The Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5 Public Relations Department recently captured four national awards, extending its streak of winning national acclaim to ten straight years.

"It's a wonderful thing. We are happy for the district. We couldn't do anything without the folks in the district doing what they do," said OCSD 5 spokesman Greg Carson.

Carson, along with Public Relations Assistant Cindy Kinard, won the Award of Excellence from the National School Public Relations Association for the publication of the district's annual report.

Nationally, only 76 Awards of Excellence were awarded.

In addition, the district also won a national Award of Merit for its staff newsletter "Spotlight on 5" and garnered two honorable mentions for its parent/student handbook and identity package.

OCSD 5's Public Relations Department is no stranger to national recognition.

The department was recently recognized by the NSPRA with a Golden Achievement Award for the publication of "Let's Get Behind the District's Uniform Initiative."

On the state level, Carson and Kinard received two Rewards for Excellence from the NSPRA's South Carolina chapter.

"It lets me know we've been doing pretty decent stuff," Carson said.

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