Bethlehem Area School District Wins Record 14 State Awards for Communications

Bethlehem Area School District Wins Record 14 State Awards for Communications

This marks the most awards received by any school district in this year’s contest—as well as the most ever earned by Bethlehem Area School District in a single year.

BETHLEHEM, PA, April 2025 – The Bethlehem Area School District (BASD) is proud to announce it has received 14 awards at the annual Pennsylvania School Public Relations Association (PenSPRA) Symposium “Excellence in Education Communications” contest.

PenSPRA’s annual contest highlights exceptional work in school communications across Pennsylvania, recognizing and honoring projects that inform, inspire, and connect school communities.

BASD was recognized in a wide range of categories—spanning social media campaigns, video series, special publications, calendars, and the district’s Vision and Strategy Plan—during the 2024-2025 contest held at Penn State University in State College on March 20-21, 2025. The district earned two Awards of Excellence and multiple Awards of Merit and Honorable Mentions for its creative and effective communication efforts.

Awards of Excellence

Awards of Merit

Honorable Mentions

 

“Our team works hard to keep our families, staff, and community informed and engaged,” said Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent, Dr. Jack P. Silva. “These awards reflect the creativity, professionalism, and teamwork that drive our communications strategy.”

The full list of winners can be found at: https://penspra.com/contest-winners/

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About the Bethlehem Area School District

The Bethlehem Area School District is the 6th largest school district in Pennsylvania serving nearly 14,000 culturally and economically diverse students in 22 community-based schools. The district serves five municipalities: City of Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Hanover Township, Freemansburg, and Fountain Hill.  The district enjoys numerous community partnerships with universities, businesses, and arts providers that extend the schools’ rich curricular and co-curricular offerings.

 

About The Pennsylvania School Public Relations Association (PenSPRA)

Chartered in 1969, PenSPRA is an organization of school public relations professionals whose goal is to improve educational communication and support student achievement through systematic, proactive, and responsible public relations programs.

Bethlehem Area School District Earns Three National Awards for Videos

BETHLEHEM, PA, June 2023 – The Bethlehem Area School District won three awards in the National School Public Relations Association’s (NSPRA) Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards. 

The NSPRA Awards recognize outstanding education publications, e-newsletters, digital media programs, radio/TV/video programs, social media, infographics, blogs and websites. NSPRA uses experienced, award-winning professionals to evaluate entries. 

This year, the NSPRA Awards received more than 1,880 submissions.

Bethlehem Area School District won an Award of Merit for its video on 102-year-old Liberty High School alumnus, Virginia Klotz Gall. Virginia was visited by Liberty High School Theatre Club, which she was once a member of, and was presented with the diploma she was unable to receive years ago. 

The Bethlehem Area School District also earned two Honorable Mentions for their holiday video featuring Superintendent Dr. Joseph J. Roy and a mail mixup with Santa (played by Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jack Silva) as well as a video featuring Freedom High School Senior Emma Lazo, recipient of Prestigious Cooke College Scholarship.

Virginia Klotz Gall Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0N2KpQJRK4

Santa’s Mail Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PP8yzBwJJo&t=2s

Emma Lazo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLbXJA1iJ2M

A full list of winners can be found at this link: https://www.nspra.org/Awards/Award-Winners/Publications-and-Digital-Media-Excellence-Winners

The Bethlehem Area School District also recently won six awards in the 2022 Pennsylvania School Public Relations Association (PenSPRA) “Excellence in Education Communication” contest, including awards for the district’s YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook accounts.

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About the Bethlehem Area School District

The Bethlehem Area School District is the 6th largest school district in Pennsylvania serving nearly 14,000 culturally and economically diverse students in 22 community-based schools. The district serves five municipalities: City of Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Hanover Township, Freemansburg, and Fountain Hill.  The district enjoys numerous community partnerships with universities, businesses, and arts providers that extend the schools’ rich curricular and co-curricular offerings.

 

 

Lehigh Valley with Love Media Wins Pennsylvania Social Media Award

Lehigh Valley with Love Media recently won the Award of Honor for Social Media Campaigns and Projects from the Pennsylvania School Public Relations Association for its work with the Bethlehem Area School District.

Lehigh Valley with Love Media worked with the Bethlehem Area School District for its #BASDproud social media campaign in the fall of 2016.