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Published On: February 28th, 2023By

Aldine ISD’s Communications Department earns 15 awards at state conference

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Aldine ISD’s Communications Department won 15 TSPRA (Texas School Public Relations Association) Star Awards. The award winners were announced at TSPRA’s Annual Conference, held Feb. 20-24 in Fort Worth.

The department consists of Executive Director of Communications Sylvia Saumell-Baston, Director of Internal Communications Leticia Fehling, Director of External Communications Mike Keeney, Director of Brand Communications Chris Labod, Multimedia Communications Specialist Luke Rabalais, Communications Specialist Dylan Esquina, Social Media Specialist John Hickman and Executive Assistant Emily Erriguin.“This team never ceases to amaze me,,” Saumell-Baston said. Reed said. “This is a talented group of professionals who do an outstanding job of promoting Aldine ISD. It’s exciting to see their hard work so richly rewarded. I know our team is the best compared to others in the state, and now others know as well.”The department won one Crystal Commendation, two Best of Categories Awards, seven Gold Star Awards, three Silver Star Awards and two Bronze Star Awards.Here is breakdown of the awards won per individuals:Rabalais: 1 Crystal Commendation for Aldine ISD Video Portfolio, 2 Best of Category & Gold Star Award for The Spirit of Aldine for Video Marketing and Best of Category for Teacher of the Year 2022 for Video Documentary, 4 Gold Star Awards for National Principals Month Yearbook for commemorative, Teacher of the Year 2022 for Video Documentary, The Worth of Sisterhood for Video Promotional and  The Story of La Promesa for Video Production in a Language Other than English; 2 Silver Star Awards for The Universal Language for Photo – Academic/Classroom Subjects and  Summer STEM for Photo – Other Subjects and 1 Bronze Star Award for Knippel Education Center Dedication Video for Video Feature Story.Fehling: 1 Gold Star Award for Alumni Success Story: 2016 Alumnus, Ivan Delgado, Achieves Dreams with NASA for Published News or Feature.Dylan Esquina: 1 Gold Star Award for From Unlikely Childhood Friends to Dynamic Teacher Duo in Specialty/Novelty Writing.Keeney: 1 Silver Star Award for The Sky is the Limit for 3 Davis HS Students in Writing.Labod: 1 Bronze Star Award for Aldine ISD Choice Schools for Image/Identity Package.

About the Author: Mike Keeney

Director of Public Information Aldine ISD