BOCES Insider, Education Speaks, Parent Today among the many BOCES-produced publications and websites honored
The Capital Region BOCES Communications Service made a strong showing in the 2012 New York School Public Relations Association competition, winning 38 awards in a variety of categories, from newsletters and videos to websites, marketing campaigns and writing.
NYSPRA's annual contest is one of the largest of its kind in the nation, and received more than 300 entries in its 2012 contest. Award-winning recipients will be honored on Oct. 26 at the annual NYSPRA Awards Luncheon held in conjunction with the 2012 New York State School Boards Association Convention in Rochester.
NYSPRA is a statewide group of professional school communicators; members are committed to the development and dissemination of communications designed to engage parents, staff, community residents, partners in education and other stakeholders.
NYSPRA 2012 Communications Service winners are:
Category: Budget/bond newsletter
Award of Honor
Burnt
Hills Ballston Lake Central School District "Facing Change, Staying
Strong: 2012-13 Proposed Budget," Christy Multer, public
information specialist
Broadalbin-Perth
Central School District "Patriot Press 2011 Budget Edition,"
Michele Kelley, public information specialist
Award of Merit
Queensbury
Union Free School District "Connections," Mellissa Braham,
public information specialist
Niskayuna
Central School District "Your Schools - Budget Edition,"
Matt Leon, public information specialist
Guilderland
Central School District "2012-13 Budget Newsletter," Amy
Zurlo McGeady, public information specialist
Category: calendar
Award of Excellence
Schalmont
Central School District, 2011-12 Calendar, Audrey Hendricks, public
information specialist, and Margaret Murphy, graphic designer
Category: community newsletter
Award of Excellence
Tech
Valley High School Tech Valley High School Newsletter, Michael
McCagg, public information specialist
Queensbury
Union Free School District "Connections," Mellissa Braham,
public information specialist
Award of Merit
Capital
Region BOCES "Great Expectations" Newsletter, Christine Carpenter,
public information specialist
Jordan
Elbridge School District "Eagle Eye" Community Newsletter, Laura
Ryan, public information specialist
Schalmont
Central School District "Schalmont News," Audrey Hendricks, public
information specialist
Schoharie
Central School District Fall and Budget Newsletters, Monique Jacobs
and Mellissa Braham, public information specialists
Category: electronic newsletter
Award of Honor
Cobleskill-Richmondville
Central School District/Capital Region BOCES, Community e-Newsletter,
Nanette Morges, public information specialist, and Bonnie
Minick, graphic designer
West
Genesee
City School District, e-Newsletter, Bonnie Minick, graphic designer
Category: excellence in writing
Award of Excellence
Marcellus
Central School District "Cafeteria begins cutting-edge composting
program," Laura Ryan, public information specialist
Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, "BH-BL staff member is
killed in traffic accident," Christy Multer, public information
specialist
Award of Honor
Burnt
Hills Ballston Lake Central School District "10 new & nifty things
happening this year at the BH-BL Central Schools," Christy
Multer, public information specialist
South
Colonie Central School District "Art student wins anti-DWI billboard
design campaign," John Noetzel, public information specialist
Award of Merit
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
Central School District/Capital Region BOCES "Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
CSD Message from the Superintendent,"
Kathryn Geurin, public infomation specialist
Parent
Today/Capital Region BOCES "Go away, but please don’t leave me
alone," Karen Nerney, public information specialist
Category: overall graphics and design
Award of Excellence
Cohoes
City School District/Capital Region BOCES “Different does not equal
less than” logos, Gigi Greagan, graphic designer
Category: photograph
Award of Merit
Broadalbin-Perth
Central School District, "Valentine’s Surprise,"
Michele Kelley, public information specialist
Schuylerville
Central School District, "Close-up Exploration," Kim
Smithgall, public information specialist
Queensbury
Union Free School District, "High school art students,"
school district staff
Category: pr/marketing campaign
Award of Excellence
Capital
Region BOCES, "Education Speaks,"
Jill Aurora, public information
specialist and project leader
Capital
Region BOCES, "Parent Today," Tom Antis and
Karen Nerney, public information specialists, and
Gigi Greagan, graphic designer
Award of Honor
Queensbury
Union Free School District, "Queensbury Inspires Me,"
Mellissa Braham, public information specialist
Category: special purpose publication
Award of Excellence
Capital
Region BOCES Career & Technical School, "Careers Without Limits"
course guide,
Monique Jacobs, public information specialist, and Margaret
Murphy, graphic designer
Tech
Valley High School, Tech Valley High School Recruiting Brochure,
Michael McCagg, public information specialist, and Margaret Murphy,
graphic designer
Award of Honor
Capital
Region BOCES, "Understanding New York’s property tax levy cap," a joint project of Capital Region BOCES/Questar III
BOCES/State Aid Planning Service
Award of Merit
Schuylerville
Central School District, Schuylerville District Brochure, Kim
Smithgall, public information specialist, and Denise LaRocque,
graphic designer
Category: website
Award of Excellence
Watervliet
City School District,
http://watervlietcityschools.org, Craig Clark and Judy Frost,
public information specialists, and Bonnie Minick, graphic designer
West
Genesee
City School District,
http://westgenesee.org/, Bonnie Minick,
graphic designer
Award of Honor
Mohonasen
Central School District,
www.mohonasen.org, Adrienne Leon and Erin McNulty, public
information specialists, and Bonnie Minick, graphic designer
Schuylerville
Central School District,
www.schuylervilleschools.org, Kim Smithgall, public information
specialist, and Bonnie Minick, graphic designer
Award of Merit
Gloversville
Central School District,
www.gloversvilleschools.org,
Elizabeth Phillips, public information
specialist, and
Bonnie Minick, graphic designer
Goshen
Central School District Merit,
www.goshenschoolsny.org,
Christina Gore, public information specialist, and Gigi Greagan, graphic designer
Stillwater
Central School District, www.scsd.org,
Monica Lester and Erin McNulty, public information
specialists, and Bonnie Minick, graphic designer
