07 November, 2011

STUDENTS IN ACTION AWARD


We are proud to announce our 1st Students In Action Award for the new school year on a most fitting day of celebration - ALL SAINTS DAY!  As we gathered as one sacred community, our Benedictine Family reflected on the way to bring happiness to others. 


 For the Month of October, there were two key individuals who stood out among the crowds of students and staff who are continuously performing selfless acts of kindness.  They have been our unsung heroes, year after year, in raising funds to help find a cure for cancer.  Whether it be organizing the Annual school-wide Breast Cancer Walk, working tirelessly to get sponsors, or giving from their own pockets to support research that gives hope to all families, Cheila Cardosa ( a Senior) and Mrs. Luisa Rodriguez (Business Plant Manager) are leading the way.   MERCI Cheila and Luisa from your BA family!

Benedictine Academy is a Regional Gold Medal Jefferson Award Winning School.  Co-founded by Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy and Sam Beard 40 years ago, Jefferson Awards joined forces with the Carnegie Corporation andHarvard University to establish what has become known as the Nobel Prize for public Service in America.  This year, Benedictine Academy was recognized in Washington D.C. as the Best new Jefferson Awards Students In Action School in the nation.  We humbly give thanks to God for the privilege, the honor, and the grace to be His instruments of love in the world.