How do you say Thank You for the extraordinary amount of time and effort people take out of their lives to make a difference for our students, staff and community?  The below is just a minor fraction of some of the many people who deserve thanks from PTSA Council!
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PictureAt Northshore Council PTSA's March 18, 2019 General Membership Meeting, vollunteer Sue Freeman was recognized for her many years of dedication and service managing the Northshore Community Kitchen! Pictured (from Left): Northshore Council co-President Grace Jurado, Sue Freeman, Northshore School District Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid, Northshore Council co-President Carrie McKenzie.
Some thanks from the 2018 - 2019 School Year
  • VERY SPECIAL THANKS...

    ...to our outgoing Northshore Council PTSA board members, including Rachel Northquist, Tricia Woods, Marcilla Proudfit, Sherry Rudolph, and Mary Khouzam as well as to Sue Freeman, who served as our Northshore Community Kitchen Chair.

    In your service with Council, each of you brought a wealth of knowledge, care and dedication to your roles that made a strong impact on Council and our work serving our local PTAs and our community. We are so grateful for your service and wish you all the best in your continued adventures!!!
  • BIG HOORAYS to Council co-President Carrie McKenzie and E-Prep Chair Robin McKenzie for attending the June 10th school board meeting and presenting on behalf of Northshore PTAs. Carrie shared information about recent Council events, including the Spring Recognition Breakfast, and shared information about our recent Council award recipients and the work of Hollywood Hill PTA and their Artist-in-Residence Program. Then Robin recapped a strong year of e-prep work also recognizing recent E-Prep award recipients.
  • MANY THANKS to Cindy Jensen, Stacey Meyer, and Sherry Rudolph, Northshore Council leaders who traveled to Columbus, OH to serve as Washington State PTA delegates at the 2019 National PTA Convention.
  • HUGE HOORAYS to all of the amazing volunteers who made this year's Spring Recognition Breakfast possible (truly, it takes a village!), with special thanks to Council's VP Events Stacey Meyer for her work planning and organizing it all. It was a wonderful event!
  • MANY THANKS to Cindy Jensen for her work chairing and presenting this year's Council Awards.
  • THANK YOU to Council co-VP Advocacy, Nancy Chamberlain, and PTA member and parent advocate, Corina Pfeil, for speaking on behalf of Northshore PTAs at the May 13, 2019 school board meeting.** Nancy shared information about recent and upcoming events and a legislative update, noting the passage of 16 bills related to WSPTA legislative priorities, and 12 bills related to National and WSPTA resolutions, highlighting the passage of SSB 5689, concerning harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination in public schools, that was signed into law on April 29, 2019. Nancy also thanked the board for their leadership in crafting diversity and gender equity policies and for working to support all students, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, noting that PTA will also continue to advocate for safety and full inclusion in all aspects of schools and community. Corina then noted that PTA stands with all members of our community and thanked the district for its ongoing partnership with PTA and community members, encouraging continued work based on our shared values.
  • THANK YOU to Nancy Chamberlain, Sue Freeman, Grace Jurado, and Janice Kutzera for leading some awesome leadership training classes at our May Council meeting!
  • MANY THANKS to Carrie McKenzie for attending the April 22, 2019 school board meeting and presenting on behalf of Northshore PTAs. She shared a number of upcoming events and celebrated the successes of our district's platinum-level membership growth award recipients.
  • GRATITUDE to Council's VP Events, Stacey Meyer, for her work in planning and organizing a dinner for our Northshore PTA members who attended WSPTA Convention on Friday, April 26th. And many thanks to all who were able to stop by and share a meal!
  • THANK YOU to our current and incoming Northshore Council leaders who participated in this year's WSPTA Convention, April 26-28, 2019, including: Nancy Chamberlain, Jane Chiodo, Jennifer Drury, Sue Freeman, Grace Jurado, Carrie McKenzie, Robin McKenzie, Stacey Meyer, Sherry Rudolph, Tricia Woods, and Robin Zaback.
  • HOORAY for the amazing Northshore PTA/PTSA leaders and delegates who attended this year's WSPTA Convention for training, decision-making, and more. Your dedication and service to PTA are greatly appreciated!
  • GREAT GRATITUDE to Sue Freeman, who organized and managed Northshore Community Kitchen operations on behalf of Northshore Council PTSA, dedicating years of service and care toward the program, its volunteers and those it served.
  • MANY THANKS to local PTA leaders Jane Chiodo (co-President, Canyon Park PTSA) and Amber Rosenquist (President, Sorenson PTA) for presenting at the 3/18 Council meeting and sharing secrets of their PTAs' ongoing membership success.
  • HUGE HOORAYS to Council Nominating Committee members, Sue Freeman, Nancy Chamberlain and Stacey Meyer, for their efforts finding and vetting prospective board members. We are so grateful for your work!
  • THANK YOU to co-President Carrie McKenzie for for speaking on behalf of our Northshore PTSAs at the February 25th school board meeting. She gave shout outs to some local PTAs and shared information about upcoming parent education events.
  • SHOUT OUT to VP East Melissa Kline for hosting the March 1, 2019, Coffee with Council event.
  • HUGE HOORAYS to the awesome Northshore advocates, including Corina Pfeil, and Robin Zaback, who have testified in Olympia on behalf of Washington State PTA in support of bills aligned with WSPTA platform issues. (Learn more on the WSPTA blog!)
  • MANY THANKS to Nancy Chamberlain and Robin Zaback for their work putting together WSPTA awards submissions on behalf of Northshore Council.
  • THANK YOU to all of our amazing Northshore PTAs/PTSAs that have demonstrated such great flexibility and positivity through all of the crazy weather, school closures and delays in February. It has been awesome to see the many ways our local PTAs are working to be strong resources in their communities-- sharing information, organizing work parties to shovel snow, serving meals, and more! #PTAProud
  • HUGE HOORAYS to the awesome Northshore advocates, including Nancy Chamberlain, Corina Pfeil, Sherry Rudolph, and Robin Zaback, who have testified in Olympia on behalf of Washington State PTA in support of bills aligned with WSPTA platform issues. (Learn more on the WSPTA blog!)
  • MANY THANKS to Carrie McKenzie, Tricia Woods,  Sherry Rudolph, Nancy Chamberlain, Marcilla Proudfit, Grace Jurado, and Robin McKenzie for speaking on behalf of our Northshore PTSAs at NSD School Board meetings this year.
  • MANY THANKS to Council E-Prep Chair Robin McKenzie for his ongoing work to  educate and advocate for the importance of emergency preparedness! He regularly hosts E-Prep meetings for PTA chairs across Northshore, he speaks at local PTA events and meetings to help educate community members, he is heavily involved with local organizations, and he is very active advocating for improved safety and security with the school district and beyond. In December, the Northshore Emergency Management Coalition awarded Robin the "Volunteer of the Year" award for his grassroots efforts to connect emergency management managers across regions and organizations to increase cooperation. Congratulations, Robin!  
  • GREAT GRATITUDE to this year's Council-level Reflections judges, including Kathy Greisen, Dru Solberg, Karen Oie, Susan Jackson, Erin Young, and Jill Enright, who put in many hours during the busy holiday season to judge all of the pieces. Also a big thank you to the Arts of Kenmore for use of their display panels during the Reflections Celebration event.
  • THANK YOU to local PTA leaders Jen Moreau-Cook (Woodin PTA) and Denise Needs (Hollywood Hill PTA) for sharing their experiences and ideas at our January 7th meeting. It is so wonderful to be able to learn from each other!
  • HUGE HOORAYS to Cindy Jensen and Stacey Meyer for planning, organizing and hosting an amazing Reflections Celebration for 270 Northshore student artists on January 12th. And GRATITUDE to the team of wonderful volunteers who helped make it an awesome event!
  • THANK YOU to Melissa Kline for organizing and facilitating a networking event for Northshore middle school PTA leaders in November.
  • MANY THANKS to Stacey Meyer for graciously hosting a wonderful holiday gathering for Council board members.
  • A BIG SHOUT OUT to Reflections Chairs across Northshore. Your job as a Reflections Chair is big and often thankless -- but know you are supporting students who are often never celebrated for their creativity. You are making a difference!!!
  • THANK YOU to Marcilla Proudfit for organizing and hosting the most recent Coffee with Council event on 11/9 and facilitating some great discussion with local leaders about FACE, fundraising and more.
  • MANY THANKS to Sue Freeman and Michele Holowachuk for representing Council at a regional Family and Community Engagement (FACE) leadership meeting on 11/14 and working to strengthen our ongoing commitment to connecting with all families.
  • GREAT GRATITUDE to all who attended the Presidents & Principals Luncheon on November 1st! Special thanks to event organizers Grace Jurado, Carrie McKenzie, and Stacey Meyer, the many volunteers who helped set-up and clean-up, as well as to Bothell High School's Culinary Arts students for preparing a tasty lunch, and featured speakers Jen Hirman and Cristina Marquez.
  • BIG HOORAYS to ALL of our awesome Northshore PTA/PTSA delegates who attended Legislative Assembly, including Council delegates Carrie McKenzie, Robin McKenzie and Marcilla Proudfit. We are so grateful for your work on updates and additions to our legislative platform and for advocating for all children!
  • MANY THANKS to Nancy Chamberlain and Charla Griffy Brown for organizing the Candidates Forum on October 1.
  • THANK YOU to the many volunteers who helped make the Candidates Forum a success, including Michele Holowachuk and her son for set-up, Susie Krost for greeting, Carrie McKenzie for guidance with logistics, Robin McKenzie and his daughter for filming, Rachel Northquist for greeting, Marcilla Proudfit for timekeeping, and Robin Zaback for communications and helping with questions from audience. - submitted by Nancy Chamberlain and Charla Griffy Brown
  • CHEERS to Marcilla Proudfit for organizing and leading our first Coffee with Council event on October 4.
  • Much gratitude to Aaron Moreau-Cook for his service with Northshore Council PTSA over the last year as Area VP East. Due to family and career commitments, he has resigned. He will be missed at Council and we wish him all the best for the future.
  • Many thanks to the Region 6 Service Delivery Team and WSPTA leaders who provided training for Northshore PTA leaders after the general meeting on 9/17, including Sue Freeman, Cindy Jenson, Grace Jurado, Janice Kutzera, Monika Scotti, and Robin Zaback.
  • Thank you to Council Vice-President Carrie McKenzie for representing Northshore Council and our local PTAs at the NSD School Board meeting on August 27th and for raising awareness about immunizations.
  • Gratitude to Marcilla Proudfit and Robin Zaback who represented Northshore Council and our local PTAs at the NSD Back-to-School Fair on August 15th!
  • Many thanks to Rachel Northquist, Tricia Wood and Robin Zaback for serving on Council's End-of-Year Financial Review Committee!