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Pattonville’s school-community relations department earned a Gold Medallion Award from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for the second year in a row. The Gold Medallion is NSPRA’s highest award and is the only national award that specifically recognizes comprehensive, strategic school public relations programs. This year, five Gold Medallion winners were selected from among 53 competitive entries by school PR programs across the United States. Pattonville earned the Gold Medallion in the area of COVID-19 communications.
Patty Gould, Pattonville's director of school-business partnerships, was selected to receive the Public Service Leadership Award from North County Incorporated (NCI). The award recognizes an outstanding individual whose long-time service has had a positive impact on the community and/or public body they serve. NCI advocates for North St. Louis County by connecting community, municipal and business leaders to collaboratively work toward positive growth, economic development and marketing to sustain a great quality of life.
Pattonville High School senior Mya Harris was named the Outstanding Senior for the Class of 2021. The Outstanding Senior is chosen each year from teacher nominations. The high school also honored several seniors with Outstanding Senior Departmental Awards and other special recognitions. Each department recognizes one student who has shown outstanding academic achievement, leadership and citizenship. This year’s Outstanding Senior Departmental Award winners are:
Pattonville High School senior Mya Harris was chosen as one of seven 2021 William Woods Jr. National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Student of the Year finalists. After being named the Eastern Missouri District Student of the Year in March, Harris went through a rigorous process that included a video presentation and a panel interview.