My Sister’s Cooler Than Your Sister

My sister is Lynn Peisker. She’s my role model and hero. If I can be half the parent, person and communicator she is, I’ll turn out alright.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Champaign Unit School District #4

DATE: 8/23/11    TOPIC: District wins communication awards

The Champaign Community Unit School District #4 has received three state level communication awards from the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association. “Marketing our Magnet Schools”, a campaign to introduce Booker T. Washington and Garden Hills Elementary Schools to the community, earned the Golden Achievement Award for Community Relations Coordinator Lynn Peisker.

Peisker, along with Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Community Relations Beth Shepperd, earned a Communications Contest Award for the District’s “Fast Facts Brochure.” “Academic Spotlight”, the District’s video highlights of each school, earned a Communication Contest Award for Peisker and videographer Brandon Minett.

Professionals who have earned their accreditation in Public Relations judged the Golden Achievement Category, and the communications category awards were judged by members of the National School Public Relations Association from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and the Chicagoland chapter of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

“These awards constitute outstanding recognition of Unit 4’s external communication tools. Lynn Peisker is to be credited with bringing creativity and innovation to Unit 4 communications. She is the reason for these awards, and it is outstanding to see such recognition during her first year in school communications,” said Shepperd.

“Fast Facts” brochures, which contain academic, financial and demographic data about Unit 4, are available at the Mellon Administrative Center, 703 S. New Street. “Academic Spotlights” can be seen on Champaign Government TV on Cable Channel 5 in Champaign beginning September 1st.

For more information, Contact Beth Shepperd, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Community Relations sheppebe@champaignschools.org

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