Last Thursday was the Volunteer Tea and PTA Awards. Special thanks to the teachers and staff for making this "nautical theme" so fun and providing a delicious lunch for our fabulous volunteers.
Our awards committee (Ami King, Barbara Puk, Melissa Sutton, and Angie Ballas) had their work cut out for them with many heartfelt nominations filled out by fellow parents and teachers!
Congratulations to the recipients of our awards for the 2014/2015 School Year:
Dog-Gone Volunteers (honoring volunteers in their last year of service at Rockwell): Kristina McCrady, Tracy Brooks, Beth McIntire, Joanne Bily, Colleen Broughton, Kirsten Moreno, Claire Hogan, Mike Shea, Y-Nhi Nguyen, Heidi Showman, Lana Fernandes, Suzanne Aplund, Sarka Petrbokova, Liz Finocchio, Sherry Uyematsu, and Laura Drover.
Dog-Gone Teachers (honoring outstanding staff members in their last year at Rockwell): Colleen Smith (also Happy Retirement to her), Kerry Legg, and Lisa Mahendran.
Bow-Wow Awards (recognizing volunteers for outstanding service to the Rockwell Community this school year): Beth Batig, Kit Craig, Taunya Covington, Tim Nightengale, Myriam Pollock, Renee Lawson, Fumiko Emura, Minerva Butler, and Todd DeBoer.
Heart Of Rockwell (recognizing teachers or staff for outstanding service to the Rockwell students and community during the school year): Debbie Conklin (P.E.), Stacy Hatch (IA), Jaimi Sowby (Kindergarten), Colleen Smith (First Grade).
Outstanding Educator Award (recognizing an educator to goes above and beyond to make the learning environment fun, beneficial and challenging. A donation is made in their name to a WSPTA scholarship fund): Lisa Mahendran
Golden Acorn Award (recognizing a volunteer who has gone above and beyond and provided outstanding service to all children in the school community. A donation is made in their name to a WSPTA scholarship fund): Emily Papel
Congrats to all!
We need a new awards committee for next spring. If you're interested, please email me!