Silver Knight Nominees Announced
This year we recognize six extraordinary Belen Jesuit seniors for their commitment to serving our community, as well as communities beyond Miami-Dade County. For over six decades, The Miami Herald has recognized students from Miami-Dade and Broward counties for their selfless service and academic achievements. Since November, our nominees have been working extensively on putting together a solid representation of their volunteer work and achievements, which will be presented to the judges on Judging Day, scheduled to take place in April.
“I am very proud of our Silver Knight nominees,” said Principal José E. Roca '84. “They exemplify our Grad at Grad principles of being Open to Growth, Intellectually Competent, Religious, Loving, and Committed to Social Justice. I wish them well throughout the competition.”
These students are role models and the type of future leaders we mold at our high school. They all exemplify the true meaning of being a man for others and excel in leadership in and out of the classroom. One Silver Knight and three Honorable Mentions will be selected in each category by a panel of independent judges. The winners will be announced at the Silver Knight ceremony on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Join me in congratulating our students as they represent Belen Jesuit at the 65th Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards.
Our Silver Knight nominees for the 2022-2023 academic year are:
- John Delionado - Athletics
- Kevin García - Mathematics
- José Toledo - Science
- Diego Suárez - Social Science
- Julian Alvarez - Speech
- Shawn Martínez - Vocational Technical
Each week leading up to judging day, we will profile each nominee on our social media pages (@BelenJesuitMiami on Facebook and @BelenJesuit on Instagram).
For more information on our nominees or how you can be considered for the Miami Herald Silver Knight awards, please contact me at cbasso@belenjesuit.org.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba, by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the school's property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit is situated on a 34-acre site in western Dade County, just minutes away from downtown Miami.