ISSAQUAH HIGH PTSA

AWARDS

Issaquah High PTSA wins top award at the 2008 Washington State PTA Convention!

The highest honor within the Washington State PTA organization is an annual award called the Outstanding Local Unit of the Year. This award has only rarely been awarded to a high school PTA in its history.

The Outstanding Local Unit of the Year is defined as the PTA unit that, when compared to all others in their unique environments and within their own special circumstances, is selected as the most representative example of a local unit which exemplifies the purposes and mission of PTA. The annual winner of this award represents the Washington State PTA membership at its annual National PTA convention held in June. This year’s convention will be held in San Diego.

What does this award mean at IHS? This award is an indicator of many things, not the least of which are the many talented and generous volunteers who understand the value of maintaining high levels of parental involvement in their local school and community and don’t back away because they think involvement is only important when children are little. It means that the students of Issaquah High School are valued and that adults join PTSA every year as a show of support towards them. With 1340 members, the adults of the IHS community have said yes to student support and can take pride in their role, big or small, in making Issaquah High a better place for our youth. It also means that our PTSA sets goals, collaborates, advocates, communicates, devises programs, evaluates, and manages its operations carefully to make sure valuable contributions are used to their highest a nd best purpose.

The IHS 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

Congratulations to all our members, for these accomplishments could not have been met without the presence of each and every one of you in the Issaquah High community.

State PTA Awards

The Awards committee prepares and submits applications annually for State PTA awards. We consistently are recipients of the “Standards of Excellence” award.

Golden Acorn and Outstanding Educator Awards

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.

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.

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

Outstanding Educator Award 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

Outstanding Advocate Award Recipient

2008 Deborah Parsons

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

Honorary Lifetime Membership Award Recipients

None to date

For more information about Awards, please contact Lacey Leigh, PTSA Awards chairperson.