MI PTA Council Awards

PTA Council rewards outstanding volunteers, educators, or committees for their creativity, innovation, dedication, and amazing work for our school communities. Let’s show our volunteers and educators how much we appreciate them!

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Nomination deadline: Saturday, April 20, 2024

Past Awards Recipients

Golden Acorn

A Golden Acorn Award is presented, by a local PTA unit or council, to a volunteer in recognition of his/her dedication and service to children and youth. It is to recognize volunteer service “above and beyond” a particular job description. Since the beginning of this program, more than 44,000 Golden Acorns have been presented to volunteers throughout Washington State. A contribution in the name of the recipient(s) is made by the honoring PTA to the Washington State PTA Scholarship Program. From these contributions, WSPTA is able to provide grants to freshman students entering post-secondary education.

Outstanding Educator

Created by the WSPTA to recognize individuals who go beyond the normal expectations of their jobs to make the learning environment fun, beneficial and challenging. A contribution is made in their name to the WSPTA Scholarship Program.

Outstanding Advocate
Established by the WSPTA to recognize and honor individuals for their advocacy work on behalf of children and youth. A contribution is made in their name to the WSPTA Scholarship Program.

Children’s Advocate
Established to recognize individuals or programs that go above and beyond the scope of their job or expectations to serve Mercer Island students.

Outstanding Service
The Outstanding Service Award is presented to a volunteer who works for children and youth beyond the bounds of a job, PTA, or a specific school community. This honor goes to a person who has shown concern for all children and who has volunteered his/her time to help them achieve their potential. A contribution in the name of the recipient is made to the Washington State PTA Scholarship Program.

Outstanding Program
Honors a program designed and implemented to serve the school community or community at large.

MI Community Partner
The Mercer Island PTA Council created the Community Partner award to recognize a local Island business or organization that goes above and beyond standard expectations to help and facilitate local units, that helps build a cooperative relationship between students, schools, and community.

Honorary Life Membership
The purpose of the Honorary Life Membership is to recognize an individual who has contributed significantly to a PTA at the local unit, council, or state level. This award can be given by a PTA unit, council, or region.