Copperas Cove ISD Communications Department brings home the gold

Special to Leader-Press

In the same spirit of the world Olympic Games, school communicators across Texas competed for gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Texas School Public Relations Conference in Round Rock on Wednesday night.

More than 1,400 works of school communications from written news releases to video stories to special events competed for not just the bronze, silver, and gold awards but also for the coveted Crystal Award which is the honors the very best work among school communicators across Texas.

TSPRA President Veronica Sopher said the number of entries vying for the awards was tremendous.

“We had one of the highest number of entries this year with 1,431 submissions,” Sopher said. “It was more than we had last year.”

The Copperas Cove ISD Communications Department, under the leadership of director Wendy Sledd, captured 21 awards for the district including 13 gold medals, nine silver medals, a Best of Show Award for the district’s inaugural Chocolate Fantasia event, and a coveted Crystal Award Commendation for CCISD’s Blessings in a Backpack Program.

“Communication is key to all successful relationships including CCISD’s relationship with its stakeholders,” Sledd said. “For our district to win top honors in the state signaled to me that we are communicating well with our families and the community. Of course, there is always room for improvement, and I will always strive to do my best work.”

Sledd is no stranger to winning medals at the state conference. Since beginning her employment with CCISD in 2014, Sledd has won a total of 96 medals on behalf of the school district.