Bear River High School received the Peachjar Extra Credit Award this year amongst a myriad of submissions from Box Elder School District in Utah. On Thursday, December 7, Matthew Jennings, Peachjar’s Community Partner Manager, headed to Bear River High School to meet with their team and present a check for $1,000 to Bear River's principal A.J. Gilmore. Fun fact about Bear River—Apart from their commitment to their ...

“Community engagement is a critical cornerstone to any strategic communications plan,” remarked Matthew Jennings as he opened up the discussion with Dr. Lindsay Whitley of Cumberland County Schools. So, that raises the question then, how do we (as a school district communications team, or school PR professionals) engage with families and community partners to ensure the success of students? For Cumberland County Schools, ...