The Basics
Branding & Merch
Social Media
Emails
Websites
Translation
Tips & Tricks
100
Location of the communications office
Crossways 2nd floor
100
Branson's brand colors
Blue and green
100
Branson's "official" social media channels run by Branson Comms: name 4
Branson School Instagram
Branson School Facebook
Bulls Athletics Instagram
Bulls Athletics X
Branson Alumni Facebook
Branson Alumni Instagram
Branson Alumni Network LinkedIn
100
The communications team's email address
communications@branson.org
100
The name we call our Blackbaud SIS.
(Bonus points: and why)
MyBranson
100
Languages in which we present most parent emails, handbooks, admissions brochures, parent forms, enewsletters, grade reports, PA meeting notes, Zoom videos, etc.
English and Spanish
100
How to avoid "reply all" responses to your emails.
Addresses in the “bcc” line, not the “to” or “cc” line
200
Name of the larger Branson team that communications is part of
Advancement
200
Name of Branson's two brand-approved fonts
Arial and Times
200
When you're doing something with students that might be interesting on social, you should...
Contact Sahara a week in advance so she can schedule on our content calendar and assign coverage!
200
Three audiences that receive the weekly BULLetin
Students, parents, faculty, staff, trustees
200
Name for the areas of MyBranson loaded with non-academic information for parents, students, staffulty
[Bonus: name your favorite three]
MyBranson resource tiles
200
Location where list of families who've opted into Branson Communications in Spanish is posted
Branson Employee Resources tile
200
To have photos taken at an event, you should...
Contact us at least 4 days in advance
300
Number of dogs owned by Branson Communications staff
Zero
300
What to do when you want to put a Branson logo on something
1) Tell us your plan, 2) Get the logo from Comms, 3) get our approval for your final design before printing
300
When you see a social media account that looks like Branson but it's sharing content that's not aligned with our core values, you should...
Contact the communications team with any information you have.
300
Day/time the weekly BULLetin newsletter is sent.
Thursday, 7 am.
(And Sunday afternoons at the end of breaks)
300
Online location to find HR documents, expense reimbursement forms, and Student of Concern forms
MyBranson Employee Resources tile
300
Whom to contact when you need Spanish interpretation for a parent meeting.
Sabrina Wilson, Bilingual Family Liaison
300
3 types of branded templates the Comms team offers for everyone’s use and 2 locations where you can find them
Templates: Google Doc/Word letterhead, Google slides/PowerPoint, Google forms
To access: MyBranson employee resources and Google “create new from template”
400
Branson's official media spokeperson
Chris Mazzola
400
This is an acceptable version of the Branson Athletics logo - yes/no
NO!
400
# of social media interns working with Communications this year
15
400
How items in the Bulletin are organized
Chronologically by date
400
Two online locations where you'll find staffulty phone numbers
MyBranson Employee Resources tile,
MyBranson faculty & staff directory,
branson.org faculty & staff directory
400
Does the Communications team use AI for Spanish translation?
And should you use AI for your Branson translation needs?
Yes, we use AI. But we also ensure that everything is reviewed by our (human) translation assistant, Arturo.
No - please do not use AI for your translation needs unless a knowledgable human reviews it too.
400
Location of Branson electronic letterhead templates
MyBranson employee resources and Google “create new from template”
500
Number of events photographed by the Comms team in the 2024-25 school year
160+
500
Location of the merch closet where you can grab Tshirts and other logo items you need.
Trick question! We keep just a few things available for one-off needs. For apparel, go to the PA's online Spiritwear shop. If you need something else, please ask us well in advance and be prepared to order and pay for anything if it’s a large quantity.
500
What social media interns do
Produce content for all approved Branson socials. This may involve taking photos in your classes - so let's talk!
500
How far in advance to contact us if you want to send out an email
As soon as you start planning - OR 4 days in advance
500
Name of our Spanish translation assistant
Arturo Paz
500
A way to create mail-merge personalized emails via Google
What is YAMM? (ask us about it!)