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PPCHS Silver Knight Awards

PPCHS Silver Knight Awards. The Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards is one of the nation’s most highly regarded student awards program

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PPCHS Silver Knight Awards

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  1. PPCHSSilver Knight Awards

  2. The Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards is one of the nation’s most highly regarded student awards program • Recognizes outstanding students who have not only maintained good grades but have also unselfishly applied their special knowledge and talents to contribute significant service to their schools and community What is a Silver Knight?

  3. To recognize outstanding high school seniors forunselfish service to their school and community. Purpose

  4. All 12th-grade students in public, private andparochial schools. Participants

  5. A Silver Knight and cash award to each winner in 15 categories. Plaques and cash awards are presentedto three Honorable Mentions in each of 15 categories. Awards

  6. The essential qualification for a Silver Knight nominee is service. • A Silver Knight is one whose record of service to the school and community best exemplifies an unselfish and continuous use of one’s talents in helping others. • Service does not have to be related to a nominee’s category, but some achievements both in and out of the classroom must be related to the category. • Judges evaluate community service during the full high school career, 9th through 12th grades. • Minimum 3.2 un-weighted GPA Silver Knight Qualifications

  7. Nominees are evaluated based on the following criteria: • Service, achievements, leadership • Character and interview • Consistency and lasting impact of service • Independent thinking • Creative problem-solving • Leadership in getting others involved • Perseverance in overcoming obstacles Note: Most nominees will have a wide range of service activities. It is essential for nominees to document service performed outside the school. Silver Knight NomineeEvaluation

  8. 15 CATEGORIES Art Mathematics Athletics Music Business New Media Drama Science English & Literature Social Science Foreign Language Speech General Scholarship Vocational-Technical Journalism Categories

  9. A student wishing to become a Silver Knight nominee must apply through the school’s Silver Knight Coordinator, appointed by the principal. • A student with a strong record of service may apply to become a nominee in more than one category, but the school may nominate that student in only one category • A teacher, parent, or administrator may also nominate a student for a category. Nominations

  10. Mrs. Marta Cabeza PPCHS Silver Knight Coordinator mcabeza@pinescharter.net Contact Information

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