The DMPS Communications team isn’t often in the spotlight, but its work is everywhere you look in our schools and administrative buildings, on-air, online, on billboards, in the news, in your inbox, and more.

Once each year, the Iowa School Public Relations Association considers the work of school communications professionals, offers feedback, and presents awards to the best of the best. This year, the DMPS communication team broke its own award record with six Blue and Gold Awards, the top honor denoting a perfect score from the judges, along with eight Awards of Excellence.

The awards highlighted excellence in the team’s photography, videography, graphic design, and its podcast.

Congratulations to the entire team: Phil Roeder, Director of Communications and Public Affairs; Amanda Lewis, Communications and Public Relations Specialist; Adam Rohwer, Graphic Arts Specialist and Web Designer; Kyle Knicley, Video Production Specialist; Jon Lemons, Photographer. Scroll down for examples of their …