Mt. View writers in state Literature contest

03/19/2009

Mountain View and Timberline writers advance in state Literature contest: What started as a class letter writing project in Elizabeth Thiel's sixth grade class, has become a bigger deal for two talented Mountain View Elementary students. Alex Haimes and Brandy Do have been selected as semi-finalists in the Washington's Letters About Literature Awards contest, along with Timberline High School student Ashley Louch. There were more than 2,300 letters entered this year from Washington students, including 3 champion letters, 23 honorable mentions and 167 semi-finalists. The students will be invited to a special ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda in Olympia on April 3. The annual contest challenges students to write to an author and describe how his/her book affected them. It is sponsored by the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, Washington State Library division of the Office of the Secretary State and Target Stores. For a complete list of winners and to learn more about the contest go to http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/lal.

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Mt. View PTA Golden Acorns

The highest award recognized by WA State PTA that can be given annually to a member, volunteer, faculty or staff person is the Golden Acorn Award.

Below are the recipients since 1994 - these are individuals who have gone "above and beyond" their normal scope as teachers, staff, PTA members, PTA officers, or volunteers:

2010 - Julie Corsi & Heather Armstrong
2009 - Gary Thompson & Paul McCarthy
2008 - Teri Palazzo & Dawn Jones
2006 - Glenn Grimm
2005 - Judith McIntosh
2004 - Jackie Huetter
2003 - Beulah Turner
2002 - "Miss Betty" Paulsen
2000 - Barbara Burr
1998 - Carrie Krier & Jackie Miller
1997 - Chris Budden & Paula Skewis
1996 - Karen Burton & Chris/Dan Clark
1995 - Renee Jackson
1994 - Kim Galaktianoff & Diane Burch