How to Make Athens Patch Work for Your School

Public school students in Athens start a new academic school year on Aug. 7, two weeks from today. Patch will be there to cover the big news for Athens schools. But we can’t do it without your help.

To make sure you get the most out of Patch this school year, we invite you to become active in the news-gathering process. There are five things you can do to make sure your school and its students get all the coverage they deserve from Patch:

1.  Let us know about big events and accomplishments — If you have a school-related story idea you’d like us to cover, let us know about it! Just email Patch editor Rebecca McCarthy (Rebecca.mccarthy@patch.com) with the details and who we should contact for more information about the story idea.

2.  Add your event listings — Have an upcoming band performance? Is your school hosting an open house? Is a club holding a car wash to raise money? Just add the news to our Events calendar. We invite you to add calendar events for your school, its extracurricular activities, clubs, PTA and more.

3.  Post your announcements — Want to let us know about a student, school or teacher accomplishment? Let everyone hear the news by posting your own announcements and photos.

4.  Add your photos – Throughout the school year we’ll be out gathering lots of photos of students and their activities. Be sure to add your own photos and share your memories with everyone.

5.  Blog — You can also become a blogger and share your school's news directly with Patch readers on a regular basis.

To find out more about using Patch this school year, email Rebecca.mccarthy@patch.com.