One-hundred-seventy-two students were conferred diplomas from St. Mary’s Dominican High School Commencement for the Class of 2023 during 10:30 a.m. campus ceremonies on Saturday, May 20. President Dr. Cynthia A…. Read More
St. Mary’s Dominican High School honored student-athletes for spring sports during an awards night on campus. Three senior athletes were presented with End of the Year Athletic Awards. Lou Reilly… Read More
St. Mary‘s Dominican High School students Tess Baker, Isabelle Anderson, Mia Bavido, Camille Truxillo, and Truc Nguyen competed at the Academic Games League of America nationals held in Orlando, Florida…. Read More
May Crowning, May 18, 2023 Caroline Dawson ’23 Today we celebrate Mary, who God crowned as Queen of Heaven and Earth. Mary is the perfect example of the woman Dominican… Read More
It was a first for science teacher Crissy Giacona when she took to the air in a Cessna, 172 Sky Hawk Plane to work on lesson plans for her students…. Read More
Dominican students in 8th-11th grades were honored at homeroom assemblies for their academic achievements throughout the school year. Read More
Fourteen St. Mary’s Dominican High School juniors were presented Book Awards from universities and colleges to celebrate achievement of the Junior Class. The annual Book Awards are in recognition of… Read More
Meredith Kononchek ’24
Camille Truxillo ’24
The writings of St. Mary’s Dominican High School juniors Meredith Kononchek and Camille Truxillo have been selected for the 2023 Achievement Awards in Writing from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). During this school year, the students are in the English IV Advanced Placement class, taught by Dominican English teacher Ms. Casey Lefante.
Meredith Kononchek, received First Class designation and Camille Truxillo received Excellent designation. National judges evaluated writing entries for expression of ideas, language use, and unique perspective and voice. The NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing is a school-based writing program established in 1957 to encourage high school students to write and to recognize some of the best student writers in the nation. Only students who are juniors may participate. Schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, American schools abroad, and the Virgin Islands are eligible to nominate students for the writing program.
This year, schools nominated 360 students to participate in the Achievement Awards in Writing Program. Of that number, 114 received First Class designation, 131 Superior, 71 Excellent, and 31 Merit. Each student submitted one piece of writing. Two to three independent judges scored each submission on expression of ideas, language use, and unique perspective and voice.
Shanlee Raimer ’27
Riya Shah ’27
St. Mary’s Dominican High School 8th grade students Shanlee Raimer and Riya Shah have been recognized as 2023 Promising Young Writers by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Shanlee Raimer received First Class honors, and Riya Shah was awarded Superior honors. They are students in Ms. Casey Lefante’s English I Honors class.
The Promising Young Writers Program represents NCTE’s commitment to early and continuing work in the development of writing. The school-based writing program was established in 1985 to stimulate and recognize writing talents and to emphasize the importance of writing skills among eighth-grade students. Schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, US territories, Canada, and American schools abroad are eligible to nominate students.
This year, schools nominated 146 students to participate in the Promising Young Writers Program. Of those, 56 were selected to receive the First Class designation, 58 Superior, 27 Excellent, and 5 Merit. Two to three independent judges evaluated each submission holistically on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.
NCTE is the nation’s most comprehensive literacy organization, supporting more than 25,000 teachers across the preK–college spectrum. Through the expertise of its members, NCTE has served at the forefront of every major improvement in the teaching and learning of English and the language arts since 1911.