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The St. Edmund’s Honor Scholarship, established in memory of the members of the Society of St. Edmund who served as faculty and staff members of St. Bernard School was awarded to Sara Engel, Friday October 12th at a Mass and Dinner held at Enders Island Retreat center in Mystic.

Instituted in 2007, the endowed Saint Edmund’s Honor Scholarship is given annually to a first semester senior of St. Bernard School who has shown through academics and service the virtues that St. Edmund heroically manifested in his life.

Sarah, the daughter of Stephen and Eileen Engel is the youngest of four children who are all alumni of Saint Joseph School, New London and Saint Bernard School. President of the National Honor Society and active in many clubs, Sarah was awarded the Presidential Service Award for her hours spent in the community.

She assists teaching Catechism every Sunday during the school year at her parish, Saint Joseph in New London, and plans on attending college in Rhode Island in the fall of 2019.


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