Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond to help the community at Clara Barton Elementary? Share your thoughts today for our 2025 nomination process! 

 

Nominations are due by May 1st.

 

Bronze Bobcat and Legacy awards will be honored at the May 14th 3pm Volunteer Appreciation hosted by the Staff at Clara Barton. Golden Acorn and Outstanding Educator will be presented at the final assembly.

 

In addition to the two awards below, we also honor volunteers for:

 

Bronze Bobcat: The Bronze Bobcat is given by the Clara Barton PTSA to recognize exemplary volunteers, teachers and staff for their contributions in both the classroom and beyond. Often these are newer volunteers.

 

Legacy Award: The Bobcat Legacy is given to honor those individuals that have given exceptional service to the school community in their last year at Clara Barton Elementary and to recognize the legacy of service they leave behind. Recipients may be teachers, staff and volunteers.

 

*Awards are only received one time, so some nominees may not be eligible if they have received an award previously. however we will pass along kind words when it makes sense to share nominations.

 

Contact our Executive VP or Director of Volunteers with questions!

 

 

 

 

 

The Golden Acorn Award is a prestigious Washington State PTA award given out by local PTAs/PTSAs for exemplary and outstanding volunteerism and service to PTA. Clara Barton Elementary PTSA recipients include: 

 

 

2024 Ruchi Gupta

2023 Velyn Sepulveda and Irina Czyzewski

2022 Cami Miller

2021 Nomita Yadav

2020 Jay Lippe

2019 Melissa Sutton

The Outstanding Educator Award is Washington State PTA recognition presented to an individual who has exhibited continued and dedicated statewide contributions and efforts to enhance the educational outcomes of all children. Clara Barton Elementary recipients include:

 

2024 Kelly Luiten

2023 LT Turner

2022 Claire Garrels

2021 Marianne Williams

2020 Carly Wilson

2019 Blair Lovatt

 

 
 

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