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Yesterday, we were blessed to be joined at All School Mass, Community Time, and lunchtime by Bishop Lou Tylka (@bshplou)and Luke Suarez, the Assistant Director of Divine Worship for the Diocese of Peoria! Bishop Lou gave a wonderful Homily on the Gospel of Mark (4: 1-20) parable of the sower with the seed, allowing our students and staff to reflect about the soil we each cultivate in our spiritual lives...Read More

New Staff Spotlight: Join us in welcoming Mr. Brien Dunphy, our Director of Student Support Services, to PND! Mr. Dunphy is excited to work at PND after retiring from an impressive career in Peoria Public Schools, most recently serving as the Athletic Director at Peoria High School for 15 years. He originally decided to go into education because of the impact that teachers and coaches had on his life. He...Read More

Congratulations to Annellie Tshibanda for being named the 2026 Randy Simmons Tuition Assistance Scholarship recipient! Annellie is an 8th grader at Holy Family Catholic School and was selected to receive the scholarship among many deserving candidates. The announcement was made at the end of Mass at Holy Family on Sunday morning to kick off Catholic Schools Week. The presentation was made by PND Advancement Director Cindy Dermody, the late Randy...Read More

All local grade school basketball teams: Join us for our upcoming basketball senior nights! Lady Irish vs Richwoods High School this Friday, 1/30/26 at 7 PM PND Men’s Basketball vs Bloomington High School next Tuesday, 2/3/26 at 7 PM Please RSVP to Annie Carroll at a.carroll@pndhs.org for your grade school team to be recognized at the game and for ticket numbers. Let’s go IRISH!Read More

Congratulations to our cheerleading teams who had their Big 12 Conference competitions on Thursday! JV cheer placed 3rd, and varsity placed 4th. Be sure to wish them luck as varsity heads to sectionals this Saturday!!Read More