Excellence in Education
PAST Award Recipients
2025
Homestead High School: Wolfgang Recht
Steffen Middle School: Suzy Dotzauer
Lake Shore Middle School: Jenny Meer
Donges Bay Elementary School: Sam Puibello
Oriole Lane Elementary School: Beth Banner
Wilson Elementary School: Tina Rauch
Specialist: Amber Schmidt
2024
Homestead High School: Michaela Fraley
Steffen Middle School: Chris Knutson
Lake Shore Middle School: Fred Cibik
Donges Bay Elementary School: Michelle Gunn
Oriole Lane Elementary School: Anna Buehler
Wilson Elementary School: Alli Gensrick
Specialist: Kirsten Ertl
2023
Homestead: Nick Schueller
Middle School: Kelly Zimmermann
Elementary School: Amy Bongard
Specialist: Sean Crider
2022
Homestead: Joe Wu
Middle School: Alexis Flores
Elementary School: Stefanie Myllymaki
Specialist: Suzie Zellmann
2021
Homestead: Kelly Denk
Middle School: Trefor Jones
Elementary School: Megan Aswegan
Specialist: Phil Rumpf
2020
Homestead: Molly Navarre
Middle School: Steve Petersen
Elementary School: Rae Mitchell
Specialist: Jennifer Zortman
2019
Homestead: Dawn Pfaff
Middle School: Susan Gattoni
Elementary School: Kerry Etter
Specialist: Robin Schlei
2018
Homestead: Kathy Connelly
Middle School: Linda Krajcik
Elementary School: Elizabeth Evans
Specialist: Brittany Walder
2017
Homestead: Kathy Solorzano
Middle School: Carissa Hynes
Elementary School: Sarah Janowski
Specialist: Michelle Painter
2016
Homestead: John Emanuelson
Middle School: Molly Kroemer
Elementary School: Laurel Strauss
Specialist: Joe Ordinas
2015
Homestead: Rachel Rauch
Middle School: Kurt Roeker
Elementary School: Hilary James
2014
Homestead: Paul Sivanich
Middle School: Timothy Setzer
Elementary School: Meg Smith
2013
Homestead: Joe Cuirlik, Anna Mae Grimm
Middle School: Sheila Jentsch
Elementary School: Linda Schmale
2012
Homestead: Steve Manor
Middle School: Lucy Reeve
Elementary School: Donna Unger
2011
Homestead: Marianne Wallach
Middle School: Sheri Christman
Elementary School: Dawn Liker, Ellen Mandelman, Missy Vraney*
2010
Homestead: Barbara Dedrick
Middle School: Megan Bergholz
Elementary School: Nita Stiggers*
2009
Middle School: Timothy Stark
Elementary School: Jane McCormick*
2008
Elementary School: Cheryl Figg*
2007
Homestead: Angie Cicero**
Elementary School: Jean Jones*
2006
Homestead: Kathy Connelly**
Elementary School: Suzette Grube-Thur*
2005
Homestead: Connie Jaeger**
Elementary School: Pam Kittleson*
2004
Homestead: Tom Fugate**
2003
Homestead: Mark Roherty**
2002
Homestead: Todd Spindler**
2001
Homestead: Kathy Solorzano**
2000
Homestead: Pat Hopfensperger**
* Range Line Elementary Award funded by remaining PTA donations after the school closed.
** Martin Family Award
Homestead High School: Wolfgang Recht
Steffen Middle School: Suzy Dotzauer
Lake Shore Middle School: Jenny Meer
Donges Bay Elementary School: Sam Puibello
Oriole Lane Elementary School: Beth Banner
Wilson Elementary School: Tina Rauch
Specialist: Amber Schmidt
2024
Homestead High School: Michaela Fraley
Steffen Middle School: Chris Knutson
Lake Shore Middle School: Fred Cibik
Donges Bay Elementary School: Michelle Gunn
Oriole Lane Elementary School: Anna Buehler
Wilson Elementary School: Alli Gensrick
Specialist: Kirsten Ertl
2023
Homestead: Nick Schueller
Middle School: Kelly Zimmermann
Elementary School: Amy Bongard
Specialist: Sean Crider
2022
Homestead: Joe Wu
Middle School: Alexis Flores
Elementary School: Stefanie Myllymaki
Specialist: Suzie Zellmann
2021
Homestead: Kelly Denk
Middle School: Trefor Jones
Elementary School: Megan Aswegan
Specialist: Phil Rumpf
2020
Homestead: Molly Navarre
Middle School: Steve Petersen
Elementary School: Rae Mitchell
Specialist: Jennifer Zortman
2019
Homestead: Dawn Pfaff
Middle School: Susan Gattoni
Elementary School: Kerry Etter
Specialist: Robin Schlei
2018
Homestead: Kathy Connelly
Middle School: Linda Krajcik
Elementary School: Elizabeth Evans
Specialist: Brittany Walder
2017
Homestead: Kathy Solorzano
Middle School: Carissa Hynes
Elementary School: Sarah Janowski
Specialist: Michelle Painter
2016
Homestead: John Emanuelson
Middle School: Molly Kroemer
Elementary School: Laurel Strauss
Specialist: Joe Ordinas
2015
Homestead: Rachel Rauch
Middle School: Kurt Roeker
Elementary School: Hilary James
2014
Homestead: Paul Sivanich
Middle School: Timothy Setzer
Elementary School: Meg Smith
2013
Homestead: Joe Cuirlik, Anna Mae Grimm
Middle School: Sheila Jentsch
Elementary School: Linda Schmale
2012
Homestead: Steve Manor
Middle School: Lucy Reeve
Elementary School: Donna Unger
2011
Homestead: Marianne Wallach
Middle School: Sheri Christman
Elementary School: Dawn Liker, Ellen Mandelman, Missy Vraney*
2010
Homestead: Barbara Dedrick
Middle School: Megan Bergholz
Elementary School: Nita Stiggers*
2009
Middle School: Timothy Stark
Elementary School: Jane McCormick*
2008
Elementary School: Cheryl Figg*
2007
Homestead: Angie Cicero**
Elementary School: Jean Jones*
2006
Homestead: Kathy Connelly**
Elementary School: Suzette Grube-Thur*
2005
Homestead: Connie Jaeger**
Elementary School: Pam Kittleson*
2004
Homestead: Tom Fugate**
2003
Homestead: Mark Roherty**
2002
Homestead: Todd Spindler**
2001
Homestead: Kathy Solorzano**
2000
Homestead: Pat Hopfensperger**
* Range Line Elementary Award funded by remaining PTA donations after the school closed.
** Martin Family Award