Congratulations to Dominican’s two Robotics Teams for their wins at the Louisiana FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) Regional Championship, held on March 16 at Destrehan High School. The Dominican Valkyries Team won 3rd Place for the Inspire Award, the highest award given at the competition. They also took 1st Place for the Motivate Award and 2nd… Read More
As part of observance of Black History Month, guest speaker Anastacia Scott, Ph.D., Leventhal Education Specialist at the Amistad Research Center, presented, “Looking Ahead to Our Future, While Celebrating Our Past.” The presentation highlighted prominent women from the early 20th century through the Civil Rights era in New Orleans and students participated in a didactive… Read More
Dominican’s Engineering Team received the Rookie Team Award for their exceptional performance and placed 4th out of 24, beating several college teams in the Louisiana Collegiate Design Competition (LCDC) held at Louisiana State University. Dominican was one of three high schools that competed at the event that also drew college teams from around the state,… Read More
In recent years, teens across the nation have been quick to drop traditional cigarette smoking and pick up a newer way to consume nicotine – vaping. The adverse impact and health risks of vaping were covered during assemblies with guest speaker Bridget Gardner, RN, Sudden Impact Program Director with University Medical Center (UMC). Sudden Impact,… Read More
Eleven St. Mary’s Dominican High School students were recognized at the regional level for the 2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for the Southwest Art Region-At-Large. Students who received Gold Key awards will continue to the national competition. The recognized students are in Ms. Angelle Caffery’s Art II Honors and Art III AP classes. The Scholastic… Read More
Louisa May Alcott penned Little Women 150 years ago. The classic was inspired by the writer’s family and community. Generations later it has inspired many worldwide, including writers such as Simone de Beauvoir, J. K. Rowling, Cynthia Ozick, Jane Smiley, Margo Jefferson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Dr. Anne Boyd Rioux also was impacted by… Read More
National Merit® Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has recognized seven St. Mary’s Dominican High School seniors as National Merit Finalists: Colette Carriere, Julia Cazabon, Elise Cresson, Rose Doskey, Margaret Latham, Camille Scandurro, and Chloe Whitcomb. Read More
Congratulations to the Dominican Debs who competed at the Universal Dance Association National Dance Team Championship, held February 1-3 in Orlando. The Debs competed in the Small Varsity Jazz division with 88 teams, Small Varsity Hip Hop division with 40 teams, and Large Game Day division with 22 teams. The Debs Game Day team earned… Read More