A Toast of Praise to the recently elected Student Council Executive Board (E-Board) members at St. Mary’s Dominican High School for the 2018-2019 school year.
(From left): President Catherine “Cappy” Elvir, Vice President Olivia Singleton, Secretary Elizabeth “Lizzy” Bourg, and Treasurer Margaret “Maggie” Latham.
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After two days of tennis, St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Tennis Team is the 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl 5A Regional Tennis Tournament Runner Up.
Monday, April 16, Dominican’s Tennis Team swept five lines in the Regional Tournament at City Park qualifying the team to advance to the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA State Tennis Meet in Monroe next week.
State starts Monday, April 23 at University of Louisiana Monroe.
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The presentation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella wowed audiences during its two weekend run. Audience members also enjoyed A Fine Arts Festival that was exhibited in Alumnae Hall, featuring 500 pieces of artwork by nearly 400 students.
The stage in the Sr. Ambrose Reggio, O.P. Gymnasium was transformed into a fairytale landscape. It was a perfect backdrop for a memorable musical. The 1957 collaboration of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II produced songs that are still treasured today – “In My Own Little Corner”, “Ten Minutes Ago” and “Impossible: It’s Possible.”
At a special weekday matinee, there were squeals of delight and applause from more than 900 students from area schools who packed the gym for an afternoon presentation of the musical. Attending where students from ten schools: Christ the King (Gretna), Holy Name of Jesus (New Orleans), Homer A. Plessy (New Orleans), Immaculate Conception (Marrero), Lynn Oaks (St. Bernard), St. Christopher (Metairie), St. Peter (Reserve), St. Rita (Harahan), St. Rita (New Orleans), and St. Rosalie (Harvey). After the musical, visitors met members of the cast.
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Keeping with tradition, seniors at St. Mary’s Dominican High School enjoyed the end of the school year “Top Dog” lunch of hotdogs, with all of the toppings, and cheese covered nachos prepared and served by the Dad’s Club. Ice cream sandwiches and music provided by a DJ dad topped off the gathering. A Toast of Praise to the dads for a memorable time.
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Congratulations to Rose Doskey, Alexandra Gutierrez, Allie Koenig, Macie LaFonta, Alyssa Lastrapes, Katie Mayer, and Anita Whitner who are among the 2018 Altar Servers of the Year. Pastors from across the Archdiocese of New Orleans nominated altar servers for the honors, sponsored annually by the Sierra Club of New Orleans.
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Lunch on the lawn, music by a DJ, slides and obstacle courses, ball games, and early dismissal capped off the week for students at St. Mary’s Dominican High School that finished its AdvancED® review.
The Dad’s Club provided music, popcorn and ice cream sandwiches.
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Recently, the sophomore class participated in their Sophomore Retreat. This day of reflection began with a talk by Sr. Tracey Matthia Dugas, a Daughter of St. Paul, on ‘What does it mean to be a daughter of God?’
Students enjoyed group talks and activities focused on discovering beauty, appreciating the gift that God created them to be, and learning how to connect with God through music and Scripture. During one group activity, students made Psalm 23 bracelets for the residents of Eden House.
Fr. Scott Daniels, O.P. joined the students and their parents for mid day Mass. At the end of the day, sophomores gathered together joyfully to share their inspirations and insights. Special thanks to all of the faculty and junior and senior group leaders who contributed to making the day a huge success.
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St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s alumnae, representing more than 50 classes, celebrated the annual homecoming weekend with a Thanksgiving Mass on campus and a luncheon at Chateau Country Club. At the luncheon, they saluted fellow alumnae. The Honorable Amy Coney Barrett was honored as Alumna of the Year and Gina Bagnetto Waters received the St. Catherine of Siena Preaching Award. The honorees are from the Class of 1990.
The Honorable Amy Coney Barrett (center), 2018 Alumna of the Year for St. Mary’s Dominican High School with Dr. Cynthia A. Thomas, President of Dominican (right) and Kathleen McGlone ’98, outgoing Alumnae Association President.
Her peers recognized Barrett as a woman who instills Christian moral values while urging the practice of ethical behaviors as demonstrated through her dedication to family, public service or career. She earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame, where she was recognized with the highest honors awarded and served as executive editor of Notre Dame Law Review. Barrett clerked for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court. As an associate at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin in Washington, D.C., she litigated constitutional, criminal, and commercial cases in both trial and appellate courts.
From 2010-2016, Barrett served by appointment of the Chief Justice on the Advisory Committee for the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. She serves on the faculty of Notre Dame’s Law School. In November 2017, she was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Barrett has been published widely in the areas of federal courts, constitutional law, and statutory interpretation. Her scholarship in these fields has been published in leading journals, including the Columbia, Virginia, and Texas Law Reviews. She and husband, Jesse, are active members of St. Joseph Parish in South Bend, Indiana, and members of “People of Praise,” a charismatic ecumenical community. They are the parents of seven children among whom two were adopted from Haiti and another who has special needs.
St. Catherine of Siena Preaching Award recipient Gina Bagnetto Waters (center) with Dr. Cynthia A. Thomas, President of Dominican (right) and Kathleen McGlone ’98, outgoing Alumnae Association President.
Gina Bagnetto Waters received the St. Catherine of Siena Preaching Award in recognition for preaching the Holy Word by the example of her life and being an inspiration to those who seek Truth, the Resurrection and the Life. Upon the completion of her degree in geology at Louisiana State University, Waters worked as an environmental geologist. However, her work was not the sole focus of her vocational journey. Waters’ affiliation with the LSU Catholic Center increased her involvement in the Catholic Church, evangelization, and faith formation. She served the homeless, taught CCD, became a lector, and served on the Parish Council of St. George Church in Baton Rouge. Currently residing in Houston, she and her friend Alicia Goodwin, co-founded the Marian Servants of the Incarnate Wisdom®. In 2015, Gina was instrumental in opening the first satellite campus of the Cenacle of Our Lady of Divine Providence School of Spiritual Direction where she later became Director. In 2016, Waters became the Director of the Marian Servants. She is President of the Incarnate Wisdom House of Prayer Board of Directors. At St. Rose of Lima Parish, she serves as Spiritual Director, Healing Prayer Minister, Lector, and Extraordinary Minister of Holy Eucharist. Gina and her husband, Matt Waters, have three children and continue to live in Houston.
Awards presented to the honorees were donated by Anna Maria D. Mitchell, ’45, in memory of her parents and grandparents. The Class of 1968, marking their 50th anniversary, received rosaries that were designed and handmade by Rebecca Bellows Crawford ’86. White roses were given to nine alumna from the 1940s who were recognized and thanked for sharing Dominican’s tradition and legacy through generations.
Members of the Class of 1968 celebrated their 50th anniversary at St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Homecoming. Attending the event were: Catherine Abboud, Kathleen Aparicio, Susie Baker, Susan Bartholomew, Jamie Blazek, Karen Blue, Kathleen Bourgeois, Penny Bunce, Linda Burke-Jaubert, Karen Burlet, Karen Burmaster, Kay Casey, Madeline Corcoran, Deborah Covington, Judy Danna, Catherine DiSalvo, Margaret Dyer, Suzanne Fernandez, Susan Finney, Margaret Fitzgerald, Denise Floyd, Loretta Hamilton, Kathy Hardy, Maxine Haslauer, Mary Hedlund, Mary Ellen Hepting, Pamela Hodson, Santa Hymel, Linda Joint, Patricia Justice, Marian Kramer, Melissa Landry, Eugenie Lasoski, Belinda Lassalle, Leona Lester, Marilyn Linker, Anne Miller, Karen Moore, Eileen Moote, Linda Myers, Amy Nolan, JoAnn Ordoyne, Cynthia Orlando, Ann Palmisano, Katherine Peres, Kathleen Ramirez, Susan Regan, Carol Lee Revel, M’Liss Schexnayder, Maureen Schreiber, Susan Shepherd, Claire Simno, Barbara Smith, Betty Ann Sunseri, Marianne Terrebonne, Laura Tusa, and Sharon Wilde.
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Alstroemeria flower dissection, creating an ultraviolet bead bracelet, leaf rubbing, and using the Dichotomous Key Leaf were among the activities at the Domini-Science event on April 20. At the welcome, the Dominican Robotics team demonstrated their robots and Domini-Scientists took a turn at the controls.
During a scavenger hunt, Domini-Scientists explored the school grounds and its offering of trees and bushes to identify the unique design of leaves. The ultraviolet bead bracelet sparked discussion on ultraviolet radiation, dangers of UV rays and the importance of sunscreen.
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Veritas Volunteers served goodwill and lunch at The Chefs’ Charity for Children. Held at Hilton New Orleans Riverside, the annual tradition marked its 43rd year and featured local chefs who conducted cooking demonstrations and served a banquet lunch of their creations. Event proceeds benefit St. Michael Special School that educates students age six through adulthood with special needs.
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In science teacher Ms. Anjel Guitroz’s classroom, junior and seniors had two surprises today. Instead of reviewing upcoming exams in the human anatomy class, their teacher instructed them to put on surgical gloves, masks and caps. A “patient” needed emergency surgery and they were going to learn how to do a surgeon’s knot and a running loop stitch. The patient was the SynDaver™ Surgical Model. As they gathered around the patient, Ms. Guitroz reminded them, “You have to be comfortable with the orientation of the needle.”
Students were improving with practice when two visitors arrived. Seminarians Jeff Merritt and Dr. Davis Ahimbisibwe had heard about the SynDaver and wanted to see its use in a classroom setting. Merritt was in his second year of medical school at Tulane University before transferring to Notre Dame Seminary. Dr. Davis was a physician in Uganda, but also had a calling.
Recounting some of the cases he handled in his medical practice, Dr. Davis shared, “I have seen the hand of God so much in my practice, that I would always advise my patients to pray.” He and Merritt shared that communication is critical in medicine and priesthood. Merritt noted that listening and observing go hand-in-hand. “We had a medical treatment card that we gave to our patients,” shared Dr. Davis. “It read – We Treat, But God Heals.”
The SynDaver made its debut in 2015 at St. Mary’s Dominican High School, making it the first high school in the United States to have one. Used in Human Anatomy classes, it is a 3D jigsaw body puzzle with every muscle, bone, vascular component and organs removable and replaceable. Guitroz received suture training from George B. Morris IV, MD, Chairman of OB/GYN at Ochsner Baptist.
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At the Division I state semifinal game held in Sulphur this past weekend, fourth-seeded Dominican toppled defending state champion Mount Carmel 2-1. Dominican’s two-run home run in the 6th-inning marked a historic upset, “one of the greatest upsets in the 46-year history of the LHSAA softball tournament,” wrote Pat Mashburn for Times-Picayune/nola.com.
After the win, Dominican took on second-seeded John Curtis in the championship game. The team fought hard to hold on to a 4-run lead, but fell with a 7-5 loss. However, they brought home the Softball State Runner Up title and memories for the history books and a lifetime.
Congratulations to the team, head coach Dawn Benoit, assistant coaches Jody Savoie and Chris Hernandez, and trainer Emily Jaeger.
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St. Mary’s Dominican High School senior Grace Babin has signed a college athletic scholarship with Millsaps College for the fall 2018-2019 school year where she will play soccer. At Dominican, Babin was a five-year member of the soccer team and a four-year letter recipient. She had 30 varsity career goals and 17 assists, and was named to the 2018 All District team and All State second team.
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St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s National Art Honor Society inducted 45 members during induction ceremonies. The National Art Honor Society (NAHS), designed specifically for high school students in grades 9-12, was established in 1978 by the National Art Education Association to inspire and recognize students who have shown an outstanding ability and interest in art. The NAHS strives to aid members in attaining the highest standards in art scholarship, character, and service, and to bring art education to the attention of the school and community. Club moderator is Jennifer Frosch.
Photo by Alexis Lang ’18
St. Mary’s Dominican High School students inducted into the National Art Honor Society are: Front, Row 1: Jhai Britton, Victoria Chan, Bailey Dauzat, Grace Davila, Emily Gaudin, Bryce Leonhard, Celeste Patron, Chloe Whitcomb, and Anne Marie Wherritt. Row 2: Zoe’ Ashley, Carly Buuck, Gabriella Cotton, Emma Dusang, Morgan Kavanagh, Melanie Ladmirault, Kennedy Sarrazin, Kennedi Sigur, Madigan Spiers, Laynie Tierney, Anna Vu, and Catie Ward Row 3: Allison Briuglio, Bella Brocato, Grayson Cooley, Clara Garcia, Robyn Giraud, Catie Glorioso, Bridget Glueck, Emily Johnson, Abigail Kibler, Emily Maddie, Emi Onstott, Elisa Perriott, Elisabeth Piglia, Cole Pittman, Alexandra Rosenbohm, Abby Slattery, and MacKenzie Stansberry. Not pictured: Ali Chauvin, Brooklyn Comeaux, June Nail, Alexandria Morris, Katherine Mouton, Heather Ordoyne, and Sarah Wild.
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April 30 through May 4, seniors celebrated their final week of class with several observances and traditions. Early in the week they wore t-shirts indicating their college choice for next fall. On Friday, their last day, seniors enjoyed snowballs during lunch, took their best aim in tossing uniforms and shoes in the recycle bin, and gathered at the flag pole for the Senior Countdown. Their “Shoe Photo” featured circles of shoes from the 183 members of the Class of 2018.
Giving a nod to their alma mater song that celebrates “Saints and sages, named enrolled,” seniors autographed a pillar inside the school’s Veritas Tower. During construction of the Veritas Tower, the Class of 2015 signed a piling before its installation beneath the tower. The alumnae directory and other symbols reflecting the school’s history are also under the tower’s base.
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