Clark Elementary PTA honors outstanding volunteer service to children by annually awarding the Golden Acorn Award. The winners of this award are individuals who demonstrate exemplary volunteer service that meets the mission of Clark's PTA: to enhance and extend the educational experiences of children at Clark elementary and to promote an inclusive Clark community.
Award winners attend the Issaquah PTSA Council Golden Acorn Awards Reception, receive an award pin, and their names are engraved on the legacy plaque posted at Clark Elementary. Local PTA units also make a contribution in the winner's name to the Washington State PTA Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarships annually to selected Washington state high school students entering post-secondary education.
Nomination deadlines are in early spring of each year. Nomination forms can be found on the website and in the PTA office.
Past award recipients:
1988 - Jen L Fricke
1989 - Deborah Filips and Jini Fisher
1990 - Cindy Henderson
1991 - Sue Hanlon
1992 - Marcia Delabarre and Sheryl Goldsberry
1993 - Donna Bartholomew and Deb Hill
1994 - Randy Fortenberry and Leigh Hudgins
1995 - Stella Leong and Judy Smith
1996 - Georgia North and Diane Tuttle
1997 - Ruth Armstrong, Gordy Blume and Molly Blume
1998 - Trish Bizuk, Peggy Norelius and Joanne Suttmeier
1999 - Suzanne Berger, Nancy Belur and Halina Diebolt
2000 - Steve Haffner, Michelle Haffner, Paula Kaser and Sherry Richardson
2001 - Robin Callahan, Lisa Rogers, Joyce Neufeld and Rosamond Vaughan
2002 - Helen Henry and Steve Henry
2003 - Mary Cordova-Fleisch and Linnea Bruns
2004 - Brin Hamilton
2005 - Terra Galvin, Randy Simms, Vicki Hoffman and Barbara Potts
2006 - Lisa White, Ellen Tinseth and Alison Meryweather
2008 - Laura Bagley and Carrie Stever
2009 - Kristi Darlington, Susan Zantello and Gretchen Dowling
2010 - Kristin Bartholet, Betsy Brewer and Sherry Feiler-Weins
2011 - Kassandra Mitchell and Tracy Silva
2012 - Melia Krohn and Gigi Vazinkhoo
2013 - Traci Burke and Heather Maloney
2014 - Cindy Kelm, Tina Ellis
2015 - Heidi Fuhs, Amy Hansen and Heather Bratton