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SC/NSPRA Recognitions

2021-2022

 

 

SC/NSPRA

 

Charleston County School District’s (CCSD) Division of Strategy and Communications, along with five schools, combined to receive a state-best 21 awards in the 2022 Rewards for Excellence program, sponsored by the South Carolina Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (SC/NSPRA). The honors include three “Best in Show” honors in the District Excellence in Writing category, School Social Media (Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies, and School Website (R.B. Stall High School).

SC/NSPRA recognized 119 programs and projects from across the state during a ceremony on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Columbia.

Rewards for Excellence recognizes outstanding communications and public relations efforts by South Carolina schools, school districts, and education agencies and associations. Public relations veterans with extensive experience in educational and business communications evaluated a total of 217 entries from the school and district levels.

The program features the following three main awards categories:  

  • Medallion (for comprehensive public relations programs)
  • Golden Achievement (for a single project or an aspect of a comprehensive program)
  • Publications and Electronic Media (for individual products designed to improve communication)

The following entries from the district and CCSD schools were honored in this year’s Rewards for Excellence program:

District

Excellence in Writing - It all starts with a conversation – Best in Show

Excellence in Writing - NCHS offers class on “street law” for aspiring lawyers

Excellence in writing - Pulse of CCSD – Child Development teacher brightens everyone’s day

Excellence in Writing - Pulse of CCSD – Phillip Caston cataloging high school memories year after year at Wando

Excellence in Writing - Students at Laing expand Go Baby Go project with community donations 

Photography – Laurel Hill “Snow Day” 1 

Photography – Laurel Hill “Snow Day” 2

Photography – Learning how to raise farm animals

Special Publication – Valedictorian Booklet 2021

Video (In-House) – CCSD Minute January 22, 2021

Video (In-House) – Clemson School of Architecture Career Summer Academy

Video (In-House) – “Go Baby Go” at Laing Middle School- Stories of CCSD

 

School

Newsletter – Stiles Point Elementary School

Social Media – Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies’ Facebook page – Best in Show

Social Media – R.B. Stall High School’s Facebook page

Video – Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (Toys for Tots PSA)

Video – North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary School (January iReady Challenge Winners)

Website – R.B. Stall High School – Best in Show

Website – Drayton Hall Elementary School

Website – North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary School

Website - Thomas C. Cario Middle School

This is the second year in a row CCSD set its own record in the SC/NSPRA Reward for Excellence program; the district earned 17 honors in 2021.

SC/NSPRA is an affiliate of the National School Public Relations Association. The state chapter is composed of more than 140 school public relations practitioners, superintendents, and other educational professionals from across the state. The organization strives to foster development in the field of school public relations and to encourage meaningful community involvement in and understanding of the public school system.

2020-2021

Charleston County School District’s (CCSD) Division of Strategy and Communications, along with four schools, combined to receive 17 awards in this year’s Rewards for Excellence program, sponsored by the South Carolina Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (SC/NSPRA). This includes a prestigious Medallion honor for the district’s Safe Restart and a “Best in Show” honor in the In-House School Video category for Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies’ promotional video.

SC/NSPRA celebrated 108 programs and projects from across the state during a virtual ceremony on Thursday, July 15, 2021, on YouTube. The event was co-hosted by CCSD’s Director of Communication, Andy Pruitt, and included a Medallion Award presentation from CCSD’s Director of Strategic Engagement, Maggie Dangerfield.

This program recognizes outstanding communications and public relations efforts by South Carolina schools, school districts, and education agencies and associations. Public relations veterans with extensive experience in educational and business communications evaluated a combined 184 entries from the school and district levels.

The Rewards for Excellence Program features the following three awards programs: 

  • Medallion (for comprehensive public relations programs)
  • Golden Achievement (for a single project or an aspect of a comprehensive program)
  • Publications and Electronic Media (for individual products designed to improve communication)

The following entries from the district and CCSD schools were honor in this year’s Rewards for Excellence program:

District

Medallion – CCSD’s Safe Restart

Excellence in Writing – CCSD staff going the extra mile in the face of COVID-19 crisis

Excellence in Writing – Morningside works to address chronic absences

Excellence in Writing – Nurse’s intervention saves student’s life

Photography – SOA Drive-Thru Celebration 1 

Photography – Stono Park Bike Reveal

Special Publication – 2019-2020 Year in Review

Video (In-House) – Memminger School Tour Video 

Video (In-House) – Garrett’s Final Valedictorian – Stories of CCSD

Video (In-House) – Code to the Future – Stories of CCSD

Video (In-House) – Mission Critical Actions Update – February 27, 2020

School

Video – Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (Promotional Video) - Best in Show for School Video

Video – Mary Ford Early Learning and Family Center (Morning News Show)

Video - Thomas C. Cario Middle School (CTV News)

Website – Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies

Website – North Charleston Elementary School

Website - Thomas C. Cario Middle School

“Our communication strategies at the school and district level during the pandemic were thorough,” said CCSD’s Chief of Staff, Erica Taylor. “The Division of Strategy and Communications is driven by energy and passion. Our team works tirelessly to serve the community and produces quality work day in, day out. I appreciate the judges recognizing the excellence and diversity of our efforts.”

Seventeen SC/NSPRA Reward for Excellence awards is the most CCSD has received in one year.

2019-2020

Charleston County School District’s (CCSD) Office of Strategy and Communications, along with CCSD four schools, combined to receive 13 awards in this year’s Rewards for Excellence program, sponsored by the South Carolina Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (SC/NSPRA). This includes a prestigious Golden Achievement honor the district’s Teacher of the Year Celebration Program and a “Best in Show” honor in the School Video category for Wando High School’s student news show, Tribe Talk.

SC/NSPRA celebrated 138 programs and projects from across the state during the annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, via a virtual ceremony on YouTube co-hosted by CCSD’s Director of Communications and Technology, Andy Pruitt. 

This program recognizes outstanding communications and public relations efforts by South Carolina schools, school districts, and education agencies and associations. Public relations veterans with extensive experience in educational and business communications evaluated a combined 212 entries from the school and district levels.

The Rewards for Excellence Program features three awards programs:  Medallion (for comprehensive public relations programs), Golden Achievement (for a single project or an aspect of a comprehensive program), and Publications and Electronic Media (for individual products designed to improve communication). 

The following entries from the district and CCSD schools earned recognition in this year’s Rewards for Excellence program:

District

Golden Achievement - CCSD Teacher of the Year Program

Photography - West Ashley High School Valedictorian 

Photography - Week of the Young Child - West Ashley Head Start 

Special Publication - Focus on CCSD 

Video - 2019 CCSD Teacher of the Year Top-5 Finalists 

Video - Daffodil Project at Cario Middle School 

Video - West Ashley High School's Perfect Valedictorian - Stories of CCSD 

 

School

Social Media - Thomas Cario Middle School (Facebook)

Video - Thomas C. Cario Middle School (CTV News)

Video - Wando High School (Tribe Talk) - Best in Show for School Video

Website - Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School

Website - Pinehurst Elementary School 

Website - Thomas C. Cario Middle School

 

“To have this many honors in one year speaks to the quality of work our office and schools are producing on a regular basis,” said CCSD’s Chief of Staff, Erica Taylor. “We are thankful the national and state judges in the program see what our communities see every day, high-quality storytelling and promotion through multiple forms of digital communication.”

 

2018-2019 Year

Charleston County School District’s (CCSD) Office and Strategy and Communications, along with two schools from CCSD, were honored at the South Carolina Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association’s (SC/NSPRA) annual Rewards for Excellence awards ceremony in West Columbia earlier this month. The event celebrated 92 programs and projects from across the state for outstanding communications and public relations efforts by South Carolina schools, school districts, and education agencies and associations.

The program features three award categories:

Medallion for comprehensive, well-planned public relations programs;

Golden Achievement for a single project or projects that represent an aspect of a comprehensive program; and

Publications and Electronic Media for individual publications or electronic media products such as presentations, photography, marketing, handbooks, magazines, calendars, and other special purpose publications designed to improve communication.

Almost 200 entries were judged by public relations veterans with extensive experience in educational and business communications. CCSD earned five Rewards for Excellence for Publications and Electronic Media and was one of only two districts to receive the prestigious Medallion honor:

"Our office is not only committed to celebrating and informing our community about the accomplishments of our students and staff, but telling the stories behind those accomplishments as well," said Erica Taylor, CCSD’s Chief of Staff. "We are grateful for this recognition, and the recognition our schools received from SC/NPSRA. Personally, I am extremely proud to work alongside such dedicated and talented communications professionals."

SC/NSPRA is an affiliate of the National School Public Relations Association. The state chapter is composed of school public relations practitioners, superintendents and other educational professionals from across the state. The organization strives to foster development in the field of school public relations and to encourage meaningful community involvement in and understanding of the public school system. For more information about SC/NSPRA, visit www.scnspra.org.