More than 400 people attended the ninth annual Outstanding Education Program Awards Dinner held May 20 at the landmark La Costa Resort and Spa. The prestigious event, hosted by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and its Partners in Education Foundation, recognized 51 exceptional teachers and their outstanding educational programs, as well as 20 schools from four local school districts: Carlsbad Unified, Encinitas Unified, San Marcos Unified, and San Dieguito Union High.
The Chamber created the Outstanding Educational Program Awards Dinner as one of two major fundraising events to support its Partners in Education Foundation (the other is the annual Golf Tournament). All finalists and overall winners received cash awards to help continue their programs by the Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that obtains, raises, and administers funds for educational purposes to K-12 public schools serving the City of Carlsbad. The mission of the Foundation is to create and enhance educational opportunities and programs for both students and faculty by developing a partnership between local schools and the Carlsbad business community.
The event paid tribute to teachers who go above and beyond by creating exceptional programs to enhance their students’ life-long learning skills. Award categories were innovative, entrepreneurial, adopted or adapted, and science. Sponsors for the awards were LEGOLAND California, the North County Times, todayslocalnews, and Invitrogen.
One finalist from each award category received additional funding and recognition as the “Most Outstanding Educational Program of 2005” in their respective category.
The overall winners were as follows:
Innovative Program Award
Valley Middle School
Kim Marshall, Ed.D.
Science Olympiad
Adopted or Adapted Program Award
Pacific Rim Elementary School
Megan Smith, Melanie Irvine, Ashley Houser
Today’s Students…Tomorrow’s Leaders
Entrepreneurial Program Award
Carlsbad High School
Rick Brown
CHS Woodworking & R.O.P Cabinetmaking
Special Merit in Science
Calavera Hills & Jefferson Elementary Schools
Sally Estep, Rod Lyon, Gabie Norton, Merry Van Houten, Kim Thorne, Renae Ringen, Heather Goetz, Aimee Smith, Lori Johnson, Luis Ponce, Nancy Villalobos, Sandra Aguilar, Merle O’Neill
Communities Alive in Nature
The following is the list of finalists:
Innovative Program finalists
Buena Vista Elementary School
Susan Castillo, Robin Pang
Seeds to Flowers
Calavera Hills Middle School
Jane Hartman
The Playwrights Project
Carlsbad Village Academy
Erin Spineto
Senior Success Program
Carrillo Elementary School
Nancy Danielson, Dari Teague
Carrillo Kids Care
Hope Elementary School
Sharon Evans
Disability Awareness Week
Kelly Elementary School
Debby Stone, Sheila Lalana, Elizabeth Taylor, Michelle Gizzi, Jeanette Marriott, Jenifer Jaffe
Fitness Friday – It’s More Than Just A Game
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School
Margareta Bancroft
Video Editing Class
Valley Middle School
Kim Marshall, Ed.D.
Science Olympiad
Adopted or Adapted Program finalists
Aviara Oaks Elementary School
Kathleen Gilmore, Jamie Kennedy
The Solar System and Beyond
Aviara Oaks Middle School
Valerie Cowan, Greg Rogo, Todd McGinnis
Science Olympiad
Calavera Hills Elementary School
Lynne Rose
Odyssey of the Mind
Calavera Hills & Jefferson Elementary Schools
Sally Estep, Rod Lyon, Gabie Norton, Merry Van Houten, Kim Thorne, Renae Ringen, Heather Goetz, Aimee Smith, Lori Johnson, Luis Ponce, Nancy Villalobos, Sandra Aguilar, Merle O’Neill
Communities Alive in Nature
El Camino Creek Elementary School
Carol Kulminski, Kristie Wagner, Robyn Litt
Operation H2O/Recycling
La Costa Canyon High School
Amy Wasserman
Calculus Camp
La Costa Heights Elementary School
Kelly Brown, Ariel Lyon
La Costa Heights Young Author’s Fair
Magnolia Elementary School
Sally Glenhill-Mash, Jai McClelland
Para Mi – Para Ti, Con la Computadora Aprendemos Ingles (For Me – For You, Learning English with the Computer)
Mission Estancia Elementary School
Marilyn Bieck, Melissa Masterson, Kirsten Loy
Mission Estancia Student Council
Pacific Rim Elementary School
Megan Smith, Melanie Irvine, Ashley Houser
Today’s Students…Tomorrow’s Leaders
Entrepreneurial Program finalists
Carlsbad High School
Rick Brown
CHS Woodworking & R.O.P Cabinetmaking
Jefferson Elementary School
Christine Kopp, Janet Peabody
Hands Across the Water
Special Merit in Science finalists
Aviara Oaks Elementary School
Kathleen Gilmore, Jamie Kennedy
The Solar System and Beyond
Aviara Oaks Middle School
Valerie Cowan, Greg Rogo, Todd McGinnis
Science Olympiad
Calavera Hills & Jefferson Elementary Schools
Sally Estep, Rod Lyon, Gabie Norton, Merry Van Houten, Kim Thorne, Renae Ringen, Heather Goetz, Aimee Smith, Lori Johnson, Luis Ponce, Nancy Villalobos, Sandra Aguilar, Merle O’Neill
Communities Alive in Nature
El Camino Creek Elementary School
Carol Kulminski, Kristie Wagner, Robyn Litt
Operation H2O/Recycling
Valley Middle School
Kim Marshall, Ed.D.
Science Olympiad
The Chamber created the Outstanding Educational Program Awards Dinner as one of two major fundraising events to support its Partners in Education Foundation (the other is the annual Golf Tournament). All finalists and overall winners received cash awards to help continue their programs by the Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that obtains, raises, and administers funds for educational purposes to K-12 public schools serving the City of Carlsbad. The mission of the Foundation is to create and enhance educational opportunities and programs for both students and faculty by developing a partnership between local schools and the Carlsbad business community.
The event paid tribute to teachers who go above and beyond by creating exceptional programs to enhance their students’ life-long learning skills. Award categories were innovative, entrepreneurial, adopted or adapted, and science. Sponsors for the awards were LEGOLAND California, the North County Times, todayslocalnews, and Invitrogen.
One finalist from each award category received additional funding and recognition as the “Most Outstanding Educational Program of 2005” in their respective category.
The overall winners were as follows:
Innovative Program Award
Valley Middle School
Kim Marshall, Ed.D.
Science Olympiad
Adopted or Adapted Program Award
Pacific Rim Elementary School
Megan Smith, Melanie Irvine, Ashley Houser
Today’s Students…Tomorrow’s Leaders
Entrepreneurial Program Award
Carlsbad High School
Rick Brown
CHS Woodworking & R.O.P Cabinetmaking
Special Merit in Science
Calavera Hills & Jefferson Elementary Schools
Sally Estep, Rod Lyon, Gabie Norton, Merry Van Houten, Kim Thorne, Renae Ringen, Heather Goetz, Aimee Smith, Lori Johnson, Luis Ponce, Nancy Villalobos, Sandra Aguilar, Merle O’Neill
Communities Alive in Nature
The following is the list of finalists:
Innovative Program finalists
Buena Vista Elementary School
Susan Castillo, Robin Pang
Seeds to Flowers
Calavera Hills Middle School
Jane Hartman
The Playwrights Project
Carlsbad Village Academy
Erin Spineto
Senior Success Program
Carrillo Elementary School
Nancy Danielson, Dari Teague
Carrillo Kids Care
Hope Elementary School
Sharon Evans
Disability Awareness Week
Kelly Elementary School
Debby Stone, Sheila Lalana, Elizabeth Taylor, Michelle Gizzi, Jeanette Marriott, Jenifer Jaffe
Fitness Friday – It’s More Than Just A Game
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School
Margareta Bancroft
Video Editing Class
Valley Middle School
Kim Marshall, Ed.D.
Science Olympiad
Adopted or Adapted Program finalists
Aviara Oaks Elementary School
Kathleen Gilmore, Jamie Kennedy
The Solar System and Beyond
Aviara Oaks Middle School
Valerie Cowan, Greg Rogo, Todd McGinnis
Science Olympiad
Calavera Hills Elementary School
Lynne Rose
Odyssey of the Mind
Calavera Hills & Jefferson Elementary Schools
Sally Estep, Rod Lyon, Gabie Norton, Merry Van Houten, Kim Thorne, Renae Ringen, Heather Goetz, Aimee Smith, Lori Johnson, Luis Ponce, Nancy Villalobos, Sandra Aguilar, Merle O’Neill
Communities Alive in Nature
El Camino Creek Elementary School
Carol Kulminski, Kristie Wagner, Robyn Litt
Operation H2O/Recycling
La Costa Canyon High School
Amy Wasserman
Calculus Camp
La Costa Heights Elementary School
Kelly Brown, Ariel Lyon
La Costa Heights Young Author’s Fair
Magnolia Elementary School
Sally Glenhill-Mash, Jai McClelland
Para Mi – Para Ti, Con la Computadora Aprendemos Ingles (For Me – For You, Learning English with the Computer)
Mission Estancia Elementary School
Marilyn Bieck, Melissa Masterson, Kirsten Loy
Mission Estancia Student Council
Pacific Rim Elementary School
Megan Smith, Melanie Irvine, Ashley Houser
Today’s Students…Tomorrow’s Leaders
Entrepreneurial Program finalists
Carlsbad High School
Rick Brown
CHS Woodworking & R.O.P Cabinetmaking
Jefferson Elementary School
Christine Kopp, Janet Peabody
Hands Across the Water
Special Merit in Science finalists
Aviara Oaks Elementary School
Kathleen Gilmore, Jamie Kennedy
The Solar System and Beyond
Aviara Oaks Middle School
Valerie Cowan, Greg Rogo, Todd McGinnis
Science Olympiad
Calavera Hills & Jefferson Elementary Schools
Sally Estep, Rod Lyon, Gabie Norton, Merry Van Houten, Kim Thorne, Renae Ringen, Heather Goetz, Aimee Smith, Lori Johnson, Luis Ponce, Nancy Villalobos, Sandra Aguilar, Merle O’Neill
Communities Alive in Nature
El Camino Creek Elementary School
Carol Kulminski, Kristie Wagner, Robyn Litt
Operation H2O/Recycling
Valley Middle School
Kim Marshall, Ed.D.
Science Olympiad