Best of luck to our boys & girls golf teams as they compete in their sectionals today!!! The boys golf team, who won their regional on Friday, are playing in the Class 2A Quincy Notre Dame Sectional at Spring Lake Country Club. The girls golf team, who placed second at regionals, are playing in the...Read More
Health Career Club packed the student center for our recent guest speaker on Tuesday! Dr. Regina Brian (PND Class of 1995) is a clinical psychologist specializing in mental health care, trauma, and anxiety. She provided excellent advice to our students about how to become a clinical psychologist, how much school it takes, what she does...Read More
Peggy Hupp (Bergan Class of 1972) is excited to direct our fall play, “You Can’t Take It With You,” written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Auditions are Wednesday, October 7⋅3:30 – 5:00pm and Thursday, October 8⋅5:30 – 7:00pm. Questions can be directed to Peggy at p.hupp@pndhs.org or to Drama Club faculty moderator Mara...Read More
Congratulations to senior John Baker who has been awarded PND’s October “Faith in Action” award! John is a member of St. Ann Parish and a graduate of St. Philomena Grade School. This monthly award recognizes a student who demonstrates Christian conduct, consistently practices acts of kindness, is a positive influence to those around them, and...Read More
n Mr. Boeker’s American Literature class, our students are learning about classic literature. The students are reading The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller dramatizing and fictionalizing the Salem Witch Trials. As one of our students put it, they were being tried as witches for doing “anything that was fun”. Currently, the students are discussing...Read More
Congratulations to Freddie Couri – the October Student of the Month! Freddie is a senior at PND and a member of St. Philomena Parish. Freddie is Vice President of All School Council, Co-Vice President of Grade School Outreach for Student Ambassadors, a captain on cross country, part of wrestling, track & field, band, Drama Club,...Read More
Buying a house anytime soon? In Mr. Lyons’s finance class, our students are learning all of the in’s and out’s of buying a home. From annual salary to mortgage payments (15 year? 30 year?) to accounting for family expenses, principal and interest payments, Mr. Lyons takes an in-depth look at all the components needed to...Read More
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Recently, our Spanish Club met to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. They ate exotic foods, had a parade around school, and waved flags supporting different countries and backgrounds that represent our students and staff. Special thanks to Señora Hoeft, Señora Robles-Lugo, and Señora Vidal. You made it a memorable experience.Read More
PND was thrilled to join in the celebration of the beatification of Blessed (!!) Fulton Sheen on Thursday! PND’s contingent included three charter buses of students and staff who met up in St. Louis with alumni, other current families, seminarians, priests, and others from the Peoria Diocese. Our Advancement Office hosted a wonderful breakfast, which...Read More
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