Scholarships

Margaret Mary Missar/John Carroll Society High School and Junior High School Scholarship Program

Since 1997, the John Carroll Society has offered scholarships to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors attending the Catholic high schools of the Archdiocese of Washington. The Society bases the awards on essays submitted by students and written on topics identified by the Society to encourage students to reflect more deeply on their faith.

The Society awards a scholarship of $1000 in memory of Margaret Mary Missar for the author of the first-place essay; a scholarship of $500 for the author of the second-place essay; scholarships of $250 each for the authors of two third-place essays; and scholarships of $100 each for authors of five essays that receive honorable mention. The Society invites the first-place winner and his or her family to receive the award at the Society's annual dinner and submits the essay for publication in the Catholic Standard.

2024 JOHN CARROLL SOCIETY
 MARGARET MARY MISSAR HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY COMPETITION
 

First Place: Morgan Riley, Bishop McNamara High School 

Second Place: Gracen Armsworthy, St. Mary’s Ryken High School 

Third Place: Bobby Bilo, Georgetown Preparatory School

Read the winning essays HERE.

Honorable Mention:

Ciara Cullinane, Academy of the Holy Cross
Kira Gerald, Academy of the Holy Cross
Molly McNamara, Academy of the Holy Cross
Clare Rowedder, Academy of the Holy Cross
Isabella Sweeney, Academy of the Holy Cross

 

Agnes E. and Joseph P. Vaghi Scholarship

The Annual Dinner serves as the primary source of funding for the Agnes E. and Joseph P. Vaghi/John Carroll Society Scholarship, inaugurated by the Society in 2004. This scholarship provides a $4,000 annual award towards high school tuition for five students at Archbishop Carroll High School each year.

2023-2024 Recipients
(from left to right)

Isaiah Lewis '26
Hayden Hernly '26
Monique Clarke '25
​​​​​​​Roy Castleberry '26

The Society bases the awards on essays submitted by students and written on topics identified by the Society to encourage students to reflect more deeply on their faith.