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