KAROLINE BARNER
Parish: Granville St. Edward the Confessor
School: Newark Catholic
National Honor Society; Key Club; Kairos retreat leader; Freshman Welcome Week leader; St. Joseph the Worker service day; Nationwide Children’s Hospital patient kit assembly; Trick or Treat for UNICEF; Eighth Grade Day; Baskets of Love project; Christmas cards and cookies for teachers and staff; Catholic Schools Week food drive; Look Up Center blanket making; Catholic Outreach Ministries; Volleyball camps for Newark Catholic and Granville schools; School auction; Utica ice cream festival; St. Vincent Haven homeless shelter
AARYN BRADFORD
Parish: St. John Paul II Scioto Catholic
School: Portsmouth Notre Dame
National Honor Society; Key Club; Altar server; Irish Festival volunteer; Vacation Bible School counselor
LUKE GIBBONS
Parish: Delaware St. Mary, Columbus Immaculate Conception
School: Columbus St. Charles Preparatory School
National Honor Society; Kobacker House snack delivery; My Brother’s Keeper mentoring and tutoring; Catalyst for Change award; Lacrosse team
BELLA JEAN MILLER
Parish: Gahanna St. Matthew the Apostle
School: Columbus St. Francis DeSales
National Honor Society; National Society of High School Scholars; Parish gardening ministry; Westerville WARM food pantry; Cantor for parish Masses; Campus Ministry core team; Kairos retreat leader; School Mass choir; Encounter Adoration Night leader; Stallions in Worship Club; Swim team; School performing arts program
MISTRE NEGATU
Parish: Columbus Ethiopian Tewahedo Church
School: Columbus Bishop Hartley
Deacon at his church, instructing younger men, encouraging youth groups, leading Bible study, participating in liturgy, handling sound system and making sure lights are turned off
LYDIA STEINBAUER
Parish: Columbus Immaculate Conception
School: Newark Catholic
Athletic trainer; Mommies Matter babysitting volunteer; Northwest Swim Club coach; Latin Achievement Test ambassador; Open house ambassador; Freshman orientation
GABRIELLA “GIGI” RACANELLI
Parish: Columbus St. Margaret of Cortona
School: Columbus Bishop Ready
School Executive Board president; Theater dance captain; National Eucharistic Revival table leader; Parish fish fry; Miracle League buddy; Parish School of Religion; Meals on Wheels; Parish lector and extraordinary minister of the Eucharist; National Beta Club
NOAH REED
Parish: Lancaster Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption
School: Lancaster Fisher Catholic
Basketball team; Soccer team; Spring musicals; Fall plays; Choir ensemble; Irish 4 Life; National Honor Society; Service Guild
PEDRO ENCISO SANCHEZ
Parish: Columbus St. Cecilia
School: Cristo Rey Columbus
Mid-Ohio Food Collective, Bible study
REQUIEME SICA-CALEI
Parish: Dover St. Joseph
School: New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Catholic
National Honor Society; Parish altar server, reader, lector and choir member; Trumpet in the Land outdoor play; Youth to Youth; Basketball team; Senior prom court; Parish fish fry; School tour guide; Camp leader for fifth- and sixth-graders; Earth Day shirt design; Science Day volunteer; TCC Elementary School cleanup; Parish festival volunteer; Ticket seller for senior class fund
CHRISTOPHER WILSON
Parish: Zanesville St. Nicholas
School: Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans
Key Club district lieutenant governor; Hugh O’Brian Leadership School; Muskingum County Community Youth Foundation; Swimming, soccer and track teams; Altar server; Parish and school choirs; Campus Ministry; Drama Club; Middle school musical director and swim coach; Spanish Club; Green Club; Pep Club; Mock Trial team