Energy filled the auditorium as we welcomed Mrs. Karen Hatcher, Director of the Student In Action Leadership Program. Benedictine Academy is the first certified Jefferson Award Student In Action Leadership School in New Jersey. Service Leadership is a hallmark of our Benedictine charism and what it means to be a Christian.
We proudly inducted seventeen of our Student Leaders as members of the Jefferson Award Student Leadership Team. They will be attending a Student In Action Leadership Conference in a few weeks. Their goal is simple: to be role models and inspire their peers to help make our world a better place.
This day was
EXTRA SPECIAL because eleven of our students were nominated for the Jefferson Award Student In Action Outstanding Volunteer Service Award. Special guest, Chocolate Thunder, former player of the New Jersey Nets, is best known for his shattering of backboards as he dunked winning baskets. The Basketball Man of the Millennium opened the sealed envelope and presented this prestigious Award to sophomore, Barbara Borges.
Barbara began a new volunteer service project known as Erica's bracelets. She and her friends make bracelets to give with their prayers to cancer patients in hospitals.
After the awards, Darryl Dawkins coached our girls in a free throwing event.
We have special thanks to Robert Provost of the Star Ledger and Karen Hatcher, Students In Action Program, for all of their hard work and kindness in making our Award Day a memorable occasion. We also thank Mr. Robert Ford and the Jefferson Award People for all of their support and such an incredible opportunity for our students. And we ask the Lord to bless Darryl Dawkins for driving several hours to be with us and for inspiring our students to keep up their good works and to continue to help others in the local communities.
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