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Oldenburg Academy Students Win Essay Contest

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 11:16 AM

By Travis Thayer @TheTravisThayer

Congratulations to Josie Wolfe and Lilly Schebler.

Josie Wolfe and Lilly Schebler. Photo provided.

(Oldenburg, Ind.) - Two Oldenburg Academy students have a way with words.

Freshman Josie Wolfe and sophomore Lilly Schebler were recently named winners in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Serra Club 2022 John D. Kelley Vocations Essay Contest.

Their essays will be published this summer in the Criterion Newspaper.

The prompt for the 2022 essay contest was "How might time spent before the real presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament give direction to one's life?"

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East Central High School FCCLA Spring Bazaar
We have over 35 vendors at our Spring Bazaar. Please stop by and find some unique, handmade gifts or enjoy some concessions served by the ECHS Culinary.
Apr 5, 2025 at East Central High School
Genealogy Round Table
Beginning research on an ancestor from another country can seem complex and overwhelming.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church Drive-Thru Chicken Dinner
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