Schools Raffle winners announced

Winners for the Diocese of Knoxville Catholic Schools' Raffle were picked Jan. 12. Winners are as follows:

12 $1000 Winners
Kelley Obringer/Notre Dame High School
Trish Gerkins/Knoxville Catholic High School
Kelly Kollie/Knoxville Catholic High School
Steve Szymczak/St. Jude School
Richard Collins/St. Jude School
Douglas Bergman/St. Joseph School
Jerry Sayers/St. Mary School, Johnson City
Christy Vollmer/Sacred Heart Cathedral School
Juanyale Bennett/Notre Dame High School
Alvin Ault/St. Joseph School
Bill and Diane Gallagher/Notre Dame High School
Charles and Tamara Benton/St. John Neumann

2 $2500 Winners
Dr. Elmer Pinzon/St. John Neumann
Mike Malone/Notre Dame High School

2 $5000 Winners
Sunny Biden/Sacred Heart Cathedral School
Jessica Counts/Knoxville Catholic High School

The annual raffle raises money for the schools and for the diocesan tuition assistance program.

This year saw a 27.5% increase in sales, leading to a $50,730 increase in funds for schools. $135,220 will be returned directly to schools, and approximately $55,000 will be distributed to regional funds. 

Knoxville Catholic High School topped the leaderboard, selling 5,514 raffle tickets. St. Joseph School took second place with 3,287, and Sacred Heart Cathedral School took third with 2,636.

Ten schools make up the diocesan school system. The two high schools are in Chattanooga and Knoxville, and eight foundational schools are located in Johnson City, Kingsport, Chattanooga, Oak Ridge, Farragut, and Knoxville.

All 10 schools are nationally accredited by AdvancED.