Debs Spotlight on WGNO Friday Night Football
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Yearbook Staff Ready To Chronicle The Year
The Yearbook staff kicked off the school term early with an August 1 workshop on campus. During the workshop, they discussed plans for a chronological yearbook, layout, logistics, and became oriented with the design program. Alumna Julia Giacona ’17 gave a photoshop presentation that covered photo enhancement and editing. Currently, she is a junior at… Read More
Conference Inspires Student Preachers
At this summer’s 21st Annual Dominican High Schools Preaching Conference, juniors Sara Sciortino, Isabelle Fitzmorris, Aria Dody, and Gracie Bott, with Campus Minister Miss Claire Gallagher, traveled to Adrian, Michigan for a week of formation in the Dominican spirituality of preaching. The new Dominican student preachers learned how to preach from the pulpit and throughout… Read More
Saving Lake Pontchartrain by Design
When St. Mary’s Dominican High School student Celeste Patron heard a presentation at a Biotechnology Club meeting by Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) Education Coordinator Anne Barrett, the junior was inspired. “The speaker informed us about the huge impact we were having on our lake,” recalled Patron. “She also stressed to us the importance of… Read More
Freshmen Bring Home Wins at Academic Games Nationals
At the National level Academic Games League of America competition in Orlando, Dominican freshmen Elizabeth Mobley (right) and Ashley Barron brought home several wins and a Blue Thinker trophy. Elizabeth placed second overall in the junior division from a field of 174 players. She placed second in Presidents after tying for first with one… Read More
A Serving of History Lessons at Dooky Chase’s
A visit to Dooky Chase’s Restaurant at 2301 Orleans Avenue in Treme included a serving of the restaurant’s signature creole cuisine and history lessons to students in the Students for Human Dignity and Diversity in Action organization. Joining them were organization co-moderators Dr. Maureen Wright (Chair, Dominican’s Board of Directors) and Vallerie Maurice (Coordinator, Unity… Read More
Living Pro-Life
How do you live pro-life beyond one aspect of life? Mark Butler posed this question when he gave a presentation celebrating the Sanctity of Human Life to members of the school’s Pro-Life Club. The Education Resource Coordinator with the Office of Founded Ministries for the Dominican Sisters of Peace promotes Catholic identity, the Dominican mission,… Read More
Robotics Teams Bring Home Wins at FTC ®Regional Championship
Congratulations to Dominican’s two Robotics Teams for their wins at the Louisiana FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) Regional Championship, held on March 16 at Destrehan High School. The Dominican Valkyries Team won 3rd Place for the Inspire Award, the highest award given at the competition. They also took 1st Place for the Motivate Award and 2nd… Read More