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Greatness Awards

NOMINATE SOMEONE FOR A 2026 GREATNESS AWARD

2026 Greatness Award nominations are due March 18, 2026. 

Award Eligibility and Criteria

PLCS Greatness Award Winners

The 2025 Greatness Awards were presented during the All-Staff Welcome Back event at Foundation Field on August 7, 2025!

A special thank you to the Papillion La Vista Schools Foundation for their support of these awards.  Every year, five PLCS employees are awarded the District’s top prize for their work during the previous school year. The Greatness Awards are designed to recognize legendary staff members in five categories: Substitute Teacher of the Year, Classified Staff Member of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Secondary Teacher of the Year.

 

Lisa Elsasser

Elementary Teacher of the Year
 

A group of people, including both men and women, are standing together on a sports field with a scoreboard visible in the background.

Lisa Elsasser, Teacher at La Vista West Elementary

Zac Konrad

Secondary Teacher of the Year
 

A group of people, including adults and children, are standing together on a sports field with a scoreboard visible in the background.

Zac Konrad, Teacher at Papillion Middle School

Samantha Chaney

Rookie Teacher of the Year
 

Four people, two women and two men, are standing together on a sports field with a stadium visible in the background.

Samantha Chaney, Teacher at Walnut Creek Elementary

Kelly Aschwege

Classified Staff Member of the Year
 

The image shows an older couple, a man and a woman, standing together on a sports field with a scoreboard visible in the background.

Kelly Aschwege, Paraprofessional at Papillion La Vista High School

Kirk Walker

Substitute Teacher of the Year
 

A large family group, consisting of adults and children, stands together on a sports field with a scoreboard and stadium in the background.

Kirk Walker, Floater Substitute Teacher

Past Winners