Congratulations to Josh Mrozinski, Jude Bennett, and Paul Mrozinski (pictured left to right) who received the sacrament of Confirmation earlier this month at St Philomena Church! Fr. Daniel has overseen the students’ extra preparation for Confirmation this school year! We are so excited for you three for completing this step in your faith journey!Read More

Senior Brady Mullens (285) finished 2nd at Sectionals and is headed to STATE this weekend!!! This is his second straight year of qualifying for STATE. Senior Remi Joesting (132) is an alternate for the state tournament. Tickets are available through UofI’s website at this link (https://fightingillini.evenue.net/events/HSWRT). The boys swim team is headed to sectionals on...Read More

When opportunities are thrown at you, you have to take them. And this year, you have the opportunity to meet and hear from a true Olympian at the 2026 Blue and Green Gala: PND Goes for Gold! Meet Lance Brooks, discus thrower for the United States in the 2012 London summer games. Lance will be...Read More

This morning, our school community celebrated a wonderful Ash Wednesday Mass. After Mass, students practiced the 3 pillars of Lent at different stations during Community Time: fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Students contemplated fasting commitments to practice self-discipline, gave of their time in fruitful conversation with one another, and reflected upon the 150th Anniversary of the...Read More

Congratulations to Murray Brian who recently signed for his new car after he won our 12 Days of Christmas Cash and Car Raffle grand prize drawing on December 12. Thank you to Scherer Mazda and PND 2003 alum Greg Whitten for providing the vehicle and facilitating the transaction. We wish Murray safe travels in his...Read More

On Friday, our juniors had their awesome class retreat! The junior class had an amazing retreat on Friday! The theme for the day was the virtue of hope. The retreat included team-building activities, Mass, Adoration & Confessions, as well as many wonderful speakers — including a blast from Mr. Conley’s past at PND! We are...Read More

Join the PND Lady Irish Basketball Team TONIGHT for their regional semifinal! Monday, February 16, 2026 7:30 PM Dunlap High School $7.30 on GoFan- includng a processing fee- at this link (https://gofan.co/event/6102580?schoolId=IL21439) or $8 at the gate Let’s go IRISH!!Read More

Happy Presidents’ Day! PND offices are closed today in observance of the holiday. We hope you enjoy the holiday and look forward to seeing the students back on Tuesday, February 17th!Read More

Thank you to Clint Rezac of the Peoria Police Department for speaking with Mrs. Krieg-O’Brien’s classes about careers within the different divisions of the police force and how investigators “read” evidence to help solve crimes. Our Principles of Body Systems and Environmental Science students have been working on blood typing, blood spatter analysis, DNA analysis,...Read More

In United States History with Mr. Snook and Mrs. Wiggers, students took part in The Urban Game, a hands-on drawing activity that helps students understand how small, agrarian towns transformed into large urban centers as a result of the Industrial Revolution. The game follows the development of an American town from 1820 to 1920. Students...Read More