Miami Country Day Congratulates Six Silver Knight Nominees

Please congratulate our 6 Silver Knight Nominees for the 2018 Miami Herald Silver Knight Award. Interviews are on Tuesday, April 24th and the evening ceremony which announces the Silver Knight winner and the three honorable mentions will be announced on May 17th at 7:00 p.m at the James L. Knight Center.

The 2018 Miami Country Day School Silver Knight Nominees

Danielle Amoils - Art
Isabella Ballesteros - Digital and Interactive Media
Danielle Geathers - Athletics
Blaise Pronesti - Business
Sydney Sazant - Social Science
Rachel Thomas - Science


More About The Silver Knight Awards

 

The Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards is one of the nation’s most highly regarded student award programs. The purpose of this Awards program is to recognize outstanding seniors 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 Silver Knight Awards program was instituted at the Miami Herald in 1959 by John S. Knight, past publisher of the Miami Herald, founder and editor emeritus of Knight-Ridder Newspapers and 1968 Pulitzer Prize winner. The program is open to high school seniors in public, private, and parochial school. Over 75 high schools participate in Miami-Dade County.

Each nominee is evaluated on their use of skills and talents for the betterment of the local, state, and even world community, creativity in problem solving, and the quality, consistency, and measurable impact of service. Nominees are expected to be school leaders and possess strong character. They are evaluated on their use of good judgment and their perseverance in overcoming obstacles. Academic achievements, honors, awards, and advanced study in the nominee’s category is also important.

 

 

1995 Michael Schein - English

1996 Risha Kopel - Science

1998 Adrian Baschuk - Drama

2007 Taylor Harlan - Athletics

2009 Jane McDonough - Art

2011 Columbia Clancy - Mathematics

2012 Tiffany Kontoyiannis - Drama

2015 Connor Space - Drama

 

(the top three seniors after the Silver Knight winner)

 

1997 Alim Kanji, Amanda Pearl, and Mala Shaykher

1998 Scarlett Ray

1999 Monique Moyer

2000 Anjali Shaykher

2001 Paul Bonilla, Stephanie Dorvil, Adriana Rios

2002 Sasha Siassipour, Lucia Kaminsky

2004 Jacqueline Jove

2006 Carol Toro

2007 Paige Rivkind, Bruno Silva

2008 Maria Zapetis

2009 Michael Sale

2011 Bradley Jean-Baptiste, Mallorie Thomas

2013 David Butter, Alexa Havorssen

2014 Matthew Cohen, Amanda Gavcovich

2015 Ryan Amoils

2017 Mary Elizabeth Allen