OASSA AwardsOASSA sponsors three awards each year—the Assistant Principal of the Year, Middle School Principal of the Year, and High School Principal of the Year. For members wishing to nominate a colleague, please follow the following guidelines: Middle and High School Principal of the Year The process for this award begins in January. The award is given to one high school and one middle school principal each year. The nominee must be an active middle or high school principal, and a current member of NASSP and OASSA. The 2014 application can be downloaded by clicking here. For the first round of judging, nominees should complete all parts of the application, except the essay questions and one letter of recommendation. Please mail applications with one letter of recommendation from Immediate Supervisor/Superintendent to COSA staff member, Sara Nilles, by March 5, 2013. (Essay questions and additional letters of recommendation are not required for state judging.) The OASSA awards committee will select the winner, and that person will then complete the additional letter of recommendations and essay questions. The completed packet will then be mailed to NASSP by the end of April. The winner will be honored at the OASSA/OESPA Conference and the Annual COSA Conference. Please direct questions to Sara Nilles: sara@oasc.org. Congratulations to the 2012 winner: Kevin Ricker, Centennial High School Congratulations to the 2012 winner: Victor Vergara, Valor Middle School (Woodburn) Past recipients of the OASSA Principal of the Year Award: 2011 Jay Mathisen, La Pine High School 2011 Susan Rieke-Smith, Houck Middle School (Salem) 2010 Nancy Bush-Lange, Oregon City High School 2010 Catherine Carnahan, Duniway Middle School 2008 John Koch, Gresham Middle School John O'Neill, Forest Grove High School 2007 Scott Maltman, Boring (middle school) Randy Trani, Corbett (high school) 2005 Catherine Alden, Corvallis 2004 Cynda Rickert, Medford (high school) Mike Scott, Hillsboro (middle school) 2003 Bill Westphal, Canby 2002 Deno Edwards, North Clackamas (high school) Patti Kinney, Phoenix-Talent, (middle school) 2001 Karen Goirigolzarri 2000 John Harrington, David Douglas (high school) Julie McCann, Corvallis (middle school) 1999 Larry Bentz, Springfield 1998 Kelly Hood, North Clackamas 1997 Jan Miner, Hood River 1996 John Lewis, Rainier 1995 Dennis Dempsey, Sisters 1994 Jim Jamieson, Bethel 1993 Lynn George, Eugene 1992 Pat Mack, Salem-Keizer 1991 Joe Rodriguez, Hillsboro 1990 Steve Iverson, Roseburg 1989 James Ford, Eugene 1988 Marvin Brenneman, Pleasant Hill 1987 Nathan Jones, Portland 1986 Gerald Stinnett, Roseburg 1985 Robert Adrian, North Clackamas 1984 Don Jackson, Eugene Assistant Principal of the Year The process for this award begins in September. The nominee must be an active assistant (or vice) principal, and a current member of NASSP and OASSA. The application form can be downloaded by clicking here. For the first round of judging, nominees should complete all parts of the application, except the essay questions and only one letter of recommendation. Please mail applications with one letter of recommendation from Immediate Supervisor/Superintendent to COSA staff member, Sara Nilles, by October 25, 2013. (Essay questions and additional letters of recommendation are not required for state judging.) The OASSA awards committee will select the winner, and that person will then complete the essay questions. The completed packet will then be mailed to NASSP by December. The winner will be honored at the OASSA/OESPA Conference and the Annual COSA Conference. Please direct questions to Sara Nilles: sara@oasc.org Congratulations to the 2013 winner: Amy-Jo Rodriguez, Roseburg High School Past recipients of the Assistant Principal of the Year Award: 2012 Sean Burke, McMinnville High School 2011 Dandy Parsons, Silverton High School 2010 Julie LaFayette, Taft 7-12 School
