How To Use Barrow Patch This School Year

Barrow County students start back to school Aug. 7 — less than two weeks away — and Patch will be there to cover the big news for local schools. But we can’t do it without your help.

To make sure you get the most out of Patch this school year, we invite you to become active in the news-gathering process. There are five things you can do to make sure your school and its students get all the coverage they deserve from Barrow Patch:

1. Let us know about big events and accomplishments — If you have a school-related story idea you’d like us to cover, let us know about it! Just e-mail barrow@patch.com with the details and who we should contact for more information about the story idea.
2. Add your event listings — Have an upcoming band concert? Is your school hosting a special event? Put it on the events calendar. We invite you to add events for your school, its extracurricular activities, clubs, PTA and more.
3. Post your announcements — Want to let us know about a student's, school's or teacher's accomplishment? Let everyone hear the news by posting your own announcements.
4. Add your photos — Throughout the school year we’ll be out gathering photos of students and their activities. Be sure to add your own photos and share your memories with everyone.
5. Blog — You can also become a blogger and share your school's news directly with Patch readers on a regular basis.

You might also want to check out Barrow Patch's back-to-school guide. 

Have a great year!