GOLDEN OAK AWARD:
Alysa Sakkas
The Golden Oak Award is the highest award given by the PTA for exceptional service. Alysa Sakkas deserves this award for her exceptional service to Lawson for the last 7 years. Alysa was one of the founding members of the Lawson PTA ( which began planning a year before the school opened)and she has always been a leader. She stepped forward this year to be our PTA President and we are so grateful! She served as Executive VP in Lawson’s second year when the President had medical issues, and she stepped up in the president’s absence, and continued to serve a second year as Executive VP. She has been such an asset to our school with her involvement and wealth of knowledge in so many areas: PTA, Lawson Sports Boosters, Destination Imagination, and Lawson Graduations, to name a few. With her incredible leadership style, she has been a great source of inspiration to Lawson parents and is well respected by the community. She motivates others to be involved at Lawson and supports all programs and activities, both big and small. Alysa always has suggestions on how we can make things better and more effective. She initiated the feeder school liaisons to facilitate communication to our elementary schools which was so important in our early years. She handled the distribution of the biography of Sam Lawson so everyone could know the story of the man that our school is named after. Alysa also dedicates many hours to the Cupertino community, while also working at Lockheed as an engineer! We have been so fortunate to have Alysa Sakkas at Lawson for the past six years! Thank you, Alysa, for all you do. You are SO appreciated. Lawson will not be the same without you....you will surely be missed!
CONTINUING SERVICE AWARD:
Carrie Reichenberger
Carrie has continued to serve in any capacity she can at Lawson. She comes and always does a wonderful job, enthusiastically, and with a big smile on her face. She is currently serving as Staff Appreciation co-Chair, Library Liaison, Sports Boosters, Music Boosters –she helped coordinate the Disneyland trip for the kids, and she has served in the past as the PTA volunteer coordinator. Teachers, staff, and parents appreciate the positive energy Carrie brings to the room! Thank you Carrie for your continuing service to Lawson!
HONORARY SERVICE AWARD:
Benaifer Dastoor
This is Beniafer’s first year at Lawson and we are so lucky that she did not hesitate to jump In and help! Benaifer has done an incredible job as the PTA Treasurer at Lawson this year. Her attention to detail with every aspect of the PTA's finances is impeccable. She follows all of the rules, but manages to be flexible and open to suggestions at the same time. With her warm personality and easy going demeanor, Benaifer is a joy to work with. She goes above and beyond in everything she does and is so appreciated as a PTA board member. Thank you so much for your time and commitment, Benaifer!
VERY SPECIAL PERSON AWARDS: Alphabetically
Jeff Bowman
We want to acknowledge our wonderful, Assistant Principal, Jeff Bowman, who is always on the move at Lawson! He spends many hours a day interacting with the students and is very hands on and approachable. He is always supportive of the PTA and making suggestions on how to make Lawson the best place for our children. His focus is on the kids and we appreciate his concern for each one of them. With our principal's recent unexpected departure, Jeff has really stepped up to take charge at Lawson. We are so fortunate to have Jeff at Lawson and we appreciate all that he does to make ours a great school!
Rinki Dutta
Rinki has done a great job this year being in charge of PTA Membership and communicating important information to Lawson's 500 PTA members. She always works quietly behind the scenes to help get things done and is willing to help with anything and everything at Lawson. She recently stepped up to make sure the PTA directories went out after they were delayed for months, which was very generous of her. She is always helping out and shies away from taking any credit, so tonight, we would like her to know how much she is appreciated! Thank you Rinki for all you do!
Raji Malaviya
As Executive VP of the Lawson PTA this year, Raji was always there to help out with whatever needed to be done. She organized the 8th gradeHigh School Information night in January, which was a huge success and very well attended. And now she has stepped up to be Lawson's lead parent for the district's Measure C Campaign, coordinating volunteers and communications for this important effort. She has also taken on the responsibilities of the president for the time that Alysa is on medical leave. Thank you Raji for all of your hard work this year... you will be missed next year!
Gordana Mrkailo
As treasurer of Lawson Sports Boosters, Gordana is the glue that keeps the organization running. She is always up to date with budgets, easy to reach by phone or email, and prompt in getting reimbursement checks to our coaches and athletic directors. Lawson Sports Boosters would not be able to function in the manner it does without Gordana's guidance and commitment. Thank you Gordana for your dedication to the Lawson sports program over the past few years!
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