CHARACTER DRIVEN | GROWTH MINDSET | WINNING CULTURE
On homecoming night in Sedro-Woolley, our communities were proud to recognize Sedro-Woolley High School Head Track & Field Coach Johnny Lee as a recipient of the Elmer Clarkson Award, presented by WIAA District 1 to individuals who demonstrate outstanding service to student activities, student-athletes, schools, and communities. This award includes a plaque and two lifetime passes to all District 1 events.
Johnny’s impact at SWHS goes far beyond the track. He leads all of our athletic programs through strength, conditioning, and speed development, serves as an assistant football coach, announces volleyball and basketball events, and consistently mentors and supports students throughout our school.
In all of these roles, Johnny exemplifies the spirit of the Elmer Clarkson Award through his dedication to students, athletics, and our school community. Elmer Clarkson believed in the importance of every student, and Johnny demonstrates that same commitment through the many ways he serves and supports our students and athletic programs.
The recognition is especially fitting, because Johnny is a graduate of Mount Vernon High School, and he was one of the key people who helped design the very stadium the community was celebrating at homecoming.
Coach Lee is the epitome of what it means to be a servant leader for the future of the Skagit Valley!
Johnny Lee’s Monthly Newsletters to Student-Athletes Link
Past Elmer Clarkson Award Recipients
- 1972 — Ken Driskill, Sedro-Woolley
- 1973 — Reg Campin, Blaine
- 1973 — Delbert Boulton, Cascade MS
- 1974 — Bob Tisdale, Mount Baker
- 1974 — Jim Hopkins, Everett
- 1975 — Cal Johnson, Mount Baker
- 1975 — Fred Moore, Everett – Newspaper
- 1976 — Joe Clayton, Snohomish
- 1976 — Lou Boni, Marysville
- 1980 — Bill Taylor, Anacortes
- 1982 — Keith Gilbertson, Snohomish
- 1982 — Dwayne Lane, Everett
- 1982 — Len Lillibridge, Everett
- 1983 — Karen Fure, Burlington-Edison
- 1984 — Robert Larson, Stanwood
- 1985 — Jerry Karnofski, Edmonds
- 1985 — Albert “Bo” Campbell, Burlington-Edison
- 1986 — Landy James, LaConner
- 1987 — Jim Leierer, South Whidbey
- 1988 — Ward Sayles, Marysville
- 1988 — Paul Smith, Shoreline
- 1989 — Dick Cardinal, Lakewood
- 1989 — Bob Wilkinson, Mount Baker
- 1990 — W.E. “Jake” Mayberry, Lynden
- 1990 — Rollie DeKoster, Lynden
- 1990 — Ron Fraser, Edmonds
- 1992 — Chuck Taylor, Shoreline
- 1992 — Jim Fly, Shoreline
- 1993 — Terry DeValois, Lynden
- 1994 — Rod Waddell, Edmonds
- 1994 — Vern Vannice, Lynden
- 1996 — Hal Reasby, Edmonds
- 1996 — Bill Gallagher, Sedro-Woolley
- 1996 — Dave Johnson, Edmonds
- 1997 — Dennis Roosendaal, Shoreline Christian
- 1999 — Bruce Taubenheim, Meridian MS
- 2001 — Howard Heppner, Lynden
- 2001 — Harlan Kredit, Lynden Christian
- 2001 — Terri McMahan, Edmonds
- 2001 — Roger Myers, Edmonds
- 2002 — John Boisen, Mount Vernon
- 2002 — Bill Sarvis, Kamiak
- 2002 — Mert Waller, Oak Harbor
- 2003 — Nancy Snyder, Darrington
- 2003 — Gary Knutzen, Skagit CC
- 2003 — Greg Erickson, Marysville
- 2004 — Paul Lesh, Shoreline
- 2004 — Jeff Stone, Oak Harbor
- 2004 — Ed Johnson, Burlington-Edison
- 2006 — Bob Gray, Blaine
- 2007 — Mike Clemans, Edmonds
- 2008 — Dennis Dekok, Mt. Vernon Christian
- 2011 — Kim Stewart, Mountlake Terrace
- 2016 — Jason Pearson, Lake Stevens
- 2016 — Matt Brown, Snohomish
- 2017 — Mark Albertine, Glacier Peak
- 2017 — Geoff Bennett, Edmonds-Woodway
- 2019 — Robert Adeline, Mount Vernon Christian
- 2022 — Mike McKee, Lynden High School
- 2022 — Colin Cushman, Sehome High School
- 2025 — Don Dalziel, Shoreline School District
- 2025 — Brenda Terpstra, Lynden Christian
- 2025 — Rod Tenkley, Lynden School District
- 2026 — Johnny Lee, Sedro-Woolley High School
