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… 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… 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… 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… Read More
Alumna Mia Bordlee ’15, Youth Programs Co-Director for Louisiana Right to Life, visited Theron Ferry’s 11th grade Social Morality classes, where she spoke about the pro-life origins of the feminist… Read More
During a New Orleans visit in March, world-renowned atmospheric scientist Fr. Eduardo Scarel, O. Carm., known as Pope Francis’ climatologist, returned to St. Mary’s Dominican High School for a presentation… Read More
A photojournalist in Colombia, a Chilean gymnast, and an alumna in California were among the interviewees that students in Mrs. Claudia Vallejo’s Spanish AP class connected with via Skype. Conducting… Read More
Students in Ms. Charlene Ford’s Computer Science Elective learned about coding and applying skills using Micro:bits, a handheld, programmable micro-computer. For this project, students worked in pairs to design and… Read More
Dominican’s Engineering Team received the Rookie Team Award for their exceptional performance and placed 4th out of 24, beating several college teams in the Louisiana Collegiate Design Competition (LCDC) held… Read More