🏆 2025-26 OSPRA Awards 🏆

A huge thank you to all OSPRA members for submitting your projects this year! Now that we’ve completed our mission and returned from orbit, it’s time to celebrate the best of the best. Below are the winners for each category, along with links to their award-winning work. Thank you for helping make this journey one to remember!

2025-26 School Communicator of the Year
🏅Congratulations to Beth Graser | Hillsboro School District

Division A 2025-26 Winners (Teams 1-2)

📈 BRANDING & VISUAL IDENTITY CAMPAIGNS 
1st - Oregon’s Best:Douglas ESD | South-Central Early Learning Hub
2nd - Award of Excellence: Three Rivers SD |TRSD Logo & Branding Update

📣 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS
1st - Oregon’s Best:Lake Oswego School District | School Bond Campaign
2nd - Award of Excellence: Douglas ESD | Professional Learning Day
AND Jefferson County School District | Hearts of 509J

💌 PUBLICATIONS & DIGITAL MEDIA 
1st - Oregon’s Best: Roseburg Schools | Annual Financial Report
2nd - Award of Excellence: Lake Oswego School District | Learning in Lake Oswego Podcast

👍 SOCIAL MEDIA
1st - Oregon’s Best: Three Rivers School District | Superintendent “Dave” Videos
2nd - Award of Excellence: Jefferson County School District |Flourishing in 509J

🫶🏽DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING CAMPAIGNS/PROGRAMS 
1st - Oregon’s Best: Three Rivers School District | AAC Awareness Month
2nd - Award of Excellence: InterMountain ESD | Being an Ione Cardinal

🎥 VIDEO: STORYTELLING
1st - Oregon’s Best: Grants Pass School District | Career-Related Learning in GPSD
2nd - Award of Excellence: Jefferson County School District | Madras Elementary: Every Name, Every Day

Division B 2025-26 Winners (Teams 3+)

📈 BRANDING & VISUAL IDENTITY CAMPAIGNS 
1st - Oregon’s Best: Northwest Regional ESD | How to Raise a Reader Toolkit
2nd - Award of Excellence: Beaverton School District | Aloha High School Branding Refresh

📣 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS
1st - Oregon’s Best: Multnomah ESD | Vaccination Catch-Up Campaign
2nd - Award of Excellence: Northwest Regional ESD | Mobilizing Advocates for Oregon’s Most Vulnerable Students

💌 PUBLICATIONS & DIGITAL MEDIA 
1st - Oregon’s Best: Salem-Keizer Public Schools | Success in Salem-Keizer
2nd - Award of Excellence: Northwest Regional ESD | School Attendance is a Family Affair

👍 SOCIAL MEDIA
1st - Oregon’s Best: Northwest Regional ESD | Backstage Pass

🫶🏽 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING CAMPAIGNS/PROGRAMS 
1st - Oregon’s Best: Northwest Regional ESD | Locating Students in Our Stories
2nd - Award of Excellence: Tigard-Tualatin School District | Every Student Counts

🎥 VIDEO: STORYTELLING
1st - Oregon’s Best: Beaverton School District | Pokémon Play: Student Agency in Action
2nd - Award of Excellence: Estacada School District | Growth & Capacity Superintendent Message