THIS FRIDAY! PND is hosting a Winter Showcase on Friday, January 9, 2026! Grade school students and families are invited to join us at our girls basketball game at 5:30 and boys basketball game at 7:30 PM. There will be an introduction of all our winter sport athletes between the two games! Food will be...Read More

Congratulations to sophomore Tristen Blackert who has been awarded PND’s January “Faith in Action” award! Tristen is a member of St. Philomena Parish. This monthly award recognizes a student who demonstrates Christian conduct, consistently practices acts of kindness, is a positive influence to those around them, and promotes the mission of PND in community, faith,...Read More

Mrs. Kelly & Mr. Brusick are leading students through trails around Peoria in their Winterim “Hiking & Haikus” course! So far, the students have hiked on the Deer Run Trail and Wake Robin Trail at Forest Park, the Pimitoui Trail that starts at Grandview Drive, and Donovan Park. After their hike today, the students returned...Read More

Kayla is a senior at PND and a member of St. Jude Parish. Kayla is President of All School Council and a member of Baking Club, Social Events Club, volleyball, and track. Outside of school, Kayla coaches grade school volleyball, volunteers at Pearce Community kids summer camp, and is currently interns at St. Jude School...Read More

From Swing Dancing and Latin Rhythms learning steps in Bachata and Salsa to creating aprons and making pico de gallo and guacamole, students are staying busy. Guitar for Beginners is learning the strings and basic chords, while Practical Sewing is already underway with quilt patterns.Read More

Our 2026 and Winterim is off to an amazing start! Students and staff have dived right into learning new skills! Some examples in these photos include Mrs. Off’s “Art & Wellness” course where students are creating their own personalized bag; Mrs. Cottingham’s and Sr. Pio Maria’s cooking classes introduced food safety and instructions and planted...Read More

May Mother Mary watch over us and intercede for us in this new year! “The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were...Read More

“And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). Merry Christmas to all! We wish you a blessed and peaceful day!Read More

The 2025 Christmas Basket Drive was a huge success! Our students and staff participated in our annual “Packing and Sorting” event after school on Friday afternoon to prep all of the boxes for delivery the following morning. The students packed 360 boxes plus additional loose items! Each box also came with a ham, oranges, and...Read More

Congratulations to Ms. Margaret Noe, who received the 2025 Inclusion Champion Award from the FIRE Foundation of Central Illinois (@firefoundationci), at school today from Interim Executive Director Jay Percell and Fire Foundation board member (our very own) Mrs. Krieg-O’Brien!! As part of her award, Ms. Noe received $500 to use in her classroom to promote...Read More