The National Ceremonies for the Jefferson Awards, the Nobel Prize for Public Service, was held in our nation's capitol, Washington DC this June 20-21, 2011. Benedictine Academy was invited to attend this most prestigious event because of their endless hard work and award winning programs on Anti-Bullying and Human Trafficking. We proudly received the National Jefferson Award for Best New School across the nation in 2011 for outstanding volunteer public service!
"Our entire school community's passion to become a voice for the voiceless was hope-filled because of our partnership with Jefferson Awards. Jefferson Awards inspired us to dream big."
Our Campus Ministers spoke at the National Youth Summit, on Cablevision with Mayor Bollwage, at the United Nations with the Office of Drug and Crime Commission, and most recently before the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C..
Each year, Jefferson Awards receives over 40,000 nominations for individuals, youth groups, athletes, and non-profit organizations who are making remarkable contributions in our world. This year's 2011 National Winners included Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Athlete Warrick Dunn, and Lifetime Jefferson Award winner Marlo Thomas. We stood among the great people in our lifetime in our nation's capitol, walked in the shadows of every President of the United States of America, and listened to the countless inspiring stories of ordinary human beings making an extraordinary difference.
It was such a privilege and an honor for Benedictine Academy to be one of the very few schools chosen to participate in such a prestigious event.
A truly humbling experience that has placed an awesome responsibility upon our shoulders and within our hearts.
We thank God for this amazing opportunity to be his servant leaders. It is part of our school's mission belief statements to love to learn and learn to love. Listening with the ear of our hearts, our Students In Action Leaders have committed themselves to becoming leaders of change in the local and global communities.
