Highland Elementary
Clarkston · Clarkston, WA
Top Teacher at Highland Elementary
Megan Calkins
Getting StartedElem. Homeroom Teacher Teacher
All Teachers at Highland Elementary
Ranked by total notes received
- 1Megan CalkinsElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 2Jan BauneElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 3Shelley HarrisonOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 4Erin HockingOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 5Olivia DaltonElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 6Sophia EverettElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 7Molly FairweatherElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 8Brandy FiorenzaElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 9Demi GroselyElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 10Dawn HuffmanElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 11Jennifer LeggettOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 12Veronica LyonElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 13Ellenmarie ProfittElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 14Deanne RuddellElementary Principal0+0 wk
- 15Katherine StedmanElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 16Zayne StoreyElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 17Maura SumpterElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 18Timothy WeberElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 19Cherie WiikElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 20Sonja AbelsElem. Specialist Teacher0+0 wk
- 21Sara BalstonElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 22Ryan BarciElem. Specialist Teacher0+0 wk
- 23Shelly BernsteinElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 24Kaylee AuneElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 25Sara BoyerElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 26Rebecca BroadbentElem. Specialist Teacher0+0 wk
- 27Ragen ClaymoreOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 28Brian BuzzoElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 29Janine CollinsElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 30Allison CornwallElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 31Lynn CorreaElem. Specialist Teacher0+0 wk
- 32Jaqueline EricksonElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 33Victoria FlandersElem. Specialist Teacher0+0 wk
- 34Rebecca ForceOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 35Malea GibbElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 36Ryan HendersonElementary Principal0+0 wk
- 37Lela HooverElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 38Kasey HostetterElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 39Amanda JurvakainenElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 40Michelle MachenElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 41Karen LeathermanElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 42Kimberly MajorsElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 43Lacey MillerElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 44Lauren MorrisElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 45Jacquelyn MuirElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 46Trisha RayneElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 47Jamie SantiagoElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 48Jennifer SchoenwaldOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 49Lori SinningElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 50Mackenzie SpeareElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 51Madeline SpoonElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 52Emma ShortElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 53Amber TaylorElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 54Kathryn StullOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 55Elizabeth VickeryElem. Specialist Teacher0+0 wk
- 56David WestendorfElem. Specialist Teacher0+0 wk
What Kind of Appreciation Does Highland Elementary Send?
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Highland Elementary in Clarkston, WA is part of the NoteVUE teacher appreciation community, where students, parents, and alumni send anonymous digital notes to educators who have made a lasting difference in their lives. With 0 notes sent to 0 teachers and counting, Highland Elementary has built a measurable culture of gratitude that reflects the dedication of its educators and the appreciation of its community.
Clarkston, which oversees Highland Elementary, serves thousands of students across the region. Within this district, Highland Elementary stands out as a school where appreciation is actively expressed — not just assumed. Teachers here receive notes that span the full emotional spectrum of gratitude: from heartfelt thanks for staying after school to help a struggling student, to recognition of the creative energy a teacher brings to every lesson, to real-talk acknowledgments from former students who only years later understood the impact their teacher had on their trajectory.
The NoteVUE platform operates on a simple but powerful principle: appreciation should be easy, permanent, and specific. Easy, because anyone can send a note in under 60 seconds with no account required. Permanent, because notes stay on a teacher's public wall forever — a digital record of impact that teachers can revisit on their hardest days. Specific, because students choose from four emotional vibes (grateful, inspired, proud, and real talk) and write a personal message, ensuring that what teachers receive feels genuine rather than generic.
How NoteVUE Works for Schools Like Highland Elementary
For a school like Highland Elementary, NoteVUE functions as both a recognition platform and a culture measurement tool. Every note sent to a teacher here is a data point — a signal from the community about who is making a difference and how. School leaders can see in real time which teachers are receiving the most appreciation, what emotional themes resonate most with students, and how engagement is trending week over week. This data doesn't replace human judgment, but it adds a layer of signal that no annual staff survey can capture.
Teachers at Highland Elementary who claim their NoteVUE walls become part of a public recognition system that extends beyond the walls of the school. When a parent shares a teacher's wall link on social media, or when a former student sends a note years after graduation, the appreciation circle expands. This kind of asynchronous, ongoing recognition is particularly powerful for educators, who often work in isolation — behind closed classroom doors — without knowing whether their effort is landing.
The milestone badge system rewards teachers at Highland Elementary as they accumulate notes: Bronze for 10 notes, Silver for 25, Gold for 50, and Legend for 100 or more. These badges appear on teacher walls and on the school's leaderboard profile, creating a visible record of recognition milestones. When a teacher crosses a milestone, they receive a notification — a moment of acknowledgment in a profession where acknowledgment is all too rare.
Bringing NoteVUE to Highland Elementary: A Guide for Principals
Principals and administrators at schools like Highland Elementary are increasingly using NoteVUE as a low-cost, high-impact teacher retention tool. In an era when teacher burnout and turnover are at historic highs, the data is clear: teachers who feel appreciated stay longer, perform better, and mentor more effectively. NoteVUE creates a scalable system for appreciation that doesn't require a principal to personally recognize every teacher every week.
The adoption playbook at Highland Elementary and schools like it typically starts with a brief announcement at a staff meeting: the principal introduces NoteVUE, explains that students and families can send anonymous appreciation notes, and invites every teacher to claim their wall. This takes five minutes. Within a week of the announcement, early-adopter teachers start sharing their wall links in their email signatures and classroom posters, and notes begin flowing in.
The most successful NoteVUE schools pair the platform launch with a specific event: Teacher Appreciation Week, the start of a new semester, or a school anniversary. These events give students a clear prompt and a sense of urgency. Schools that launch during Teacher Appreciation Week consistently see their note counts triple within 10 days of the event, as the social proof of visible appreciation inspires more students to participate. If you're a leader at Highland Elementary and you're reading this, consider this your invitation to take five minutes to explore what NoteVUE can do for your teachers and your school's culture.