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
By Caroline Bickerton, Class of 2018 This July, I was blessed with the opportunity to attend the 19th Annual Dominican High Schools Preaching Conference with five of my fellow student preachers from St. Mary’s Dominican High School. Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, became our home for a week as we dove into the true… Read More
In observance of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, a community Mass was celebrated by school chaplain Fr. John Restrepo, O.P. Tuesday was Technology Day for 8th graders who attended orientation sessions with faculty and staff. Freshmen through seniors completed their registration and took their yearbook photos. Read More
Witnessing God’s Love in the People of Baní By Kathryn Fasold, ’17 According to 1 Corinthians 13:4, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” Over the Mardi Gras break, I had the honor and privilege to see God’s love in the people of Baní,… Read More
JUSTICE AWARENESS MASS PHOTO GALLERY At St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s annual Justice Awareness Mass, students Anya Montgomery and Sophie Ondrusek shared their reflections on awareness, service and justice. Students from St. Michael’s Special School were guests and participated in the Mass. They also enjoyed lunch on campus with the Dominican community. The school’s annual… Read More
ADOPT-A-FAMILY PHOTO GALLERY In the religion classes, stacks of wrapped gifts and bicycles lined the classroom walls; each parcel tagged for delivery to families throughout the New Orleans Archdiocese. For this year’s Adopt-A-Family program, the Dominican community adopted 51 families from agencies that serve the New Orleans area: Bridges to Self Sufficiency, Rapid Rehousing of… Read More