diff --git a/Sources/Server/Controllers/AnnouncementController.swift b/Sources/Server/Controllers/AnnouncementController.swift
index 000e719..e02bf3f 100644
--- a/Sources/Server/Controllers/AnnouncementController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Server/Controllers/AnnouncementController.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct AnnouncementController<DecoderType>: RouteCollection where DecoderType: C
 			.first()
 		guard let announcement else {
 			throw Abort(.notFound)
-		}
+        } //testing
 		return announcement
 	}
 	
diff --git a/Sources/Server/Controllers/AnnouncementsController.swift b/Sources/Server/Controllers/AnnouncementsController.swift
index 97dfc14..e77f4d0 100644
--- a/Sources/Server/Controllers/AnnouncementsController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Server/Controllers/AnnouncementsController.swift
@@ -27,9 +27,29 @@ struct AnnouncementsController<DecoderType>: RouteCollection where DecoderType:
 	
 	private func create(_ request: Request) async throws -> Announcement {
 		let announcement = try request.content.decode(Announcement.self, using: self.decoder)
-		guard let data = (announcement.subject + announcement.body).data(using: .utf8) else {
+
+		// Check if the announcement start date is at least an hour in the future
+		let now = Date()
+		let timeUntilStart = announcement.start.timeIntervalSince(now)
+		if timeUntilStart > 3600 { // More than an hour ahead
+			// Schedule the notification job here
+			let job = SendAnnouncementNotificationJob(announcementID: announcement.id)
+			// Calculate the delay for the job based on the announcement's start date
+			let delay = DispatchTimeInterval.seconds(Int(timeUntilStart))
+			application.queues.dispatch(job, after: delay)
+		} else {
+
+		}
+
+
+		// new changes 2/13 
+
+		// ** announcement json string ** 
+		guard let data = ("\(announcement.id) || \(announcement.subject) ||  \(announcement.start) || \(announcement.end) || 
+		\(announcement.scheduleType) || \(announcement.body) || \(announcement.interruptionLevel)").data(using: .utf8) else {
 			throw Abort(.internalServerError)
 		}
+
 		if try CryptographyUtilities.verify(signature: announcement.signature, of: data) {
 			try await announcement.save(on: request.db(.psql))
 			
diff --git a/Sources/Server/Jobs/AnnouncementJobs.swift b/Sources/Server/Jobs/AnnouncementJobs.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32ad070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Server/Jobs/AnnouncementJobs.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import Vapor 
+import Fluent
+import FluentPostgresDriver // or whichever Fluent driver you're using
+import APNS  
+
+// Define a job for sending announcement notifications
+struct SendAnnouncementNotificationJob: Job {
+    // Define properties needed for the job
+    let announcementID: UUID
+
+    // Implement the job execution logic
+    func dequeue(_ context: QueueContext, _ task: Task) async throws {
+        // Fetch the announcement from the database using the provided announcementID
+        guard let announcement = try await Announcement.find(announcementID, on: context.application.db(.psql)).get() else {
+            // Handle the case where the announcement could not be found
+            context.logger.error("Announcement with ID \(announcementID) not found.")
+            return
+        }
+
+        // Prepare the APNS notification payload and other settings based on the announcement details
+        let interruptionLevel: APNSAlertNotificationInterruptionLevel
+        switch announcement.interruptionLevel {
+        case .passive:
+            interruptionLevel = .passive
+        case .active:
+            interruptionLevel = .active
+        case .timeSensitive:
+            interruptionLevel = .timeSensitive
+        case .critical:
+            interruptionLevel = .critical
+        }
+
+        let payload = ... // Construct your notification payload here
+
+        // Fetch all APNS devices from the database
+        let devices = try await APNSDevice.query(on: context.application.db(.psql)).all()
+
+        // Send the notification to each device
+        for device in devices {
+            let deviceToken = device.token
+            do {
+                try await context.application.apns.client.sendAlertNotification(
+                    APNSAlertNotification(
+                        alert: APNSAlertNotificationContent(
+                            title: .raw("Announcement"),
+                            subtitle: .raw(announcement.subject),
+                            body: .raw(announcement.body),
+                            launchImage: nil
+                        ),
+                        expiration: announcement.end, // Adjust the expiration based on the announcement's end date
+                        priority: .immediately,
+                        topic: Constants.apnsTopic,
+                        payload: payload,
+                        sound: .default,
+                        mutableContent: 1,
+                        interruptionLevel: interruptionLevel,
+                        apnsID: announcement.id
+                    ),
+                    deviceToken: deviceToken
+                )
+            } catch {
+                context.logger.error("Failed to send APNS notification: \(error)")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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