
Six Honorary Service Awards were presented to Council Parent Teacher Association members during a luncheon Wednesday afternoon in the District Board Room. Sara Austin, Adrian Gonzalez-Pacheco, Sara Shaffer, Saida Staudenmaier, Kathleen Michel and all the members of the Yes on S committee were recognized for their volunteer contributions to South Pasadena’s public schools.
Austin was recognized for her work on the biennial Special Needs Conference; Gonzalez-Pacheco for chairing and coordinating the All City Track Meet, which he has done since 2008; Shaffer and Staudenmaier for their work helping to renew Measure S; and Michel for her efforts as a PTA president at all school levels and her work on this year’s Parti Gras Committee.
The awards were handed out by the Council Honorary Service Awards Committee, made up of Laura Morales, Lisa Rosenberg and Grace Kung.