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December 3, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Adam Kelley (adam.kelley@chsys.org),
205/558-2947
BIRMINGHAM PRCA CHAPTER adopts hayes high
school
BIRMINGHAM – The Birmingham chapter of the
Public Relations Council of Alabama (PRCA-B) has partnered with
the City of Birmingham Board of Education to adopt Hayes High
School.
Formerly a middle school, Hayes is the school system’s newest
high school. With an enrollment of 715 students, Hayes is located
in a beleaguered section of the city near downtown and lacks many
of the extracurricular activities like athletics and marching band
that are taken for granted at other schools.
“We’re thrilled PRCA has adopted Hayes and we look forward to
our students there benefiting from this relationship,” said Dr.
Peggy Sparks, coordinator of the board’s Partnership in
Education (PIE) program. “There are a lot of Hayes’ grads out
there who we need to hear from, and we expect this partnership to
help achieve that goal.”
Hayes’ staff and students will benefit from the partnership
through:
- Job
shadowing opportunities with PRCA-affiliated organizations
- Internship
opportunities with PRCA-affiliated organizations
- Hayes
honor students attending monthly PRCA luncheons
- Pro
bono public relations consultation and support (graphic
design, media relations, printing, photography etc.) from PRCA
members
- Speakers
from PRCA visiting Hayes’ English classes to encourage
students to pursue careers in the communication arts
PRCA is the state's longest operating and largest group of public
relations practitioners. The organization exists to further the
professional and networking interests of today's public relations
and communication professional in private, public and nonprofit
businesses and organizations. Along with networking, PRCA offers
career development and civic improvement opportunities, seeks to
mentor college students and works to improve the professionalism
of public relations practice through its accreditation program.
“We hope this is the beginning of a fruitful relationship for
both the school and our organization, but most importantly, the
students,” said Adam Kelley, PRCA-B’s Vice President of
Programs.
For more information about PRCA-B, contact Adam Kelley (adam.kelley@chsys.org)
at 205/558-2947 or visit www.prca-b.com.
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