ISSAQUAH HIGH PTSA

AWARDS

Outstanding Educator Award

The Outstanding Educator Award was created by PTSAs to recognize individuals who have provided outstanding educational opportunities for children and youth that are beyond the normal scope of their jobs. An educator can be but is not limited to being a teacher, and can include specialists, support staff, administrators or community members.

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State PTA Awards

The Awards committee prepares and submits applications annually for State PTA awards. In 2008, we were awarded Outstanding Local Unit of the Year which has only rarely been awarded to a high school PTA in its history. The IH PTSA was also recognized with these awards:

100% Membership

Honor Unit

Standards of Excellence

National PTA Unit Achievement Award

2008 Leadership Academy Crystal Level Honorees: Marianne Kersten & Deborah Parsons

Golden Acorn Award

This committee also solicits nominations for, evaluates and selects recipients of the Golden Acorn and Outstanding Educator Awards.

The Golden Acorn Award honors people who have given exemplary volunteer service to children and youth in our school community, and is an excellent way to honor PTSA members for their contributions to this association.

Each Golden Acorn and Outstanding Educator Award recipient is given a gold pin, his/her name is added to a plaque in the main office, and he/she is acknowledged at a reception. Our PTSA also contributes $65 in the recipient’s name to the Washington State PTA Scholarship Foundation. These funds provide scholarships for post-secondary students.

Nominations for the Golden Acorn and Outstanding Educator awards are typically solicited in late January. An announcement will be on the PTSA home page.

Golden Acorn nomination form

Issaquah High School PTSA Award Winner History

Golden Acorn Recipients

1962 Dr. J. E. Chiotti

1963 Mrs. Robert Burdick

1964 Tom R. Deering

1965 John Medley

1985 Margarita Suarez

1986 Evelyn Gillard

1988 Andrea Mangold

1989 Terri Pietromonaco

1990 Kay Davies

1991 Jan Olson, Eileen Wheeland

1992 Vivian Gogg, Lorilee Paget, Gayle Wheeler

1993 Dana Booth, Sandy Kimball

1994 Deloris Davis, Colleen Johnson, Janeen Mitchell

1995 Leah Dewey, Chris Grossman, Leigh Wilson

1996 Carol Nale, Roland Roaches, Jan Sutherland

1997 Jan Anchan, Dave Edfeldt, Ms. Chris Kipp, Wendy Stoddard

1998 Cindy Anderson, Mary Laferriere, Mary beth Mitchell, Kim Roof

1999 Jan Bradshaw, Judy Brewer, Laurie Dortch, Debbie Kopson, Shanna Miller

2000 Wendy Aquino, Linda Arslan, Sue Churchill, Barb Nakahara, Dave Sao

2001 Steve Burdick, Heidi Evanger, Janey Pinneo, Pam Ratcliffe, Lynne Saunders, Jan Woldseth

2002 Karen Eaves, Pam Gow, Tina Richards, Carol Weisbecker

2003 Lorry Primrose, Jan Bennett

2004 Nancy Campi, Katie Richardson

2005 Linda Frye, Jiff Searing

2006 Deborah Parsons, Mary Lou Pauly, Jo-Ellen Smith

2007 Susan Hegedus, Marianne Kersten, Diane McGee, Danielle Tilden

2008 Anne Moore, Jane Lee, Camie Callahan, Jody Mull

2009 Deed Chase, Sue Jacobson, Blythe Meigs

Outstanding Advocate Award Recipient

2008 Deborah Parsons

2009 Marianne Kersten

Outstanding Educator Award Recipients

2001 Paula Phelps, Ken Ruud

2002 Paul Johnson

2003 Tom Haff, Lavonne Watson

2004 Michael Gallagher

2005 Richard DeMarco, James Flynn, Joshua Moore, Bob Payseno

2006 Chris Bowman, Cary Kodama, Jay Radmer

2007 Jeffrey Dineen, Cathie Foote, Paula Phelps

2008 Ellen Jarvinen, Linda Sorenson, Susan Graham, Julie Bamba

2009 Amy McGinnis, Keri Dean, Dori Robinson, Lael Hughes, Officer Karin Weihe

Honorary Lifetime Membership Award Recipients

None to date

For more information about Awards, please contact Lacey Leigh/Nancy Campi PTSA Awards chairpersons.