Spotlight on excellence

Aubria

September 2025 Recipients: Aubria Niemi, District Office, Confidential Records, Zac Reynvaan, Districtwide, Maintenance Technician, Matt Riffe, Districtwide, Maintenance Technician,Ron Binnie, Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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June 2025 Recipient: 2025 HTA -Retiree: Bryan Jones, Hoquiam High School, Teacher Chad Allan, High School Head Coach Girls Basketball and Coach High School, Track & Field RenaèJah Burtenshaw High School Freshman - State Champion in 100m Dash

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May 2025 Recipient: PSE Retirees: Jana Bickar, Emerson Elementary, Office Coordinator; Brenda McCoy, HHS & HMS, Band and Choir Assistant Paraeducator, Kerin Covall; High School, ASB Secretary. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District! .

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Keith & Addy

April 2025 Recipient: Keith Ounsted, Business Manager. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Oliver Bryson

March 2025 Recipient: Oliver Bryson, Hoquiam High School Senior, WIAA 1A 190lb Wrestling Champion- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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February 2025 Recipients: HSD Bus Drivers- Kari Hansen, CJ Ray, Genia Russell, Jan Magri, Sherry Martin, Suzanne Beale, Tom Landreth, Greg Pearson & Bruce Martin- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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TLB

January 2025 Recipient: Tracey Leasure Brownrigg, Lincoln Elementary,Office Coordinator. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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HSD Mechanics

December 2024 Recipient: HSD Mechanics: Tristan Andrews, Shop Foreman; James Brough, Mechanic; Wesley Rittenhouse, Mechanic & Phil Mudgett, Mechanic. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Aaron Gwin

November 2024 Recipient: Aaron Gwin, Hoquiam Middle School, Math Teacher . Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Tessa Gwin

October 2024 Recipient: Tessa Gwin, Emerson Elementary, Special Education Teacher. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Lincoln Custodians

September 2024 Recipients: Shane Stone, Lincoln & Central Evening Custodian & Rich Kapatsos, Lincoln Elementary, Head Custodian . Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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June 2024 Recipient: Jane Roloff, High School Senior and State Champion in X-Country and Track & Field. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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May 2024 Recipient: PSE Retirees, Charlotte Helland, HHS, Librarian; Doreen Kramzer, Emerson, Head Cook; Debra Hunt, HMS, First Assistant Cook; Pauline Drolz, HHS, Head Cook- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District! .

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Forkum

April 2024 Recipient: Angela Forkum, Central Elementary, Whole Child Coach- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Christopher Bryson

March 2024 Recipient: Christopher Bryson, HHS, Senior- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Mike

February 2024 Recipient: Micheal Schroeder, Technology Dept.- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Jen Krohn

January 2024: Jen Krohn, HMS, Teacher- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Larry McElliot

December 2023 Recipient: Larry McElliot, Emerson Elementary, Head Custodian - Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Tim Pelan and Keith Reynvaan

November 2023 Recipients:Tim Pelan, HHS, Track & Field Coach & Keith Reynvaan, HHS, Girls Fastpitch Coach- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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October 2023 Recipient: HSD Food Service Department- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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Andrea Andrews

September 2023 Recipient: Andrea Andrews, Lincoln Elementary, Teacher- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!.

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June 2023 Recipient: 2023 HTA Retiree- EMLee Kugen, Emerson Elementary, Preschool Teacher-Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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May 2023 Recipients: 2023 PSE Retirees-Mike Emery, HSD, Maintenance ; Loretta Marlow, HHS, Office Coordinator; Teresa Harper, Emerson Elementary, Paraeducator; Karen Lee, HMS, Head Custodian; Bob Chambers, HSD, Maintenance ; Tracy Chambers, Central Elem. Head Custodian.

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Will and Jennifer Catron

April 2023 Recipients: Will and Jennifer Catron, HSD Choir & Band Backers Volunteers. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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March 2023 Recipient: HSD Crossing Guards- Randy Goulet, Barb Crowell & Scott Smith at Lincoln ; Marie Englund-Middleton at Emerson ;Alexia Hugelan , Jacob Gwin , Alex Falla, Alika Kendall, & Tammy Reynvaan at Central. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam SD!

Drama Club Group

February 2023 Recipients: High School Drama Club and Cast of Wizard of Oz- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

Shane Krohn

January 2023 Recipient: Shane Krohn, Athletic Director- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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December 2022 Recipients: Kjersten Kellogg, Transitional Kindergarten Teacher & Savana Larsson, Transitional Kindergarten Paraeducator- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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October 2022 Recipient: Hoquiam School District Principals- Brock Maxfield, Derek Cook, Laurie Gordon, Kent Nixon, Brandon Winkelman & Bonnie Jump. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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June 2022 Recipient: 2021-2022 Retirees- Vicki Montoure, Central Elementary, Paraeducator, Deanna Russell, Central Elementary, Paraeducator & Judy Halvorson, Emerson Elementary, Paraeducator- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

Teresa Saueressig

May 2022 Recipient: Teresa Saueressig, Lincoln Elementary, Intervention and Multilingual Program Specialist- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

susan peters and brenda mccoy

April 2022 Recipient: Susan Peters, HHS, Band and Choir Director & Brenda McCoy, HHS Band and Choir Paraeducator- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!

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March 2022 Recipient: Rebecca Richardson, HMS, Paraeducator- Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hoquiam School District!