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Kathleen Motter

Parish: Gahanna St. Matthew the Apostle

School: Columbus Bishop Hartley

National Merit Commended Student; Governor’s Merit Scholarship; Bexley/Whitehall Rotary Scholarship; Lancaster Volleyball Officials Association Scholarship; National Honor Society; Girls Volleyball; Girls Lacrosse; House Leader; House Advisory Leadership Board; Ambassador; American Red Cross Summer Youth Corps

ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Allyson Creighton

Parish: Cypress Christian

School: Columbus Bishop Ready

Elite Volleyball Training Center coach; Adrenaline Volleyball Club coach; Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Summit Squad; Teen Eco Summit; School and club volleyball; Cypress Christian BASK volunteer; Mid-Ohio Food Bank Service; Castle Crew leader; Youth in Government; School Ambassador; Student of the Year; Student of the Month; Academic Letter; First Honors; National Honor Society; National Beta Club

ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

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Jaclyn Connell

Parish: Zanesville St. Nicholas

School: Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans

Class president; Drama Club; Carr Center for Adults and Children with Disabilities volunteer; National Honor Society; Community Theater; Soccer; Cantor; School Mass Choir; Mock Trial Team; House Director; Interlochen Center for the Arts; Track; School Ambassador; Young Musician’s Scholarship Award; Solo and Ensemble superior ratings; Straker Essay Award; Published in Young Writers USA “Fright Club”

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Grant Clark

Parish: Worthington St. Michael the Archangel

School: Columbus Bishop Watterson

Principal’s Scholarship; Honor Roll; In the Know All-Star Award and team leader; PSAT/NMSQT Letter of Commendation; College Board National Top School recognition; Student Council Representative; Spirit Committee; Student Newsletter editor-in-chief; National Honor Society; Student Ambassador; Cross country; Track and field; Theater house crew; Parish festival volunteer; Altar server; St. Lawrence Haven volunteer; Holy Family Soup Kitchen volunteer

ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Gedion Melakie

School: Cristo Rey Columbus

Honor Roll; College Board recognition; Advanced Placement scholar; Student Council; Melanated & Educated; Social Justice Activism; Church activity volunteer; Community service

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Angelina Guevarra

Parish: Lancaster Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption

School: Lancaster Fisher Catholic

Academic All-League; Most Outstanding Student; Honor Roll; Interact Club president; Student Council class president; National Honor Society co-president; Tennis, football cheerleading and volleyball teams; Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor; Middle school tutor; Blood drive volunteer

ATTENDING OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

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Carmen Kozlowski

Parish: Columbus St. Patrick

School: Newark Catholic

First Honors; Outstanding Student achievement; Valedictorian; Track and field and cross country; Battle of the Books team captain; Key Club; National Honor Society; Robotics Team; Theater; Kairos Retreat student leader; Student body president; Freshman welcome week; School auction and fish fry volunteer

ATTENDING OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Luke Cassidy

Parish: St. John Paul II Scioto Catholic

School: Portsmouth Notre Dame

Honor Roll; Science, Spanish, religion, agriculture and physical education awards; Baseball and football; Youth Max Leadership Conference; Richard T. & Paul Doyle Award

ATTENDING MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY

Isaac Dryfuse

Parish: Worthington St. Michael the Archangel

School: Columbus St. Charles Preparatory

Principal’s Service Award; National Honor Society; Scholar Athlete Award; Advanced Placement Scholar with distinction; National Merit finalist; Cross country and track and field; School newspaper editor-in-chief; Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science team captain; Church organist; Diocesan substitute; Eagle Scout; Ohio State University summer research internship; Knights of the Chair member; Cranks Creek, Kentucky, service trip

ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

Cindy Li

School: Columbus St. Francis DeSales

Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science; Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Ohio Mathematics Invitational Olympiad; We the People competition; Solo and percussion ensemble; Music in the Parks; Advanced Placement Scholar with distinction; National Honor Society; Spanish National Honor Society; College Board National Recognition program; First Generation Award & School Recognition Award; Nominated Columbus Dispatch Student of the Week; Dr. Francis Henninger Scholarship; Tradition of Excellence Faculty Scholarship; Student Council; Marching Band and Concert Band percussion section; Coding Club; Business Club; Spanish Club; Chinese Club; Soccer; Drama Club; Columbus Metropolitan Library volunteer; Joseph’s Coat; Student Ambassador; BigFuture Ambassador; Horizon instrumental group

ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES

Noah Lengyel

Parish: Dover St. Joseph

School: New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Catholic

Martial Arts; Golf; Scholar Challenge; Youth 2 Youth; Mock Trial; Chess Club; Women’s Self Defense assistant instructor; Ohio Marital Arts Academy assistant instructor and volunteer; Parish festival volunteer; Parish fish fry; Special Needs Bowling Tournament volunteer; Honor Roll; Academic Letter; Kiwanis Award; All A’s Award; Tuscarawas Central Catholic Foundation Scholarship; Nicole Carpio Scholarship; Class vice president; Buckeye Boys state delegate; National Honor Society

ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON