Today, we were joined at school by the 5th graders from our partner grade schools in the diocese! The PND student ambassadors had a blast spending time with the grade schoolers throughout the morning. The students participated in a scavenger hunt around the school and team activities including a rock-paper-scissors tournament, musical chairs, and knockout!...Read More

Digital Safety Part 2: Technology and the Impact on Mental Health Last month in Digital Safety Part 1, we explored safety concerns for our adolescents with media and technology. This month, ParentingNowADays presents Part 2, focusing on the impact of technology on mental health. Join us in the Student Center on Tuesday, November 12, from...Read More

Our students did an awesome job this past weekend!! Boys Soccer defeated Washington, in a hard-fought battle, that went to overtime, then Penalty Kicks, 1-0! They will play Lemont, in the Super-sectional TOMORROW at 6:00 pm in Kankakee. Football defeated the State Champs, Rochester, in overtime, 59-58! In fact, PND is the first team to...Read More

During October, PND observes Respect Life Month, and this past week, Teens for Life hosted meaningful activities to bring our school community together in support of life. Throughout the week, students collected diapers for Empower Life Center in Peoria, with Rice House earning first place and a candy prize by donating 1,710 diapers!!! Teens for...Read More

Congratulations to Brady Mullens – the November Student of the Month! Brady is a junior at PND and a member of St. Jude Parish. Brady is a three sport-athlete involved in football, wrestling, and track as well as All School Council, St. Jude Club, Student Ambassadors, and Teens for Life. Brady is described by his...Read More

Yesterday, senior students Grace Kilian, Addie Rezac, Grace Theisen, and Shelby Urben attended the Diversity Luncheon hosted by the Peoria County Bar Association! They had the honor of hearing from keynote speaker Mary E. Smith, the immediate past president of the American Bar Association. What an awesome learning opportunity!Read More

Reminder: Friday is the deadline to sign-up for AP Exams without a late registration fee (after November 1st)!! AP Exams are optional exams for students hoping to earn college credit or AP Capstone recognition. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Dwyer (r.dwyer@pndhs.org).Read More

Ms. Scott’s AP Government finished a unit studying federalism in the US government by examining several court cases that tested the distribution of power and responsibilities between the federal and state governments. Sometimes federalism can be described as layer-cake federalism or marble-cake federalism, so students presented their federalism court cases by creating their own cakes!...Read More

Our 7th annual 12 Days of Christmas Cash and Car Raffle is underway! Purchase tickets now to be entered into daily cash drawings which begin on December 9th and end on December 19th. You could win between $300 and $2,000 in cash! On December 20th, we will draw for the grand prize, and one lucky...Read More

Join us to root on our awesome teams this week!! TONIGHT: Volleyball won their first regional game and will play in the regional semi-final tonight, October 29th, at 6 PM at Farmington High School. TOMORROW: Soccer won regionals and will compete in the sectional semi-final tomorrow, October 30th, at 4 PM at Dunlap Valley Middle...Read More