Communications
The goal of the Communications Department is to create partnerships within and outside Hawthorn to provide information, assistance and opportunities for all stakeholders.
The Communications Department:
- Builds relationships between Hawthorn District 73 and the Vernon Hills community
- Engages with the community via social media sites
- Creates Hawthorn community reports
- Distributes District 73 electronic communications
- Handles media relations
- Manages crisis communications
- Oversees the website
Samantha Cook
Communications Specialist
E-Newsletters
Media Requests
All media requests are handled through the Communications department. For comments or requests for interviews, please contact Samantha Cook, Communications Specialist, at 847-990-4243.
Communications Awards
The Hawthorn District 73 Communications Department is a member of the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) and the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (INSPRA). Each year NSPRA and INSPRA hold communications contests where professional school communicators from across the country judge submissions from school districts. Each entry is evaluated by judges against a rubric of excellence.
2024
- NSPRA Award of Excellence (Video Series: Produced In-House) - Hannigan's Shenanigans
- NSPRA Award of Excellence (Newsletter) - D73 Digest
- NSPRA Award of Merit (Annual Report)
2022
- NSPRA Award of Merit (Internet Website) - Hawthorn District 73 Website
- NSPRA Award of Merit (Video: Produced In-House) - "Hawthorn District 73 Art Show"
- NSPRA Award of Merit (Video: Produced In-House) - "School of Dual Language Promotional Video"
- NSPRA Honorable Mention (Video: Produced with Outside Contractor) - "Hawthorn District 73 Recruitment Video"
- INSPRA Award of Excellence (Annual Reports) - 2022 Hawthorn District 73 Annual Report
- INSPRA Award of Merit (Video: Produced In-House) - "Kindness is a Muscle"
- INSPRA Award of Merit (Video: Produced In-House) - "Welcome to Middle South"