Scholarships
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.
2025 JOHN CARROLL SOCIETY
MARGARET MARY MISSAR HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY COMPETITION
First Place: Jahvin Williams, Jr., Bishop McNamara High School
Second Place: Roy Castleberry, Archbishop Carroll High School
Third Place: Alyssa Bradford, Bishop McNamara High School & Taia Brown, Archbishop Carroll High School
Read the winning essays.
Honorable Mention:
Rishab Gulati, Georgetown Preparatory School
Carmen Aguila, Academy of the Holy Cross
Nick Reisinger, St. Mary's Ryken High School
Read the honorable mention essays.
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.
2024-2025 Recipients
From left to right (seated): Monique Clark (Class of 2025) and Hayden Hernly (Class of 2026).
From left to right (standing): Andy Garcia (Class of 2027), Roy Castleberry (Class of 2026), Giancarlo Villanueva-Rodriguez (Class of 2027)
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.