| Volunteer judges invited by The Miami Herald form an independent panel for each category to read the entry forms and conduct interviews. Judges in one category do not consult judges in another category before reaching decisions. The school’s Silver Knight Coordinator is notified of the site and specific day in March for Silver Knight interviews. Because of the difficulty in arranging schedules for all the judges, interviews will be conducted on that one day only. There are no requirements that a Silver Knight nominee take specific courses to be qualified in a given category. However, judges require - In evaluating the Academic Checklist - that some of a nominee's classroom interests are directly related to that category.
Many nominees perform service through Student Government, National Honor Society and other honor societies associated with various categories (e.g., Mu Alpha Theta in mathematics, National Forensic League in speech, French Honor Society in foreign language). Some clubs perform a broad range of service – Key Club, Interact, Future Educators – while others such as Art Club, Ecology Club and Thespians are more specialized.
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