The following list includes the 72 young people honored May 4 with the 2025 St. Maria Goretti Youth Distinction. The list is in no particular order.
The 2025 honorees include:
Jace Duttlinger, St. Bernard, Rockport; Daniel Guth, St. Bernard, Rockport; Kerrigan Kieffner, St. Mary, Ireland; Carson Powell, St. Mary, Ireland; Ava Bower, Precious Blood, Jasper; Javan Hopf, Precious Blood, Jasper; James Elpers, Good Shepherd Parish, Evansville; Noah Funk, Good Shepherd, Evansville; Elizabeth Naas, Good Shepherd, Evansville; Noah Esch, St. John the Evangelist, Loogootee; Emma Mitchell, St. Isidore, Celestine; Evie Rasche, St. Isidore, Celestine; Amelia Ihle, St. Joseph, Jasper; Isaiah Lueken, St. Joseph Parish, Jasper; Vanessa Padilla, St. Joseph, Jasper; Annabelle Fox, St. Clement, Boonville; Colton Green, St. Matthew, Mt. Vernon; Andrew Verkamp, Divine Mercy, St. Anthony; Madelyn Miller, Divine Mercy, St. Anthony; Ella Hopf, Divine Mercy, St. Anthony; Zachary Bottoms, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes; Gage Letts, St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes; Grace Carie, St. Philip Neri, Bicknell; Olivia Hall, St. Martin I, Chrisney.
Also Bailey Baker, St. James, Haubstadt; Noah Kiesel, St. James, Haubstadt; Aleah Rexing, Holy Cross, Fort Branch; Beau Rose, Holy Cross, Fort Branch, Max Wahl, Holy Cross, Fort Branch; Lucas Church, Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt; Elizabeth Steckler, Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt; Isaiah Schaefer, Corpus Christi, Evansville; Hannah Sammet, Corpus Christi, Evansville; Allison Spindler, St. Bernard, Snake Run; Mallory Watt, St. Joseph, Princeton; Ben Siebert, St. Joseph, Princeton; Iziah Poitra, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight; Ty Mauck, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight; Lauren Conaughty, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh; Megan Keller, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, Hannah Purdy, Sts. Mary and John, Evansville; Liv Emmons, St. Peter, Montgomery; Gabe Kavanaugh, St. Peter, Montgomery, Jordan Bacon, St. Philip, Posey County; Jack Shumate, St. Philip, Posey County; Gabriel Wittmer, St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville; Trent Matzen, St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville;
Also Lydia McCullough, Holy Redeemer, Evansville; Amelia Keen, Holy Redeemer, Evansville; Quinn Keller, St. Francis of Assisi, Dale; Saydee Arnold, St. Francis of Assisi, Dale; Christopher Bassler, Our Lady of Hope, Washington; Kevin Bonilla, Our Lady of Hope, Washington; Edward Cox, St. Boniface, Evansville; Alma Wichman, St. Boniface, Evansville; Claire Burgdorf, All Saints, Evansville; Lisa Muensterman, St. Wendel, St. Wendel; Bethany Eades, St. Wendel, St. Wendel; Hugh Reynolds, St. Francis Xavier, Poseyville; Adelaide Fredrich, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Nicholas Hirsch, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Ruby Ortega, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Oliver Velazquez, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Adam King, St. Mary, Huntingburg; Noah Wright, St. Mary, Huntingburg; Alyssa Beyer, Resurrection, Evansville; Caleb Mullenix, Resurrection, Evansville; Caleb Stinson, Annunciation, Evansville; Amanda Vollmer, Annunciation, Evansville; Olivia Bell, Christ the King, Ferdinand; Mariah Schaefer, Christ the King, Ferdinand; and Aaron Tretter, Christ the King, Ferdinand.