Four students recognized at UST/Archdiocesan Essay Contest

Grace Carroll, class of 2017, Patrick Haggerty, class of 2019, Catherine Markus, class of 2017, and Lauren Stowe, Class of 2018, were recognized at a special Mass and Awards Ceremony celebrated by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston on Monday, January 11. The students were honored for their essays as part of the 12th annual University of St. Thomas/Archdiocesan Essay Contest. Haggerty, Stowe, and Markus all received honorable mention for their work. Carroll was awarded second place out of 405 essays submitted by juniors. Thousands of students from archdiocesan Catholic schools—third-graders through high school seniors—wrote essays for the contest.


About Frassati Catholic High School: Founded in 2013, Frassati Catholic High School serves the families and parishes in the north Houston area of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Administered by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation from Nashville, TN, Frassati Catholic High School prepares students to walk on the path of true happiness through a robust college-preparatory curriculum rooted in the Catholic faith. The school currently serves freshman through junior students, and will be a full 9th-12th grade campus in 2016-17. For more information about Frassati Catholic High School, contact Kyle Smith, director of communications, at 832-616-3227.


(Grace Carroll, second from the right, was awarded second place for all juniors)