GOLDEN ACORN, OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR, & OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE
The Grand Ridge PTSA recognizes volunteers, educators and community members who go above and beyond for the sake of our kids through the Golden Acorn, Outstanding Educator, and Outstanding Advocate awards for the previous year (January -December 2019).
Nathalie Isensee has been awarded the Grand Ridge PTSA 2019 Golden Acorn Award!
Nathalie has been a Grand Ridge PTSA volunteer since her daughter Jacqueline was a Kindergartener the year our school opened. Nathalie and her husband Michael also have sons Niclas and Christian and are active in the Highlands Community. Over the last 13 years, Nathalie has volunteered countless hours at Grand Ridge. She served on the PTSA Board as Volunteers Co-Coordinator, Staff Appreciation Chair, Summerfest Chair, and she coordinates school picture days every year. Nathalie has spent many years as a room parent, volunteering within the classroom, assisting with the Art Docent program, and sharing her South African heritage at the school Cultural Fair. With her youngest son moving on to middle school, Nathalie’s helpful spirit and warm smile will be missed at Grand Ridge.
Molly Banskon has been awarded the Grand Ridge PTSA Outstanding Educator Award!
Molly Bankson teaches 1st grade at Grand Ridge and was born and raised within the Issaquah School District. She has become a leader within the school and on the district level testing out new science curriculum and experimenting in co-teaching a more inclusive learning model. Ms. Bankson has been awarded Issaquah Schools Foundation grants for coding bots in 2019 and wiggle stools in 2020. She has been a leader at the school’s Family Engineering Night program. As a teacher, she presents a structured classroom style while encouraging imagination and school spirit among her students. Grand Ridge PTSA is proud to recognize Molly Bankson as an Outstanding Educator.
Lindsey de Haan has been awarded the Grand Ridge PTSA Outstanding Educator Award!
Lindsey de Haan is in her second year at Grand Ridge but previously taught at Discovery Elementary in the Issaquah School District. She is a Central Washington University alumni and obtained her Master’s Degree while working in the Seattle School District. Ms. de Haan was inspired to “become a teacher and invest in the next generation”. She loves working with 1st graders and watching how a class can become a school family over the course of a school year. She explained, “Teaching is my avenue to reach children to help them know their worth and capabilities, while getting to celebrate alongside them!” Grand Ridge PTSA is proud to recognize Lindsey de Haan as an Outstanding Educator.
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Outstanding Advocate Award 2018-19: Alicia Spinner 2017-18: Justin Oppelar 2016-17: Tim Ryan 2015-16: Carrie Mount 2014-15: Pam Cabrera 2013-14: Christy Otley 2012-13: Leslie Warrick 2011-12: Leslie Warrick 2010-11: Leslie Warrick
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Outstanding Educators 2018-19: Sanjana Pathak 2017-18: Kim Goodman 2016-17: Jennifer Houghton & Brandy Falk 2015-16: Wendy Marsh & Connie Face 2014-15: Allison King 2013-14: Alice Badgley 2012-13: Darrel Nichols 2011-12: Anne Douglas 2010-11: Maureen Bacon 2009-10: Lauren Dammers 2008-09: Kris Coleman 2007-08: Becky Rapin & Connie Face 2006-07: Lori Bunstead & Barb Walton |
Golden Acorn Award
2018-19: Angela Bizzari & Aline Bloch
2017-18: Alicia Spinner & Joanne Mockford
2016-17: Lisa Kim
2015-16: Anne Taylor, Alicia Spinner & Angela Bizzari
2014-15: Danielle Graham, Alisa George & Michele Brode
2013-14: Lisa Callan
2012-13: Carolyn Kennedy
2011-12: Lida Buckner
2010-11: Theora Dalupan, Kristen Wisdom & Nancy Castonguay
2009-10: Theora Dalupan, Lida Buckner & Cyn Baumert
2008-09: Leslie Warrick, Lida Buckner & Cyn Baumert
2007-08: Audrey Winslow, Tina Ko & Theora Dalupan
2006-07: Audrey Winslow, Julie Siefkes, Stephanie Shipley, Celia Shells, Debbie Rossman, Donna McCloud, Robbin Hodder, Karen Hirsch, Erica Davis, Theora Dalupan, Deb Courage & Cyn Baumert