Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools March 2014 | Page 11

UCPS Communications Office wins nine state Blue Ribbon awards

The Union County Public Schools Communications Office has
UCPS Chief Communications Officer Rob Jackson said handling the
received nine North Carolina School Public Relations Association
communications for more than 5,000 employees and the families of
(NCSPRA) awards of excellence, recognizing outstanding school public approximately 42,000 students is no easy task.
relations publications across
“The department keeps
the state.
moving forward in its efforts
The Blue Ribbon awards
to utilize social media and
are the highest level of
video,” he said. “This week,
recognition given out by the
for example, the UCPS
state association for excellence
Communications Office has
in communication.
launched our weekly video
The team received awards
news for the community.”
for excellence in Electronic
The Communications
Media, in Special Purpose
staff was recognized Tuesday
Publications, for the “Inside
(Feb. 4, 2014) by the Union
News” Employee Newsletter,
County Board of Education for
for the quality of the UCPS web
the winning the Blue Ribbon
site, two awards for Excellence
awards.
in Writing, and three awards for
“We appreciate your
Excellence in Photography.
efforts in keeping the
This isn’t the first year
UCPS employees and
Board of Education Chairman Richard Yercheck, second from right
they have been recognized
our community at large
recognizes the UCPS Communications Office for winning nine state
awards. Pictured, from left, are UCPS Communications Coordinator
on a state and national level.
informed about this great
Deb Coates Bledsoe; UCPS Visual Communications Coordinator Arthur
In the past four years, the
school system,” said UCPS
Rogers; UCPS Chief Communications Officer Rob Jackson, Yercheck;
Communications Office has
Superintendent Dr. Mary Ellis.
and Senior Applications Developer Jon Van de Riet.
This article was provided
earned more than 40 state and
courtesy of the Communications
national Blue Ribbon Awards