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
Students in Mrs. Crissy Gicona’s 8th grade science class welcomed guest speaker Sylvia Mullen ’18 a senior honors student at the University of New Orleans who shared findings from her research project for the past two years in Honors Biology. The topic was, “Evaluating Methods To Determine the Maximum Oxygen Consumption by the Gulf Killifish,… Read More
Sr. Dominic Savio, OP and Spanish teacher Mrs. Claudia Vallejo listened to Sr. Ana González, O.P., with Albertus Magnus College Admissions in New Haven, CT, as the first guest speaker for interview sessions with Mrs. Vallejo’s Spanish AP students. Students asked her questions that were related to Sr. Ana’s life in the Dominican congregation, her culture, and… Read More
Checking macroinvertebrates under the roots of an invasive water hyacinth, building multiple lines of defense for protection from hurricanes and storm surge – these were among the lessons about the importance of coastal restoration when Dinah Maygarden, MA, Research Associate and Science Education Program Director at the University of New Orleans (UNO) Pontchartrain Institute for… Read More
Nine St. Mary’s Dominican High School juniors were presented Book Awards from universities and colleges to celebrate achievements of the Junior Class. The annual Book Awards are in recognition of academic excellence, strong character, and commitment to community services. School counselors, teachers, and administrators nominate the student or students they feel best embody the criteria… Read More
Students in Mr. Kenneth Lannes Engineering Class welcomed guest speaker Emma Hensley Taylor ’12 who touched on a range of civil engineering career tracks. The 2017 graduate of the University of New Orleans, where she earned a degree in civil engineering degree, also holds a Professional Engineering License. In order to have the PE seal,… 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