By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — New Communications Director for Hutchinson USD 308, Marissa Meis looks forward to telling the story of Hutchinson Public School through all different sorts of media.
"My background is in advertising, graphic design," Meis said. "Bringing that element of either social media or video or things like that, getting to share the unique story of Hutchinson Public Schools is something I'm really excited to do."
Meis comes to Hutchinson from a similar role in Topeka USD 501.
"Even though it is a smaller size, the demographic is very similar," Meis said. "The needs and specialties of the district are very similar, as well. I felt very equipped and very ready to help this district in the direction that they were wanting to go and I'm really excited for both the challenges and the opportunities that are coming our way."
Meis most often gets to amplify good news, but she knows that occasionally, she'll need to convince some parents and students of the value of publicizing their work.
"We are highlighting a staff member or a student that had a really amazing accomplishment," Meis said. "Those are stories that people are really itching to tell and really want to be told. If there's ever a situation where a parent is uncomfortable with a student being on camera or being in an interview, that's something that we work on, on a case by case basis."
Meis replaces the retiring Ray Hemman, who will finish his tenure at the end of the academic year.