Most of our alums should have received the recent edition of The Irish Lens magazine in the mail by now. But if you haven’t received your copy, we have placed it online for viewing! The edition includes great articles on alums working in the arts, like PND ’98 graduate Meghan Laughlin Wahlstrom. Click here to...Read More

Our latest edition of The Irish Lens magazine will be hitting your mailbox in the next few days. We are excited to feature alums working in the arts, with a dedicated article about master painter John Folley (PND ’04). His painting of our Blessed Mother graces the front cover of this issue. We thank Ann...Read More

We love this feature on AOL/SI ‘81 alum Roz Wolfram who has built a lasting career as a zookeeper at the Peoria Zoo! Zookeeper building lasting bonds at Peoria ZooRead More

The Peoria Notre Dame Alumni Department attended 12 reunions this summer and fall…the most held since the Covid outbreak. It was wonderful to join so many alumni of the Academy of Our Lady, Spalding, Bergan, and Peoria Notre Dame from near and far to celebrate milestone graduation anniversary years. Look out for more photos from...Read More

Congratulations to Eddie Couri, a PND graduate of the Class of 2023! Eddie’s AP Research Exam in May 2023 falls into a special category – a PERFECT score! Eddie was one of only 357 students (amounting to 1.26% of 2023 AP Research Exam takers) from around the world to earn every point on this challenging,...Read More

The PND community congratulates the Keenan family on more than 100 years of combined service at OSF St. Francis Medical Center! We enjoyed this article about the Keenans, several who are alums including Thecla Keenan (AOL ’49), Theresa Simmons (AOL ’74), Paul Keenan (AOL/SI ’82), and Tom Keenan (PND ’14). Thank you for your service...Read More

Spotlight on PND ‘18 graduate Ellie Manning. Ellie attended Marquette University and graduated in May of 2022 with a degree in biology. During her time at PND, Ellie was involved in cross country, Spanish Club, Teens for Life, Lumen Christi, and St. Jude Club. Her favorite class was Mrs. Svoboda’s British Literature class because “I...Read More

Despite being voted class clown by the senior class, Mr. Lyons went on to attended Illinois State University and graduated with a degree in History/Social Sciences Secondary Education in 2017. He also earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Greenville University in 2021. Mr. Lyons teaches most of the Business classes offered at PND...Read More

Congratulations to PND alums Tyler Lyons (’13), John Winkler (’12), Matt Wetzel (’11), Andy Shadid (’15), Mick Best (’14), Pat Doyle (’11), Jake Maloof (’12), and Doug Cicciarelli (’11) for winning the Peoria Park District Recreational Softball Championship! Your PND family is proud of you!Read More

Congratulations to the Rothan family and George J Rothan Millwork Co. on your recent mayoral proclamation for 150 years of business in Peoria! George Rothan (SI ’59), Iris Rothan (AOL ’59), and George “J.J.” Rothan (AOL/SI ’84) along with J.J.’s wife, Marie, have maintained the woodworking business built by their ancestors five generations ago. Peoria...Read More