Sunny Hills PTSA’s Exceptional Effort & Engagement Award

What is E3? 

This PTSA-sponsored award recognizes students at Sunny Hills who have shown Exceptional Effort and Engagement while exemplifying one or more of the cornerstones of the SHHS Mission Statement: Pursuing Knowledge, Creating and Innovating, Building Community, and/or Acting Responsibly. This quarterly award is not based solely on a student’s academic achievement but rather on their engagement and effort that may sometimes go unnoticed.  Many students go through four years of high school without getting acknowledged for any of the great things they have done.  This award provides an opportunity for students who have helped shape the community at SHHS but may not have been recognized in any more traditional way. 

Selection Criteria:

Nominees must be Sunny Hills students who clearly demonstrate an exceptional effort at engaging one or more of the SHHS Mission cornerstones:

 Pursuit of Knowledge

Students who work diligently at trying to improve their skills and better themselves in both the classroom and at school functions.  These students demonstrate effort is clear through asking for help, attending tutoring, making the extra effort, and are eager to better themselves.

 Creativity and Innovation

Students who demonstrate an innovative approach to schoolwork, participate as active members of the school community, and share their gifts of creativity with the rest of the SHHS student body.

Community Building

Students who are eager to help others in both the classroom and at school events, have a willingness to work positively and effectively with others as a team player, and desire to see a more unified school campus.

The SHHS PTSA will receive nominations submitted online by any SHHS staff members for review by a subcommittee.  Each quarter these recipients will be acknowledged by announcing them in the daily Morning Announcements and recognizing them in the “Gold Standard,” the Principal’s Newsletter.  Students will also be invited to an evening PTSA meeting to receive a certificate from the principal and will hear what the staff nomination said about them.

Click the button below to access the SHHS PTSA E3 Google Nomination Form