New Staff Spotlight! Please join us in welcoming our two new Spanish teachers: Señora Marta Vidal (pictured on left) and Señora Lourdes Robles-Lugo (pictured on right). Born and raised in Colombia, South America, Mrs. Vidal earned her degree in Foreign Language Education, with a focus on English and French, from the University of Cauca. She moved to Peoria in 1996 and later earned her master’s degree from Illinois State University....Read More
Before school started, we spent time with student leaders to build community, faith, leadership skills, and time management. We hosted our first-ever Student Leadership Summit, which brought together students leaders from Campus Ministry, All School Council, and Student Ambassadors. Students spent time in prayer, listened to talks from PND alumni Fr. JohnPaul Stedwill and Molly Hogeboom, attended Mass and a Holy Hour, and considered ways to build community and enhance...Read More
We had our first All School Mass of the 2026-2027 school year this morning! Fr. Daniel and Fr. Chase concelebrated Mass, and we were also joined by PND alumni and seminarians Danny Miller (Class of 2024) and Dominic Taylor (Class of 2023). After Mass, students wrote prayers for Tuesday morning intercom announcements, and as an advisory, they completed saint trivia! Fr. Daniel, Danny, and Dominic also went around to pray...Read More
On Monday, the counseling team met with our seniors during A & B advisories to review the fall timeline for our students’ next paths — whether that be college or university, a branch of the military, a vocation, or the trades. Discussion topics included letters of recommendation, transcript requests, and a checklist of tasks to complete accordingly over the next few months. We are so grateful to our counseling team...Read More
In preparation for a new school year, our faculty, staff, and students have been participating in a variety of retreats! First, our staff kicked off the year with a retreat at the Brothers of St. John in Princeville. The theme of the retreat was the virtue of hope. Fr. Daniel gave excellent talks on the topic, and the staff participated in Mass, Adoration, and Confession. We also were hard at...Read More
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