{"id":313562,"date":"2022-07-21T08:10:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T15:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=313562"},"modified":"2022-07-21T08:10:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T15:10:16","slug":"helix-charter-high-school-launches-new-website-hires-community-relations-engagement-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/helix-charter-high-school-launches-new-website-hires-community-relations-engagement-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Helix Charter High School launches new website, hires community relations &#038; engagement coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Helix Charter High School is getting serious about optimizing communication and connection. The historical school, which just graduated its 70th class of seniors, set out this year to increase connection among its large population.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We just celebrated the largest graduating class in our school\u2019s history. We have 2,500 students, over 200 staff members, and a large community of families that need to be informed so we wanted to enhance our main conduits of communication,\u201d said Lauren Knuth. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Earlier this year, Helix hired <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Knuth<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> to be their <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">C<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ommunity <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">r<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">elations &amp; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">mi<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ngagement <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">C<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">oordinator. She is a long-time La Mesa resident with two school-aged children. She brings <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">more than 20<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> years of experience in corporate communications, event planning and marketing, and she is excited to now be working in a school environment with people and causes she is passionate about.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Helix is focusing on three main facets of communication as it moves into 2022-23 school year:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Updated Helix Charter website<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The new version of the school\u2019s website (<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.helixcharter.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helixcharter.net<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">) is set to launch before school starts on Aug. 4, giving parents, students and staff some time to get acquainted with it. You can watch a <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OGrpgfHV7p8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tour of the new site here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">. The new site will give users a better look at all of the events and programs on campus. Helix partnered with Blackboard Web Community Manager, a website and content management system that provides the tools to build a website that serves as a communications hub. The site uses responsive web design (RWD) to ensure it can be easily read and navigated on a wide range of devices, from desktops to mobile phones and tablets. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some highlights of the Helix Charter High School\u2019s new website include:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A comprehensive calendar that highlights events from all departments on campus from sporting events to performing arts to academic testing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An announcement section that will have daily news, information and social media feeds<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A hub of documents, policies and procedures to make things easy to find<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ability to convey emergency messages in real-time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increased social media presence<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As social media emerges as one of the primary methods of communication, th<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">e school is<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> optimizing <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">its <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Facebook and Instagram accounts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Helix<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> will be posting regularly to these accounts, as well as interacting with comments and questions. You can find <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">eso<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> on Facebook by liking <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/helixcharterhighschool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Escuela secundaria aut\u00f3noma Helix<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> and on Instagram by following <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #201f1e;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/helixasb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helix ASB<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increased communication &amp; community engagement<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Helix is looking at ways to increase community engagement and will be launching some initiatives to do just that. In an effort to keep families informed, there will be an increase of correspondence via all channels, including email and text. With such a large population and campus, Helix is hoping this increases inclusivity and connection.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Helix has always been known for its strong community and we hope that these new initiatives will only improve things,\u201c said Knuth. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helix Charter High School is getting serious about optimizing communication and connection. The historical school, which just graduated its 70th class of seniors, set out this year to increase connection among its large population. \u201cWe just celebrated the largest graduating class in our school\u2019s history. 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