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School system's PIO earns Blue Ribbon awards

By Bill Moss, Published: February 12, 2018

Molly McGowan Gorsuch, public information officer for Henderson County schools, received seven Blue Ribbon Awards from the N.C. School Public Relations Association at a ceremony in Greensboro last month.

McGowan Gorsuch earned two gold awards for “Excellence in Writing” for the online article on North Henderson High School’s “Reality of Money” activity, and for press releases inviting media coverage of the district’s new “Meals on the Bus” program. The three school system District Maps she designed for print and web earned a gold in the “Image/Graphic Design” category, and she earned a gold in “Photography” for photos of the 2017 Henderson County Special Olympics.

She earned a gold in “Special Events/Programs” for her work on behalf of HCPS in organizing, publicizing, designing promotional materials for, and marketing the Innovative High Schools’ ribbon cutting, in participation with Henderson County and Blue Ridge Community College. Additionally, McGowan Gorsuch received two bronze awards in the “Publications” category for the Facts & Figures 2015-16 document and the internal employee safety communications implemented in 2017.