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Elmwood Park communications team wins eight national PR awards

Elmwood Park CUSD 401 Board of Education · June 17, 2026
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District staff announced that Elmwood Park CUSD 401 won eight awards from the National School Public Relations association, including three Awards of Excellence for a newsletter, the district website and a district video; staff recognized Krista Kerber and Dave Peraka.

District communications staff told the board that the Elmwood Park CUSD 401 communications team won eight awards from the National School Public Relations organization.

According to the presentation, the district received three Awards of Excellence (the association’s highest category) for the fall leaflet newsletter, the district website and a video titled "Teaching in District 401." Additional awards of merit recognized short-form reels (attendance messaging and parent-teacher conference promos) and a video for the Polish school titled "We Are 401," while honorable mentions were awarded for photography from a fall play and girls volleyball.

Administrators and presenters thanked Krista Kerber and Dave Peraka by name for their contributions and presented tokens of appreciation to the team. Board members offered public praise for the communications staff’s work.