A Toast of Praise to Cecilia and Catherine Zimmermann who were featured as Student Activists in St. Charles Avenue Magazine’s July 2018 issue. Click here to read the full St. Charles Avenue Magazine story. Read More
Abigail Haydel ’18 There is a saying that stuck with me when I was becoming a Eucharist Minister, and I wanted to share this phrase with the whole student body so all of you can apply it to your daily lives. Listen to these words carefully: “Talk to God like He is your best… Read More
Slideshow Recently, the sophomore class participated in their Sophomore Retreat. This day of reflection began with a talk by Sr. Tracey Matthia Dugas, a Daughter of St. Paul, on ‘What does it mean to be a daughter of God?’ Students enjoyed group talks and activities focused on discovering beauty, appreciating the gift that God created them… Read More
St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s 19th annual food drive collected 30,352 cans of food and dry goods for the Second Harvest Food Bank, representing an estimated 25,071 pounds of donations. Emily Slazer, Food Sourcing Specialist – East at Second Harvest Food Bank said the donation will “equate to 20,893 meals for families across south Louisiana…. Read More
Following the celebration of the Justice Awareness Mass, Dominican’s annual one-week canned food drive kicked off with a spirited video featuring religion faculty and staff dressed as characters from the movie Trolls and dancing to the film’s theme song, “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” The student assembly applauded the production and were inspired to bring in canned food… Read More
On January 19th, 50 students from St. Mary’s Dominican High School joined thousands at the 2018 March for Life in Washington, DC. Here are some of their reflections on the experience. Celia Candies, Class of 2019 My trip to Washington, D.C. was much more than marching to expose and end the horrible truths of abortion…. Read More
Sharing the spirit of Christmas, St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Annual Adopt-A-Family adopted 59 families (a total of 182 individuals), who are connected to the Dominican community. Thirty-five of the adopted families were from the Catholic Charities agency, St. Mary of the Angels Early Head Start and Head Start program for infants and toddlers. There were… Read More
St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive collected donations from students, alumnae and athletic teams for 88 Thanksgiving baskets that were distributed in conjunction with St. Rita Parish and Xavier University to provide 700 Thanksgiving meals for families in the Gert Town community, Dominican’s neighbors. Dominican alumnae donated 10 Thanksgiving baskets to the… Read More