LISD Office of Communications Earn State Honors
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Mar 4, 2010, 0 Comments
Courtesy Roberto Treviño,
The Laredo Independent School District’s Office of Communications and the Instructional Television (ITV) Departments received several 2009 Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) Best in Category, Gold, and Silver Star Awards for excellence in school communications. The awards were announced at the TSPRA Star Awards Celebration last week during the association’s annual conference in Austin, Texas.
Each year, TSPRA recognizes communicators in school districts, education foundations, education associations and organizations for their outstanding contributions in school communications. This year, over1000 entries were received in the annual contest.
Entries selected as best in the state were honored with Silver Star Awards for an entry that achieves its purpose with noticeable creativity, craft and skill; Gold Star Awards for an entry that not only achieves its purpose with noticeable creativity, craft and skill, but, in the opinion of the judges, does so in an exceptional way; and Best of Category Awards for an entry that stands out from all the others for its exceptional creativity and quality.
The Office of Communications received the following Awards:
Best in Category
Holiday- “Laredo ISD’s 2008 Christmas Card” by Veronica Castillon and Paola Arcos;
Gold Star Awards
Published News/Feature – “Twin Brothers top Nixon Class” by Veronica Castillon
Published News Release Edited – “Local student attending Princeton University
Summer Journalism Program” by Bobby Trevino
Photo Other Subjects – “Bilingual Summer Program Skit” by Bobby Trevino
Web Site- www.laredoisd.org/departments/communication by Armando Saldana
Web Site – www.laredoisd.org/department/itv by Armando Saldana
Silver Star Awards
Invitations/Announcements- “Elmo Lopez Sr. Band Hall Dedication Ceremony” by
Veronica Castillon and Paola Arcos
Published News Release Edited- “LISD’s shining star Karina Salazar” by Mimi Vladez-
Rodriguez
Published News Release Edited- “Campus Crime Stoppers earns reward” by Bobby
Trevino
Photo Sports Subject- “Teens in the Driver Seat 5K/Kids Run” by Bobby Trevino
Photo Other Subject – “Academic Achievement” by Bobby Trevino
The ITV Department received the following Awards:
Gold Star Awards
Video News/Information – “Campus News” by Jeannette Martinez, Jose Mendiola, Melissa Serrano, and Esteban Borjas
Video News Release/Package- “Health Zone” by Jeannette Martinez and Melissa Serrano
Video Documentary- “The Interview on ITV” by Jeannette Martinez and Melissa Serrano
Video Special Interest/Feature- “ITV Christmas Special” by Jeannette Martinez, Ana Maria Montoya, Esteban Brojas, and Jose Mendiola
Video Promotional Marketing- “Think Smart. Join Today” by Jeannette Martinez
Video Training/Instructional- “Spin A Fact” by Jeannette Martinez, Ana Maria Montoya, Melissa Serrano, Jose Mendiola, and Esteban Borja
Silver Star Awards
Video Training/Instructional- “Sparks of Character: Be Obedient” by Jeannette Martinez, Ana Maria Montoya, and Jose Mendiola
“We are extremely proud of the dedication, passion, and outstanding contributions our talented staffs in the Communications and ITV Departments have made to the overall success of our district,” said Dr. Marcus Nelson, LISD Superintendent. “I am glad to see them get the plaudits and recognition that their work deserves.”
TSPRA, based in Austin, is a professional organization whose members are dedicated to improving public education in Texas by promoting effective public relations practices, providing professional development for its members, and improving communication between Texans and their public schools.
