NNPS Community Relations, Web Teams earn national awards for communications
Posted: June 4, 2025
The Newport News Public Schools Community Relations and Web teams received numerous awards when the 2025 National School Public Relations Association school communication awards were announced last week.
The teams were recognized a total of eight times in the Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards category, including four Awards of Excellence, three Awards of Merit and an Honorable Mention.
The school division's website received an Award of Excellence in the Website category for the second consecutive year. Awards of Excellence also were received for the Branding/Image Package category for Staff Convocation and two in the Social Media Category for NNPS Proud Week and Black History Month.
NNPS was recognized with Awards of Merit in the Branding/Image Package category for its Magnet and Specialty Programs Enrollment Drive, and twice in the Excellence in Writing category for news stories Partnership continues to help students learn science at The Mariners' Museum and Park and A Day at the pool: Dive into the NNPS Learn to Swim program.
Honorable Mention was awarded in the Social Media category for Trivia Tuesdays.
Each year, NSPRA recognizes and honors those whose efforts and expertise have had a positive and lasting impact on school public relations and education as well as honors the best work in school communication, according to its website.
