DIOCESE—The St. Timothy Youth Award is a national recognition award given to youth by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry in collaboration with the Diocese of Rockford Catholic Education Office. 

The award is frequently given near graduation.

It is the highest recognition from the NFCYM to a teen who demonstrates the following qualities: 

--  Lives as a disciple of Christ, setting a positive example for other youth; 

--  Witnesses to their faith by exhibiting Catholic morals and integrity; 

--  Demonstrates Gospel values through service to others; 

--  Exhibits Christian leadership in their school and community settings.

 

This spring’s recipients from parishes and high schools in the diocese are:

Algonquin 

St. Margaret Mary: Janelle Binghay, Adam Burdzy, Ashley Klocke, Angela Marat, Courtney Nejman, Krista Park, Olivia Przybylski

Aurora 

Annunciation BVM: Raymond Nugent, Harlequin Walton

Aurora Central Catholic High School: McKimmon M. Engelhardt, John R. Hanson, Mary Catherine May, Cathleen M. O’Donnell

Holy Angels: Patrick Burkhalter, Esmeralda Gallegos, Adam Pauley, Briann Seiner

Marmion Academy: Adam Auchstetter, Samuel Baranick, Patrick Glanville, Timothy Hoying, John Paul Jochum, Nicholas Ward

St. Peter: Camille Alanis, Jorge Campos, Adam Delgado, Isabel Delgado, Aaron Gonzales, Ethan Hansford, Ted Hansford

St. Rita of Cascia: Aidan Daly

St. Therese of Jesus: Emily Flores, Liliana Mendoza

Batavia 

Holy Cross: Stephen Baker, Anne Dant, Annaleah Timm

Belvidere 

St. James: Karen Gonzalez

Byron 

St. Mary: Maddie Harvey, Emily Miller

Cary

SS. Peter and Paul: Nathan Ancheta, Natalie Dombrowski, Megan Heinhold, Alexis Jablonski, Lanie Johnson, Joseph Rita, Broden Sklena

DeKalb

St. Mary: Johnathan Hillier, Samantha Schimbke, Noah Smith

Dixon 

St. Patrick: Alicia Ardis, Isaac Blaney, Bradley Fritts, Noah Grot, Owen Grot, Cecilia Sagel

Durand/Irish Grove

St. Mary/St. Patrick: Andrew Nestler

Elgin 

St. Edward Central Catholic High School: Thomas Robert Davidson, Jordan Mattas

St. Joseph: Maria Catalan, Vanessa Ceballos, Ariana Lara

St. Laurence: Karen Perez

Freeport 

Aquin Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School: Cooper Arndt, Brian Harrington

St. Mary/St. Joseph: Adam Acevedo

St. Thomas Aquinas:  Caitlin Chapman, Javier Jazo, Madelyn McIntyre,  Brynn Schiffman,  Kimberly Williams

Geneva 

St. Peter: Cole Olson

Hampshire 

St. Charles Borromeo: Nicholas Jerger, Emma Olson, Andrew Seyller

Hanover 

St. John the Evangelist: Julianna Kuzniar, Steven Moris

Huntley 

St. Mary: Kevin Andren, Jacob Barker, Samuel De La Paz, Emily Hall, Allison Heine, Savannah 

Heine, Conor Krohne, Katie Miller

Lee 

St. James: Catie Bend, Olivia Muetze, Devin Probst

Lena 

St. Joseph: Maura Fellers

Loves Park 

St. Bridget: Noah Scordato

Maple Park 

St. Mary of the Assumption:  Connor Bullard, Andrew Stover

McHenry 

St. Patrick: Lucas Adams, Lindsey Huff, Kevin Niehaus, Kevin Santopadre

Church of Holy Apostles: Grace Knudsen

North Aurora 

Blessed Sacrament: Michael Bautch, Angelina Gorter, Amelia Thorgeson, Samantha Wood

Oregon 

St. Mary: Lucas Lauer

Pecatonica 

St. Mary: Zach Mirza

Rockford

Boylan Central Catholic High School: Catherine O’Grady, Bailey Peterson

Cathedral of St. Peter: Lillian Drinkwine, Michael Perino

Holy Family: Isabel Cooling

St. Anthony of Padua:  Gabriella Viveros, Petra Viveros

St. Bernadette: Maria Hilby, Jessica Hindenburg,  Lauren Honkamp, Nicholas Parnello

St. Edward: Dilen Renteria

St. Rita: Melanie Garbacz, Solomon Pfundstein

Sandwich 

St. Paul the Apostle: Branden Scherer

Somonauk 

St. John the Baptist: Michelle Harms, Rebecca Harms, Haley Jansen, Keith Mokry, Marta Salgado

Sterling 

Newman Central Catholic High School: Abigail Phelps, Travis Williams

Sacred Heart: Hannah Newberry, Mitchell Petrosky, Clayton Yde

Sycamore 

St. Mary: Eli Bliujus, Alison Coovert, Molly Irving, Maria Momeno, Rebekah Reynolds, Collin Theriault,  Ally Versluys

West Dundee 

St. Catherine of Siena: Christopher Cranston, Deeva Evangelista, Peyton Janicki, Elizabeth Kopacz

Woodstock 

Marian Central Catholic High School: Flannery Harman, Lucca Kenyon

Resurrection: Anna Skala

St. Mary: Fatima Gomez, Lucca Kenyon