These 2 Videos Earned Awards For West Orange Schools: WATCH

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District has received two New Jersey Schools Public Relations Association awards, announced at the NJSPRA awards ceremony on Oct. 11.

School officials said that the district received a First Place award in the Media Relations - Human Interest category for the "We are the Answer" video addressing tolerance and acceptance, and a Third Place award in the Video category for "Monty #NJBest Mascot" video.

Perry Bashkoff, Social Media consultant for West Orange Public Schools, will present the plaques at a future board meeting, officials said.

Watch the videos below.

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