Two Coral Springs students recognized at Silver Knight Awards
Two Coral Springs students were among those honored Tuesday night during the 68th annual Silver Knight Awards gala at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, where the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald recognized some of South Florida’s top high school seniors for academic achievement and community service.
The Silver Knight Awards were established in 1959 by former Miami Herald publisher John S. Knight and are considered one of the nation’s most prestigious student recognition programs.
This year, more than 940 students from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties were nominated.
Judges selected 30 winners and 90 honorable mentions across 15 categories.
Among the Coral Springs-area honorees were two students who earned honorable mentions for their community service projects and academic achievements.
- Fiorella Camperos, Coral Glades High — Art
- Valentina Arango, Coral Glades High — Journalism
Past Silver Knight recipients include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, former NFL star Ted Hendricks and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who received an honorable mention while attending Palmetto Senior High.
Winners receive a Silver Knight statue, a $2,000 scholarship from the Herald Charities Foundation and 25,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles. Students who were honorable mentions got a $500 scholarship and an engraved plaque.
