PND 2021 alum and former AP Capstone student Olivia Swearingen Ludolph was honored with having her AP Research paper published in the Journal of Student Research, High School Edition last November. Olivia’s paper, titled “Unwarranted Partisanship: An Exploration of Presidents’ Political Rhetoric in SOTU Addresses” analyzed the partisanship of United States presidents for a 54...Read More

We want to give shoutouts to some champions in our PE classes! Our students have been playing floor hockey and pickleball the last couple weeks. First Photo: 1st Hour PE Floor Hockey Champions! Second Photo: 3rd Hour PE Girls Floor Hockey Champions Third Photo: 1st Hour PE Pickleball Champs! Fourth Photo: An awesome view in...Read More

Girls’ Basketball Regional Championship game is live-streaming on Clutch Sports Media tonight, at no cost. The Lady Irish take on Washington at 7pm. Let’s go, IRISH!! Clutch Sports Media https://www.youtube.com/live/5fz5v5BfCaM?feature=shareRead More

ND Wrestling is headed to STATE!!! Congratulations to our Wrestling Team for qualifying 3 wrestlers this weekend at the IHSA State Tournament in Champaign! Good Luck to Ian Akers, Chase Daugherty, and Michael McLaughlin, competing tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday. We are so proud of the whole Wrestling team for all of their accomplishments this season!!Read More

It’s a good time to be Irish! We’ve been having a very busy athletic winter season– Congratulations to our PND Dance Team whose Lyrical performance placed 7th in IDTA State this past weekend in Springfield. Good luck this weekend to Boys’ Swim competing at Pekin in the IHSA Sectionals! Good luck to our Lady Irish...Read More

PND successfully held its first annual trivia night last weekend! With a Valentine’s Day theme, we loved the Irish participation. Thank you to everyone who took part in this fun event! Congrats to our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners,Read More

Students in Introduction to Leadership celebrated Valentine’s Day by writing leadership-style themed valentines, providing guidance to leaders in an advice column, creating leadership trait chocolate candy boxes, and making candy conversation hearts with leadership maxims.Read More

3 PND students, 2 PND teachers, and 2 PND grads attended the “Be Not Afraid” vocations discernment retreat at the Dominican Sisters of Mary Motherhouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan this past weekend! Along with 90+ young women from all over the country, the ladies had a fantastic retreat discerning God’s plan for their lives (along...Read More

Happy Valentine’s Day!! During this holiday of showing love and compassion, the PND Cystic Fibrosis Club sold candy grams to students and faculty at school last week and this week. Along with a message sent to your valentine, a rose is attached to each candy gram. Roses are significant to the CF foundation because Cystic...Read More

There is still time to RSVP for our Mornings at PND showcase of all sports, clubs, and activities. It will consist of a short informational presentation on what PND offers outside the classroom with shared personal experiences from current student-athletes and leaders followed by tours of our athletic facilities and school building. Coffee and doughnuts...Read More