2026 Big Chief Awards & Network Pep Rally
On Friday, February 13, we proudly celebrated our 2026 Big Chiefs and Network & School Partner Award winners — the leaders, teammates, and community champions who help our network thrive every single day through their dedication to our commitments to Service, Learning, Results, Collaboration, Joy, and Safekeeping.
Learn more about the annual Big Chief Awards and check out our 2026 Big Chief videos where their colleagues share why each of these individuals are so deserving of this recognition here!
Congratulations to our 2026 Big Chiefs:
Maya Edwards – Big Chief of Service (Wheatley)
Horace Williams – Big Chief of Joy (Wheatley)
Brandon Mercadel – Big Chief of Collaboration (Ashe)
Jessica Sanders – Big Chief of Learning (Green)
Samatha Anderson – Big Chief of Results (LHA)
Sean Dusset – Big Chief Guardian (Green)
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And a heartfelt thank you to our incredible Network, ESY & School Partner honorees — First Student, School Food Solutions, Chartwells, Scoot Education, and our incredible Edible Evening co-chairs, Randy Fertel, Karin Giger, and Cathy Pierson — for the countless ways you show up for our schools and students.
Network Partner Honorees:
First Student, School Food Solutions, and Chartwells
School Partner Honoree:
Scoot Education
ESY Partner Honorees:
Randy Fertel, Cathy Pierson, Karin Geiger (not pictured)
Check out some moments from our Network Pep Rally!
To honor our rocking year of academic wins, our krewe theme was Blockbuster Results, where our schools and central office teams selected blockbuster films to base their individual krewes on.
