West Orange, Southwest Orange schools nominated for Orange County Council PTA awards

The Parent-Teacher Associations and Parent-Teacher-Student Association of three West Orange and Southwest Orange elementary schools and one middle school have been named as nominees for various Orange County Council of PTAs & PTSAs Essential Pieces Awards.

The Orange County Council of PTAs & PTSAs is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting and advocating for parents, teachers and students involved with PTAs and PTSAs. 

Tildenville, Sand Lake, Bay Meadows elementary PTAs and Southwest Middle's PTSA named as nominees for awards.

The PTAs and PTSAs are nominated alongside various other schools within Orange County. 

Here are the awards for which they were nominated:

PTA/PTSA of the Year

Sand Lake Elementary

President of the Year

Bay Meadows Elementary- Laila Alidina

Sand Lake Elementary- Beth Hibbs

Tildenville Elementary- Carolina Logan

Principal of the Year

Sand Lake Elementary- Kathleen Phillips

Southwest Middle- Damian Rosado

Advocacy Award

Sand Lake Elementary

Family Engagement

Sand Lake Elementary

M.A.R.S. - Men are Really SUper

Sand Lake Elementary- Justin Rosenthal

Tildenville Elementary- Juan Uribe

Business Partner of the Year

Bay Meadows Elementary- Darrin Schulte- DP Bounce

Sand Lake Elementary- PieZoni's Pizza

Tildenville Elementary- The Bond Foundation

Southwest Middle- Chick Fil a Sand Lake Road

Helping Hands (PTA Mentorship)

Sand Lake Elementary

PTA/PTSA for Your Child Award

Sand Lake Elementary

Children's Friend Award

Sand Lake Elementary- AubreyBaker

Tildenville Elementary- Marni Weisbecker

Local Unit Board Member of the Year

Sand Lake Elementary- Justin Rosenthal

Tildenville Elementary- Nichole Tate

Multimedia Award

Sand Lake Elementary

Tildenville Elementary

Southwest Middle

Outstanding Program of the Year

Bay Meadows Elementary- Reading Buddies

Sand Lake Elementary- Stingray's Let's Eat!

Tildenville Elementary- Family Science Night

S.T.A.R. Award (Staff Appreciation and Recognition)

Tildenville Elementary- Carolina Logan

Student Involvement

Sand Lake Elementary- Latinos in Action- LBVHS Chapter

Volunteer of the Year

Sand Lake Elementary- Ariyanna Malave Gonzalez

Southwest Middle- Susan Storey