On April 30, at the 2025 St. Francis de Sales Awards Convocation held at Holy Angels Church, Bishop Koenig recognized ten outstanding Padua seniors with the St. Francis de Sales Medal. The St. Francis de Sales Award recognizes outstanding seniors of the Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Wilmington. An outstanding Catholic school senior is recognized for excellence in faith development, service, scholarship, citizenship, and leadership.
Congratulations to:
Rose Casey
Audrey Dever
Anuradha Dole
Sanya Dudeja
Aubrey Edwards
Naima Ellis-Daniels
Abigail Grillo
Taylor Kozink
Sarah Voigt
Elce Walsh.
The medal features Saint Francis de Sales, patron of the Diocese of Wilmington. The reverse side of the medal bears the invocation, “St. Francis de Sales, pray for us.” Around the medal is the inscription “Diocese of Wilmington – Outstanding Catholic School Senior.”