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Andy Berke, 33 PTAs Win Awards At Annual PTA Banquet

Thursday, July 05, 2012

  • Tennessee State Senator Andy Berke (District 10-Chattanooga) with his daughter, Orly, at the Tennessee PTA Annual Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville. Berke was named the 2012 Tennessee PTA Legislator of the Year.

    - photo by Lifetouch

  • "Voice of the Lady Vols" Mike Hammond served as the master of ceremonies at the Tennessee PTA Annual Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville.

    - photo by Lifetouch

  • Tennessee PTA President Karen Davis presented Tennessee State Senator Andy Berke (District 10-Chattanooga) with the 2012 Tennessee PTA Legislator of the Year award at the Tennessee PTA Annual Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville. Berke brought one of his daughters, Orly, to the ceremony. Orly is a rising 4th grader at Normal Park Museum Magnet School in Chattanooga where Berke is a PTA member.

    - photo by Lifetouch

  • Former Tennessee PTA and Hamilton County PTA President Mary Jo Clark presented Hamilton County PTA President Badiema Waldrep with the Tennessee PTA "Mary Jo Clark" Volunteer Service Award of Excellence at the Tennessee PTA Annual Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville.

    - photo by Lifetouch

  • Tennessee PTA President Karen Davis presented Hamilton County PTA President Badiema Waldrep with the Tennessee PTA Outstanding Council Award at the Tennessee PTA Annual Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville.

    - photo by Lifetouch

  • Shown, from left to right, are Hamilton County PTA board members Mary Jo Clark, Cindy Dearing, Dwight Hunter, David Hampton, Badiema Waldrep, Sherrie Ford, Scottie Summerlin and Gail Phillips with five of the eight awards Hamilton County PTA won at the Tennessee PTA Annual Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville.

    - photo by Lifetouch

33 PTAs from Hamilton County went home with awards from the Tennessee PTA Annual Awards Banquet held in Nashville at the Sheraton Music City Hotel during the Tennessee PTA Annual Convention.  "The Voice of the Lady Vols" Mike Hammond served as the master of ceremonies.

Tennessee State Senator Andy Berke was named Tennessee PTA Legislator of the Year, Hamilton County Council of PTAs (HCC of PTAs) won eight awards, Signal Mountain Middle High PTSA won six awards, Nolan Elementary PTA and Thrasher Elementary PTA each won five awards, and East Hamilton Middle High PTSA, McConnell Elementary PTA, Normal Park Museum Magnet PTA, and Sale Creek High PTSA each won three awards.  All of the awards and PTAs are listed below.

Hamilton County Council of PTAs

Tennessee PTA Outstanding Council Award

Tennessee PTA "Mary Jo Clark" Volunteer Service Award - Council - Award of Excellence

Tennessee PTA Communicating Award - Council - Award of Excellence

Tennessee PTA Student Learning Award - Council - Award of Excellence

Tennessee PTA Collaborating with the Community Award - Council - Award of Excellence

Tennessee PTA School Decision Making Award - Council - Award of Merit

Tennessee PTA Advocacy Award - Council - Award of Merit

Tennessee PTA Council Award of Merit

Tennessee State Senator Andy Berke (District 10-Chattanooga)

Tennessee PTA "Sigrid Stewart" Outstanding Legislator Award

Nolan Elementary PTA - Signal Mountain

Tennessee PTA "Mary Jo Clark" Volunteer Service Award - Elementary - Award of Merit

Tennessee PTA Early Bird Recipients

(Membership dues and reports received by Tennessee PTA on or before Oct. 15, 2011)

Allen Elementary PTA

Alpine Crest Elementary PTA

Brainerd High PTSA

Daisy Elementary PTA

East Hamilton Middle High PTSA

Falling Water Elementary PTA

Lookout Valley High PTSA

McConnell Elementary PTA

Nolan Elementary PTA

Normal Park Museum Magnet PTA

North Hamilton County Elementary PTA

Ooltewah High PTSA

Sale Creek High PTSA

Signal Mountain Middle High PTSA

Soddy Elementary PTA

Thrasher Elementary PTA

Tyner Middle Academy PTA

Wallace A. Smith Elementary PTA

Westview Elementary PTA

Wolftever Creek Elementary PTA

Tennessee PTA Iris Award - 100% Membership

(One PTA member for every child enrolled in school)

McConnell Elementary PTA

Thrasher Elementary PTA

Tennessee PTA Tennessee Award

(Continuous increase in PTA membership for three or more years)

East Ridge High PTSA

Falling Water Elementary PTA

Nolan Elementary PTA

Normal Park Museum Magnet PTA

Sale Creek High PTSA

Signal Mountain Middle High PTSA

Thrasher Elementary PTA

Tyner Middle Academy PTA

Woodmore Elementary PTA

Tennessee PTA Membership Challenge Award

(25 member increase over previous year PTA membership)

Bess T. Shepherd Elementary PTA

East Hamilton Middle High PTSA

East Ridge High PTSA

Harrison Elementary PTA

Hixson Elementary PTA

Lookout Valley Elementary PTA

Nolan Elementary PTA

Normal Park Museum Magnet PTA

Ooltewah Elementary PTA

Sale Creek High PTSA

Signal Mountain Middle High PTSA

Thrasher Elementary PTA

Tennessee PTA Golden Apple Award

(100% Teacher and Principal Membership)

Allen Elementary PTA

Alpine Crest Elementary PTA

Battle Academy PTA

Birchwood Elementary PTA

Calvin Donaldson Elementary PTA

Dupont Elementary PTA

East Ridge Middle PTA

McConnell Elementary PTA

Nolan Elementary PTA

Thrasher Elementary PTA

Tennessee PTA Oak Tree Award

(1000 or more PTA members)

Signal Mountain Middle High PTSA

Tennessee PTA Acorn Award

(Largest PTA membership percentage increase)

Enrollment 1240-1358

Signal Mountain Middle High PTSA

.14% increase

Enrollment 1359+

East Hamilton Middle High PTSA

2.49% Increase

Tennessee PTA Torch Award

(Largest numerical PTA membership increase)

Enrollment 1240-1358

Signal Mountain Middle High PTSA

+152



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