To kick off the study of the world of jazz, Ms. McClintock’s Modern Music class is exploring the magic of “The Princess and the Frog”. They are analyzing the use of different instruments, tempos, and meters. The students also identified elements of blues and bluegrass music, two genres that impacted the development of jazz, from...Read More

Ms. Scott’s AP Government class took a twist and headed to the gym on Monday! Seniors Ella Coulter, Joaquin Hoeft, Katie Kube, and Rosemary Whitten campaigned as candidates for president of the Shamrock Party in their party’s primary. The different dodgeballs corresponded to mudslinging, SuperPAC donations, campaign contributions, and the “October Surprise” phenomenon! According to...Read More

Thank you all for the support of the PND Christmas Basket Drive! It was an extremely successful three weeks that culminated in the packing and sorting of 335 boxes with 40+ items in each box including bread and fresh fruit. The boxes were distributed to St. Vincent de Paul Society, Sophia’s Kitchen, and Bishop O’Rourke...Read More

Congratulations James McGrath, grand prize winner of our 12 Days of Christmas Cash and Car Raffle. James won a 2024 Mazda CX-5 from Scherer Mazda. In addition, there were 12 cash prize winners throughout November and December. View the names of all the winners at www.pndhs.org/12days. Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and made...Read More

Junior Jake Heberer led the way for the Irish with a second place finish in the 200 free, 8th place in the 500 free, and was on 2 relays with freshman Chase Mohrman, freshman Teddy Showalter, and junior Reese Welker that placed 8th. Both relays were faster than the Irish relays were last year at...Read More

Congratulations to the Peoria Notre Dame Music Department on an amazing Christmas Concert last night! The choir & band performed hymns from “Star in the East” and “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” to classics “Sleigh Ride” and “Silent Night” among many more! Wonderful job to our students, Ms. McClintock, and everyone who made this night possible!Read More

Join us at the best place to educate! PND is hiring for the 2024-2025 school year! Due to a few teachers moving on and our growing enrollment, we are looking for 4 full-time faculty positions and 1 part-time opportunity. The QR code takes you to pndhs.org/employment/ for job descriptions and needed qualifications. Initial review of...Read More

Congratulations to the top ticket sellers for our 12 Days of Christmas Cash and Car Raffle! In first place for the 4th year in a row was Bobby Morris! Bobby sold a record breaking 213 tickets!!! In second was Giada Doeden with 96 tickets sold. And in third was Thomas Mickels with 41 tickets sold....Read More

In Mrs. Bingaman’s Physical Science class, students picked topics from “The Way Things Work” book for presentations. Topics included the combine, diesel engine, and paper-making. One student connected religion, art, and science, presenting the movable type printing press as a crucial invention. Johannes Gutenberg, the “Father of Printing,” invented both the press and oil-based ink....Read More

With all nominations officially publicized, we would like to congratulate our students who made All State and All Area honors in our fall extracurriculars. We are so proud of you!Read More