The Aquinas Medal is awarded to one student from each school in the Diocese who embodies the qualities we seek to instill in our students.  Saint Thomas Aquinas, patron saint of scholars, combined his powerful intellect with an all-embracing love of God.  Saint Thomas labored, as do our schools, to impart knowledge infused with an awareness of God to those who learned from him. The Medal is not intended as strictly an academic recognition but to make visible those young people in our schools who enflesh the spirit of the school’s mission and the philosophy of Catholic school education.

2024-25 Aquinas Award Recipient

Melah Paulas

Four people stand indoors in front of a church altar. The girl in the center, wearing a school uniform, holds a certificate and envelope. A priest in robes stands on her left; two women, one in blue, stand on her right. All are smiling.