Good  Afternoon SC/NPSRA Family,

We are excited to announce that it's that time of the year again; time to submit entries for SCNSPRA's annual Rewards for Excellence Program. The window opens today, Jan. 30, and will remain open through Friday, Feb. 17. All submissions will be made online.

All the information, including categories, can be found by going to scnspra.org/awards. Once again, we will have a "Best in Show" award for categories that feature three or more winning entries. However, if we receive three or more winning entries in a category from the district level AND three more entries in that same category from the school level, there will be separate "Best in Show" winners. Also note that some categories will be separated into those which were produced in-house and those that were an outsourced production.

Payments for entries should be made online through PayPal. You can create an account and add as many entries as you need. Your entries are saved as you work over time. Then you pay at the end for all of your submissions.

We will need help from you in judging the school entries so watch for information coming soon about signing up. We'll have an in-person judging day on March 10 so please save the date! We will release information on how to volunteer for evaluating entries closer to the entry deadline. We will also ask for national NSPRA judges for our district submissions.

Our Rewards for Excellence Luncheon will be held May 12 and details will be coming out this spring.

Please promote this with your schools. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Toni Chewning at Palmetto State Teachers Association at tchewning@palmettoteachers.org.

Thank you for supporting our SCNSPRA Rewards for Excellence program!