PUBLIC RELATIONS:Sue Korobkin and Helen Ward (skorobkin@unifirst.com / hward@usm.maine.edu)
Minutes from November 13 Meeting
Attending: Sue Korobkin, Jana Curran, Martha Crockett, Helen Ward, Mike Kane & Chris Hillman
Ideas were brain stormed to come up with possibilities to promote PHS positively in the community.
Work with the Middle School administrators to promote PHS in a positive way.
Use clubs at PHS to go to the middle schools, such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters & speak to 8th grade classrooms about PHS (small class intimate settting, rather than large auditorium, so kids may feel less anxious to ask questions)
Have a Middle School night at a PHS sporting event, so middle schoolers could get in free with a student ID.
When students shadow at PHS, work with teachers to engage the students, so they feel important & not just follow a student around from class to class.
What is administration currently doing at PHS to promote the school, so we don’t duplicate efforts? Seek Sue Doyon’s assistance along with Mike Johnson.
Come up with a video created by the students, interviewing them & asking why they chose PHS. Interview teachers as to why they love teaching here.
It was decided to have Martha Crockett use her son’s services to ask senior Mitch Murdoch if he’d be willing to put together a light & humorous Video for Incoming Freshmen Orientation on December 11th.
*update 11/16/2007 - Mike Johnson is enthusiastic about this and Seth and Mitch are starting work on it!
Sara Thompson, School Committee Member, gave us ideas on what resources we can use to promote PHS
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