Henry is a senior at PND and a member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish. Henry is President of Drama Club, a member of scholastic bowl, Teens for Life, Student Ambassadors, band, choir, Social Events Club, and has qualified for the ILMEA All State Honors Chorus for the past three years. He is described by...Read More
Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck was the keynote session speaker at the SEEK 2026 Conference earlier in January! Check out his awesome testimony. We are blessed to have Fr. Chase in our building for Tuesday advisory Masses. Don’t forget to join him at Mass each Tuesday at 11:35 AM in the PND chapel! https://youtu.be/eK_Vvyh9T8M?si=I49Jt3z58tRfNpCK Read More
Warm up with this sweet story about two of our generous students! Last summer, Abigail (PND ’26) and Lillian Chaddock (PND ’29) volunteered for the “iCan Bike” program sponsored by Easterseals. The two sisters spent a week paired with a developmentally challenged child to teach him how to ride a bike. “It’s such a rewarding...Read More
During Catholic Schools Week, we are especially grateful for our amazing PND community! Our school parents, grandparents, partner schools, alumni, donors, and benefactors are the backbone of our mission to “form disciples of Jesus Christ in a community of Catholic faith, knowledge, and service.” The outstanding Catholic education we provide to our students would not...Read More
AP Biology students in Ms. Cassidy’s class conducted a bacterial transformation lab this week. On Wednesday, students began transferring a gene for Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP), originally from a jellyfish, into bacteria to learn how genes move from one organism to another. When successful, the bacteria glow a brilliant green under ultraviolet light. Today, students...Read More
As part of Catholic Schools Week, we want to recognize our amazing cafeteria workers, facilities staff, and our bus drivers! We would not function without you and appreciate everything you do to make our school the best place to be! Thank you all!Read More
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...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...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...Read More
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