Dominican Inducts New Alumnae Advisory Council Officers
St. Mary’s Dominican High School inducted new members of the school’s Alumnae Advisory Council during ceremonies following Mass in the Mary Queen of the Rosary Chapel. Read More
Alumna Eva Schmidt ’15 Shares Biomedical Insights
Eva Schmidt ’15 was guest speaker for Ms. Anjel Guitroz’s Bio II class. She holds a degree in Biological Engineering from Louisiana State University where she found a passion for biomedical research with a background in oxidative stress and diabetic kidney disease research. At AxoSim, located in the New Orleans Bio District, she assists in… Read More
Alumna Sylvia Mullen ’18 Talks About Killifish Research to 8th Grade Science Class
Students in Mrs. Crissy Gicona’s 8th grade science class welcomed guest speaker Sylvia Mullen ’18 a senior honors student at the University of New Orleans who shared findings from her research project for the past two years in Honors Biology. The topic was, “Evaluating Methods To Determine the Maximum Oxygen Consumption by the Gulf Killifish,… Read More
Emma Hensley Taylor ’12 Guest Speaker for Engineering Class
Students in Mr. Kenneth Lannes Engineering Class welcomed guest speaker Emma Hensley Taylor ’12 who touched on a range of civil engineering career tracks. The 2017 graduate of the University of New Orleans, where she earned a degree in civil engineering degree, also holds a Professional Engineering License. In order to have the PE seal,… Read More
From Producer to Anchor, Alumna Sheba Turk ’07 Shares Career Experience
It was great having WWL-TV Eyewitness Morning News anchor and St. Mary’s Dominican High School alumna Sheba Turk ’07 return to her alma mater where she met with students in the Speech and Debate Club. Turk, who joined WWL-TV in 2011 as an associate producer for the Morning News, shared her career experience of rising through… Read More
Alumnae Share Science Careers with Students
Dominican alumnae, Nancy Thomas ’12 and Rachel Hensley ’15, were guest speakers for the Biotechnology Club (moderated by Mrs. Janine Koenig) and Mrs. Koenig’s Biology II Honors class. Hensley is a Crime Lab DNA Analyst II at Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory, part of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Among the topics… Read More
St. Mary’s Dominican High School 60th Homecoming Honors Dedication and Milestones
St. Mary’s Dominican High School alumnae returned to their alma mater for the 60th Alumnae Homecoming Mass and Luncheon on April 9th. The Classes of 1970, 1971, and 1972 celebrated their 50th anniversaries and received rosaries designed by Rebecca Bellows Crawford ’86 and made by Peggy Delarosa ’69. Alumnae represented 46 classes. Celebrant for the… Read More
Alumna Speaker Discusses Racial Justice with Religion Classes
During a visit to her alma mater, Ty Rhea Salvant (’93) gave a presentation about racial justice to the juniors’ religion classes taught by Mr. Mark Gonnella and Ms. Claire Gallagher. During her talk, she answered pre-submitted questions from the students and shared handouts on institutional racism, distinguished from the explicit attitudes or racial biases… Read More
St. Joseph Altar Tradition Continues
On a Tuesday afternoon in the St. Albert the Great Atrium of the Gayle and Tom Benson Science Complex, Dominican alumnae Dr. Lindsey Huber ’08, Peggy Delarosa ’68, Alumnae Director Celeste Anding ’82, and Sr. Angeline Magro, OP ’55, met to continue the tradition of making a St. Joseph Altar for the school community…. Read More