ImBlaze Awards for 2026!

Every year we get to watch schools do incredible things with ImBlaze. Coordinators building bigger opportunity databases, advisors showing up for site visit, students chasing down internships and finding their passions.

This year's awards are our way of saying we see you and we're proud of you.

Cultivator of the Year

More options = more interest alignment. For the school that expanded their database, opening more doors for their students, we award:

City as School

Science Leadership Academy

Exploration Station Award

At ImBlaze we believe that you can’t know until you go. For outstanding engagement in students recording exploratory experiences such as shadow days, interviews, event attendance and more, we recognize:

Leominster Center for Excellence

Hollister High School

Explorers of the Year

For reminding us that real world learning is about the journey, not just the destination, we honor the following students for their commitment to exploration:

Ethan Olson - Seven Oaks - 27

Sam Leochko - Seven Oaks - 29

Site Visit Superschool Award

For the schools whose advisors went all in with visiting, engaging, and supporting students at their internships throughout the whole year we award:

Mapleton Early Career Prep

Met Sacramento

Boots on the Ground Award

Week after week, rain or shine or district testing, it didn’t matter. For going above and beyond to show their commitment to their students and mentors, we award the following advisors:

Eliazar de la Cruz (Met Sac) - 135

Alexander Menton (Fresno HS) - 128

Search and Discover Award

When students are hungry to find their passion, great things happen. For the school that had the most students always chasing their next opportunity, we award:

Met Central

Highline Big Picture

Most-Engaged Mentors Award

Being a mentor means more than just babysitting. The following schools mentors left the most comments and milestones on their students’ internships:

Santa Fe Public Schools

Gibson Ek High School

Mentor of the Year Award

Feedback isn’t a one time thing. For excellence in both quantity and quality, we award:

Kristi Oosterveen - 66

Susan Bagrationoff - 33

Rising Star Award

For the schools that rose up and showed out with their massive growth in ImBlaze usage this year!

Dartmouth High School

North Kansas City School District

Trailblazer Award

Some schools don’t just use ImBlaze, they live it. This award goes to the school who went all in bringing the energy, consistency, and the results to prove it.

Seven Oaks Maples and Exchange Met Schools

Curious what it takes to earn a spot on next year's list? Take a look at what these schools, advisors, and students did to stand out and reach out to your ImBlaze contact for support getting you there next year.