Dominican Observes Juneteenth with Celebration of Freedom: Remembering Our Shared History

On June 19, the first officially declared federal holiday of Juneteenth, St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Alumnae Association presented, Celebration of Freedom: Remembering Our Shared History. The gathering of reflection and rejoicing was a virtual gathering for Dominican alumnae around the country. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that the Union Army informed slaves in… Read More

A Place To Lead Indeed – Student Council Officers Attend State Workshop

“A Place to Lead Indeed” was the focus of the 2021 Louisiana Association of Student Councils (LASC) Senior High Workshop, attended by Student Council Executive Board Officers Vice President Khylar Christophe, Secretary Anne Carr, and Treasurer Monica Cabes. Held June 6-10 at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, the annual event offers the unique opportunity for… Read More

Dominican Personnel Saluted for Service Years

At recent ceremonies, St. Mary’s Dominican High School saluted personnel service, presenting awards for the 2020-2021 and the 2019-2020 honorees. Among the 2020-2021 honorees are Principal, Vice President of Instruction Carolyn Favre, M.Ed., OPA and Counseling Department Chair Wendy Grubb, M.S., LPC, NCC who were recognized for their 40 years of service. Favre started her… Read More

Mole Activity A Lesson in Creative Chemistry

Students in Mrs. Theresa Maquar’s chemistry classes were creative with a mole/mol assignment. The mol symbol is the unit of measurement for the amount of substance in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as exactly 6.02214076×10²³ particles, which may be atoms, molecules, ions, or electrons. In the class assignment, each student created… Read More