Council Wants to Stay Connected! 
Council connects and supports Northshore PTA/PTSA leaders in various ways, including:

• Twice monthly Council eNews (read past issues)
• Event invitations
• Open Office Hours
• Timely information on specific programs (e.g., Advocacy, Reflections)
• And more!

A key step to stay connected is ensuring your incoming board updates their contact information with the Council.

Please have each member of your 2024-2025 PTA/PTSA board complete the Council 2024-2025 Contact Form by July 1, 2024, they serve on or as they are elected/appointed to your board. This includes positions such as the executive committee (elected positions), board members, committee chairs, etc. If you serve on more than one PTA/PTSA, please complete one time for each one.

This information is used exclusively by Northshore Council PTSA.

​Learn more about the WSPTA Volunteer Recognition Awards
WSPTA has a formal volunteer award recognition program allowing local PTAs to award honors for outstanding educator, advocate, student advocate, and volunteer (Golden Acorn), as well as the honorary life membership award.
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Local PTAs should appoint an awards committee who will gather nominations, review them, and choose the award recipients. This can be done during a meeting or some PTAs even choose to have the previous year's award recipients chair this committee. Check your Standing Rules as it may say who is on the committee. When the awards committee advertises for nomination submissions, it can be done via social media, newsletters, website, email, or even school flyers. To make it even easier for members to submit nominations, the awards committee can create an online submission form using tools like Google Forms or Survey Monkey. 

For recognizing the award recipients, your PTA can hold a volunteer recognition event or take time during a Membership Meeting to celebrate them. WSPTA offers a variety of items your PTA can order online to celebrate your award recipients including certificates, pins, plaques, and even yard signs!

​Congratulations to the 2024 statewide Reflections finalists. Over two dozen judges evaluated nearly 700 entries and were blown away by the incredible talents demonstrated by Washington students. Those awarded Outstanding Interpretation will move on to National. View list of WSPTA Finalists. 

Literature
High School (Grades 9-12)

• Award of Excellence
  • Jadie H. | Slumber |  Inglemoor High PTSA 6.10.75 

Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

• Award of Excellence
  • Adithi S. | Hope |  Fernwood PTSA 6.10.16

Visual Arts
Special Artist (all grades)

• Outstanding Interpretation - ​National Qualifier
  • Logan B. | ADHD and Me | Canyon Creek PTA 6.10.7

​Learn more about the Reflections program.

​Below is the list of Northshore PTAs that have received a growth membership award as of December 31, 2023. Congratulations on your membership achievement!

It is an annual tradition to bring together our community from across the district and showcase the Art that was submitted from our K - 12th grade participants. We hope that this reception can continue to broaden our impact on education, the arts and family engagement.

Council will provide coffee, tea and cookies for everyone's enjoyment. We look forward to seeing you at this special event!

Hi Reflection Chairs and PTA Presidents,

Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in this year's Reflections program! We appreciate your dedication and the incredible effort students have put into the art submissions, each reflecting this year's theme: "I am hopeful because..."

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting an in-person celebration for all the submissions received on March 14th, 2024. This will be our first in-person celebration since the onset of the pandemic, and we are looking forward to sharing this special event with you. More details will be coming out soon. Stay tuned!

If you haven't already done so, please collect the original artwork from the students. To ensure that your artwork is displayed beautifully, please follow these submission guidelines:

Visual Arts

• Each artwork should be mounted on a rigid backing, such as cardstock or craft paper.
• When mounting your artwork, feel free to choose a color that complements your piece. If you're extending the mounting beyond the artwork to create a border effect, please ensure that it doesn't exceed one inch on all sides.
• The student's name should be clearly written on the bottom right corner of the artwork. 
• Print or write clearly the artist's statement on a separate white sheet of paper. During the display, we will place the artist's statement below the artwork.
• Ensure that the school's name is clearly displayed on the bottom left of the artwork.

3D Art

• You may submit the original 3D art as created by the student.
• In case the 3D art isn't available for any reason, please print the photograph of the artwork that was submitted in 5”x7” or 8”x10” or 8.5”x11” sizes.
• Please make sure that the name of the student and school’s name is visible.
• Print or write clearly the artist's statement on a separate white sheet of paper. During the display, we will place the artist's statement below the artwork.

Photograph 

• Please make sure the photograph is printed in 5”x7” or 8”x10” or 8.5”x11” size.
• Each photograph should be mounted on a rigid backing, such as cardstock or craft paper.
• When mounting your artwork, feel free to choose a color that complements the picture. If you're extending the mounting beyond the photograph to create a border effect, please ensure that it doesn't exceed one inch on all sides.
• The student's name should be clearly written on the bottom right corner of the artwork.
•  Print or write clearly the artist's statement on a separate white sheet of paper. During the display, we will place the artist's statement below the artwork.
• Ensure that the school's name is clearly displayed on the bottom left of the artwork.

Literature

• For typed submissions, please ensure that the printing is done on one side only for ease of display.
• If your submission is handwritten, you may submit the original literature as is.
• ​In either case, make sure that the student's name and school's name are clearly visible.
• Additionally, print or write the artist's statement clearly on a separate white sheet of paper. During the display, we will place the artist's statement below the artwork.

Music

• No need to submit the entry again, we have your music entry.

Film

• No need to submit the entry again, we have your film entry.

Dance​

• No need to submit the entry again, we have your dance entry.
  
  

​We appreciate your attention to these details, as they will contribute to the overall presentation of the event. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.