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Awards & Recognitions

New York State PTA and Suffolk Region PTA offer many awards and ways to recognize outstanding people and programs. Please follow the links below to learn more about the awards and how to apply.

For questions please contact

Rebeca Giannino

awards@suffolkpta.org

Congratulations to the Following 2024-2025 Suffolk Region PTA Award Recipients:

2025 NYS PTA Leadership Award in Honor of Jane Skrzypek Recipient

Molly Bertran - Sylvan Avenue Elementary School PTA

2025 NYS PTA Distinguished Service Award

Laurie Hernandez-Mallimo

2025 Peg Davis Leadership Award

Margaret Barrett

2025 Danielle Alduino Scholarship Recipient

Gabrielle Mitchell - Smithtown High School East

2025 Ted Brigham Teacher of the Year Recipient

Kristin Ruhs - Cayuga Elementary School

2025 NYS PTA Honorary Life Member Award

Sheree Sibilly

2025 Suffolk Region Youth Humanitarian Award in Honor of Stanley Marcus Recipient

Marissa LaSorsa- Bellport High School PTSA

2024-2025 Suffolk Region Unsung Teacher of the Year Award

Jessica Mordente- Grundy Avenue Elementary School- Sachem School District

2025 NYS PTA Jenkins Scholarship Recipients

Katherine Spahn

Steven Inga Rivera

Philip DeStefano

2025 Suffolk Region Helen Maloney Newsletter Award

Sachem Council of PTAs

2025 Suffolk Region PTA PARP Award

Port Jefferson PTA- Port Jefferson School District

2024-2026 National PTA School of Excellence Award

Blue Point School PTA (Blue Point)

Deauville Gardens West PTA (Copiague)

Candlewood Middle School PTA (Dix Hills)

Waverly Avenue PTA (Holtsville)

West Hollow Middle School PTA (Melville)

Congratulations to our Newest Chartered Units

Masera Middle School SEPTA - ESBOCES

Amityville PreK-5 PTA -Amityville School District

Amityville 6-12 PTSA - Amityville School District

Congratulations to our 2025 ESBOCES and WSBOCES Scholarship Recipients:

ESBOCES:

Olivia Short

Frank Corso

WSBOCES:

Anthony Castoria

Eylin Lainez-Medrano

The Future of Teaching is Looking Bright!

Jenkins Memorial Scholarship for Teacher Education

The Jenkins Memorial Scholarship was inaugurated in October, 1946, as a special Golden Anniversary Project. In 1947 the fund was established as a permanent project as a living memorial to the young people who lost their lives in military service during WWII and was named for one of them, Clifford N. Jenkins, Jr., son of Margaret Jenkins, New York State PTA President 1944-1947 and National PTA President 1961-1964. The purpose of the project is to assist outstanding students in preparing for the teaching profession.

For more information, visit nyspta.org