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Awards

Highline Council PTSA Award Program

We honor our volunteers and educators who give so much of their time, talent, and energy to benefit our students. We invite our local PTA's to nominate their volunteers, educators, and community partners for our awards. 


Nomination forms can be emailed to Council@HighlineCouncilPTSA.org

Scroll to see last year's Awards and Nominations


Award Nomination Form

Highline Council PTSA AWARDS Nominating Form 2020-21 (pdf)

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Award Categories

Advocacy for Youth Award

Advocacy for Youth Award

Advocacy for Youth Award

This is a special award presented to a person who has advocated for children and youth for many years in an extraordinary way. 

Golden Acorn Award

Advocacy for Youth Award

Advocacy for Youth Award

This award is presented to a PTA member who has given outstanding service to children and youth. The Golden Acorn Award is very special and is given for continued and dedicated service. This is our way to honor PTA members for their contributions to this association. A contribution will be made in the recipient’s name to the Washington State PTA Scholarship Foundation.  

Community Service Award

Advocacy for Youth Award

Outstanding Service Award

This award is presented to a person, organization, or business who has supported children and PTA activities in the Highline School District and who has supported council programs or activities.  

Outstanding Service Award

Employee Recognition Award

Outstanding Service Award

This award is presented only by PTA Councils, Regions or the State PTA to an individual who may have already been honored by a local PTA unit and who is continuing to give service to children. An Outstanding Service Award recipient is someone who works for children beyond the specific school community and the bounds of job or PTA. This person is concerned with ALL children and is willing to work to help them achieve their potential. 

Outstanding Educator

Employee Recognition Award

Employee Recognition Award

This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding educational contributions. A contribution made by the PTA, Council or State PTA in the name of the Outstanding Educator Award recipient, helps the Washington State PTA award additional scholarships to post-secondary students.  

Employee Recognition Award

Employee Recognition Award

Employee Recognition Award

This award is given to school employees from each school location and ERAC. The award recognizes the extra time and energy, above and beyond job requirements, given to children and to the PTA community. Up to two (2) honorees may be nominated from each unit. Each of these honorees will receive recognition at the awards program in June.

Name, Strength & Need Student Choice Award

Name, Strength & Need Student Choice Award

Name, Strength & Need Student Choice Award

This award is presented to an individual who has impacted your student. Ask your student to share a nomination for a teacher, staff member, or volunteer who they identify as a high impact teacher during their time at school. 

**Student does not need to be associated with a PTA in order to nominate an instructor.**

Previous Awards

 The following are Council 2019-20 Nominations & Winners!

Highline Council PTSA would like to acknowledge all of the nominees for their hard work this year. Please help us celebrate the following people who were selected for awards!


Golden Acorn

Linda Farnsworth (Congratulations, to Linda Farnsworth, our Golden Acorn winner!)

Vivian Kerr Swaab

Christy Krispin


Outstanding Educator

Dr. Susan Enfield (Congratulations, to Dr. Enfield, our Outstanding Educator winner!)

Melissa Neely

Stacie Latimer

Melissa Miller


Outstanding Advocate

Keitha Bryson (Congratulations, to Keitha Bryson, our Outstanding Advocate winner!)

Anne Baunach

Maria Santiago

Melissa Ebbeson


Outstanding Student Advocate

Maria Rojas (Congratulations, to Maria Rojas, our Outstanding Student Advocate winner!)

Lory Hidano

Melissa Ebbeson

Maria Santiago


Outstanding Service

Jen Pilgrim (Congratulations, to Jen Pilgrim, our Outstanding Service winner!)

Scott Ryan

Aimee Lloyd


Community Service

Dan House (Congratulations, to Dan House, our Community Service winner!)

Jessica Tossey

Shearl Cornelius


Employee Recognition Award

Congratulations to all of these staff members, your partnership and contribution to our PTAs have made a difference in your school community.

Tamela De Rosso

Meghan Milam

Karen Smith

Shawn Holter

Terry Holtgraves

Kim Knopke

William Henderson

Heather Ricarte

Warren Balecha

Melissa Miller

Amber Henry


Student Choice Award (Name, Strength & Need)

Congratulations to all of these staff members, your work in your school community has been recognized by your students, and they know that you know them by name, strength and need!

William Henderson

Michael Stein-Ross

Schuyler Taylor

Heather Ricarte

Katherine Middleton


COUNCIL AWARDS: Rising Star

Congratulations to the following local units for the continued support and leadership in their local school and community. Keep up the good work and remember that you make a huge impact on student’s lives in the Highline School District!

Parkside 9.5.130

Madrona 9.5.80

Hazel Valley 9.5.55


PRESIDENTS AWARDS

Congratulations to the following people for receiving this important acknowledgment. Thank you for the excellent contribution you have made to your school community and district! We look forward to our continued efforts with you in various leadership roles in the future! You have made a big impact in Highline School District.

Scott Ryan

Aimee Lloyd 

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