Education Banquet scholarships awarded

Date: May 5, 2025
To: Pastors, Chancery department heads and principals
From: Patty Childs, superintendent of schools, Office of Catholic Schools 

Thank you to the pastors, department heads and principals who nominated employees to receive a scholarship from the proceeds of the 2025 Archbishop’s Celebration for Catholic Education. A total of six $3,500 scholarships have been randomly selected. Two scholarships were awarded to employees of our schools who have children enrolled in an archdiocesan school, two scholarships were awarded to Chancery employees who have a child enrolled in an archdiocesan school and two scholarships were awarded to parish employees who have a child enrolled in an archdiocesan school.

Congratulations to the following employees: 

Chancery Award:
Neema Mollel-Mbonika – Office of Finance
Queen of Angels Catholic School  

Jenni Weldin – Office of Human Resources
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School 

Parish Awards:
Karen Grantham – St. Catherine of Siena Parish
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School 

Jessica Kelso – St. Thomas More Parish
St. Thomas More Catholic School

School Awards:
Krystal Norris – Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School

Kristen French – Queen of Angels Catholic School
Blessed Trintiy Catholic High School