The Henriquez Award

Background:

Mr. Henriquez and his wife Alice retired to Millerton from New York City. They formed a friendship with a teacher at the Millerton Elementary School which led to the creation of the Mighty Pen Club, of which they were active participants. Mr. Henriquez was an avid reader and for a number of years operated a (for profit) lending library out of his house in Millerton. After his wife passed, he established a fund in her memory, and his name was added after his death.

Guidelines:

• Choose ONE topic to respond to.
• This award is open to ANY graduating senior, regardless of their post high school plans.
• Responses must be typed, double-spaced, and use a reasonable font.
• All responses should not exceed two pages.
• Submissions are due to the Guidance Office no later than Wednesday, March 21^st, 2007.

Topics:

• The Webutuck Board of Education has committed itself to producing graduates who are effective communicators, productive workers, responsible citizens, and creative problem solvers; and who have acquired fundamental and advanced knowledge in a variety of disciplines. How has you experience at Webutuck Central School District prepared you to be the kind of citizen the Board has envisioned? Be explicit.

• What events, people, or experience have been the most influential on the person you have become?

• Sir Francis Bacon coined the phrase, “Knowledge is power.” How has your education at Webutuck Central School District made you powerful?