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

All local grade school basketball teams: Join us for our upcoming basketball senior nights! Lady Irish vs Richwoods High School this Friday, 1/30/26 at 7 PM PND Men’s Basketball vs Bloomington High School next Tuesday, 2/3/26 at 7 PM Please RSVP to Annie Carroll at a.carroll@pndhs.org for your grade school team to be recognized at...Read More

Congratulations to our cheerleading teams who had their Big 12 Conference competitions on Thursday! JV cheer placed 3rd, and varsity placed 4th. Be sure to wish them luck as varsity heads to sectionals this Saturday!!Read More

39 members of our Teens for Life group attended the March for Life in Washington D.C. on Friday! The students were among tens of thousands of pro-life supporters from all over the country who attended the march. While at our nation’s capital, the group also attended Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of...Read More

Happy Catholic Schools Week! Our faculty and staff are wishing our school community and everyone a joyful Catholic Schools Week. We kick off the week, showcasing our awesome faculty and staff. We couldn’t be PND without you. Thank you for all you do. We’re grateful to serve, teach, and grow in faith together each day.Read More