St. Mary’s Dominican High School junior Madison Ferguson was among the winners of the National English Honor Society (NEHS) sponsored March Poetry Challenge based on the theme, “Coming of Age.” Students and advisors from around the country submitted entries. Ferguson loves to read and write. When she is not nose-deep in a book, she can… Read More

In the March 11th Human Anatomy class taught by Ms. Anjel Guitroz, students participated in a simulated disease transmission lab. Students simulated the transmission of disease, identified the original disease carrier in the class population, and traced the route of transmission. “In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, this lab activity was a way to… Read More

In early March, students taking Mrs. Claudia Vallejo’s and Mrs. Hannah Pope’s Spanish classes added dance to a class assignment on command and positive phrases. Wanting to make the final part of the assignment fun and different, Mrs. Vallejo instructed her students to design their own fitness t-shirt and write on the shirt their positive… Read More

St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s engineering team came in 2nd Place at the Louisiana Collegiate Design Competition (LCDC) held February 14-15 at Louisiana State University. The state competition drew seven high school teams and 20 college teams from around the state. Dominican’s engineering team members were seniors Victoria Chan, Oliva Cheung, and Mia Nguyen, and… Read More

Students in Mrs. Claudia Vallejo’s Spanish AP class interviewed in Spanish and English, via Zoom, author Dr. Andrew Feldman who is the first North American scholar allowed to study in residence at Earnest Hemingway’s home in Cuba.  Dr. Feldman is author of “Ernesto: The Untold Story of Hemingway in Revolutionary Cuba.” The book covers Hemingway’s… Read More

St. Mary’s Dominican High School students were recognized at the regional level for the 2020 Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards for the Southwest Art Region-At-Large. Students who received Gold Key awards will continue to the national competition. The Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, whose mission… Read More

Accepting an invitation from Dominican Vice President of Catholic Identity Mrs. Jill Cabes (’87) to be a guest speaker, attorney Dorinda Chiappetta Bordlee (’83) returned to her alma mater where she addressed Ms. Anne Comiskey’s Civics and Government AP classes. Mrs. Bordlee is Vice President, co-founder, and chief counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund, a… Read More