Annual Awards
2024 GA SRTS Annual Awards Nominations are open! Click here to fill out the form.
Nominate School Partners, Safe Routes Champions, and/or Friend Partners for Georgia Safe Routes to School (SRTS) School Partner of the Year, Champion of the Year, and/or Friends of the Year . Nomination deadline is April 26, 2024. Winners will be announced in early May 2024.
2023 Winners
South
Partner of the Year
Hahira Elementary – Lowndes County
Friend of the Year
Farah & Farah – Statewide
Champion of the Year
Joyce Arnold – Center Elementary
West
Partner of the Year
Elm Street Elementary – Rome City Schools
Friend of the Year
Perpetual Motion Bicycles, Inc. – Carroll County
Champion of the Year
Ed Barret – Whitesburg Elementary, Carroll County
East
Partner of the Year
Barrow Elementary – Athens Clarke County
Friend of the Year
Augusta Urban Ministries – Richmond/Augusta
Champion of the Year
Stacy H
Atlanta Area
Partner of the Year
Glenwood Elementary – Dekalb County
Friend of the Year
The City of Decatur Police Department – Dekalb County
Champion of the Year
Coach Josh Powell – Brockett Elementary, Dekalb County
Statewide
Friend of the Year
Decatur Active Living
2022 Winners
North
Partner of the Year
Davis Elementary – Cobb County
Friend of the Year
Bike Coweta – Coweta County
Champion of the Year
Lisa Kubes – Mountain View Elementary, Cobb County
South
Partner of the Year
Dawson Elementary – Muscogee County
Friend of the Year
South GA Regional Commission – Lowndes County
Champion of the Year
Sarah Clark – Pooler Elementary, Chatham County
East Central
Partner of the Year
White Oak Elementary – Gwinnett County
Friend of the Year
CSRA Regional Commission – Richmond County
Champion of the Year
Rebecca Vaught – Greenbriar Elementary, Columbia County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Morrow Elementary – Clayton County
Friend of the Year
Safekids Dekalb/Dekalb Fire Rescue – Dekalb County
Champion of the Year
Tracy Janov – Springdale Park Elementary, Fulton County
2021 Winners
North
Partner of the Year
Brookwood Elementary – Forsyth County
Friend of the Year
Safe Kids Cherokee – Cherokee County
Champion of the Year
Dr. Mitchell Askew – Campbell Middle, Cobb County
South
Partner of the Year
Gould Elementary – Chatham County
Friend of the Year
Lanier Board of Education Police – Lanier County
Champion of the Year
Amy Kidane and John Tisbert – Garrison School, Chatham County
East Central
Partner of the Year
Springdale Elementary – Bibb County
Friend of the Year
Covenant Presbyterian – Richmond County
Champion of the Year
Charise Stephens – U Create Macon, Bibb County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Findley Oaks Elementary – Fulton County
Friend of the Year
Dr. Ursula Thomas – GA State/GA Perimeter
Champion of the Year
Mark Taylor – Huie Elementary, Clayton County
Statewide
Friend of the Year
SCCPSS Police and Chief Terry Enoch
2020 Winners
North
Partner of the Year
Sharon Elementary – Forsyth County
Friend of the Year
Cobb Safe Kids – Cobb County
Champion of the Year
Laurie Fleck – Carrollton City Schools
South
Partner of the Year
Pooler Elementary – Chatham County
Friend of the Year
Safe Kids Columbus – Muscogee County
Champion of the Year
Cpl. Lisa Darby – SCCPSS
East
Partner of the Year
Hartley Elementary – Bibb County
Friend of the Year
U Create Macon – Bibb County
Champion of the Year
Chief Brian Sikes – Vidalia Fire Chief
Metro
Partner of the Year
Crabapple Crossing – Fulton County
Friend of the Year
City of Decatur – Dekalb County
Champion of the Year
Laura Briceno and Christina Hodgen – Mary Lin Elementary, Dekalb County
Statewide
Friend of the Year
Georgia Bikes
2019 Winners
North
Partner of the Year
Davis Elementary – Cobb County
Champion of the Year
Rob Theriault – Tritt Elementary, Cobb County
South
Partner of the Year
Brock Elementary – Chatham County
Champion of the Year
Robert Greene – Columbus Area Schools
East Central
Partner of the Year
Simpson Elementary – Gwinnett County
Champion of the Year
Sabrina Farley – Midway Hills
Metro
Partner of the Year
Indian Creek Elementary – Dekalb County
Champion of the Year
Westchester Elementary Champions team – City of Decatur, Dekalb County
2018 Winners
North
Partner of the Year
Clayton Elementary – Cherokee County
Champion of the Year
Mark Baker – Murdock Elementary, Cobb County
South
Partner of the Year
Hand-in-Hand Primary – Thomas County
Champion of the Year
Martha Hobbs – Stringfellow Elementary, Colquitt County
East Central
Partner of the Year
Lake Forest Hills Elementary – Richmond County
Champion of the Year
KC Frey – Simpson Elementary, Gwinnett County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Huntley Hills Elementary – Dekalb County
Champion of the Year
Donald Speaks – Tuskegee Global Academy
Statewide
Friend of the Year
Decatur Active Living, Dekalb County
2017 Winners
North
Partner of the Year
Rocky Mount School – Cobb County
South
Partner of the Year
Furlow Charter School – Sumter County
East Central
Partner of the Year
Hampton Charter School – Henry County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy – Fulton County
Coastal
Partner of the Year
Largo Tibet Elementary – Chatham County
2016 Winners
North
Partner of the Year
Turner Middle – Douglas County
Southwest
Partner of the Year
Hand-in-Hand Primary – Thomas County
East Central
Partner of the Year
River Ridge Elementary – Columbia County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Morris Brandon Elementary – Atlanta
Coastal
Partner of the Year
Charles Ellis Montessori – Chatham County
2015 Winners
North
Partner of the Year
Mountain View Elementary – Cobb County
Southwest
Partner of the Year
Webster County Elementary – Webster County
East Central
Partner of the Year
River Ridge Elementary – Columbia County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Oakhurst Elementary – Dekalb County
Coastal
Partner of the Year
Windsor Forest Elementary – Chatham County
2014 Winners
East Central
Partner of the Year
Hampton Elementary – Henry County
Coastal
Partner of the Year
East Broad Street K-8 – Chatham County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Renfroe Middle – Dekalb County
North
Partner of the Year
David C. Barrow Elementary – Clarke
Southwest
Partner of the Year
Hand-in-Hand Primary – Thomas County
2013 Winners
Central
Partner of the Year
Peeples Elementary – Fayette County
Coastal
Partner of the Year
St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School – Chatham County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Clairemont Elementary – Dekalb County
Northeast
Partner of the Year
Arcado Elementary – Gwinnett County
Northwest
Partner of the Year
Blue Ridge Elementary – Fannin County
Southwest
Partner of the Year
J.D. Davis Elementary – Muscogee County
2012 Winners
Coastal
Partner of the Year
Jacob G. Smith Elementary – Chatham County
Northeast
Partner of the Year
Cornelia Elementary – Habersham County
Northwest
Partner of the Year
East Side Elementary – Cobb County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Kingsley Charter Elementary – Dekalb County
Southwest
Partner of the Year
Clubview Elementary – Muscogee County
Central
Partner of the Year
Stockbridge Middle – Henry County
2011 Winners
Coastal
Partner of the Year
West Chatham Elementary – Chatham County
Northeast
Partner of the Year
Timothy Road Elementary – Clarke County
Northwest
Partner of the Year
Kincaid Elementary – Cobb County
Metro
Partner of the Year
Crabapple Crossing Elementary – Fulton County
South
Partner of the Year
Sylvester Road Elementary – Dougherty County
Central
Partner of the Year
Cowan Road Elementary – Spalding County
