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Parent Group of the Year 2010

2009 Winners


Congratulations to all the winners!
Read more about the 10 prize winners by clicking the links below.

National Parent Group of the Year:

Holly Oak Elementary PTA, San Jose, Calif.

National Parent Group of the Year Runner-up:

David C. Barrow Elementary PTA, Athens, Ga.

Finalists: Eastern Greenbrier Middle School PTO, Ronceverte, W.Va.; Fairview Elementary PTO, Fairview, Tenn.; Menlo Park Academy PTO, Westlake, Ohio; Swan Hillman Elementary PTO, Rockford, Ill.

Outstanding Parent Group at a Small School:

International Spanish Language Academy PTO, Minnetonka, Minn.

Runner-up: Holy Family Cathedral School HSA, Tulsa, Okla.
Finalists: Academy at Ocean Reef PTO, Key Largo, Fla.; St. Florian School Parents Club, Chicago

Outstanding Parent Group at a Private or Parochial School:

St. Anne Pacelli Catholic School HSA, Columbus, Ga.

Runner-up: Immanuel Lutheran School PS.C.E, Olivette, Mo.
Finalists: Annunciation Catholic Academy HSA, Altamonte Springs, Fla.; Anthony School Parentcrew, Little Rock, Ark.; St. Pius V Catholic School PTO, Buena Park, Calif.

Outstanding New Group:

Plum Cove Elementary PTC, Gloucester, Mass.

Runner-up: Menlo Park Academy PTO, Westlake, Ohio
Finalists: Afrikan Centered Education Collegium Campus at Southeast DAC, Kansas City, Mo.; Canyon Pointe Elementary PTO, Tomball, Texas; Waccamaw Intermediate School PTO, Pawleys Island, S.C.; Winslow Township School #6 HSA and Joint HSA Council, Sicklerville, N.J.

Outstanding Family Event:

Lovell J. Honnis School PTA, Dumont, N.J.

Runner-up: Belvidere Elementary Schools (Third & Oxford Street Schools) PTO, Belvidere, N.J.
Finalists: Dann C. Byck Elementary PTA, Louisville, Ky.; El Granada Elementary PTO, El Granada, Calif.; Madawaska Elementary, Madawaska, Maine; Mitchell Elementary PTA, Tampa, Fla.

Outstanding Job on a Completed Major Project:

P.S. 107 John W. Kimball Learning Center PTA, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Runner-up: Kelly Elementary PTA, Carlsbad, Calif.
Finalists: Meadowview Elementary PTO, Eau Claire, Wis.; Oak Park School PTSO, Sarasota, Fla.; Prairie Grove School PTO, Crystal Lake, Ill.; Redland Elementary PTA, Oregon City, Ore.; Riverside Elementary PTA, Joppa, Md.

Outstanding Effort To Overcome Adversity:

Wilkinson Early Childhood Center at Roe PTO, St. Louis

Runner-up: Westside Multicultural Academy LS.C.O, Detroit
Finalist: Mountain Elementary Parent Club, Soquel, Calif.

Outstanding Outreach to a Multicultural Parent Base:

Ithan Elementary PTO, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Runner-up: South Side Elementary PTA, Harrisburg, Pa.
Finalists: Coleman Elementary PTA, San Rafael, Calif.; Gene Ward Elementary Family Leadership Group, Las Vegas; Lakewood Falls Elementary PTA, Plainfield, Ill.; Pico Canyon Elementary PTA, Stevenson Ranch, Calif.

Outstanding Community Service Project:

Charles F. Patton Middle School PTO, Kennett Square, Pa.

Runner-up: Walker Station Elementary PTO, Sugar Land, Texas
Finalists: Durbin Creek Elementary PTO, Jacksonville, Fla.; Folger McKinsey Elementary PTO, Severna Park, Md.; Thunder Hill Elementary PTA, Columbia, Md.



The following groups were selected as Honorable Mention:

Albert Einstein Academy PTA, San Diego.
Alcott Elementary PTO, Wolcott, Conn.
Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District TAFFY, Parkersburg, Iowa.
Appanoose Elementary PTO, Pomona, Kan.
Avery Elementary PTA, Canton, Ga.
Badger Middle School Parent Group, West Bend, Wis.
Bates Elementary PTO, Woodhaven, Mich.
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School LLC Series #201 HSA, Sandy, Utah.
Bond Mill Elementary PTO, Laurel, Md.
Brooklet Elementary PTO, Brooklet, Ga.
B.F. Norton Elementary PTO, Cumberland, R.I.
Central Park Elementary HSA, Pennsville, N.J.
Central School PTA, West Point, Miss.
Chautauqua Lake Central School PTC, Mayville, N.Y.
Chestnut Grove Elementary PTA, Decatur, Ala.
Clara Barton Open School Leadership Council, Minneapolis.
Classical Center at Vial Elementary PTA, Garland, Texas.
Colfax Charter Elementary Pa.CE, Valley Village, Calif.
Coral Reef Montessori Academy PTA, Cutler Bay, Fla.
Corbin Elementary PTO, Corbin, Ky.
Corvallis Waldorf School PTO, Corvallis, Ore.
Creekside Park Elementary PTA, Anchorage, Alaska.
Crossing Christian School PTF, Oklahoma City.
Diamond Creek Elementary PTC, Roseville, Calif.
Dorchester Elementary and Woodcliff Middle School Parent Faculty Association, Woodcliff Lake, N.J.
Dr. Norman W. Crisp Elementary PG, Nashua, N.H.
East Hartford-Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School PTO, East Hartford, Conn.
Eden Hall Upper Elementary PTO, Gibsonia, Pa.
Englewood Elementary PTA, Englewood Fla.
Enon Elementary PTO, Chester, Va.
Fabra Elementary PTO, Boerne, Texas.
Fair Oaks Elementary PTO, Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Father John V. Doyle School HSA, Coventry, R.I.
Fountain Hills USD PTO, Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Frank D. Parent Elementary School PTA, Inglewood, Calif.
Fruchthendler Elementary PTA, Tucson, Ariz.
Gilbertsville Elementary HSA, Gilbertsville, Pa.
Greenbrook Elementary PTA, Danville, Calif.
Gullett Elementary PTA, Austin, Texas.
Harper Independent School District PTO, Harper, Texas.
Harvey Elementary PTA, Kenosha, Wis.
Heights Elementary PTO, Sharon, Mass.
Heskett Middle School PTSA, Bedford, Ohio.
Highland Schools PTO, Highland, Ill.
Hillside Elementary PTA, Roswell, Ga.
Holy Cross School PTO, Dover, Del.
Holy Guardian Angels School HSA, Reading, Pa.
Immanuel Lutheran School PTO, Greensville, Wis.
Immanuel Lutheran School PTL, Valparaiso, Ind.
Indian Hill Elementary PTO, Grand Blanc, Mich.
Jefferson Elementary PTA, Richland, Wash.
Jeffrey Elementary PTO, Madison, Conn.
Kincaid Elementary PTA, Marietta, Ga.
Lathrop R-II School PTO, Lathrop, Mo.

Liberty School PTO, Shelbyville, Tenn. Licking Valley Primary School PPP, Newark, Ohio.
Lincoln K-8 Choice School PPT, Rochester, Minn.
Livonia Central School PTSA, Livonia, N.Y.
Lockwood Elementary PTO, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Longfellow Magnet School PTA, Westerville, Ohio.
Main Street Christian Education Center PTA, Alexandria, Ky.
Mammoth Elementary PTO, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
Manhattan School District PTO, Manhattan, Ill.
Maria Montessori Magnet School PTC, Rockford, Ill.
Mary F. Williams Elementary PTO, Dumfries, Va.
Meadowbrook Elementary PTA, Waukesha, Wis.
Merriman Park Elementary PTA, Dallas.
Mesa Prepatory Academy PO, Mesa, Ariz.
Millard Hawk Primary PTA, Central Square, N.Y.
Monticello Elementary Schools PTO, Monticello, Ill.
Muraski Elementary PTA, Strongsville, Ohio.
New Town Elementary PTA, Waxhaw, N.C.
North Canaan Elementary PTO, Canaan, Conn.
North Collins Elementary PTA, North Collins, N.Y.
North Dearborn Elementary PTO, Guilford, Ind.
North Madison Elementary PTO, Camby, Ind.
Northville Central School District PTO, Northville, N.Y.
Oakhill Day School PTO, Gladstone, Mo.
Ocean Bay Elementary PTO, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Pike Creek Christian School PTF, Newark, Del.
Pine City Elementary PTO, Pine City, Minn.
Pinkston Middle School PIE, Mountain Home, Ark.
Pomerado Elementary PTA, Poway, Calif.
Ponte Vedra High School PTO, Ponte Vedra, Fla.
Prairieview Ogden District 197 PTO, Royal, Ill.
Remington Elementary PTA, Tulsa, Okla.
Roxborough Primary & Intermediate School PTIC, Littleton, Colo.
Sand Lake Elementary PTA, Orlando, Fla.
School District of the Chathams PTO, Chatham, N.J.
Sherman Elementary PTT, Dry Ridge, Ky.
Sierra Vista Primary Pa.C, Ruidoso, N.M.
South Anna Elementary PTA, Montpelier, Va.
South Park Elementary PTO, Pueblo, Colo.
Southview Elementary PTO, Waconia, Minn.
Station Camp Elementary PTO, Gallatin, Tenn.
Stewarts Creek Elementary PTO, Smyrna, Tenn.
St. John’s Lutheran School The Loop, Dover, Del.
St. Teresa of Avila PTG, Cincinnati.
Sullivan Elementary PTO, Sullivan, Ill.
Torrence Creek Elementary PTA, Huntersville, N.C.
Unionville Elementary PTO, Kennett Square, Pa.
Valenica Elementary Home and School Club, Aptos, Calif.
Valley Forge Elementary PTO, Wayne, Pa.
Walnut Street Elementary PTO, Toms River, N.J.
Washington Elementary PTA, Evanston, Ill.
Wesley D. Tisdale School PTO, Ramsey, N.J.
Western Union Elementary PTO, Waxhaw, N.C.
Whittier Elementary Action Team for Partnership Committee, Pasco, Wash.
Wilkins Elementary PTO, Marion, Iowa.

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