On the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima, members of Dominican’s Pro-Life Club, with Club Moderator Theresa Maquar, gathered in Our Lady Queen of the Rosary Chapel to pray for life. This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision that could alter or overturn Roe v. Wade. In his message… Read More
The following St. Mary’s Dominican High School students earned wins at the Academic Games League of America National Tournament held in Knoxville, TN. Senior Level Elizabeth Mobley (12th Grade) Individual Awards – 2nd Presidents, 3rd On Sets, and 5th Sweepstakes Team Awards (combination team with Brother Martin, St. Charles Catholic, and Lusher) – 1st… Read More
Allyson Bradley ’23 For those of you who don’t know, which is probably most of you, I was asked to give a reflection today because I helped organize a service day with 17 motivated Dominican students and a non-profit organization. I’m very fond of SOUL, which stands for Sustaining Our Urban Landscape. It is an… Read More
During a one-week donation drive for Ukraine, the St. Mary’s Dominican High School community collected donations of medicine, school supplies, children’s clothing, food, and toiletries that equated to three pick-ups of all donations. A Blue and Yellow Dress Down Day collected $3738.75 from students and personnel who donated a minimum of $5 to participate. Dominican… Read More
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
Dominican’s robotics team and coaches Crissy Giacona and Madelyn Maldonado welcomed members of Jesuit High School’s robotics team and coach Travis Kieff for an after-school visit of the Robotics Lab. The visitors also helped Dominican set up its 3D printer to print with TPU filament (thermoplastic polyurethane), a plastic filament often used in fused deposition… Read More
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
Officers of the Science National Honor Society (SNHS) gave scientific presentations to members on topics ranging from The Science of Shyness to 23,000 Year Old Footprints. A requirement of all officers is that they conduct scientific presentations. There are 84 members in SNHS, formed this school term. Current membership criteria is 3.50 Science GPA, and 3.50 Overall GPA…. Read More