Zimbabwe and Zambia are two neighboring states in South Africa. Despite the distance of more than 400 miles between them, two Dominican sisters are connected through their work in education. Next January, Sr. Hilda Chanyau, O.P. will become principal at Emerald School for the Deaf in Harare, Zimbabwe. In that role she will be responsible… Read More
In St. Mary’s Dominican High School teacher Mrs. Claudia Vallejo’s Spanish III class, pairs of students gather around laptops to view artwork by women and men in concentration camps, ghettos, or while in hiding. The class is connected via Skype with Ms. Laurie Garcia, Associate Director of Education – Outreach at Holocaust Museum Houston. Holocaust… Read More
Joining the Dominican community for the 2019-2020 school year are Marie “Nikki” Bouverie – Mathematics (Masters Catholic School Leadership, BS Chemistry Major and Business Minor); Anna Brannin – Library (MA and BA Library and Information Science); Lt Col Jerry Brunfield – Social Studies (MS, Military Operational Arts and Science, MS Management, BS Finance; Janis Dabney –… Read More
Testing and Measurements Coordinator Sina Baldwin is an ACT® Certified Educator. This summer she attended courses and training in New York and Nashville. A member of Dominican’s faculty for 25 years, Baldwin is certified in Basics, Reading, Math, and Science. Currently, she is one of more than 300 educators globally that has the certification. “Obtaining… Read More
Casey Lefante, English teacher at St. Mary’s Dominican High School, has been selected for the University of Chicago’s Outstanding Educator Award. The distinguished award has existed for more than three decades. The award salutes outstanding educators who go beyond everyday teaching and leave an impression that is carried over a lifetime. Each year, the university… Read More
St. Mary’s Dominican High School student Sara Miller has received the 2019 Achievement Award in Writing from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). 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… Read More
In the early morning darkness of June 6, 1944, a group of U.S. paratroopers descended into a deadly firefight in the town square of Sainte-Mère-Église, France. Simone Renaud watched as German forces turned their machine guns on the misdropped 82nd Airborne Division soldiers who gave their lives to begin the Allied invasion that 11 months… Read More
Patents and trademarks were the focus of guest speaker Juan J. Lizarraga who addressed students in Mr. Kenny Lannes’ engineering classes. The engineer and attorney brought a unique perspective on the subject with this talk, “The ‘Arcane Art’ of Patents for Engineering Professionals.” Mr. Lizarraga is partner at the New Orleans law firm of Milling,… Read More