by Kaydence Holmes
With school being cancelled for the remainder of the year, school-wide events now have to move online, including the fifth annual Best of the Best. Best of the Best is one of the largest events at Minarets and recognizes students from all sections of the school.
The process for nominations and voting will remain the same. This week, teachers are nominating students for the forty-three award categories:
Senior, Junior, Sophomore and Freshman of the Year(4 Awards)
Senior Legacy Experience of the Year
Collaborator of the Year
Creativity Award
Project of the Year
The Remi Lee Award for Community
New Media Student of the Year
Jarred Crossley Award
IT Innovator of the Year
The Kandinsky
Emerging Artist
Leonardo Da Vinci Award
Best Vocalist
Musician of the Year
New Musician of the Year
Male Athlete of the Year
Female Athlete of the Year
Male PE Student of the Year
Female PE Student of the Year
John Green Award(Best Underclass Historian)
Jon Corippo Award(Best Underclass Speaker/Presenter)
The Denominator(Best Underclass Math Student)
The Numerator(Best Advanced Math Student)
Best Underclass Language Arts Student
Best Advanced Language Arts Student
Upton Sinclair Award (Journalist of the Year)
Rising Star Award (Best Underclass Drama Student)
Best Underclass Science Student
Best Advanced Science Student
Jane Addams Award(Best Advanced Social Studies Student)
The Broadway Bound Award
(Best Upper class Drama Student)
Mike Niehoff Award(Best Advanced Speaker/Presenter)
FFA Exemplar of the Year
Nuevo, Pero Bien Bueno (Best Beginning Spanish Student)
El Mero Mero (Best Advanced Spanish Student)
Líder del Año (Native Speaker Leader of the Year)
Journeyman of the Year for Ag Mechanics
Apprentice of the Year for Ag Mechanics
The Dancing Dreamer
Mustang Pride Award
Once the nominations are in, department chairs, CTE leads, grade level teachers and administration will whittle down the nominations to the final three to five students for each category. Teachers and students will receive the official ballots on May 1 and voting will take place from May 4 to May 8.
With the votes are tallied and finalized, the Best of the Best ceremony will be an online event on May 18 at 5:00pm streamed via the Minarets Facebook page. The stream will eventually posted to the Minarets YouTube Channel at later date.
For the nominees and winners, certificates will be mailed home while the winning trophies will be provided in the Fall of 2020 at a special awards luncheon.
Check out our coverage from past events:
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