I have recently finished judging the essays submitted to a national Tolkien & Lewis high school essay contest. I was greatly encouraged by the quality of the essays and by the extent to which high school students find deep inspiration in the works of Tolkien & Lewis. My encouragement at their inspiration is expressed in this article for the Newman Society’s Journal:

https://journal.newmansociety.org/2018/03/catholic-high-school-students-find-inspiration-tolkien-lewis/