Lexington, SC 07/23/2021 - The Lexington School District One's communications department has earned numerous national awards, including the prestigious Golden Achievement Award, for its COVID-19 crisis communication plan. During the annual conference in mid-July, the National School Public Relations Association recognized Lexington District One as the only school district in South Carolina and one of only 84 districts nationwide to earn the Golden Achievement Award. The award highlights outstanding, strategic work in all aspects of school public relations, communications, marketing and engagement.
The communication team also won six NSPRA Awards of Excellence and two Awards of Merit for various publications, the Stronger Together webpage, video production and social media efforts.
SCNSPRA, the state division of NSPRA, also awarded the district’s communication team its top honor, the Medallion Award, for COVID-19 crisis communication plan during the 2020–2021 school year. The state chapter is composed of 155 school public relations practitioners, superintendents, and other educational professionals from across the state.
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