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Applications are solicited each fall through more than 40,000 public and private middle-level and high schools, and through officially designated local organizations across the country. These organizations include Girl Scout councils, county 4-H organizations, American Red Cross chapters, YMCAs, and affiliates of HandsOn Network. Local Honorees are selected at participating schools and organizations in November, and from these winners, two State Honorees are chosen in each state and the District of Columbia. Meet the 2008 State Honorees. Finally, 10 National Honorees are picked by a panel of prominent judges, and announced at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C., in May. Meet the 2008 National Honorees.
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Any young person who:
- Is in grades 5–12 as of the last weekday in October during the applying year, in any state or the District of Columbia.
- Has engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred at least partly during the 12 months prior to the date of application.
- Completes an application form following all directions carefully, and submits it to a school principal or the head of an officially designated local organization by the last weekday in October.
(Employees of NASSP, Prudential, or any of its affiliates, and any firm involved in the program, their children, and previous National Honorees are not eligible. Previous State Honorees are eligible only if their submitted activities are significantly different from previously honored activities.)
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The application:
- Must describe an individual community service activity or an individual's significant leadership in a group activity that has taken place during the previous year.
- Must be completed and submitted to a school principal or the head of an officially designated organization by the last weekday in October.
- Must be certified by the principal of a middle-level or high school or the head of an officially designated local organization. These individuals should review implementation instructions carefully.
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- Local Honorees receive a Certificate of Achievement from their schools or organizations. Those who qualify (50 hours of service for age 14 and younger, 100 hours for those older) also receive the President's Volunteer Service Award.
- State Honorees receive an award of $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expenses-paid trip with a parent or guardian to Washington, D.C., for national recognition events.
- National Honorees receive an additional award of $5,000, an engraved gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their schools or organizations, and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for a nonprofit, charitable organization of their choice.
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The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards are supported by:
Meet the 2008 National Honorees
Meet the 2008 State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists
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October 31, 2008
Student application deadline
November 7, 2008
Deadline for schools and officially designated local organizations to select and certify Local Honorees for state-level judging
February 10, 2009
Judging results are announced by NASSP and Prudential.
May 2 – 5, 2009
National recognition events in Washington, D.C.
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The National Association of Secondary School
Principals has placed this program on the
NASSP National Advisory List of Student
Contests and Activities for 2008–2009. |
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