FORTY-ONE M-DCPS STUDENTS RECEIVE SILVER KNIGHT RECOGNITION


May 3, 2001

Forty-one Miami-Dade County Public Schools students were honored by the Miami Herald at the 43rd annual Silver Knight Awards held May 1 at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Winners and honorable mentions were named in the following subject areas:

Subject
Winner
Honorable Mention
Art
Matthew Mornick
Coral Reef Sr. High

Vanessa Ruiz
Miami Springs Sr.

Joseph Siesholtz
Dr. Michael Krop Sr.
Athletics
Michael Hepburn
Miami Central Sr. High

David Bauer
Miami Northwestern Sr.

Christina Yannetsos
Dr. Michael Krop Sr.
Business
Jeffrey DeMott
Homestead Sr. High

Michael Louis
Miami Beach Sr.

Natasha McGee
Miami Northwestern Sr.
Jorge Orozco
Miami Central Sr. High
Drama
Sarah Graber
Miami Palmetto Sr. High

Michael Citron
Dr. Michael Krop Sr.

Nicole Mujica
Miami Springs Sr.
English

Shawneek Bender
Miami Carol City Sr.

Lagina Smith
Miami Jackson Sr.
Foreign Language
Olivia Cancio
Coral Gables Sr. High

General Scholarship
Elliott Mogul
Coral Gables Sr. High

John Matthew Lowe
South Dade Sr.

Rene Shen
Miami Palmetto Sr.
Journalism
Cristina Silva
Miami Beach Sr. High

Joann Chea
American Sr.

Shanitha Curry
Miami Central Sr.
Mathematics
Jenny Tsai
Coral Gables Sr. High

Lee Berkowitz
Miami Killian Sr.

Blessy Mathew
Coral Reef Sr.
Music
Sidonie Cleveland
Coral Reef Sr. High

Zoila Araic
Miami Sr. High

Elissa Vento
Southwest Miami Sr.
Science
Elisa Juarez
Coral Reef Sr. High

Christy Peña
Miami Jackson Sr.

Deepika Shukla
Miami Palmetto Sr.
Social Science
Pia Williams, Miami Beach Sr. High

Pilar Beasley
Coral Reef Sr.

Karen Derby
Miami Carol City Sr.
Danielle Eufemia
School for Advanced Studies
Speech
Zachary Rinkins
Miami Central Sr. High

Miozotti de Jimenez
Miami Northwestern Sr.

Brett Segal
School for Advanced Studies
Vocational Technical

Cecilie Greene
Coral Reef Sr.

Seth Packer
Miami Northwestern Sr.
Roseberte Pierre
G. Holmes Braddock Sr. High

Winners received a Silver Knight statue, a medallion and $1,500. Honorable mentions received a plaque and $500.

WLRN-TV Channel 17 will broadcast the awards program at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16. For more information, contact Alberto M. Carvalho, Public Information Officer, at 305-995-4638.

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