Do you have a student accomplishment or an interesting educational story you would like to share with our community? Please let Communication Specialist Jason McCord know who will help get the story including on the school website, eNewsletter, print newsletter or possibly local media.
- To help make it easier, please download this form which will guide you through what type of information to include... (Right click and save form to your desktop)
Once you've completed the form, please e-mail it to Mr. McCord along with any photos you may have.
Here are also some answers to common questions about submitting a story.
Q: What is the best way to contact Jason McCord?
A: Mr. McCord works for Brunswick two days a
week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. So
the best way to reach him is by
e-mail. When Mr. McCord is not in
Brunswick, he works for Schodack Central School District. But he
checks his e-mail regularly and will try to respond promptly
wherever he's working.
Q: What makes a good story?
A: Quite simply, if you have a story that involves student accomplishments or something that highlights education then it is a story our community is likely interested in. A story that focuses on academics or activities in the classroom are of particular interest. Great examples include fifth grade students memorizing more than 100 digits of pi and a senior leading a change to biodegradable cafeteria trays.
Q: What makes a good photo?
A: The best photos are of students actively engaged in an academic activity. For example, if your students are working on a project, it’s more engaging to see students working on the project then lined up and looking at the camera with their project. There are always exceptions to this but often those are the most engaging photos.
Also, larger photo files typically have a better resolution than smaller photo files. A photo file should be at least 200K. If your file size is smaller, check your camera’s settings to see if you can increase the file size.
If a smaller photo file is the only size you have, that is fine, particularly for the website. But small photo files often can’t be used in publications due to their resolution.
Q: Is there an easier way to send photos besides attaching them individually?
A: Yes. Consider including the photos you'd like to send in a folder and then "zip" the folder (right click folder, select "Send To" then "Compressed (zipped) Folder"). Then e-mail the zip file as an attachment and you're done.
Q: How big of a file can I e-mail?
A: If you're sending multiple photos, try to keep the combined file size below 10MB. If you would like to exceed that, please attach photos or zip files to separate e-mails to keep each e-mail below 10MB.
