2025 Honored Citizen Nominations Now Being Accepted

Each year, the School Board recognizes a select group of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to our schools on a voluntary basis. This honor recognizes individuals who have committed significant time and energy to a broad range of volunteer activities throughout the Arlington school community. They embrace the mission of APS to ensure all students learn and thrive in safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments. They exemplify the core values of the APS Strategic Plan.

We invite you to nominate outstanding community members for the 2025 Honored Citizens Award. Individuals must meet the criteria below and be committed volunteers who have gone above and beyond in supporting our students and schools.

Selection Criteria
To be considered, nominees must meet the following criteria:

• Demonstrate a sustained commitment of at least 5 years to Arlington Public Schools
• Demonstrate significant time and energy spent on a broad range of volunteer activities in one or more APS school communities, and that go above and beyond what might reasonably be expected as part of a formal role they may hold (e.g., a PTA president; an afterschool enrichment instructor).
• Foster cooperative relationships
• Contribute to the APS mission and exemplify APS values
• Current APS staff, candidates for public office, and previous recipients will not be considered

You can submit an Honored Citizen Nomination using the online form linked below.  Nominations are due by close of business on March 28.

2025 Honored Citizen Nomination Form
The Board will base its decision for this award solely on the submission of this nomination form. Any other information will not be considered. The Board encourages nominators to Include a wide variety of supporting documentation to help the School Board better understand the nominee’s outstanding contributions. 

Application Information

• A person cannot nominate himself/herself
• A person may nominate more than one candidate
• A person may only submit one application per candidate
• Include a robust narrative describing the nominee’s volunteer activities at APS
• Provide supporting statements and letters of support
• Please fill out the nomination form completely
• The School Board will notify recipients of the 2025 Honored Citizens Award directly and will notify nominators if their candidate(s) was selected.

We thank you in advance for bringing to our attention those committed volunteers who should be considered for this award. We will celebrate this year’s honorees at our Honored Citizens Recognition on May 1 (additional details will be provided later.)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the School Board at [email protected] or call the School Board office at 703-228-6015.