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PPS earns 10 national communications honors
PPS earns 10 national communications honors
Updated on 06/24/2024
The Portsmouth Public Schools Department of Communications has brought home 10 awards from the National Schools Public Relations Association (NSPRA) honoring an array of their projects from the past school year. 
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PPS earns EVERFI Empowered Seal for third consecutive year
Updated on 06/14/2024
For the third year in a row, Portsmouth Public Schools has earned the EVERFI’s Empowered Seal. Only 10 percent of public school divisions in the United States and Canada earn this designation.  
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