Congrats to WSPRA Members Recognized at NSPRA 2016!
Each year the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) offers three outstanding ways to earn national recognition for your district and school communication efforts. As chapter members, these WSPRA members submitted their entries this spring and were recently recognized at the NSPRA seminar in Chicago. Please join us in congratulating them on for their outstanding communications work!
Golden Achievement Awards
NSPRA’s Golden Achievement Award recognizes exemplary work in all aspects of school public relations, communication, marketing and engagement.
Clover Park School District, Lakewood, WA
2015 Student Nutrition Point of Sale Transition for Families
Kim Prentice, Dir., Community Relations
Kennewick School District, Kennewick, WA
2016 School Levy Campaign: Why's the School Levy a BIG Deal?
Robyn Chastain, Director of Communications & Public Relations
North Thurston Public Schools, Lacey, WA
Lacy Loves to Read: Community and Schools Reading Together
Courtney Schrieve, Director of Communications & Community Relations
Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA
Tacoma Kids Have It
Kathyrn McCarthy, Coordinator, Public Information
Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA
Replacement Educational Maintenance and Operations Levy
Patricia Nuzzo, Communications Director
Publications and Electronic Media Awards
NSPRA’s Publications and Electronic Media Awards recognize outstanding education publications and marketing/informational materials (print and electronic), video/TV/radio programs, social media and websites.
The top award in each category is the Award of Excellence. Awards of Merit and Honorable Mentions are also given in each category.
Annual Report
Excellence
- Central Kitsap School District, Silverdale, WA, Central Kitsap School District Annual Report, David Beil, Community Relations Director
Merit
- Clover Park School District, Lakewood, WA, Annual Report to the Community, Gary Sabol, APR, Community Relations Manager
Honorable Mention
- Highline Public Schools, Burien, WA, 2014-15 Annual Report, Catherine Carbone Rogers, Chief Communications Officer
- Shoreline Public Schools, Shoreline, WA, Annual Report to the Community, Curtis Campbell, M.P.A., Public Information Officer
Branding/Image Package
Merit
- Bethel School District, Spanaway, WA, Building a Better Future Campaign, Krista Carlson, Director of Communications
- Clover Park School District, Lakewood, WA, New Brand Launch, Kim Prentice, Director, Community Relations
- Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Public Schools Branding/Image Package, Kathyrn McCarthy , Coordinator, Public Information
- Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA, Fort Vancouver High School Center for International Studies, Patricia Nuzzo, Communications Director
Calendar
Excellence
- Kent School District, Kent, WA, Kent School District Academic Calendar 2015-2016, Chris Loftis, Exec. Dir., Communications
Merit
- Clover Park School District, Lakewood, WA, 2015-16 School Calendar, Gary Sabol, APR, Community Relations Manager
- Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Public Schools 2015-2016 Calendar, Kathyrn McCarthy , Coordinator, Public Information
Honorable Mention
- Lake Stevens School District, Lake Stevens, WA, 2015-16 District Calendar and Handbook, Jayme Taylor, APR, Director of Communications
E-Newsletter (External Audience)
Merit
- Highline Public Schools, Burien, WA, PROMISE E-Newsletter, Catherine Carbone Rogers, Chief Communications Officer
Excellence in Writing
Excellence
- Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA, Fired Up: Historic Culinary Feat Ignites Fort Vancouver Grad's Career, Patricia Nuzzo, Communications Director
Merit
- Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA, Cultivating Creative Schools, Patricia Nuzzo, Communications Director
Finance Publication
Excellence
- Kennewick School District, Kennewick, WA, Why's the School Levy a BIG Deal?, Robyn Chastain, Director of Communications & Public Relations
Internet/Intranet Website
Excellence
- Spokane Public Schools, Spokane, WA, Spokane Public Schools' Online Enrollment Center, Chris Lamb, Application & Web Developer
- Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA, Hough Elementary School Website, Patricia Nuzzo, Communications Director
Magazine
Honorable Mention
- Kent School District, Kent, WA, Kent School School District "Connected" Spring 2015, Chris Loftis, Exec. Dir., Communications
Marketing Publication
Excellence
- Highline Public Schools, Burien, WA, Recruiting Campaign, Catherine Carbone Rogers, Chief Communications Officer
Merit
- Central Kitsap School District, Silverdale, WA, CKSD Marketing for Hawk Elementary (School and Special Program), David Beil, Community Relations Director
- Spokane Public Schools, Spokane, WA, Explore SPS, Tom Bowers, Graphic Artist
Print Newsletter (External Audience)
Excellence
- Central Kitsap School District, Silverdale, WA, Central Kitsap School District Newsletter: CK > connects, David Beil, Community Relations Director
- Central Kitsap School District, Silverdale, WA, CKSD Capital Projects Update, David Beil, Community Relations Director
- Lake Stevens School District, Lake Stevens, WA, Lake Schools, Jayme Taylor, APR, Director of Communications
Merit
- Spokane Public Schools, Spokane, WA, School Talk, Tom Bowers, Graphic Artist
Print Newsletter (Internal/External Audience)
Merit
- Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA, Inside Vancouver Schools, Patricia Nuzzo, Communications Director
Social Media
Excellence
- Kennewick School District, Kennewick, WA, Why's the School Levy a BIG Deal?, Robyn Chastain, Director of Communications & Public Relations
Honorable Mention
- Kent School District, Kent, WA, #KSDProud, Chris Loftis, Exec. Dir., Communications
Special Purpose Publication
Merit
- Central Kitsap School District, Silverdale, WA, Central Kitsap School District Middle School Brochure, David Beil, Community Relations Director
- Highline Public Schools, Burien, WA, Districtwide Mailer, Catherine Carbone Rogers, Chief Communications Officer
Video (produced in-house)
Excellence
- Bethel School District, Spanaway, WA, Eureka, Krista Carlson, Director of Communications
- Bethel School District, Spanaway, WA, Bethel's Dual Language Program, Krista Carlson, Director of Communications
- Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA, What My Mentor Means to Me, Casey Madison, Video Production Coordinato
Merit
- Kent School District, Kent, WA, Kent School District IT Summer Update 2015-2016, Chris Loftis, Exec. Dir., Communications
- Shoreline Public Schools, Shoreline, WA, Shoreline Schools Spotlight: Books and Beats, Curtis Campbell, Public Information Officer
- Spokane Public Schools, Spokane, WA, Getting Ready for Middle School, Ryan Lancaster, Media/Marketing Specialist
- Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA, We Day Tacoma 2015 Music Video, Casey Madison, Video Production Coordinator
- Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA, Chinese President Visits Lincoln High School, Casey Madison, Video Production Coordinator
Honorable Mention
- Lake Washington School District, Redmond, WA, 7 Reasons to Work for Lake Washington, Shannon Parthemer, APR, Communications Manager
- Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA, Quick Look Web Series, Patricia Nuzzo, Communications Director
- Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA, VPS Levy Video 2016, Patricia Nuzzo, Communications Director
- Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA, Feedback: Project-Based Learning, Patricia Nuzzo, Communications Director
Video (produced with outside contract)
Merit
- Clover Park School District, Lakewood, WA, Creating Promising Futures District Video, Kim Prentice, Director, Community Relations
- Kennewick School District, Kennewick, WA, Why's the School Levy a BIG Deal?, Robyn Chastain, Director of Communications & Public Relations
To see all the 2016 award winners and past winners visit: http://www.nspra.org/awards/pubs-media-winners-2016#award-winners
Also at the NSPRA 2016 Seminar Dr. Susan Enfield, superintendent of Highline Public Schools in Burien, received the 2016 National Communication Technology Award.