Castle High School brings home both Warrick County Lilly Scholarship winners for the class of 20221/24/2022 The Lilly Scholarship is awarded annually to one male and one female from each county in Indiana and covers all tuition and other select expenses at any Indiana college or university. The Warrick County winners this year were recently announced to be Logan Ellis and Jenny Donnelly, both seniors at Castle. With this scholarship now in their hands, both Ellis and Donnelly have a variety of choices and decisions to make regarding their academic future. When asked about their college plans, Donnelly stated that she plans to attend “Ball State most likely, or possibly Notre Dame.” Donnelly also continued that she plans to study architecture, putting her Lilly Scholarship to good use. Meanwhile, Ellis has specified that he plans to attend either Purdue or Indiana University and hopes to begin medical school afterwards. It is hard to comprehend how impressive it is for both of these talented students to come from Castle High School. Speaking on this topic, Donnelly stated that the Lilly Scholarship “isn’t something you can compete for in the process. It is mostly about what you’ve done leading up to the scholarship.” Ellis later added that “there are so many qualified and bright applicants who applied for the scholarship, which made it very stressful when I was waiting for the results.” The Lilly Scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the state of Indiana and these students have continued to be grateful for their good fortune. This scholarship is only awarded to two people from each Indiana county and is filled with dozens of applicants, providing a tough competition for those who seek it. “I am very honored to be selected for this scholarship,” said Donnelly. “Everyone who was a finalist should be proud.” Donnelly has put in a lot of hard work over the course of their time in school and it has finally paid off. The same can be said for Ellis, as he also had the added challenge of completing his scholarship interview with a concussion. “At the time of the interview, I was still medically concussed from a cycling injury a few days prior,” says Ellis. “Somehow though I was able to make it through and do a good job.” With their final semester of high school approaching its end, both Donnelly and Ellis have a lot of great things to look forward to. The two winners have excelled in numerous activities and clubs all around the school and have shown themselves to be great role models for future generations of Castle students. With the time to move forward into college rapidly approaching, Donnelly hopes to “represent both Castle and Warrick County well in the future!” Gavin J. Wood
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