Events and activities for Catholic Schools Week the past two days included All School Mass, throat blessings for the Feast of St. Blaise (which is tomorrow, 2/3/24), Phone Free Friday fun including rosary-making in Sr. Catherine Thomas’s classroom, and an awesome cereal bar during advisory on Thursday! Such a great week, and we’ll cap it...Read More

Day 5 of Catholic Schools Week means we get to celebrate the people who make this all possible: our students, families, priests, and partner grade schools! We are so blessed with such an amazing community, and we are thankful for all of the support we receive from all of you. Thank you all!Read More

Day 4 of Catholic Schools Week celebrates our Business & Advancement Offices, IT, Coaches, and School Leadership! We appreciate all the ways you help PND grow and make it the best place to be! Thank you for all you do!Read More

Students in Introduction to Literature practiced the Question Formation Technique using some famous Norman Rockwell paintings. Freshmen viewed a painting as a table and wrote down “I notice” statements that evolved into “I wonder” statements that then evolved into questions. By looking at the paintings multiple times and working with their tables, students were able...Read More

Only a few more days to purchase your Super Bowl Squares!! We will have one board with 100 squares. Each square is $100. Payment is due by Wednesday, February 7 at 3:30. There are several ways to pay: – Cash or check mailed or dropped off with the main office – Online – Or Venmo...Read More

Day 3 of Catholic Schools Week celebrates 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

Only two weeks left to RSVP for the 2024 Blue and Green Gala: PND Madness! This year’s basketball theme is sure to bring out the competition in all our guests. Join the action or watch from the sidelines. Just come, be a part of the fun! Purchase your tickets now for one of PND’s biggest...Read More

The kickoff “Salt & Light” prayer event was held today with our whole school community as part of Catholic Schools Week! “Salt & Light,” inspired by Matthew 5:13-14, will continue once a month. The event included Adoration and prayer, reflection, a wonderful speaker, and a call to action: How are you going to authentically and...Read More

Day 2 of Catholic Schools Week is all about celebrating our incredible counselors, campus ministry, and student support services. We’re so grateful for the support and guidance you provide to our students. Thank you for everything you do!Read More

Last week, the Biomedical Innovations class performed a ligation reaction to introduce a Kanamycin (antibiotic) resistance gene into a plasmid vector to create a new recombinant protein. They will check the results of ligation with gel electrophoresis and then express (grow) this plasmid inside of bacteria and check transformation efficiency to see how many bacteria...Read More