SKWay Awards April 2025
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April 2025 SKWay Awards - Thank you for living the SKWay
Lora-Jean Piper
Lora-Jean exemplifies “Love People” by coming to Marcus Whitman and helping half of our 7th graders on a monthly basis. She is willing to create and present a lesson plan relevant to our curriculum and the needs of our 7th grade students. These are not her students, but she understands the importance of being a positive role model to all students in the SKSD.
LOVE PEOPLE
Award Winner: Lora-Jean Piper, Explorer Academy
Nominated by: Brenda Walls and Barbara Hulbert
Kayla Spencer
Kayla Spencer is passionate about helping students reach their full potential. She holds them accountable while offering encouragement and support. With kindness, patience, and creativity, she advocates for their needs, modifies tasks, and fosters connections with peers. Thanks to her dedication, Kayla’s students have made communication gains and are able to participate in general education activities, feeling a true sense of belonging.
LOVE PEOPLE
Award Winner: Kayla Spencer, John Sedgwick Middle School
Nominated by:: Charlene Brown-Burris
Matthew Apone
Matt has taken his role this year to embrace every opportunity to make himself available to any student, staff or family at our school. He is constantly helping. We wouldn’t be the same without his support. Not only does he strive to connect with all of our students, he helps create art for our building, supports our lunchroom, volunteers for after school activities and bus duty and offers his artistic skills to our whole building. He truly goes above and beyond.
KNOW YOUR PURPOSE
Award Winner: Matthew Apone, South Colby Elementary
Nominated by:: Nicole Watkins
Jessica Cope
Jessica is a PTSO member and parent with amazing ideas and willingness to help! She has brought new energy to our school and has helped keep alive existing events. She has spent hours helping with buddy and classroom projects, volunteering for teachers, helping our book fair stay open and she does it with the most optimistic and upbeat attitude. She is a wealth of knowledge and has done a great job sharing it with others.
THINK BIG
Award Winner: Jessica Cope, South Colby Elementary PTSO
Nominated by:: Nicole Watkins
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels they belong and are supported in becoming their best selves. We truly understand the value of a positive, cohesive culture that brings out the best in each of us. Our actions, behaviors, and interactions are all guided by the core values of the SK Way.
The SK Way, is our unique identity and the story of the South Kitsap School District. Each month, we acknowledge and celebrate staff members, students, volunteers, and community members who exemplify our core values.
If you catch a district employee, student, volunteer, or community member exhibiting one of our core values we want to hear about it!
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