April 17, 2023 | Local News, Youth
Fr. Stephen Van Lal Than

The winner of the 2023 Bishop’s Award for the Catholic Schools Office’s National Eucharistic Revival Catholic Schools Contest is Joseph Muan, a student at St. Joseph Interparochial School in Bowling Green. COURTESY OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE 

Catholic Schools Office announces 2022-2023 student contest winners

Editor’s note: In April, the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Owensboro announced the 2022-2023 winners of this year’s National Eucharistic Revival Catholic Schools Contest, which was open to all kindergarten through 12th grade students in the diocese’s Catholic schools during the current school year. Congratulations to all winners! Names are listed below in first, second and third place order. Congratulations also to Joseph Muan, a student at St. Joseph Interparochial School in Bowling Green, for receiving the 2023 Bishop’s Award.

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1st place: Chloe Henning, St. Romuald Interparochial School, Hardinsburg

2nd place: Eden Schwartz, Mary Carrico Catholic School, Knottsville

3rd place: Ava Hix, St. Romuald Interparochial School, Hardinsburg

First Grade

1st place: Davan Knott, Mary Carrico Catholic School, Knottsville

2nd place: Kora Castlen, Mary Carrico Catholic School, Knottsville

3rd place: Carter-Claire Rethman, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, Henderson 

Second Grade 

1st place: Caroline Hager, St. Romuald Interparochial School, Hardinsburg

2nd place: Brilee Haycraft, St. Romuald Interparochial School, Hardinsburg

3rd place: Harper Payne, Mary Carrico Catholic School, Knottsville

Third Grade

1st place: Maylee Hardesty, St. Romuald Interparochial School, Hardinsburg

2nd place: Paisley Oelze, St. Romuald Interparochial School, Hardinsburg

3rd place: Hadley Fentress, St. Romuald Interparochial School, Hardinsburg

Fourth Grade 

1st place: Parker Baldwin, Owensboro Catholic Schools 4-6 Campus

2nd place: Elsie Baker, Owensboro Catholic Schools 4-6 Campus

3rd place: Elsie Hancock, Owensboro Catholic Schools 4-6 Campus

Fifth Grade

1st place: Joseph Muan, St. Joseph Interparochial School, Bowling Green ** Also 2023 Bishop’s Award winner**

2nd place: Sofia Wimsatt, Owensboro Catholic Schools 4-6 Campus

3rd place: Carley Brey, Owensboro Catholic Schools 4-6 Campus

Sixth Grade

1st place: Will Ballard, Owensboro Catholic Schools 4-6 Campus

2nd place: Langston Perkins, St. Romuald Interparochial School, Hardinsburg

3rd place: Betsy Moore, Owensboro Catholic Schools 4-6 Campus

Seventh Grade

1st place: Abi Jo Roach, St. Mary of the Woods Catholic School, Whitesville

2nd place: Mason Greer, St. Mary of the Woods Catholic School, Whitesville

3rd place: Emma Boarman, Owensboro Catholic Middle School 

Eighth Grade

1st place: Samantha Wilkerson, Owensboro Catholic Middle School 

2nd place: Meredith Traylor, Owensboro Catholic Middle School 

3rd place: Hallie Fruit, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School, Henderson 

Ninth Grade

1st place: Shealyn Mills, Trinity High School, Whitesville 

2nd place: Gabby Ault, St. Mary High School, Paducah

3rd place: Ava Coomes, Trinity High School, Whitesville 

Tenth Grade

1st place: Alexandra Seibert, St. Mary High School, Paducah

2nd place: Sydney Seibert, St. Mary High School, Paducah

3rd place: Olivia Ward, Trinity High School, Whitesville 

Eleventh Grade

1st place: Zach Dunn, St. Mary High School, Paducah

2nd place: Marina Singler, St. Mary High School, Paducah

3rd place: Gianna Roth, St. Mary High School, Paducah

Twelfth Grade

1st place: Brianna Lawrence, Trinity High School, Whitesville 

2nd place: Colby Haynes, Trinity High School, Whitesville 

3rd place: Caitlyn Farrell, St. Mary High School, Paducah


Learn more about Catholic schools in the Diocese of Owensboro at https://owensborodiocese.org/catholic-schools/

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