Taking a Look at the Giraffe Award

Through completing my silver award alongside two other Girl Scouts (Hailey Lichey and Autumn Klein) from our Troop 5939, I have learned a great deal of what it takes to truly earn such an award as the Silver Award. Overall, my favorite part of working on our Silver Award was to see our book drive really start to come together and to really see that only three girls could make such a difference and actually be doing something to involve the community, including our school and the library. It really did make me feel like I could accomplish even more things such as this if given the task again. I now know through creating a book drive for our local Children’s hospital that there are a lot more children who go to either outpatient or inpatient

I must decide on which of the cases deserve the giraffe award. The criteria for winning a giraffe award is: the person must be taking a personal risk, physically, financially or socially. They must act out of care, and they must go beyond their job descriptions or call of duty. There are three cases that I am judging based on the criteria. Case A, where Betty Washington is trying to make the streets better and safer from drugs and violence, Case B, where Jerry Foster is saving people from the mountains to the desert and Case C, where Sister Beth Dadio is feeding the homeless people even when others try to shut her down.

Students are nominated by their teachers and guidance counselors, and are judged on their intellectual engagement, creativity, and commitment to community. I was presented this award at the annual academic awards.

The Great American Award is not given to students; rather, it is earned by students and is completely voluntary. Below are the 8 requirements for earning the Great American award. If students pass off 6 or 7 of the requirements they can earn the award. There are links under

My nomination for membership into the National Honors Society has been an honor. The hard work I have been inputting into high school has not been unrecognized. This brings too light that I have achieve my goals to do my best in anything big or little, and to stand out among my peers.

I believe that I, Laura Benitez, deserve the Tim Acklin Award because I always intend to exceed the expectations that are given to me. I was raised and taught that going above and beyond is the only way to work. Whether it be in schoolwork or doing simple errands, working harder and doing more than is expected is what sets me apart from others. It is very easy to become idle and to find the easy way out, but I have aimed to always push myself and become engaged with stimulating groups of people. Throughout high school, I have held multiple leadership roles and committed to different activities. I was able to maintain these extra-curriculars, athletic training, and a GPA of 4.18. Even without official leadership positions, I always strive to be a helpful leadership position at work and especially in athletic training. I remember learning many skills from upperclassmen

The American hero Vet award goes to Joy because she have given back to the community and has risk her life to save animals. She is one of the best veterans in Tennessee. She is a trained rescue worker always rushing to provide life-saving services to animals after a disaster or animal fighting raid; she is always ready to help. She goes above and beyond to save the lives of animals; she is very passionate about her job. What makes her unique is that she is the youngest person to ever receive this award. To qualify for this award you must have been in college for four years, be a certified vet, and live in Tennessee. She has her own animal clinic and it’s very successful.

Heroes care not only for themselves, but for others. In the White House Funeral Sermon for Abraham Lincoln, “...not for himself only, not for us only, but for all people in all their coming generations till time shall be no more…” This means that President Lincoln took risks not to ensure his safety but to make sure that he would be known as a doer. Lincoln knew that what he was doing would revolutionize the way not only the way his generation would live but all future ones. This showed that he cared not only for himself but for people he would never get the pleasure of meeting. Back in World War II a true hero was born. One of the bloodiest battles of WWII, Hacksaw Ridge, was lucky to have Desmond Doss as a part of their medical team. He saved 75 people. Most in which others had left behind, for they thought that they weren’t saving. He cared about every single one making it back to base to be helped despite who was after him. Or even in the 9/11 boatlift many heroes stepped up to the plate. Vincent Ardolino, Captain of the Amberjack V,

Every year there is a winner chosen for the Giraffe Award. The Giraffe project was created from a small foundation in Washington State. It is given as a reward to those who meet the criteria of bringing others together in a healing manner, taking some type of a physical, financial, or social risk, “rocking the boat” to make things better, caring for others, and going above and beyond their job description.

It was either for their achievements, academic excellence, fundraisers, or their roles in different clubs.

In my sixth and seventh grade years of middle school, I earned a Citizenship Gold L.E.A.F (Leadership, Effort, and Achievement at Field) award which is awarded to those who show leadership and citizenship to the school. In order to receive this award, one needs to earn a Citizenship L.E.A.F award every quarter of the school year.

Learning is a vital part of growing up. I find myself learning the most when I try new things and stretch out of my comfort zone. I know that this award will be all about trying new things. I have never asked for letters of reference or overseen volunteers for multiple hours, for example. I expect to make mistakes, however, I also plan on not shrinking away with failure but learning and growing from it. As the perhaps clichéd quote says, “What does not kill you makes you stronger,” and I hope to grow stronger by learning from the mistakes I

My first semester at CGCC, I accepted the challenge of being a recipient of such an award. I focused on my academics to ensure that I had reached the minimum GPA requirements. My focal point was so strong that I chose surrender my vacation during Spring break. Instead, I worked on perfecting my scholastic craft. Thankfully, I received the award every semester thereafter: Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017 and ongoing.

Everything we did in class was put towards winning this award, and the fact that I was the one picked is such an achievement for

My attendance every day resulted in such an award, I was one of the three kids who received the award. I take pride in having perfect attendance, and I like to arrive at events on time. Attendance is a critical skill for anything in life, but this skill seems to become harder and harder to find. Showing up to work or to an event is only half of the battle, however, it is just as important as the work