Qwest Awards Washington Schools $20,000 in Grants
SEATTLE--Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) has awarded 20 Washington schools with $1,000 each for securing the highest levels of parent participation in Qwest's Online Safety Certification program. The program educates parents about the latest online safety trends and tips to keep kids safer online.
Seattle Public School Sacajawea Elementary certified the highest percentage of enrolled parents, 72 percent, through the Qwest Connected Family Online Safety Classroom. Today, students and teachers at Sacajawea will celebrate with Chris Spencer from the Seattle Seahawks.
"Qwest is thrilled to see so many Washington families learn about online safety," said Paula Kruger, Qwest executive vice president of mass markets, who oversees Qwest's online safety efforts. "In partnership with the Washington PTA, the Attorney General's Office and others, we will continue to educate families about child online safety and develop new resources that will keep our young people safer online."
More than 90 Washington schools participated in Qwest's online safety school challenge. The 20 schools to receive $1,000 grants are, in alphabetical order:
* Adams Elementary School (Spokane Valley),
* Beaver Lake Middle School (Issaquah),
* Bellevue International School (Bellevue),
* Broadview Thompson Elementary (Seattle),
* Emma L. Carson Elementary (Puyallup),
* Gateway Middle School (Everett),
* Hazen High School (Renton),
* Hough Elementary School (Vancouver),
* Ilahee Elementary (Camas),
* Jackson Elementary School (Everett),
* John Hay Elementary School (Seattle),
* John Stanford International School (Seattle),
* Lakeland Hills Elementary School (Auburn),
* Leota Junior High (Woodinville),
* Moran Prairie Elementary (Spokane),
* Odle Middle School (Bellevue),
* Pine Lake Middle School (Sammamish),
* Sacajawea Elementary (Seattle),
* Totem Middle School (Kent),
* West Woodland Elementary School (Seattle).
"Technology education is critical to parents in Seattle and across the state," said Mike Donlin, project manager for Seattle Public Schools Department of Technology. "I applaud Qwest's continued online safety efforts to educate parents and students about these issues."
Schools registered for the Qwest online safety challenge at IncredibleInternet.com/onlinesafety and encouraged parents to visit the Connected Family Online Safety Classroom to learn about online safety and take the Parent Safety-Net Test. The schools with the highest parent participation won grants.
Tips, quizzes and expert information about safer Internet use from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and leaders in law enforcement and education can be found in the Connected Family Online Classroom at IncredibleInternet.com/onlinesafety. Families can get certified in online safety by completing an easy-to-follow online safety course and then taking the Parent Safety-Net Test.
About the Program
Qwest and the Qwest Foundation are committed to helping families learn to protect their children from online threats. Since 2003, Qwest has partnered with NCMEC to raise awareness among families on online safety issues and to proactively help combat online exploitation of youth by encouraging increased parental and guardian understanding and education. Qwest currently is expanding its Online Safety Program nationally and throughout its Western 14-state region. For more information visit IncredibleInternet.com/onlinesafety. In addition, the Qwest Foundation sponsors NCMEC resource NetSmartz411.org, a free, first-of-its-kind resource that gives families direct access to experts at NCMEC who can respond to their specific questions and concerns about online safety.
About Qwest
Qwest offers a unique and powerful combination of managed voice and data solutions for businesses, government agencies and consumers - locally and throughout the country. Customers coast to coast are turning to Qwest's industry-leading national fiber optic network and its Spirit of Service for quality products and superior customer experience. Qwest is a participant in Networx, the largest communications services contract in the world, to provide leading-edge voice, data and video services. For more information on Qwest, and its various operating subsidiaries, please go to www.qwest.com. For information about the products and services Qwest is offering in the Networx contract, visit www.gsanetworx.com.
Contacts
Qwest Communications International Inc.
Media Contact:
Kathleen Lessman, 303-965-6924
kathleen.lessman@qwest.com
or
Media Contact:
Shasha Richardson, 206-271-2891
shasha.richardson@qwest.com
Seattle Public School Sacajawea Elementary certified the highest percentage of enrolled parents, 72 percent, through the Qwest Connected Family Online Safety Classroom. Today, students and teachers at Sacajawea will celebrate with Chris Spencer from the Seattle Seahawks.
"Qwest is thrilled to see so many Washington families learn about online safety," said Paula Kruger, Qwest executive vice president of mass markets, who oversees Qwest's online safety efforts. "In partnership with the Washington PTA, the Attorney General's Office and others, we will continue to educate families about child online safety and develop new resources that will keep our young people safer online."
More than 90 Washington schools participated in Qwest's online safety school challenge. The 20 schools to receive $1,000 grants are, in alphabetical order:
* Adams Elementary School (Spokane Valley),
* Beaver Lake Middle School (Issaquah),
* Bellevue International School (Bellevue),
* Broadview Thompson Elementary (Seattle),
* Emma L. Carson Elementary (Puyallup),
* Gateway Middle School (Everett),
* Hazen High School (Renton),
* Hough Elementary School (Vancouver),
* Ilahee Elementary (Camas),
* Jackson Elementary School (Everett),
* John Hay Elementary School (Seattle),
* John Stanford International School (Seattle),
* Lakeland Hills Elementary School (Auburn),
* Leota Junior High (Woodinville),
* Moran Prairie Elementary (Spokane),
* Odle Middle School (Bellevue),
* Pine Lake Middle School (Sammamish),
* Sacajawea Elementary (Seattle),
* Totem Middle School (Kent),
* West Woodland Elementary School (Seattle).
"Technology education is critical to parents in Seattle and across the state," said Mike Donlin, project manager for Seattle Public Schools Department of Technology. "I applaud Qwest's continued online safety efforts to educate parents and students about these issues."
Schools registered for the Qwest online safety challenge at IncredibleInternet.com/onlinesafety and encouraged parents to visit the Connected Family Online Safety Classroom to learn about online safety and take the Parent Safety-Net Test. The schools with the highest parent participation won grants.
Tips, quizzes and expert information about safer Internet use from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and leaders in law enforcement and education can be found in the Connected Family Online Classroom at IncredibleInternet.com/onlinesafety. Families can get certified in online safety by completing an easy-to-follow online safety course and then taking the Parent Safety-Net Test.
About the Program
Qwest and the Qwest Foundation are committed to helping families learn to protect their children from online threats. Since 2003, Qwest has partnered with NCMEC to raise awareness among families on online safety issues and to proactively help combat online exploitation of youth by encouraging increased parental and guardian understanding and education. Qwest currently is expanding its Online Safety Program nationally and throughout its Western 14-state region. For more information visit IncredibleInternet.com/onlinesafety. In addition, the Qwest Foundation sponsors NCMEC resource NetSmartz411.org, a free, first-of-its-kind resource that gives families direct access to experts at NCMEC who can respond to their specific questions and concerns about online safety.
About Qwest
Qwest offers a unique and powerful combination of managed voice and data solutions for businesses, government agencies and consumers - locally and throughout the country. Customers coast to coast are turning to Qwest's industry-leading national fiber optic network and its Spirit of Service for quality products and superior customer experience. Qwest is a participant in Networx, the largest communications services contract in the world, to provide leading-edge voice, data and video services. For more information on Qwest, and its various operating subsidiaries, please go to www.qwest.com. For information about the products and services Qwest is offering in the Networx contract, visit www.gsanetworx.com.
Contacts
Qwest Communications International Inc.
Media Contact:
Kathleen Lessman, 303-965-6924
kathleen.lessman@qwest.com
or
Media Contact:
Shasha Richardson, 206-271-2891
shasha.richardson@qwest.com
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