The following list includes the 67 young people honored March 12 with the 2023 St. Maria Goretti Youth Distinction. The list is organized alphabetically by town.
The 2023 honorees include:
Ty McKnight, Holy Name, Bloomfield; Jovan Graves, Holy Name, Bloomfield; Robert Kruse, St. Clement, Boonville; Gianna Wagner, St. Isidore, Celestine; Peyton Betz, St. Isidore, Celestine; Brenden Chew, St. Martin I, Chrisney; Jonah Schroeder, St. Martin I, Chrisney; Emma Day, St. Francis of Assisi, Dale; Sarah Day, St. Francis of Assisi, Dale; Edna Lara, St. Francis of Assisi, Dale; Catherine Blankenberger, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight; Samuel Freeman, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight; Abby Vollmer, Annunciation of the Lord, Evansville; Zachary Stinson, Annunciation of the Lord, Evansville; CeCelia Dollison, Good Shepherd, Evansville; Paul Folz, Good Shepherd, Evansville.
Also Jenna Kast, Holy Redeemer, Evansville; Laura Shockley, Holy Redeemer, Evansville; Caroline Jones, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Nathan Raben, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Victor Villisana, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Austin Mullenix, Resurrection, Evansville; Levi Kunkler, Resurrection, Evansville; Ethan Wade, St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville; Isabelle Hamilton, St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville; Connor Day, Sts. Mary & John Parish, Evansville; Amber Tretter, Christ the King, Ferdinand; Leo Alvis, Christ the King, Ferdinand; Ruthie Mercer, Holy Cross, Fort Branch; Patrick Williams, St. James, Haubstadt; Lilly Schmitt, Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt; Eliott Church, Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt; Caitlyn Frick, St. Mary, Huntingburg; Allyson Buening, St. Mary, Huntingburg; Mick Uebelhor, St. Mary, Huntingburg.
Also Cheyenne Scherle, St. Mary, Ireland; Brianna Williams, St. Mary, Ireland; Madison Heim, St. Mary, Ireland; Andrew, Clauss, Holy Family, Jasper; Braelyn Wehr, Holy Family, Jasper; Noah Schue, Precious Blood, Jasper; Jaxson Bower, Precious Blood, Jasper; Autumn Voegerl, St. Joseph, Jasper; Grace Bartley, St. Joseph, Jasper; Tori Brandt, St. Joseph, Jasper; Grace Lewellyn, St. Peter, Linton; Alyssa Lasher, St. Peter, Montgomery; Nick Kavanaugh, St. Peter, Montgomery; Andrew Rapp, St. Matthew, Mount Vernon; Sophie Kloppenberg, St. Matthew, Mount Vernon; Sophia Hoar, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh; Savannah Hoar, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh.
Also Allison Weber, St. Philip, Posey County; Brett Wilkey, St. Philip, Posey County; Anneliese Mayes, Saint Francis Xavier, Poseyville; Samantha Wright, St. Joseph, Princeton; Kelsey Cameron, St. Bernard, Rockport; Blake Duttlinger, St. Bernard, Rockport; Adam Spindler, St. Bernard, Snake Run; Hailey Richter, St. Bernard, Snake Run; Katlyn Betz, Divine Mercy, St. Anthony; Lydia Betz, Divine Mercy, St. Anthony; Sara Muensterman, St. Wendel, St. Wendel; Jayda Millspaugh, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes; Josiah Thomason, St. Francis Xavier Vincennes; Brady Hunter, Our Lady of Hope, Washington; and Chloe Garland, Our Lady of Hope, Washington.