Evergreen Public Schools enters social networking

Vancouver, Wash. – Beginning with the 2009-10 school year, Evergreen Public Schools will harness the power of social networking to aid in communicating as effectively with the public as possible. Through social networking sites Twitter and Facebook, the district's Community Relations department will post news about district headlines, upcoming performance events and forums and important district updates. Users will be able to sign up to "follow" and "friend" the district through the district's public website at: http://www.evergreenps.org or directly through the Twitter and Facebook sites.

"Social networking has become an important part of the communications culture," explained Carol Fenstermacher, APR, Director of Community Relations. "In Evergreen Public Schools we are striving to provide a 21st century education to our students and that includes using 21st century tools to communicate with them and the public."

The district Facebook site can be accessed at: http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=evergreen+public+schools&n=-1&k=400000000010&sf=r&init=srp#/pages/Vancouver-WA/Evergreen-Public-Schools/117477181440?ref=search

Those interested in following the district on Twitter can visit: http://www.twitter.com/evergreenps