The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Medallion of Excellence Award 2008

This highly competitive awards program is designed to recognize outstanding achievements by public high school seniors in the areas of scholarship and extracurricular activities within their schools and communities.

Guidelines for Applicants, Principles, and Guidance Counselors

• Only students with a minimum 3.5 grade point average (weighted) will be considered.
• Required attachments (VII. Personal Statement and VIII. Letters of Recommendation) must be 1-sided copies.
• Use only one paper clip per application since multiple copies will be made for the judges.
• Please do not use staples, folders, etc.
• Letters of Recommendation should address the traits required by this award.
• Applicants must complete the Publication Information Page (Suplement Form) attached to the end application. Information on this sheet will be used to compile a thumbnail biography for publication in The Daytona Beach News-Journal if an applicant is selected as an award winner.
• Applications should be submitted to the school principal or his/her designee and signed by the principal or guidance counselor.
• Students attending ATC must submit their applications to their “home” high school principal or his/her designee.

Winners (and their two adult family members) will be invited to attend an awards dinner.
Applications will not be returned.

The principal or his/her designee should hand-deliver all applications between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2008 to:

Please ask front desk staff to immediately notify the Promotion Dept. ( x2275) upon delivery.

Questions should be addressed to: