St. Mary’s Dominican High School announces students and Class of 2021 graduates who have earned the designation of AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. AP Scholar AP Scholar recognition was given to students who received scores of 3 or higher on three or… Read More
Before students in Chemistry I are able to conduct more complex laboratory experiments, they must first become comfortable with laboratory equipment and safety procedures. Students in Mrs. Maldonado’s Chemistry I class completed two introductory labs where they observed the behavior of molecules with different polarities and strengthened their scientific observation skills. Then students set up equipment… Read More
Rising Senior Maeve Storm has earned the highest possible composite score of 36 on the ACT. She is the daughter of Mrs. Cathy Storm and Mr. David Storm of Gretna. Fewer than half of one percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2020,… Read More
Students in Mrs. Theresa Maquar’s chemistry classes were creative with a mole/mol assignment. The mol symbol is the unit of measurement for the amount of substance in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as exactly 6.02214076×10²³ particles, which may be atoms, molecules, ions, or electrons. In the class assignment, each student created… Read More
St. Mary’s Dominican High School saluted students for achievements in academics and service at Academic Honors Day. A Salute to Seniors presentation recognized seniors in the National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Tri-M, Language Honor Societies, Advanced Placement, Honor graduates, National Merit Scholarship Corporation Commended Scholar and… Read More
Faith Bass, a 2021 St. Mary’s Dominican High School graduate, took second place honors in the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts (GRFA) annual visual art and songwriting contest. A total of 13 Louisiana high school juniors and seniors shared in $25,000 in college scholarships. Bass is among 10 finalists the visual art contest… Read More
Students in Ms. Anjel Guitroz’s Human Anatomy and Physiology Honors class had a class session with the SynDaver™ Surgical Model, the first time this school year due to COVID restrictions. Students listened as their teacher identified organs from the skeletal system, the muscular system, the endocrine system, the urinary system, and the female reproductive system…. Read More