Florence City Schools Communications Department
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The Communications Department is responsible for providing Florence families and the surrounding communities with insight into the people, places, and programs that have consistently placed Florence City Schools among the top ranked districts in Alabama and the nation. Through photo and video production, media writing, and more, the department strives to create compelling and interactive content that displays the excellence found within the district.
We welcome media interest and coverage of our schools, students, teachers and staff. In order to protect the learning environment for all students, all media coverage must be arranged through the Communications Department. We are eager to share our inspirational stories and exciting accomplishments with your readers and viewers, so let us know how we can help.
Meet the Team
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Jeremy Jackson
Communications Coordinator | jejackson@florencek12.org
Jeremy Jackson joined Florence City Schools in November 2021 as Communications Coordinator following a seven-year career in broadcast television. From 2014 to 2019, he worked as a photojournalist for Huntsville CBS affiliate WHNT News 19 and New Orleans ABC affiliate WGNO News, and from 2019 to 2021, he served as WHNT’s Shoals Bureau Reporter. While working in television, he covered major breaking news events, including Tropical Storm Gordon, Hurricanes Michael and Barry, and the shooting investigation of Sheffield Police Sgt. Nick Risner, Lt. Max Dotson, and William Mealback Jr.Jeremy graduated from the University of North Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in film and digital media production. As the district’s Communications Coordinator, he provides stakeholders with insight into various aspects of Florence City Schools through visual storytelling, social media, and marketing. His mission is to provide families in Florence and the surrounding communities with a better understanding of the people, programs, and processes that have consistently placed Florence City Schools among the top-performing districts in Alabama and the nation. He brings to Florence City Schools the same passion for visual storytelling that earned him three Emmy nominations and recognition from the Associated Press and Alabama Broadcasters Association.If you have any story ideas, please email him at jejackson@florencek12.org. -
Mollie Smith
LAUNCH Marketing Intern
Mollie Smith is a student marketing intern for Florence City Schools under the Communications Coordinator, Jeremy Jackson. She is a senior at Florence High School and works with their LAUNCH Workforce Development Program.
Mollie has played FHS golf for nearly three years. She is also a social media intern for the University of North Alabama Office of Enrollment Marketing and Digital Communication and a communications team member for the nonprofit organization The Birthday Fairy.
She aims to help Mr. Jackson continue his mission of helping families in Florence and the surrounding communities better understand the people, programs, and processes that have consistently placed Florence City Schools among the top-performing districts in Alabama and the nation.
In her free time, Mollie usually spends time with those closest to her, plays golf, and creates art.
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Kaden Sledge
LAUNCH Visual Production Intern
Kaden Sledge is a student intern for Florence City Schools under the Communications Coordinator, Jeremy Jackson. He is a senior at Florence High School and has been a part of the Florence City School system his whole life. After graduating high school, he plans to study broadcast journalism and sports communications.
Kaden is a six-year student in Florence High School Television Production and a four-year member of the Falcon Broadcast Team. You can find him anchoring the sports segment on the Falcon 5 News or in the press box during Friday Night Lights at Braly Stadium, doing the play-by-play for the live broadcast on the NFHS Network.
He is also very involved in his school and community, being a four-year student ambassador, serving as student council vice president, and being a member of the Principals Leadership Committee. He has shown great leadership skills by representing FHS at the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation, Alabama Boys State, and being the first FHS student to attend Alabama Governor's School at Samford University.
His goal is to gain real-world experience in communications and continue sharing the FCS story with the community and beyond.
Kaden can usually be found in the woods hunting, on the lake fishing, driving, listening to country music as loud as it will go, watching Alabama football, or spending time with friends and family.