THE BELEN BREAKFAST OPTIMIST YOUTH APPRECIATION PROGRAM
Belen High School Student of the Year.
Kathleen Huynh is The Belen Breakfast Optimist Clubs Student of the Year for
the 2009-2010 school year.
Kathleen was our Student of the Month for October. She has a 4.0 GPA and is
involved in many school and community activities.
Kathleen has been accepted to New Mexico Tech in Socorro for next year. She
plans to finish a BS degree at New Mexico Tech and then go on to UC Berkley for
graduate degrees.
A plaque honoring Kathleen was presented to here at the Belen School Board
meeting on the evening of May 11th.
Student of the Month Applications
Any Belen High School senior can pick up an application for our Student of the Month award from any counselor at the high school.
The counselor will check the application for accuracy, initial it, and forward it to the Belen Breakfast Optimist Club.
Two members of the club are assigned to review applications, They study the applications received and choose one student for the selected month.
Each Student of the Month is chosen based on the contents of the
student's application. Students are evaluated on their academic records and
also on participation in school and community activities. The Student of the Month award is given on the basis of an overall picture of the student.
The following are the questions on the application:
- Organizations to which youth belongs. This includes orgainazations both inside and outside school.
- Participation in community activities/out of school functions.
- Future plans
- Hobbies
- Significant acts or accomplishments for which youth is nominated.
- Jobs outside school or work at a family business that the student has done.
At the end of April, a committee of the Belen Breakfast Optimist Club reviews all of the applications from the chosen Students of the Month. The applications are re-score, and the student with the highest score is chosen as the Student of the Year.
The Student of the Year receives a $750 scholarship from the club.
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