It’s Teacher Appreciation Week!!! We have the best faculty here at Peoria Notre Dame. Not only are they masters in their content areas, but also they emulate faith, kindness, and care for every single student and person with whom they interact. We appreciate you all so much!!Read More

Congratulations to senior Zach Nethery who has been awarded PND’s May “Faith in Action” award! Zach is a member of St. Jude Parish.This monthly award recognizes a student who demonstrates Christian conduct, consistently practices acts of kindness, is a positive influence to those around them, and promotes the mission of PND in community, faith, &...Read More

Our celebrations continue as May 1st is also National School Lunch Hero Day! We would like to recognize and thank our awesome kitchen staff for the delicious and nutritious food they serve us at PND each day. They make our school days brighter daily!! Pictured from Left to Right: Brian, Trey, Mrs. Hodskins, Mrs. Dillon,...Read More

Congratulations to Elizabeth Hodskins – the May Student of the Month! Elizabeth is a senior at PND and a member of St. Philomena Parish. She is part of All School Council, Social Events Club, Beau Grant Foundation Club, and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Club. She also has served as a St. Phil’s volleyball coach and at...Read More

Happy Principal Appreciation Day!! Today, we are excited to recognize our amazing principal Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. Kelly makes our school and community the best that it can be. She lives out the mission and vision to form disciples in all that she does. She is incredibly creative, hard-working, and willing to step into anything needed....Read More

We wish to give a huge congratulations to our three student-athletes who signed in their respective sports today! Jay Marizetts will play football at Millikin University. Mia Ringenberg will cheer at Illinois State University, and Jocie Schmidt will cheer at Bradley University! We are so excited for all three of you and cannot wait for...Read More

Today, we have six senior artists to share! First up is Adeline Frey. Next year, she will be attending St. Louis University, majoring in occupational therapy! Adeline works with all types of media, including watercolor, charcoal, ink, and acrylic! Sean Gallagher, our resident storm chaser, will be attending ICC. Sean will be sharing his drawings...Read More

Congratulations to Mr. Jack Conley who was named the 2026 Outstanding Teacher of the Year for Peoria Notre Dame! We are very blessed to have Mr. Conley, who serves as a literature teacher and campus minister, at PND. He was nominated for this award by the PND faculty/staff. Some of the words of praise for...Read More

Juniors in Sr. Jude Andrew’s sacraments class worked in small groups to read and annotate the Order of Matrimony. They read the prayers of the liturgy, and each small group was assigned a key theme of the sacrament’s theology to annotate with a specific marker color. The groups were then asked to observe what other...Read More

The PND Music Department held a wonderful concert “The Land, The Sea, The Sky” last evening! The band kicked the evening off playing pieces Critical Mass (Todd Stalter), Blue Ridge Reel (Brian Balmages), Byzantine Dances (Carol B. Chambers), Loch Lomond (Trad./arr. Ticheli), and Great Locomotive Chase (Robert W. Smith). Then, the choir sang The Blessing...Read More