Silver Knight Nominees Announced
This year we recognize seven extraordinary Belen Jesuit seniors for their commitment to serving our community and communities beyond Miami-Dade County. The Miami Herald has recognized students from Miami-Dade and Broward counties for their selfless service and academic achievements for over six decades. 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 for April 11.
“I am very proud of our Silver Knight nominees,” said José E. Roca '84, Principal. “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.”
Our Silver Knight nominees for the 2023-2024 academic year are:
- Jacob Caudle - Science
- Andrés Fernández - World Languages
- Armando González - Vocational Technical
- Diego Hamud - Digital and Interactive Media
- Nicholas León - Social Science
- Juan Diego Meseguer Grillo - Mathematics
- Joaquín Mestre - General Scholarship
Each week leading up to Judging Day, we will profile each nominee on our social media pages (@BelenJesuitMiami on Facebook and @BelenJesuit on Instagram).
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 Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the James L. Knight Center. Join us in congratulating our students as they represent Belen Jesuit at the 66th Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards.
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: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@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 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 sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.