1 / 9

SILVER KNIGHT INFORMATION MEETING

SILVER KNIGHT INFORMATION MEETING. September 30, 2014. What are the Silver Knight Awards?.

uriah-jimenez
Download Presentation

SILVER KNIGHT INFORMATION MEETING

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. SILVER KNIGHT INFORMATION MEETING September 30, 2014

  2. What are the Silver Knight Awards? • The Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards is one of the nation’s most highly regarded student awards programs. The purpose of the Silver Knight Awards program is to recognize 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 communities. • The program is open to high school seniors, with a minimum 3.2 GPA (unweighted).

  3. Students may be nominated in 15 Categories • Art • Athletics • Business • Digital and Interactive Media • Drama • English & Literature • General Scholarship • Journalism • Mathematics • Music & Dance • Science • Social Science • Speech • Vocational-Technical • World Language

  4. What did the 2014 Silver Knights Have in Common? They started EARLY They reacted to a need in the community /went beyond their school They presented themselves well They entered contests and competitions – and won! AP Scholars/AP Scholars with distinction Honor Societies and Organizations. They were involved with district, state and national organizations. They had a personal story and reason for their work They showed passion, interest and initiative.

  5. For SENIORS What do you have to do? • Apply to be a Mater Knight by October 17, 2014  applications are available on my website. • An electronic copy must be emailed to Mrs. Mitrani: mmontero@materacademy.com • A paper copy must be given in PERSON to Mrs. Llanes. • Selection Committee will decided who will be Mater Knights and in What Category  you will know by End of OCTOBER • November, December, January – complete online application and collect documents • See the Timeline for more details

  6. About your Project…. • Art: Sketches of babies in Miami Children’s • Athletics: Collect School Supplies in Backpacks  sent to foreign country • Business: Money Matters • Digital: refurbished computers for migrant workers, basic computer skills • Drama: renovate theatre, teach debate skills, international competitions, • English: ran a afterschool tutoring program at church • GS: refurbished computers for seniors, taught basic computer skills • Journalism: worked for hotline for LGBT youth • Mathematics: Bright Lights • Music/Dance: perform for sick patients in hospitals/ volunteer for organization in haiti • Science: Phoenix Project for at risk youth providing community service activities • Social Science: abandoned and adopted, raises money and awareness for adoption and foster care • Speech: track at risk youth from freshman to senior year, provide support and tutoring • Vocational/Technical: free tutoring for ESOL Students • World Language: raised $60,000 for art and music programs

  7. SILVER KNIGHT INFORMATION Questions? Comments? Concerns? idelsyllanes@materacademy.com mmontero@materacademy.com Join my remind101 Text @skmater to 754-600-4886 www.miamiherald.com/silverknight

  8. For JUNIORS What do you have to do? • Do Community Service! Have project complete by your senior year • Document EVERYTHING! • Speak to Mrs. Mitrani or Mrs. Llanes about your potential project! • Keep your grades up: GPA matters! • Be involved in as many clubs, competitions, activities, events and experiences as possible!!! • Look over the online application so you have an idea of what to expect for next year. • Watch the Silver Knight awards on TV or in person (May) • Work towards increasing your accomplishments in the category you wish to apply for!

More Related