At top of page include your EAST program logo if you have one.
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Contact Information
[EAST Facilitator Name]
[High School Name]
[School/EAST Program Phone number]
[EAST program website]
Headline: EAST Students Making a Difference in [Town/City]
‘EAST Night Out’ Open House Showcases Student Projects
[CITY, State] – Opening Paragraph (should contain: who, what, when, where, and why)
Little Rock, Ark. – More than 20 [school name] students will host their [first] OR [third annual] “EAST Night Out”
Tuesday, October 14, at the school’s EAST classroom. Beginning at 5:30 PM, EAST students will present visitors
with an overview of the EAST program and will demonstrate a sample of the community work and service
provided and facilitated by their EAST program. The event is open to the public and is designed to inform the
community about their school’s EAST accomplishments.
Second paragraph should contain a brief overview of EAST.
EAST is an educational model that provides new ways of learning for modern students. EAST focuses on studentdriven service projects accomplished through the use of the latest in technology.
Remainder of body text should include any relevant information about your EAST program or event.
In 2013, [school name] EAST students spent their summer mapping fire hydrants, springs and storm drains for
the city’s fire, police and highway department. Through a coordinated program with the city, the students
created the “City Springs and Storm Drains Mapping Project” to combat issues of pollution in local storm drains
caused by people throwing trash directly into the storm drains.
The maps were created in the EAST classroom by using GIS technology. As a result, a public awareness and
education campaign to protect the storm drains is under way. Soon, each storm drain will be clearly marked by
an informative medallion.
Include quote(s) from students, staff members, school leadership or other associated parties. Quotes should
be included as early in the story as possible to capture the readers’ attention.
“We saw a real need in our community to fix a real problem,” said [student name, EAST student at [school
name]]. “We learned how to use GIS in our EAST classroom, so we thought we could apply what we learned to
the real world. And that is what we did.”
8201 Ranch Blvd., Suite B-1, Little Rock AR 72223 | Tel: 501.371.5016 | Fax: 501.371.5030 | Email: communications@eaststaff.org |
Website: www.EASTinitiative.org | Twitter: @EASTinitiative | Facebook: www.facebook.com/east.initiative |
Instagram: www.instagram.com/theeastinitiative
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For more information about [school name’s] EAST program, please contact [EAST Facilitator Name].
To find an EAST Night Out near you visit www.EASTNightOut.com.
EAST Boilerplate (this should conclude every press release about EAST)
EAST® (Environmental and Spatial Technology) is an educational model that focuses on student-driven service
projects accomplished by using teamwork and cutting-edge technology. EAST schools are equipped with
classrooms containing state-of-the-art work-stations, servers, software and accessories, including GPS/GIS
mapping tools, architectural and CAD design software, 3D animation suites, virtual reality development and
more. Students identify problems in their local communities and then use these tools to develop solutions,
collaborating with civic and other groups in the process. For more information visit www.EASTinitiative.org,
email EASTinfo@EASTstaff.org or call (501) 371-5016.
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8201 Ranch Blvd., Suite B-1, Little Rock AR 72223 | Tel: 501.371.5016 | Fax: 501.371.5030 | Email: communications@eaststaff.org |
Website: www.EASTinitiative.org | Twitter: @EASTinitiative | Facebook: www.facebook.com/east.initiative |
Instagram: www.instagram.com/theeastinitiative