Worden receives Higgins scholarship

     Samantha Worden was recently named the recipient of the Fr. Joseph “Pat” Higgins Memorial Scholarship for 2017.
     The award was presented at the end of the graduation liturgy on June 4.
     Mary  Petersen, who is the sister of Fr. Higgins, had the idea of offering a yearly scholarship to honor her late brother and the former pastor of St. Bernard parish.
     Fr. Pat loved “The Servant Song,” so scholarship applicants are asked to write an essay about the song and their involvement with our parish.
     Worden was involved in the Love Begins Here program for four years, Frassati Fest, Steubenville and served as the St. Bernard representative on the St. Vincent de Paul Youth Service Council. She also attended religious education classes at St. Bernard throughout high school ending with Confirmation last May.
     In her essay, Worden said during her service (to others) “I see first hand that one smile can cause a chain reaction of comfort and great happiness.”
     Worden, who will graduate from Middleton High School, will attend Butler University and plans to study health sciences in the fall.
     She is the daughter of Brian and Karen Worden of Middleton.
     Congratulations to Samantha and thank you to Mary and Gary for offering this annual scholarship to our parish seniors!