abes, assistant principal, Susan Taylor, Lighthouse winner, MaryBeth Grecsek, principal<br \/>\nLeft to right: Jackie Corey, principal, Angela Goicoechea, Lighthouse winner, Cyndi Chiorello, assistant principal<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oasis Charter Schools also presented the 2026 Beacon Award to Food Services Manager Mary Ossichak, a veteran staff member with more than 14 years of service to the charter schools.\u00a0The Beacon Award goes to Charter School Authority support staff for their outstanding commitment to the continuous improvement of our charter school system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9326-lighthousephoto5.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Beacon award winner with school leadership\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\"\/><br \/>Left to right: Mary Ossichak, Beacon winner<br \/>Jacquelin Collins, superintendent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"September 3, 2026 The City of Cape Coral and the Cape Coral Municipal Charter School Foundation are 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