Leadership awards to go to 23 Valley teens

The award recognizes high school juniors and seniors.
YOUNGSTOWN -- Twenty-three young people from the Diocese of Youngstown will receive the Eagle of the Cross Award from the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry during a liturgy and awards banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 343 Via Mount Carmel.
The award recognizes high school juniors and seniors who demonstrate dedication, integrity, values and promise of the church and society. The Eagle of the Cross Award, from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, was introduced in 1999. The award is presented to youths in the six counties of the Diocese of Youngstown who model Christian discipleship and exemplify the qualities of moral integrity, prayer, good works and Christian leadership in their schools and parish communities.
This year's candidates were selected from among 73 nominations that highlighted parish, school and community involvement of 62 youths. A maximum of two Eagle of the Cross Awards are presented for each of the six Catholic high schools and each of the counties in the diocese.
The recipients in the Catholic high school category, listing their school, class, parish and county, are:
Andrew Cerritelli, Cardinal Mooney, senior, St. Paul the Apostle, Mahoning.
Colleen L. George, Cardinal Mooney, senior, St. Charles Borromeo, Mahoning.
Emma C. Heck and Evan J. Heck, both of Central Catholic, juniors, St. Joseph, Stark.
Daniel W. Hull, John F. Kennedy, junior, Blessed Sacrament, Trumbull.
Ashley Mongelluzzo, JFK, senior, Blessed Sacrament, Trumbull.
Angela Notte, Sts. John and Paul, senior, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Ashtabula.
Sarah A. Reed, Sts. John and Paul, junior, Assumption, Ashtabula.
Gina Caserta, St. Thomas Aquinas, senior, Regina Coeli, Stark.
Michaela G. Margida, St. Thomas Aquinas, senior, Sacred Heart of Mary, Stark.
Bobby Brooks, Ursuline, junior, St. Christine, Mahoning.
Janet L. Sauline, Ursuline, senior, St. Rose, Trumbull.
In the parish category, listing their school, class, parish and county, recipients are:
John Holodnak, Jefferson, senior, St. Joseph Calasanctius, Ashtabula.
Erin M. Reinke, Jefferson, junior, Sacred Heart, Ashtabula.
Robert E. Ewing, St. Thomas Aquinas, senior, St. Paul, Columbiana.
Stacey L. Young, Beaver, junior, Immaculate Conception, Columbiana.
Emily Fabis, Poland High School, senior, Holy Family, Mahoning.
Braxton Forde, Boardman, junior, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mahoning.
Thomas Darmon, Field, senior, St. Patrick, Portage.
Kristen Bagnola, Jackson, senior, St. Anthony, Stark.
Christopher A. Banko, Central Catholic, junior, St. Paul, Stark.
Sara E. Dager, Lakeview, senior, St. Robert Bellarmine, Trumbull.
Michael J. Guliano, JFK, senior, Blessed Sacrament, Trumbull.