District wins four statewide communications awards
Schuylerville Central School District has been honored with four awards from the New York School Public Relations Association (NYSPRA). The Elementary School's 2006 open house DVD presentation won an award of excellence (the top award), the Jr.-Sr. High School's 2006 art and literary journal, "Looking Glass," received an award of honor and an award of merit, while Elementary School's 2006 DARE DVD presentation received an award of merit.

More than 400 entries from across the state were submitted in the contest; judges were communications professionals from NYSPRA and the National School Public Relations Association. The open house presentation was a multimedia video, photo and music compilation showing students during the first week of school. It won in the CD/DVD category. This is the third year in a row the district's Elementary School open house DVD has been honored by NYSPRA.

The Jr.-Sr. High School's "Looking Glass" won the honor award in the special purpose publication category and the merit award in the overall graphics and design category. It features students' artwork and writing. This is the second year "Looking Glass" has been recognized in the NYSPRA awards.

The DARE DVD featured video interviews and photos of fifth graders involved in the district's Drug Abuse Resistance Training (DARE) program. It won in the CD/DVD category.

NYSPRA is a statewide group dedicated to the development and dissemination of educational communications that engage parents, staff, community residents, partners in education and other stakeholders. The organization's communications contest—one of the largest in the nation—is in its 28th year. The contest is designed to recognize and celebrate outstanding achievement in communications.