Spencerport, N.Y. (WROC)— Congratulations to Ryan Barclay, our latest Golden Apple Award winner. Barclay directs the 8th grade band at Cosgrove Middle School in Spencerport. Principal James Centola says, "He works with 85 students in his 8th grade band, and he just does such an amazing job with connecting with students and tapping into their potential." This is the third year in a row he has worked with this group of students. Centola adds, "He has just done such a wonderful job of getting to know our students, to challenge our students to capitalize on their strengths to provide that feedback. He just does a wonderful job of working with our students in band."   Carlianne Collyer decided to nominate him for a Golden Apple Award because she says he makes band fun by picking music the students like.   "He's like the sweetest teacher I have ever had, and he makes our band feel like a huge family and also if it wasn't for his teaching, I wouldn't still be in band," she says.   This is Mr. Barclay's 20th year teaching. "I love it, my entire life I've loved it.  I grew up in the band program.  I just like seeing kids grow and have fun."   He can't imagine doing anything else. "I don't know what else I would do.  this is just what I do," says Barclay. He hopes his students will continue to love it as much as he does.    "Good and bad teachers have inspired me.  Teachers that are like hmm, I don't want to do that and teachers that are like wow, that's amazing.  I've had college professors, and my high school band director was a big influence," says Barclay.