On December 2, over 100 French high school students competed in an oratory competition at Ecole Bilingue. Fifteen Dominican students chose excerpts from French literary works and songs to recite from memory or sing before a panel of francophone judges. Following their performance, the judges posed several questions to the participant regarding the chosen literary… Read More
Congratulations to the following band and choir students for making the District Honor Band or District Honor Choir. District Youth Honor Choir Emily Anding, Julia Costa, Mia DiGiovanni, and Samantha White District Senior High Honor Choir Madison Adams, Elise Bourg, Lili Cerise, Pelarr Edwards, Molly Gaffney, Kamryn Gervais, Logan Jackson, Elise Karcher, Olivia Olson, Lindsey… Read More
Instant Theatre 2017, November 17 and 18, was a huge hit! Thanks to all those who participated, and all who came out for the show and donated beautiful toys for the 26th Annual Children’s Hospital Toy Drive! The Spring Musical was revealed at Instant Theatre. Coming in the Spring of 2018 … Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella! Read More
Baton Rouge and Lafayette bound on a chartered bus, a group of seniors, juniors, and sophomores connected with Dominican alumnae at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) and Louisiana State University (LSU). At ULL, they toured campus, enjoyed lunch and checked out the bookstore. Their campus tour of LSU included an informational session and a… Read More
Sharing the spirit of Christmas, St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Annual Adopt-A-Family adopted 59 families (a total of 182 individuals), who are connected to the Dominican community. Thirty-five of the adopted families were from the Catholic Charities agency, St. Mary of the Angels Early Head Start and Head Start program for infants and toddlers. There were… Read More
In the Sr. Ambrose Reggio, O.P. Gymnasium, members of Dominican’s Student Council gathered around tables to learn the ABCs of responding to life-threatening bleeding injuries during an emergency. Using machines that simulated bleeding, each student took a turn applying compression and packing a wound site. They also learned the proper way to apply tourniquets. These… Read More
The world’s unique cultures were celebrated at St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Multicultural Festival, presented by the school’s Multicultural Club during a student assembly that opened with a student fashion show featuring a colorful array of dresses from countries, including South Africa, Spain, Mexico, India, and Vietnam. Martial arts demonstrations, vocal performances, and Hip Hop,… Read More
Congratulations to senior Cole Pittman who was recognized as a Scholar Athlete during the November 5 New Orleans Saints home game. Cole is active in several programs, including serving as Vice President of the Student Council Executive Board and a member of the Varsity Softball Team. This year, the New Orleans Saints and Enterprise Rent-A-Car… Read More