School Scholarships Announced at Opening Mass
The winners of several scholarships were honored at our opening mass in August. We send a heartfelt thank you to the Lee and Tong families, as well as the family and friends of Justice Liu, for sponsoring the scholarship funds that help deserving students and their families experience a St. Therese education.
Principal Cavallone was thrilled to present the inaugural
Justice Laura Liu Scholarships
in honor of
Justice Liu and all her commitments to the Asian American community in Chicago. Scholarships were awarded to David Li (7th), Fr. Francis Li, Principal Cavallone, Hazel Lee (1st) and Justin Woo (8th). Not pictured is Hannah Lee (1st).
The
Harry Tong Scholarships
were awarded t
o Bernice Mai (6
th
), Manru Huang (8
th
) and Kaci Moy (8
th
)
for their leadership, academic performance and "going the extra mile" in and out of the classroom.
Finally, Armelle Balogun won the
Woodrow Lee Scholarship
.
Armelle, an 8
th
grade student originally from Ghana, received the scholarship for in recognition of academic performance and civic responsibility. Armelle also was chosen because she demonstrates the traits of grit and perseverance in overcoming obstacles. Armelle is pictured here with Woodie and his wife Betsy Young, along with Fr. Li and Principal Cavallone.
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