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Silver Knight Awards
MIAMI, May 20, 2009 -The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald celebrate the achievements and community service by presenting the Silver Knight Awards. These young men and women have completed extraordinary records of community service to the community and their school. Silver Knights receive a $2,000 check, a Silver Knight Statue and medallion, a roundtrip ticket on American Airlines, and a custom designed Build-A-Bear from Build-A-Bear Workshop®. The Honorable Mentions receive a $500 check and an engraved plaque.
Congratulations to the following Coral Reef Senior High School winners:
Ronald Porcelli, Silver Knight Award winner in Vocational Technical; Leticia Mora, Honorable Mention in Drama; Marilyn Horta, Honorable Mention in English and Literature; Keivan Zolfaghari Honorable Mention in New Media; and Ivanna Gonzalez Honorable Mention in Speech.
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About Coral Reef
Coral Reef Senior High School,
Miami's Mega-Magnet, opened its doors in 1997 as
a $32.3 million facility. Coral Reef is located in the Southwest
of Miami-Dade County adjacent
to the Richmond Heights community on 59 beautifully landscaped
acres. Two open courtyards enhance the ambiance of the school
environment. The campus includes a seven-acre community park,
four outdoor basketball courts, six tennis courts, a quarter-mile
track, football and soccer practice fields, and softball and baseball
fields. In additional, there is an agriscience land-laboratory
containing a greenhouse, garden, and aquatic and small animal
areas. Large gatherings of students, parents and community members
can be comfortably accommodated in the state-of-the-art school
auditorium, which seats 804, and the gymnasium, which can accommodate
over 2,000 people. The building itself measures 306,000 square
feet excluding the courtyard, which measures over one acre. The
initial budget was projected at $64.5 million, but when completed
on June 19, 1997 the project required less money. Coral Reef Senior High School
is a unique four-year mega-magnet high school comprised of six
academics: International Studies/International Baccalaureate;
Business/Finance; Agriscience/Engineering Technology; Leisure
Medicine/Health Sciences; Visual/Performing Arts; and Legal/Public
Affairs. In additional to the academic, a comprehensive program
of activities and athletics is available to all students. Coral
Reef maintains close ties with numerous community professionals,
business, and agencies. Since the students have all applied to
attend (and subsequently been selected by lottery) and parents/community
totally support school programs, and environment exists which
promotes: high levels of academic commitment to the school and
outside community, and preparation for future success in the students,
approximately 24 percent of whom are white, non-hispanic students,
24 percent are African-American students, 45 percent are Hispanic
students, and eight percent are autistic, emotionally handicapped,
as well as other health impaired. Visit Coral Reef Senior High School at http://coralreef.dadeschools.net for more information.
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