Many movie theaters have been closed for almost a year, but the Hollywood awards season began in earnest on Wednesday morning with the announcement of the Globe nominees.
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The New Jersey School Public Relations Association (NJSPRA) honored school districts for their significant
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communications programs with a special reception held recently at Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick, N.J.
These school districts have communications programs in the categories of print and electronic collateral that the professional communicators in New Jersey use for the product they develop “that go above and beyond to disseminate important messages to their various stakeholders,” states Lori Perlow, NJSPRA president.
The awards this year recognized a highly competitive contest with a record of 64 submissions from 34 different school districts.
There were awards for eight categories: Marketing, Branding, Image; Newsletter; Media Relations – Human Interest; Photography; Social Media; Special Interest Publication; Video; and Website.
“The video category had the most submissions, which supports the need for school districts to utilize multiple channels in their communications,” Perlow states.
An esteemed panel of judges, including professors from Rowan University, and other industry experts across the county judged the submissions for the 2019 School Communications Awards.
The first to third place winners in the eight categories for the 2019 School Communications Awards are:
Electronic Newsletter
1st Place – Piscataway Township Schools
2nd Place – Linden Public Schools
3rd Place – Perth Amboy Public Schools
Marketing, Branding, Image
1st Place – Camden County Educational Services Commission
2nd Place – Sparta Township Public Schools
3rd Place – South Bergen Jointure Commission
Media Relations – Human Interest
1st Place – Pine Hill School District
2nd Place – Roselle Schools
3rd Place – Linden Public Schools
Photography
1st Place – Waterford Township School District
2nd Place – New Brunswick Public Schools
3rd Place – Linden Public Schools
Social Media
1st Place – Cherry Hill Public Schools
2nd Place – Hunterdon Central Regional High School
3rd Place – Bloomfield Public Schools
Special Interest Publication
1st Place – Morris School District
2nd Place – Piscataway Township Schools
3rd Place – Freehold Regional High School District
Video
1st Place – Warren Township Schools
2nd Place – Mercer County Technical Schools
3rd Place – New Brunswick Public Schools
Website
1st Place – Camden County Educational Services Commission
2nd Place – Perth Amboy Public Schools
3rd Place – Westfield Public Schools
HAMILTON, N.J. — The Trenton College Club branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) recently awarded $9000 in scholarships to deserving high school girls during a ceremony at First Presbyterian Church in Hamilton.
Trenton College club is 106 years old and has been awarding scholarships since 1917. It is a local 50-members branch of the AAUW that has chapters all over New Jersey and is a national organization.
The President of Trenton College Club, Maggie Kramer, said they are invested in the education of Mercer County public schools’ female students because “it is the mission of the AAUW and we are the Trenton branch.”
The overall mission of the Trenton College Club branch and that of the AAUW state that it is interested in “advancing equality for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.”
This organization has grown in size and in giving over the last 106 years and has donated money to causes beyond education.
“In the last 10 years, we have given over $51,000 to the Kiwanis Club, $1,000 each year to Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK), $1,000 to the Salvation Army…,” stated Kramer.
While some of their charities and donations are available just by word-of-mouth, the Trenton College Club chapter reaches out to guidance counselors in all Mercer County public high schools to inform them of scholarship applications for their female seniors.
The Scholarship Committee Chairperson, Mary Margaret Murphy, said, “We get tremendous satisfaction in seeing the bright, engaged, focused and smart girls that the schools in Mercer County are turning out. They are focused on their goals and we are happy to award them these scholarships.”
Corresponding Secretary, Marilyn Silverman, said that at the award dinner, each girl stood up and thanked the Trenton College Club for their scholarships and “told us what she’s going to do with the money and how the money is going to help her achieve these goals.” She added, “they’ll be studying in very interesting fields such as accounting and medicine.”
The nine Mercer County high school female senior awardees were students from Hamilton West, Steinert, and Ewing High School. From Hamilton West were Ashley Gerstnicker, Victoria Blankenmiller, and Amanda Sensi; from Steinert were Nicole Bumbera, Danielle Standifer, and Sabrian Queval; and from Ewing High School were Olivia Czelusniak, Caroline Unger, and Chidiebube Nwadiobgu.