{"id":3203,"date":"2018-05-04T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardinalnewmansociety.org\/?p=3203"},"modified":"2020-06-23T14:38:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T18:38:03","slug":"national-essay-contest-winner-seeks-the-way-truth-and-life-at-catholic-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardinalnewmansociety.org\/national-essay-contest-winner-seeks-the-way-truth-and-life-at-catholic-college\/","title":{"rendered":"National Essay Contest Winner Seeks the \u2018Way, Truth and Life\u2019 at Catholic College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Niblock of St. Pius X Catholic High School in Kansas City, Missouri, is the winner of the Society\u2019s second annual Essay Scholarship Contest for Catholic college students and will receive a $5,000 scholarship toward her education at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI finally found the words that God had been whispering in my heart. \u2018Here, at this college, you will find me,\u2019\u201d writes Niblock in her winning essay, titled \u201cThe Way, the Truth, and the Life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The contest was open to high school seniors in the United States who participated in the Newman Society\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cardinalnewmansociety.org\/the-newman-guide\/recruit-me\/\">Recruit Me program<\/a>\u00a0and used\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cardinalnewmansociety.org\/the-newman-guide\/\">The Newman Guide<\/a>, which recommends faithful Catholic colleges, in their college search. The winning scholarship must be used for education at one of the 28 Catholic colleges and higher education programs recommended in The Newman Guide for their strong fidelity and Catholic identity.<\/p>\n<p>With the innovative Recruit Me program, high school students can invite Newman Guide colleges to compete for them and provide information about their programs. Rising high school seniors who wish to enter next year\u2019s essay contest can sign up for Recruit Me online at <a href=\"https:\/\/cardinalnewmansociety.org\/the-newman-guide\/recruit-me\/\">https:\/\/cardinalnewmansociety.org\/the-newman-guide\/recruit-me\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a junior in high school, Niblock was exploring college scholarship opportunities online when she stumbled upon Benedictine College\u2019s release about the winner of the Newman Society\u2019s first Essay Scholarship Contest. To be eligible for the contest the following year, Niblock signed up for the Newman Society\u2019s Recruit Me program.<\/p>\n<p>It was through the Recruit Me program that Niblock first learned about Thomas Aquinas College and was contacted by the College about its various offerings. Niblock was especially impressed with the College\u2019s Great Books program and its Socratic, discussion-style courses. In the end, Niblock decided to attend TAC and told us that she\u2019s \u201cvery grateful for the Newman Society\u2019s programs!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The topic for this year\u2019s contest was to reflect, in 500-700 words, on the following question: \u201cHow will a faithful Catholic college education prepare you for life?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Essays were judged by how well they demonstrated appreciation for faithful Catholic education, as well as the quality of the writing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah Niblock impressed us with the picture she painted of a faithful Catholic college in her winning essay,\u201d said Kelly Salomon, editor of The Newman Guide. \u201cShe shows how a strong Catholic environment can provide students with the formation they need for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Niblock relates how she\u2019s faced challenging questions from well-meaning family members and friends about the value of attending a faithful Catholic college.<\/p>\n<p>After finding the answers, Niblock is eager to join a campus where she is confident she will find Jesus, who is the \u201cWay, the Truth, and the Life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She describes her visit to a faithful Catholic college campus:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I watch as dozens of students appear from dorm rooms and classrooms, hurrying to Mass on a Wednesday afternoon\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026I listen to a freshman class discuss how to logically discover the validity of an argument\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026I overhear conversations between students, telling each other how former alumni have gone on to become doctors, lawyers, priests, sisters, engineers, and missionaries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The spiritual life offerings, academic environment, and overall formation provided by a faithful Catholic college convinced Niblock of its value.<\/p>\n<p>Niblock\u2019s entire essay can be read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cardinalnewmansociety.org\/the-way-the-truth-the-life\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her $5,000 scholarship is made possible thanks to the generosity of Joe and Ann Guiffre, supporters of the Newman Society and faithful Catholic education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Guiffre for enabling this scholarship,\u201d said Reilly. \u201cThey understand the unique value of a truly Catholic education, and they are thrilled to help a student experience all that a Newman Guide-recommended college can provide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Essays were submitted from students in 40 states. Most attend Catholic schools, about 30 percent are homeschooled, and the remainder attend public schools.<\/p>\n<p>Students who participated in the contest applied to every U.S. residential college that is recommended in The Newman Guide<em>,\u00a0<\/em>plus Holy Apostles College and the University of Navarra in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Although there can be only one winner, many students submitted outstanding essays, including Maylee Brown of Iowa City, Iowa; Celine Gaeta of Van Nuys, California; Anna O\u2019Leary of Fredericksburg, Texas; and Isabelle Thelen of Traverse City, Michigan. These will be published by the Newman Society on its website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cardinalnewmansociety.org\/\">NewmanSociety.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Niblock of St. Pius X Catholic High School in Kansas City, Missouri, is the winner of the Society\u2019s second annual Essay Scholarship Contest for Catholic college students and will receive a $5,000 scholarship toward her education at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California. \u201cI finally found the words [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[178],"issue":[393],"item_type":[37],"coauthors":[69],"class_list":["post-3203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-news","issue-essay-scholarship-contest","item_type-newman-guide-articles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - 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