Welcome to California Readers Online: Awards

Welcome to California Readers Online: California Authors and Artists

Ed Pert Award

The Ed Pert Award is given to LAUSD Schools that maximize the use of the entire California Collection with the highest percentage of students and develops the most comprehensive, effective, and creative projects for incorporating the California Collection into their reading motivational and instructional programs. Download Application (PDF)

Past Ed Pert Award Winners:

1997 Woodlawn ES
1998 Valley Alternative ES
1998 McAlister SP HS
1998 Beethoven ES
1999 Woodland Hills ES
1999 Welby Way ES
1999 Pomelo ES
2000 Nueva Vista ES
2000 Calvert ES
2001 Gates ES
2001 La Salle ES
2001 Sunland ES
2001 Strathern ES
2002 Canterbury ES
2002 Community Magnet
2002 Crescent Heights ES
2002 Lawrence MS
2002 Wright MS
2003 Bell HS
2003 Lockhurst ES
2003 Poinr Fermin ES

2004 Barton Hill ES
2004 Columbus MS
2004 Curtiss MS
2004 Calvert ES
2005 Edison MS
2005 Sutter MS
2005 Caroldale Learning Center
2006 Hamlin ES
2006 Woodland Hills ES
2006 Marina del Rey MS
2007 Cantara ES
2007 Cleveland HS
2008 Sunland ES
2008 Henry MS
2008 Kennedy HS
2009 Saticoy ES
2009 Millikan MS
2009 East Valley HS
2010 59th Street ES
2010 Canoga Park HS
2011 Goethe International Charter ES
2011 Stevenson MS
2012 Valerio ES
2012 Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
2012 Daniel Pearl Magnet HS

Sponsors:

Perma-bound
The Winnick Family Foundation

Bonnie O'Brian Award

The Bonnie O'Brian Award is given to a school that has previously won an Ed Pert Award and is in at least its second year of implementation. Download Application (PDF)

Past Bonnie O'Brian Award Winners:

2005 Mc Alister HS
2006 Lockhurst ES
2007 Columbus MS
2008 No Winner
2009 Pomelo ES
2010 Hamlin ES
2011 No Winner
2012 No Winner

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President's Award

The President's Award is given to the school who presents the best display of their student's work at the luncheon.

President's Award Winners:

2004 Lockhurst ES -- Judith Ross Enderle and Stephanie Gordon
2005 Columbus MS -- Carole Amato
2006 Sutter MS -- Marianne Wallace
2007 Hamlin ES -- Joan Bransfield Graham
2008 Cantara ES -- Ann Stalcup
2009 Henry MS -- Paul Robert Walker
2010 Cesar Chavez ES -- Antoinette Portis
2011 59th Street ES -- Alexis O'Neill
2012 Goethe International Charter -- Alexis O'Neill

Sponsors:

City National Bank

Leo Politi Golden Author Award

The Leo Politi Golden Author Award is given to the living California author who has had the most titles in the California Collections over time.

Past Leo Politi Golden Author Award Winners:

2005 Paul Fleischman
2006 Kathleen Krull
2007 Laurence Yep
2008 Caroline Arnold
2009 David Schwartz
2010 Susan Goldman Rubin
2011 Jerry Stanley
2012 Lisa Yount
2013 Kendall Haven

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Golden Angel Award

The Golden Angel Award is given to someone who is no longer living and who gave continuous excellent service to California Readers.

Past Golden Angel Award Winners:

2010 Peggy Miller****Lawrence MS
2009 Emma Pert*****Cesar Chavez ES

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