Colina Middle School • A California Top 100 School..................Page Updated: 7/15/02.............................................
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards are sponsored by Prudential in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals. The program is supported by the American Association of School Administrators, the Council of the Great City Schools, the National Middle School Association, the National School Boards Association, the National School Public Relations Association, Nationol 4-H Council and Girl Scouts of the USA.
The Prudentlal Spirit ot Community Awards provide a unique opportunity for young people to be recognized for volunteer community service. Thousands of awards are given at the local level through participating middle level and high schools, Girl Scout councils and county 4-H programs. Then, the top high school and middle level volunteers are named in each state, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. State Honorees receive $1,000, a beautiful silver medallion and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for several days of recognition events, including award ceremonies, sight-seeing tours, and a Congressional reception at the Capitol. Also in Washington, five middle level and five high school youth are named National Honorees, each receiving an additional $5,000, a gold medallion, and a crystal trophy for his or her school or youth organization. Additional middle level and high school youth in each state receive bronze medallions as Distinguished Finalists, or Certificates of Excellence.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Any student who:

• is in grades 5-12 as of October 29, 1999, in any state, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico.

• has engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred at least in part after September 1, 1998.

• completes an application forrn following all directions carefully, and submits it to a school principal, Girl Scout council executive director, or county 4-H agent by October 29, 1999.

(Employees of NASSP, Prudential or any of its aff liates, and any firm involved in the program, their children, and previous National Honorees are not eligible.)
APPLICATIONS

Applications are available from Colina's Counseling Office. Alternatively, click here for an application, which you may print from your computer; to obtain the online application you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is a free download. Submit your completed application directly to Colina counselor Mr. Kane or Ms. Severns by 3:30 p.m. Oct. 29, 1999. (Of course, you may submit earlier; regretfully, we cannot accept any application past the aforementioned deadline; if the student is absent, the parent/guardian needs to turn in the application by the deadline.)