Students In Action Awards

 

In June 2012, Benedictine Academy was awarded the National Jefferson Gold Medal for the best high school in the entire nation for their public volunteer service to others.

We are proud to be part of a community, a family,

who are leaders of compassionate action.

Each month, we have the privilege of celebrating students who have been inspired to perform outstanding public service and have inspired others to follow their example. They are our “Unsung Heroes “ – ordinary people doing extraordinary things. This month, we have several honorees who have gone above and beyond in their contribution. As Jenn Lim, the CEO of Delivering Happiness Co., would say, “they have nudged our world into a better place”.

The Brazilian and Portuguese-American Club held their annual school-wide Cancer Walk. Everyone’s hearts at BA were so generous in giving and participating in this most worthy cause raising almost $2,000 in donations. Karen Thompson, Laura Gomez, and Marielis Vazquez were recognized, along with their Moderator Ms. Rodriguez.

We are proud to award Aaliyah Hill Grevious the Jefferson Award Students In Action Certificate for delivering compassionate action during a Championship Meet on October 24. She dropped out of the race to give help to an injured racer from Union High School. The student was bleeding from the mouth and muddy. Aliyah was called an outstanding Humanitarian.

These past few weeks have been a difficult time for so many of our families, friends, neighbors and residents in the State of New Jersey. People have lost their homes, power, and heat because of the devastating winds of Hurricane Sandy. It has been said that the best leaders are servant leaders. BA’s Teen Hunger Council and the Sophmore Student Council worked together to make a Hunger Awareness Video and help raise money among the Sophomore Class for Hurricane Victims. Kayla Roque, Marina Santiago and Karina Costa, along with their Moderators Ms. Banks-Suggs and Ms. Powell, were recognized for their great efforts.

These are not are only angels. There were over 55 student’s families and staff members of our BA community that so magnanimously opened the doors of their homes to neighbors, family and friends without heat, shared their food, cooked for others, lent generators, shared their gas, and made donations of their time and money during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. At Benedictine Academy, we are proud and grateful to each of our students, their families, and people in the communities for delivering happiness to others during this time of crisis. They each received a Gratitude Bag prepared by the Students In Action Leadership Team.

In this Year of Faith, BA shows their faith in action!