Highline Schools Foundation’s Gold Star Awards are prestigious honors in our school community, recognizing Highline Public Schools’ best and brightest Teachers, Volunteers, Alumni, Staff and Administrators. The Foundation relies on the entire community to bring forward the names of those to be considered for these awards through the Gold Star Award Nomination process.

73. Thank you
to all the
local
restaurants
who
graciously
donated
the
appetizers
for
tonight's
Emerald Cove Catering
Kayak Bar & Grill
MARK Restaurant & Bar
Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub

74. True Bearing Productions
Klem Daniels Productions
FastSigns Kent-Southcenter
ABC Special Event Rentals by Cort
Thank You

75. Drinks with
the Supe!
Last call for RAFFLE tickets!

76. CONGRATULATIONS TO
ALL THE NOMINEES!
Outstanding Administrator Nominees
Heidi Geise, Assistant Principal, Pacific Middle School
Karin Jones, Principal, McMicken Heights Elementary School
Bruce Kelly, Assistant Principal, Raisbeck Aviation High School
Dr. Kristin Percy Calaff, Principal, Southern Heights Elementary
Don Waring, Executive Director, Human Resources
Barb Wilson, College Access Specialist

77. Outstanding Classified or Professional Staff Nominees
Marci Anderson-Youngstrom, Psychologist
Deputy Brian Barnes, School Resource Officer, Highline High School & Evergreen
Campus
Marie Duxbury, Paraeducator – Special Ed, Bow Lake Elementary School
Faafiti Fiso, Bookkeeper, Chinook Middle School
Janel Gibb, Paraeducator, Pacific Middle School
Cindi Gilbert, Paraeducator, Gregory Heights Elementary School
William Iwen, Physical Therapist
Gurjinder Kaur, Paraeducator – Special Ed, Chinook Middle School
Andrea Love, Counselor, New Start High School
Barbara Moore, Paraeducator – Special Ed, Midway Elementary School
Stefan Nelson, Cultural Arts Specialist
Steve O’Brien, Paraeducator – Special Ed, Global Connections High School
Lolita O’Donnell, Student Placement
Shauna Pierson, Counselor, Academy of Citizenship & Empowerment
Fran Pruett, Paraeducator, McMicken Heights Elementary School
Roberta Reardon, Occupational Therapist
Linda Simpier, Special Programs Manager, Transportation
Jayne Smith, Office Manager, Seahurst Elementary School
Rachel Strauss, Counselor, McMicken Heights Elementary School
Vicki Treakle, Office Manager, Shorewood Elementary School

78. Outstanding Teacher Nominees
Aaron Aker, Teacher – Grade 4, North Hill Elementary School
Debra Banyai, Teacher – Grade 2, McMicken Heights Elementary School
Nancy Becker, Teacher – Grade 5, North Hill Elementary School
Chris Brooks, Teacher – Language Arts, Cascade Middle School
Erin Carlton, Teacher – Art, Highline High School
Kate Cassidy, Teacher – Language Arts, Pacific Middle School
Thara Cooper-Coughlin, Teacher – Music, McMicken Heights Elementary School
Timothy Crawley, Teacher – AVID/Business, Highline High School
Genevieve Fernandez, Teacher – World Languages, Health Sciences & Human
Services HS
Kimberlee Goodman, Teacher – Grade 2, , Parkside Elementary School
Josielma Hodge, Teacher – Grade 5, McMicken Heights Elementary School
Gerald Larkins, Teacher – Band, McMicken Heights & Bow Lake Elementary
Schools
Alecia Mabalay, Teacher – Kindergarten, Parkside Elementary School
Tia Nguyen, Teacher - Grade 6, Midway Elementary School
Kathy Onorati, Teacher – Science, Pacific Middle School
Kit Remson, Teacher – Kindergarten, Shorewood Elementary School
Claire Waistell, Teacher – Band/Leadership, Sylvester Middle School
Steven Walker, Teacher – Band, Cedarhurst Elementary School
Karen Wilson, Teacher – Math, Raisbeck Aviation High School
Jeanette Yee, Teacher – Grade 4, Parkside Elementary School

79. Outstanding Volunteer Nominees
Steve Burke, Raisbeck Aviation High School
Steve O’Brien, Tyee Education Complex
Michelle Paulson, Gregory Heights Elementary School
Joe and Leslee Van, McMicken Heights Elementary School
Janet Williams, Firefighter, City of SeaTac
Cherie Trondson, Linda Elmore, Fuki Masuzawa, and Cheryl Forbes, Bow
Lake Elementary School Parent and Community Group

80. Thank you for coming!
See you next year!