DPS 109 Communications Team Wins Highest State Honor

Deerfield IL

17 September, 2021

11:19 AM

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Press release from the Deerfield Public Schools District: Sept. 17, 2021 The Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Communications team, along with a Board ofEducation member, several administrators, and one teacher have been honored by the IllinoisChapter of the National School Public Relations Association with awards for their work duringthe 2020-2021 school year. The communications team won the Golden Achievement Award for Excellence, which is thehighest award given by INSPRA and recognizes best practices as demonstrated by asingle public relations effort or campaign, for their approach to keeping stakeholdersinformed with website updates, video updates, town hall meetings, and more. "We are extremely proud of the hard work we put in to keep the entire DPS 109community informed during a school year full of constant change. Thank you to INSPRAand our colleagues for recognizing our work and underscoring the value of clear,consistent, honest, and empathetic communication," said Eric Steckling, Director ofCommunications. The district also captured an Award of Excellence for In-House Video Production forthe montage that was put together of the 2021 graduation ceremonies for Caruso &Shepard middle schools. The communications team won an Award of Merit For Electronic Newsletter for theweekly 109 Community Update newsletters they produced during the 2020-2021 schoolyear. Dr. Dale Fisher, Dr. John Filippi, Joanna Ford, Danielle Arnold, Scott Schwartz, GregHimebaugh, the communications team, and Board of Education member Ryan Kuowere presented with an Award of Merit for Special Purpose Publication for theReopening Scenarios document they created in late summer of 2020. DPS 109 captured three other Awards of Merit for In-House Video Production for the"Sights & Sounds of the First Week Back" video produced in March 2021, "Envision OurFuture 109," where Mr. Simeck laid the foundation for the mission & vision work startingthis fall, and "Foran Traveler: Art on a Cart," where the communications team followedMs. Elizabeth Foran, art teacher at Kipling Elementary School around for a day, using aGoPro on her cart to document her travels. You can find links to all of the district's winning entries below.GRADUATION MONTAGEFORAN TRAVELER: ART ON A CARTENVISION OUR FUTURE 109SIGHTS & SOUNDS OF THE FIRST WEEK BACKREOPENING SCENARIOS109 COMMUNITY UPDATE This press release was produced by the Deerfield Public Schools District. The views expressed here are the author's own.