Members of the Ecology and Stewardship Club at St. Mary’s Dominican High School found several ways to embrace the international observance of Earth Day. An annual event, Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries.

On the Microsoft Teams club page, senior Dasia Thomas wore her club hat and started the posts with, “Happy Earth Day wonderful stewards.”

“Happiest of all Earth Days, God’s wonderful stewards! I am going for a bike-ride today (fun-fact: I repaired my bike using all recycled materials from an old bike my grandma had!) and I am, of course, hugging some trees,” posted sophomore Jenna Thomas  who shared a photo of her hugging a tree. “I also have a Purple Martin house in my backyard, and one bird laid some eggs! I’ll be doing some bird watching, too. Say a prayer to St. Francis today and thank the Lord for the beautiful gift of creation.”

Tilling the soil on Earth Day were 8th grader Julia Jones who started a garden and junior Sophia Forest who planted tomatoes.

Sophomore Nhu Thao (Betsy) Cao posted photos of a street in New Delhi taken October 28, 2019 and one taken April 20, 2020 that showed a striking contrast of India’s air quality, On her post, she observed, “We should never assume that it’s too late for the environment to improve. Even though Earth still has problems that are difficult to resolve like global warming, we can still significantly impact the rate and magnitude of these major global problems. These changes occurred just in a very short amount of time. Thank God for the resilience of our Earth!”

Those street photos reminded club moderator Joann Haydel of a drive she took with her family across Lake Pontchartrain for a hike on the Northshore. “We could see the whole Northshore from only two miles into our drive! Said Haydel. “I have never seen it that clear. It was the same way on our drive back to the city. It was gorgeous!”

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Pope Francis called for greater protection for the planet. During his weekly general audience, the pope described humans’ failure as guardians of the Earth, as seen in our exploitation of resources and damages to ecosystems. “Because of our selfishness, we have failed in our responsibility to be guardians and stewards of the Earth,” he said. “We have polluted and despoiled it, endangering our very lives.”

Calling for rethinking how we approach the Earth, Pope Francis said instead of exploiting it for resources, we must remember that “we stand on holy ground,” and noted that all are capable of global responses. As witnessed in the collective action in our response to the coronavirus pandemic, “by showing solidarity with one another and embracing the most vulnerable in our midst,” he said.

Pope Francis cited the necessity of young people becoming involved, as well as the importance of international negotiation, and noted two major international conferences coming up — the United Nations Biodiversity Conference and the U.N. 26th Conference of Parties on climate change (COP26). Both have been postponed due to the coronavirus

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Article on Aleteia.com:

Sister Miriam: The Dominican nun who helped discover DNA

The Michigan-based nun was also a prominent cancer researcher, educator, and lecturer.

by Jean Elizabeth Seah

 

The discovery of DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, was a groundbreaking step in understanding the building blocks of all living creatures. DNA is a molecule in each cell that bears the genetic instructions for the development and reproduction of living organisms, including viruses.

The credit for the discovery of the DNA double helix has gone to American biologist James Watson, English physicist Francis Crick and New Zealand biologist Maurice Wilkins, but they would not have won their 1962 Nobel Prize without the work of several scientists before them, including Wilkins’ colleague Rosalind Franklin and Dominican Sister Miriam Michael Stimson.

Sister Miriam (December 24, 1913 – June 17, 2002) was an Adrian Dominican and a professor of chemistry at Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan. Her obituary notes:

“Her early success in chemistry, working on early research examining cells, led to an invitation to lecture at the Sorbonne in Paris. She was the second woman to lecture there; the first was Marie Curie. She later received international recognition for her early work with the spectroscope, a tool used for analyzing chemicals, and wrote manuals for using the instrument.”

Beyond that, Sister Miriam worked on wound-healing hormones, helping to create Preparation H. She established a research laboratory at Siena Heights in 1939, where she researched cancer for more than 30 years. Known at Siena as “M2,”Sister Miriam introduced undergraduate research and an addiction counseling program.

Arguably, her most significant contribution in cancer research was her solution that unlocked the shape of DNA nucleobases.

Read the full Aleteia.com article here:

Sister Miriam: The Dominican nun who helped discover DNA

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[3/25 11:08 AM] Shannon Hauler

Yearbook Club 2019-2020, please send me (or post here) pictures of you doing schoolwork at home! We want to include these in the yearbook! Miss you! Hope you are doing well!

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[4/13 10:19 AM] Shannon Hauler

Pub 1 YB Period 2, good morning, ladies. Ms. Casey Lefante and I have re-evaluated the remaining pages for fourth quarter and, working with administration, have come up with the following. I will need seniors to sign up for one spread each. Juniors will have to sign up for two spreads (two of you may need to work together….I think I’m listing 14 pages, not 15). Please respond to this post with your page requests, and I will take care of assigning them. I am using today to catch up on yearbook work. I know I have a lot to do; I had to take care of my 8th graders first. Please let me know if you have questions. *Also, I realize that I will have to get a lot of these pictures for you and fix them in Photoshop and upload them. Be patient with me. If you see a specific picture that you want, let me know. And don’t feel bad if you have to let me know more than once. I won’t be offended/upset. You know I forget things (smile)

1. 4th Quarter Division – Elise Landrum (this is your assigned layout)

2. Home Learning – leave room for a reflection

3. Home Learning – we want to include videos of the band/choir students working from home – Lefante and I will take care of getting these videos

4. Digital Spirit Week and Black and Gold Day

5. Faculty Builds community

6. Students Build community

7. Building Community from afar (include posts from Library)

8. End of the year activities (we’re thinking pics of students returning books, cleaning out lockers, teachers checking out…not sure when/how we’ll get these, but it’s a goal)

9. StuCo Elections

10. Academic and Athletic Honors (recognizing those students who would have been recognized at academic honor day and if there are any Lou Reilly awards we haven’t covered – not sure)

11. Senior Activities – senior superlatives and whatever else we do – Mia Nguyen

12. The metro area during this time – Lefante and I will drive around and get pictures of what life is like right now. You are not driving around doing this (we don’t want you to put yourself at risk of anything)

13. DHS timeline of how Dominican responded to other crises – we’re thinking of talking to Sr. Savio and getting info on what DHS was like during/after Katrina, WWII, etc. If we are able to get back into school in June to get pictures, we will. If not….who’s a talented artist who could draw sketches? Casey Lefante, please remind me of what we meant by numbers 5, 6, and 7…I’m drawing a blank. Ladies, please post your page requests and I’ll assign them. Thank you! Miss you!

Welcome to the yearbook class at St. Mary’s Dominican High School where they connect with each other and their teacher via Microsoft Teams. It is part of the school’s home distance learning experience that began on March 20 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Across the country, schools transitioned from the classroom setting to homes where students and faculty engage on-line in this new environment.

The yearbook’s theme, “I Was Here,” has brought new meaning and challenges to the class that includes seniors and juniors. Last August, by the second day of the 2019-2020 school term, the book’s design and theme was selected. “I Was Here” would chronicle the school year in classes, clubs, Mass, community service, and athletic events. The recent school campus closure meant no opportunity to photograph a school day’s moment in the classroom or lunchroom, at a club meeting or a sports event in Siena Gym. Spring term activities and events have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely.

“The pressing challenges were how do you capture the fourth quarter of the school term when school is closed,” notes Shannon Hauler who is in her 11th year as the yearbook lead moderator. In addition to teaching the yearbook class, she also teaches English to 8th Graders. Yearbook club co-moderator is colleague Casey Lefante who teaches 8th Grade English and Advanced Placement English. Due to home distance learning, work by the Yearbook Club was shifted to the yearbook class.

Hauler has high praise for the class that quickly stepped up to the task of documenting the final months of school that are filled with events that include the annual musical and fine arts festival, election of Student Council officers and class representatives for next year’s school term, countdown days for seniors, and graduation.

“They have done a phenomenal job of stepping up. Immediately they were reaching out to students and teachers, asking them to send photos from their homes,” she says. “What has changed is our approach in completing the book and making sure we have an accurate representation of as many students as possible. We are still Dominican. That part is our identity and has not changed.”

“I am proud of all the work they have done. They have come together and understand the importance of completing the yearbook. June 16th is their deadline to finish the book,” notes Hauler.

Pages are being adapted to reflect the current means of communications: photos from digital Spirit Week will become a spread. Seniors’ countdown will feature photos sent by members of the Class of 2020. The yearbook students send photos to Hauler who edits them in Photoshop and posts to the yearbook wall. During the week, the class online discussion ebbs and flows as editorial content and layout evolve.

“Each yearbook tells its own story,” observes Hauler. “I believe this yearbook will be much like the ones at schools impacted the year of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The stories those yearbooks told were ones that have lasting impact. Our yearbook will be one of those.”

In the yearbook class at St. Mary’s Dominican High School, seniors Chloe Candies and Mia Nguyen collaborate with junior Aria Dody via Microsoft Teams on page layouts for the school’s 2019-2020 yearbook.

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As the school year’s fourth quarter approached its final weeks, St. Mary’s Dominican High School students in teacher Claudia Vallejo’s Spanish III Honors class were assigned a project that has been embraced globally. The creative ways people were recreating paintings during quarantine for the Coronavirus was the subject of an April 10, 2020 Time Magazine article, “How People Imitating Masterful Paintings Launched a Sweeping Trend from Italy to Iceland.” The article inspired Vallejo to give an assignment to her students where they could apply their knowledge of Spanish language and culture to art.

She shared the article with them, noting a modified approach with virtual visits to museums from a list Vallejo compiled of ten Hispano-American museums. The museums were in Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Perú. For the assignment, the students answered in Spanish questions about the artist they selected, location of the museum, title of the painting, and its description. In addition, each student gave a title to her own recreation of a painting.

“I loved how the students involved their families in this project and the titles they gave to their recreated paintings,” said Vallejo. “I also loved their exchange of messages on our Teams page – For abstract art as your original, your picture is so incredible and so creative. You should be very proud; OMG I love this; For such a detailed painting, your picture is practically identical. It’s amazing.”

She pointed to the therapeutic element of art, whether the form is a painting, sculpture, drawing, or music. Artist Frida Kahlo considered one of Mexico’s greatest artists, contracted polio at age six which caused her to be bedridden for nine months. She recovered from the disease, but it damaged her right leg and foot, causing her to limp when she walked. She began painting mostly self-portraits after she was severely injured in a bus accident. Kahlo exhibited her paintings in Paris and Mexico before her death in 1954 at the age of 47.

“Frida Kahlo created the most amazing paintings when she found herself in physical and emotional pain,” said Vallejo. “Art helps people to heal and find spiritual peace. This is especially true during these difficult times. There are numerous exhibits, performances, concerts, books, and so much more –and they are free and available online.”

PHOTOS: LIFE IMITATING ART RECREATIONS BY ST. MARY’S DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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In these extraordinary times of social distancing, good will has no boundaries. Time, talent, and treasure from the Dominican community near and far are shared daily. Good will takes many forms – grocery runs for neighbors, making meals for healthcare workers, repurposing donated materials of bags and clothing into protective masks, thank you signs on mailboxes, colorful chalk murals on sidewalks –  these and countless other acts of kindness touch many lives.

Thank you for all that you do!

Neighborhood Stations of the Cross

A group of friends, that includes Dominican families, organized Stations of the Cross in their River Ridge neighborhood. Photos of the Stations of the Cross have been shared on social media, with church websites, and local media. DHS organizers included Emily Stricker, Natasha Forest, Christine Bertucci, Stacie Richardson (’96), and Stephanie Centanni who have daughters at Dominican.

“I am so proud to call these prayerful ladies friends,” said Christine Bertucci. “We witnessed an overwhelming response and were blessed by the amount of prayer that took place in our community by young and old alike.”

Serving Those Who Serve

Tiffany Assaf Tandecki (’90) and husband Leo Tandecki are owners of Vintage Garden Kitchen. Leo is the Executive Chef of Vintage Garden Kitchen that has two locations: one in the CBD and the other Uptown. Vintage Garden Kitchen serves healthy, made-from-scratch gourmet soups, salads, wraps, sandwiches and daily specials, providing vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free and meat options.

During the pandemic, the Tandeckis have donated food three times to feed the front lines: customers and neighbors at Touro Infirmary/LCMC Health via the LCMC Foundation;  Ochsner Baptist Hospital, and the Musicians Clinic, feeding musicians and those who work in the service industry.

“It is a privilege and an honor to make these donations to people who make up the fabric of our city and are our heroes,” said Tiffany. “We live by our tagline, Eat Good. Feel Good. DO GOOD. Next week, we have more on the books to continue feeding the front lines.”

Serving Others

Dawn Harris Jeffries (’87), started a nonprofit organization, Girls Light Our Way, and transformed her home into a warehouse, factory, and office. Since March 16th, Dawn and her assistant – husband James M. Jeffries, III, MD FACS – have provided girls and their families with nearly 250 grocery totes filled with snacks, frozen and dry foods.  “They also look forward to receiving hot meals delivered to their doors just before one of our online mental, physical, and nutritional wellness, self-efficacy and financial literacy sessions every Thursday. To God Be The Glory!” shared Dawn.

Mary Anne Frey Schindler (’72), Matthew 25:35 Ministries’ Food Pantry President, organized a prayer chain that anyone praying for the World in these challenging times can add their name as a link.

She also shared that each week, the Matthew 25:35 Ministries’ Food Pantry in Destrehan is serving families in St. Charles Parish  https://matthew2535ministries.com/

Shelly Bacharach Raynal (’81) of Gris Graphix has been creating one of a kind cards for any occasion to send to a special someone, free of charge. “All that is required is an email from the sender with occasion, what they want the card to say, how to sign the card, name and address of recipient and return address or can use my return address,” said Shelly.

You can reach Shelly at her email address: grisgrisgraphix@gmail.com.

Dawn Deffner Tupper (’87) and Fr. David Caron, Vicar of Evangelization for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank.

“We certainly are living in different times right now,” shared Alexa Schexnaildre (’04). “I saw the video of the Dominican faculty going around a couple weeks ago, and it really warmed my heart! The Dominican community is so special.  I’m still in the thick of things with my health situation, so I would appreciate some extra prayers.”

Recently, Alexa started a blog, “For the Greater Purpose” to share spiritual lessons that she is learning in the midst health challenges she has been enduring for many years. “My spiritual director and many other people have been encouraging me to write for years now. I have always felt called to write, but I did not feel like God was telling me it was the right time until a few weeks before everything unfolded with coronavirus,” she said. ”I didn’t understand why this was suddenly ‘the’ time until everything started unfolding with coronavirus. Now I understand God’s timing better, as I hope much of what I share will be comforting to people dealing with all of the uncertainties during this time. The focus of my blog is that God is the only steadfast presence in our lives, as everything of this world is fleeting. I’m sharing the ways in which I’ve had to grow in my faith during my health challenges, and I hope that this blog will offer encouragement to all during these challenging times. Hope all is well. The Dominican community is in my prayers! God bless.”

Visit https://forthegreaterpurpose.blog

Alexa plans to post a few times each month.

Kathryn Wild and her daughters, Audrey (a junior) and Sammie (8th Grade) at Dominican, found ways to keep busy while helping others during the current stay at home order. After seeing a national story about Giving Hope NOLA, they have been volunteering at the food bank located in New Orleans East. The food bank feed ups to 700+ families each day with a week’s worth of groceries. Cars enter a driveway and pass by different stations as volunteers load their vehicles with dairy, produce, meat, and miscellaneous groceries.  “It has been an amazing experience,” said Kathryn. Kathryn and her daughters also helped a family whose loved one was recovering from a critical illness. In two days, the three of them made, packaged, and delivered bath bombs for Easter gifts. Their efforts raised $1,035 for the family.

Sewing For Others

Gabrielle Abadie Champagne (’87) has been busy making masks for health care workers who are on the front lines. She has made and handed out 580 masks and has about 300 that are still being made. In a shout out to Gabrielle, alumna Jennifer Collins (’87) said several alumnae have reached out to Gabrielle who “is not only inspiring her friends to help gather supplies, she is inspiring and garnering help from all of her friends and beyond. It’s quite the amazing effort and a bit of feel good Christian outreach amidst this chaos,” said Jennifer.

Using materials donated from her classmates, Karen Kloesel Katz (’82) is making protective masks. So far, she has made 50 masks, and is sewing more for family friends and neighbors.

Jan Gustafson (’59) delivered her homemade masks to 40 of her Orchard neighbors on the Northshore. “I thought it would be a small gesture of care and concern, and following the directive of wearing masks when going out,” said Jan. “They were fun to make and appreciated by those who got them. I pray for the safety of everyone , young and old.”

Karen Schowalter Cooper (’82), who enjoyed a career singing around the world, now spends her time teaching music in the Memphis area. During her studies at LSU where she earned a Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in vocal performance, Karen worked at the fabric boutique, Classic Fabrics, where she learned to sew and enjoy the beauty of various textiles – from simple cottons to luxurious silks. Of course, she first learned to operate a sewing machine in Home Economics class at Dominican!

Recently, Karen joined the 4M/Mid-South Medical Mask Makers. The need for masks during the Covid-19 Crisis is clear and Karen wanted to do what she could to help. The 4M group distributes masks to hospitals, retirement communities, and frontline essential workers. Karen will continue to sew masks until the need subsides.

Spreading Cheer

Brooklyn Ellzey, who will  be a Dominican 8th grader in the fall, used her artistic talents to  spread cheer to her neighbors. Brooklyn is the daughter of Michelle Menes Ellzey (’97).

Jewelry designer Cathy Capritto Gotzkowsky (’86) of CC Gotz Designs is offering a discount to ‘Thank Our Heroes’ on her website – ccgotz.com through May 16! Use the code MOM30.

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Artwork by St. Mary’s Dominican High School sophomore Catherine Mansfield is among the top 25% entries selected for publication by CelebratingArt.com, devoted to the promotion and appreciation of student art. Mansfield is a student in teacher Rosalie Abadie’s Art I class.

The CelebratingArt.com contests, sponsored by Blick Art Materials, are for students in grade levels K-12. The intent of the student art contests is to motivate student artists. The top entries are published in its semiannual art anthology book that will record the creative works of today’s student artists.

“For my Art I first quarter project, I wanted to create a piece that was detailed but could still be viewed easily as a whole, coherent picture. Since the project was a pencil shading project, I had to pick a picture with strong dark and light values to use the pencil to its full extent,” said Mansfield. “The tall arches, columns, and windows of this church ceiling seemed to fit these criteria perfectly. Several weeks and three stubby pencils later, I had created a piece that I hope pays adequate homage to the intricate architecture of gothic churches.”

Mansfield said that having her art included in Celebrating Art’s anthology book, “is an honor that I am very grateful for. In the future, I hope that I can continue to improve my art and use it to give recognition to the beauty of God’s work.”

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Since the beginning of her junior year at St. Mary’s Dominican High School, Reilly Spitzfaden has been looking forward to her Junior Prom. Then came the Coronavirus pandemic and schools across the country cancelled proms due to social distancing guidelines. However, Reilly was not deterred. “I was not going to let COVID-19 stop me from having one,” she said. “I asked my dad if we could do an at-home prom, and he said yes!”

Reilly oversaw the food, decorations, and music for her prom. She invited her grandparents, Uncle Bryan and Aunt Josie, and Aunt Marie who practiced social distancing. “It was probably the most fun I have had since quarantine,” said Reilly, who enjoyed putting together a music playlist that featured everything 80’s rock hits and show tunes. Her dad made a prom poster. Light shows were the main decorations. Food was ordered from Reilly’s favorite Mexican restaurant, Santa Fe. There were many photo opportunities for Reilly and family. Wearing a floor length mauve colored gown, Reilly posed with her father, Paul Spitzfaden, who wore a white tuxedo jacket, yellow cummerbund, and ruffled blue shirt. They accessorized with chic face masks.

Her favorite prom moments were sharing the celebration with family and giving a one-woman show of Hamilton. Since she was in the 8th grade, Reilly has participated in the stage crew for the school’s annual musical, something she looks forward to every year. Until she can see her friends in person, the seventeen-year-old keeps in touch with them. To her peers who are experiencing home distance learning, she offered this advice: use the extra free time to your advantage, read the book you always wanted to read, pick up a new hobby, reconnect with friends and family, learn a new skill.

When school does reopen, she most looks forward to seeing her favorite teachers in person, and her junior class as seniors, adding, “Ever since Rally Day, the Class of 2021 has never been closer. I deeply miss every single one of my classmates and I cannot wait to see them.”

Her dad sees his daughter’s prom experience through the lens of both a parent and part of the school community as he is Dominican’s Athletic Director and has been a faculty member.

“Dancing, eating, laughing as a family will be a wonderful memory associated with the corona craziness,” he shared. “As a dad, my favorite part of the night was seeing Reilly’s smile throughout the whole evening and her saying it was a prom that will live with her forever.”

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The St. Mary’s Dominican High School Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement 2020 video includes valedictory and salutatory addresses, acknowledgment of award recipients, announcement of each graduate’s name, and recent accomplishments of the Class of 2020.

The Dominican community commends the Class of 2020 for all of their accomplishments.

Here’s a Toast of Praise to you!

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One-hundred fifty-six students were conferred diplomas from St. Mary’s Dominican High School during a pre-recorded video of the Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement for the Class of 2020. The video went live at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, the date that was scheduled for an on-campus commencement. It received more than 1,400 views.

The Baccalaureate Mass was celebrated by Fr. David G. Caron, O.P., member of Dominican’s Board of Directors. President Dr. Cynthia A. Thomas gave the keynote address. Vice President, Principal Mrs. Carolyn F. Favre conferred the diplomas and presented a profile of the 2020 graduating class. Mrs. Wendy Grubb, Chair of the Counseling Department, presented graduates.

The Class of 2020 achieved numerous honors and awards. In the class, 72 students merited the distinction of honor graduate, earning grade point averages above 3.5. Forty students graduated summa cum laude, 11 magna cum laude, and 21 cum laude.

One of the highest academic honors a high school student can receive is National Merit recognition for outstanding academic ability as determined by the student’s scores on the PSAT administered in October of her junior year. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognized Celeste Patron among the 2020 National Merit Finalists.

As of May 16, graduates earned admission into 89 different colleges and universities throughout the country. A total of 374 scholarships and awards were merited by 114 seniors. These scholarships and awards totaled more than $11.5 million.

Although there were no spring testing programs this year, as of May 5 there were 27 seniors that qualified for advanced placement college credit through Advanced Placement (AP) exams, for a total of 127 credit hours. Many of these students were placed into honors programs because of their high scores on the placement tests. Additional college credits will be awarded in July based on AP exams during the first two weeks of May. Twenty students earned another 117 hours of math credit through math dual enrollment with Louisiana State University. The Class of 2020 completed more than 28,845 hours of community service.

In the Fine Arts of Music, Drama, and Visual Arts, the graduates are among the most talented in the state. Athletically, members of this class participated in 8 out of 10 sports offered at Dominican, breaking individual records. Additionally, these students captured several titles, including, Louisiana High School Athletic Association All-Academic Teams and All-District Team Members. This year, Dominican also captured District and State Runner-up titles. Senior Olivia Peyton signed a volleyball scholarship with Spring Hill College.

Salutatorian Elise Dorothy Bourg received the Salutatory Award for achieving the second highest cumulative grade point average in her program of studies. Elise is the daughter of Dr. Florence Bourg and Michael Bourg of Harahan. She plans to major in theatre management at the University of Oklahoma Norman Campus that offered her the Award of Excellence scholarship. An AP Scholar with Honor, she was a Student Preacher, Eucharistic Minister, Choir president, Drama Club secretary, and member of Liturgical Music, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, and Tri-M Music Honor Society.

Valedictorians were Lyndsey Paige Jones and Tessa Louise Paul. They received the Valedictory Award, presented to the honor graduates who have achieved the highest cumulative grade point average in their program of studies.

Lyndsey Paige Jones, daughter of Kesha Jones and Larry Jones of Gretna, will attend Xavier University of Louisiana that awarded her the Board of Trustees Scholarship. She plans to be a psychology pre-med major. Her senior year she was vice president of the National Honor Society. Other memberships included National English Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Color Guard 11th grade co-captain, and Student Council’s 10th grade Coordinator and 9th Grade Homeroom Representative. She received the Frederic Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award from the University of Rochester in recognition of an outstanding commitment to social justice, Dartmouth Club of the Gulf Coast Book Award acknowledging hard work and leadership abilities, National Spanish Exam 8th-10th grade bronze medal and two silver medals, and attended District Rally 8th-12th grade.

Tessa Louise Paul is the daughter of Sandee Paul and James Paul of Kenner. An AP Scholar with Honor, she plans to major in kinesiology pre-med at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The university awarded her the Live Oak Scholarship. At Dominican, she was a member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, and Biotechnology Club. She also ran Cross Country and Track and Field.

The Mother Mary Magdalen O’Farrell, O.P. Service Award was presented to Elise Bourg. The award recognizes a student’s outstanding, dedicated service to St. Mary’s Dominican High School. Dominican life and growth are mirrored in her reflection of the school’s philosophy by belief in God and respect for the dignity of all human beings.

The Sr. Mary Ambrose Reggio, O.P. Alumnae Award was presented to Mary Alexander, selected by her classmates for representing Dominican Spirit. Dominican’s motto: “To Praise, to Bless, to Preach” is an integral part of the honorees’ lives, as is their commitment to truth, VERITAS.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians Inaugural Award was presented to Elise Bourg for exemplifying the order’s motto of friendship, unity, and Christian charity. America’s oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organization started in May 1836, the order’s members greeted the seven Dominican sisters from St. Mary’s Convent in Cabra, Ireland, when they arrived in New Orleans on November 5, 1860.

Graduates Mary Alexander, Madison Bertucci, Alyssa Helwig, and Gloria Thomas were selected by leadership, administration, and faculty to receive The Veritas Award, the most prestigious award presented to a St. Mary’s Dominican High School graduating senior. The recipient of this award demonstrates exemplary understanding of the Dominican Charism. Following the example of St. Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Dominican Order, the Veritas Award recipient faithfully strives to seek Truth through prayer, study, community, and service. She preaches the Truth of the Gospel through the example of her life and calls forth the best in others.

In addition to the valedictorians and salutatorian, those graduating Summa Cum Laude (4.0 and above) were Annamarie Nicole Allen, Emma Claire Barnes, Madison Marie Bertucci, Catherine Ann Bickerton, Brooke Anne Boyd, Alexandra Lee Brothers, Victoria Yei Chan, Gabrielle Ann Chevalier, Grace Olivia DiFranco, Natalie Phuong-Thao Dinh, Ashley Elizabeth Dufour, Anna Karen Fayard, Lucy Ann Harper, Kate Alexandra Heller, Zoee Noelle Hunter, Alexandra Glynn LaNasa, Bryce Martz Leonhard, Vivian Celing Liu, Hallie Victoria Matherne, Sara Emelina Medina Garcia, Kennedi Elizabeth Melancon, Sara Ann Miller, Mattie Camille Morel, Meagan Elizabeth Morici, Isabella Gracen Ockman, Celeste Aimee Patron, Kennedy Rene’ Payne, Reagan Jane Perry, Elexis Kathryn Raymond, Rachel Catherine Schlosser, Margaret Mary Schmidt, Celeste Lynn Schonberg, Julia Ann Slattery, Tai Alejandra Sutherland, Grace Claudia Wood, Irene Yu, and Catherine Marie Zimmerman.

Graduating Magna Cum Laude (3.75-3.99) were Mary Louise Alexander, Jordyn Alexis Brown, Olivia Mai-Ye Cheung, Holley Anne DellaCroce, Aline Jane Firmin, Myriel Shabrell Green, Gracie Mae Manthey, Shelby Elizabeth Morris, Mia Huong Nguyen, Onyinyechi Crystal Okeke, and Chloe Gerald Townsend.

Graduating Cum Laude (3.50-3.74) were Kylie Hunter Barre, Julia Su’nae Celestain, Grace Isabel Davila, Aimee Claire Denenea, Tionne Jayna Duncan, Regan Andree Ellis, Alexis Sayre Favalora, Macy Dolores Freeman, Emily Marie Gaudin, Hunter Alexanderia Gettridge, Mary Olivia Harty, Elise Marie Landrum, Courtney Sade Mercadel, Morgan Clare Muscarello, Jade Marie Nguyen, Audrey Marie Owen, Iyian Mykiel Paige, Erin Elise Sequeira, Emma Virginia Sprague, Dasia Kaylin Thomas, and Emilie Catherine Wensel.

Also graduating were Isabella Nadina Aguirre-Schneider, Ariana Marie Allison, Sofia Barros Casanova, Ally Elizabeth Baudouin, Blake Rose Beaulieu, Atravian Tranice Bickham, Amanda Ann Bolden, Victoria Diana Bordelon, Olivia Ann Boudreaux, Ariale Semaj Brock, Abigail Michel Brown, Elisabeth Ann Brown, Lauren Elizabeth Cage, Chloe Elizabeth Candies, Natalie Allie Canizales, Reese Marie Centanni, Rileigh Rose Centanni, Laila Elizabeth Cook, Bailey Madison Dauzat, Maci Milan Duplessis, Pelarr Breionka Meeks Edwards, Emma Elizabeth Fitch, Madeleine Rose Fitzmorris, Addison Clare Folse, Cecilia Vanessa Fontes Andonie, Marie Thérèse Lin Francioni, Morgan Elizabeth Gunnels, Julianne Jolie’ Hebert, Emily Allison Heim, Alyssa Gabrielle Helwig, Adele Elizabeth Hoth, Muosekalo Lois Ituah, Kirsten Lynn Jones, Reva Valencia Keller, Britney Alexis Kelly, Olivia Evy Kelly, Sophia Claire Landry, Julia Ann Lecler, Kaitlin Josephine Lee, Gabrielle Nicole Leveque, Sophie Anne Madere, Chloe Alyssa Mahl, Emma Claire Mantooth, Erin Jae’la Marrero, Sarah Alice Masson, Makenzie Rose Miller, Isabella Elizabeth Morel, Sophie Elizabeth Mysing, Zoë Cherice Nelson, Grace Ione O’Connor, Abby Marie Ordoyne, Alyssa Michele Ordoyne, Jaelyn Breanne Payton, Nia Dionne Payton, Kylen Claire Perronne, Olivia Maria Peyton, Julia Delaney Pittman, Isabelle Elise Plaisance, Abigail Lee Pratt, Natalie Anne Queyrouze, Joy Christiane Richardson, Gabriela Elena Rivera, Laine Marie Roberts, Sarah Rose Rogers, Miriam Elizabeth Romero, Martha Natasha Salas, Elle Jane Salomon, Emily Gabriela Schneider, Abigail Claire Sire, Bailey Catherine Sudderth, Mia Ellen Taylor, Alondra Daliana Teran, Emily Lauren Thayer, Gloria Elizabeth Thomas, Nayah Requell Thomas, Kayla Danielle Tobin, Kellie Lynn Tucker, Isabella Denali Wagner, Molly Ann Walter, Julia Marie West, Anita Bouanchaud Whitner, Audrey Virginia Wilson, Amaya Michelle Wiltz, and Jennifer Ann Yrle

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St. Mary’s Dominican High School juniors Emily Hemelt and Sydney Raymond have been selected for a 2020 Achievement Award in Writing, given by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Both students submitted works in the genres of poetry, fiction, and personal narrative. This school term, they were in English teacher Casey Lefante’s English IV AP class.

The NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing is a school-based writing program established in 1957 to encourage high school students to write and to recognize some of the best student writers in the nation. Only students who are juniors may participate. Schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, American schools abroad, and the Virgin Islands are eligible to nominate students for the writing program.

This year, schools nominated 370 students. Of that number, 137 received Certificates of Superior Writing and 233 received Certificates of Nomination. Each student submitted two pieces of writing. Two independent judges scored each submission on expression of ideas, language use, and unique perspective and voice.

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St. Mary’s Dominican High School 8th graders Camille “CC” Truxillo and Samantha Wild have been recognized as Promising Young Writers by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). They are the only two recipients from Louisiana this year. This school term, they were students in Casey Lefante’s English I Honors class.

The Promising Young Writers Program represents NCTE’s commitment to early and continuing work in the development of writing. The school-based writing program was established in 1985 to stimulate and recognize writing talents and to emphasize the importance of writing skills among eighth-grade students. Schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, American schools abroad, and the Virgin Islands are eligible to nominate students.

This year, schools nominated 131 students. Of that number, 52 received the highest award, Certificates of Recognition, and 79 received Certificates of Participation. Each student submitted two pieces of writing. Two independent judges evaluated each submission holistically on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.

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Despite cancellation of its spring awards ceremony due to the pandemic, the following St. Mary’s Dominican High School Students were recognized for their achievements in several events of the New Orleans Academic Game League. Dominican’s Academic Games club moderators are Janis Dabney and Monica Haag.

Presidents

Middle Division (with 38 participants) – CC Truxillo, 1st place; Isabelle Anderson, 2nd Place.

Junior Division (41 participants) – Elizabeth Mobley, 2nd Place; Alexandra Amato, 4th Place; Bakhit Cuccia, 9th Place.

Senior Division (21 participants) – Kellie Tucker, 5th Place.

On-Sets

Junior Division (35 participants) – Elizabeth Mobley, 2nd Place.

Sweepstakes

Total points for all games played throughout the school year in Propaganda, Equations, Presidents, and On-Sets.

Middle Division – CC Truxillo, 1st Place; Isabelle Anderson, 2nd Place.

Junior Division – Elizabeth Mobley, 1st Place.

Team Competition

CC Truxillo and Isabelle Anderson, with three Holy Cross students, placed first in Presidents and On-Sets in the Middle Division.

The Dominican Junior Division team, comprised of Alexandra Amato, Ashley Barron, Bakhit Cuccia, Lizbeth Lacassagne, and Elizabeth Mobley, won 2nd place in both Presidents and On-Sets.

Kellie Tucker, Senior Division, with two home school students, won first place in the team competition for Presidents.

National Qualifiers

Students who qualified to compete at the national level were Alexandra Amato, Isabelle Anderson, Ashley Barron, Bakhit Cuccia, Elizabeth Mobley, CC Truxillo, and Kellie Tucker. The National Tournament that was scheduled for April in Atlanta also was cancelled due to the pandemic.

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St. Mary’s Dominican High School Junior Madison Ferguson has been named one of the National English Honor Society (NEHS) Poets of the Year. Ferguson was one of eight Student Poets of the Year. The NEHS also selected eight Chapter Advisor Poets of the Year. All honorees, selected by members of the NEHS Advisory Council, will have their poems published.

Last fall, members of the NEHS Advisory Council crafted a Poetry Challenge writing contest, encouraging members and advisors to submit poems centered on monthly themes from October through April of the current school year. Each month, 40-45 poets submitted written pieces that NEHS said “reflect the best traits of writing and creativity.”

Ferguson’s poem, The Room, was among the winning poems selected from the March Poetry Challenge based on the theme, “Coming of Age.”

Founded and sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta, NEHS is the only international organization exclusively for high school students and faculty who, in the field of English, merit special note for past and current accomplishments. Members of Dominican’s Veritas Chapter of the NEHS must have a 3.75 average in English and a 3.5 GPA. Dominican’s moderators are Charlene Ford and Kristin Thomas.

The Room

By Madison Ferguson

I can’t remember when it started, this nightmare-ish recurring dream It always begins the same way, the same house, same fear, same thundering sky outside It always pulls me in; this force, this desire that encourages me to explore My palms start to sweat, my head feels dizzy as I enter the room Warm and welcoming, clean and neat, this place is not as it seems I know what to do and I know what I’ll see, but I can’t stop the force pulling me

The windows, which display intimate, vulnerable scenes of my life, fill the room The first window captures my attention, forces me to watch a toddler who looks just like me She has bright eyes, curious precociousness, and a joyful smile; she loves to dream Up movie scenes, and her future, and her life; she is not afraid to explore Her one fatal flaw, she still believes everything is as it seems She detects no disparity between what is in and outside

Next I drift to the window filled with current images of me, Trapped by her own mind, smothered by others’ expectations, she can’t bear going outside She longs to fly, to soar, to wander, to explore Herself and her world, new places, and new people, but this is still just a dream For love, for fear, for doubt, for despair, her heart has no more room Her smile, her laugh, her happiness, its fake; she is not who she seems

Trembling, I close my eyes; oh, if I wasn’t trapped in this horrible room I’m compelled to approach yet another window; a smile escapes from me She’s in a lovely little town abroad, everyone knows everyone by name; she’s begun to explore The world and herself too; she does what she loves and says what she means, she no longer dreams Of the life she wants because she is already living it; she’s the same on the inside and outside She is who she is unapologetically; she is bold, relentless, fearless; everything is as it seems

Is this what’s in store for me? Will I become her? Is this all just a dream? My head buzzes with thoughts as I turn to face my final destination; a silver-haired woman looks at me She has lived her life, and loved it too; she loved so hard it hurt, she has explored Every square inch of the big wide world and she has turned her heart outside Of herself; she takes care of her family, her children, her grandchildren; it almost seems As if she is glowing with love, with joy, with life; she turns to face me, her smile could light up a room

She says in a voice sweet and soft, “Trust me, I know life seems scary from the outside; Enjoy your life and do what you love; never abandon those lofty dreams and never stop exploring; There is always more to see, to know, to love; your heart has so much more room than it seems”

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United Soccer Coaches (USC) has named St. Mary’s Dominican High School Soccer Coach Al Silvas Louisiana Coach of the Year in the Private/Parochial category. USC honors National and Regional Coaches of the Year for High School Coaches. Silvas will be among other states’ winners in the region contending for the Regional Coach of the Year award. All winners receive a plaque in honor of their achievement and will be honored at the annual Convention.

“This honor means a great deal to me because this award is voted on by the coaches,” said Silvas. “I also feel that my players are a big reason for this honor. Without them working hard in training and determined to leave a legacy at Dominican, this would not be possible.

Silvas, head coach of St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Varsity Soccer team, has a lifetime record of 309-127-64. His last season record was 19-2-8. Prior to joining Dominican during the 2008-09 school year, Silvas coached at St. Martin’s Episcopal where he accumulated 82 wins over eight seasons.

Dominican’s soccer coach attributed Dominican’s consistent wins to players who understand their roles and embrace the team’s philosophy. “Over the years we have created a winning culture. Our team trains hard and plays hard. We respect our opponents and bring our very best to every game. In the end for me, the 300 wins are a byproduct,” said Silvas who values the bonds made over the years with players and their families.

Silvas, who is also the school’s Registrar and administrative assistant to the principal, has received numerous accolades during his coaching career. Among these, six Conference Champs, including 2019 Divison-1 District-9; 16 Bi-District Champs that include concurrent wins from 2005-2020; Regional Champs 2010-2020, plus 2005, 2002; 2011 Division-I Girls’ State Champions, and 2002 Division-III Boys’ State Champions.

Team honors: 2019 Division-I District-9 Champions, 2013 Division-I District-9 Champions, 2013 Louisiana Showcase of Soccer Champions, 2012 Division-I District-9 Champions, 2012 Mandeville Holiday Classic Champions, 2012 Louisiana Showcase of Soccer Champions, 2012 Ninth Annual Soccer Classic Champions, 2011 Division-I Girls’ State Champions, 2010 Division-I District-10 Champions, 2005 Division-III District-6 Champions, 2004 Division-III District-6 Champions, and 2002 Division-III Boys State Champions.

In 2018, he was named USC Private/Parochial Regional Coach of the Year and Division-I District-9 Coach of the Year. Other Coach of the Year honors: 2013 Division-I District-9, 2012 Division-I District-9, 2011 NSCAA Private/Parochial Regional, 2011 Division-I Girls’, 2011 New Orleans All-Metro, 2010 Division-I District-10, 2005 East Jefferson Girls’, 2005 Division-III District-6 Girls’, and 2004 Division-III District-6 Girls.

To qualify for consideration of the USC Coach of the Year, a coach must be a member of United Soccer Coaches, as well as have a successful record for that season. In addition, the coach should exhibit the following: Knowledge of the game (rules, systems, coaching philosophy), Rapport with the team (respect of the players), Team image (team conduct, style of play, performance), Conduct on the field (positive behavior), Involvement in local, state, and or national coaching organizations (meetings, committees), Outside involvement (clinics, camps, conventions), Community involvement (leagues, banquets),Rapport with other coaches (cooperative, considerate), Rapport with officials, and Relationship with media (cooperative, considerate).

USC administers an extensive awards and recognition program which includes Coach of the Year, All-America, long-term service and special recognition awards designed to recognize excellence in soccer, academics, and service to the game. In all, more than 11,000 awards are presented by United Soccer Coaches each year. These awards and recognition are available only to United Soccer Coaches member coaches and their players. The climax of the United Soccer Coaches Awards Program occurs at the annual USC convention, where several the awards are announced

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Isolation during novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has become inspiration to artists around the world. Through art, St. Mary’s Dominican High School students in teacher Angelle Caffery’s Art I, Art III, and Art II Honors classes, expressed their personal experiences of living in a pandemic.

“I think it is important for the students to reflect and creatively deal with the feelings and frustrations they may be feeling at this time,” said Caffery.

For this project assignment, the students incorporated a range of media, including watercolors, sketches, collages, and photography. Many of them wrote reflections about their work. The following is a sampling of some of their artwork.

Faith Bass, Junior

Idea: Use art to represent how COVID-19 is affecting my life.

Materials: I used colored pencil and acrylic paint on drawing paper.

Process: Drawing/painting: Shadows and color. I painted the background filled with the COVID-19 virus and drew myself in a bubble. Size: 11″ x 14″

Grace Beard, Junior

Idea: Express a lack of human touch and a feeling of loneliness caused by the Corona pandemic through space, line, and color.

Materials: Oil Pastels, Acrylic Paint, Pastel Paper, Toothbrush.

Process: I collected pictures of both me and my boyfriend’s hand and sketched them onto oil pastel paper. Then I colored the hands, the body, the hair, and black background with oil pastel. Next, I used a toothbrush to splatter a star pattern in acrylic paint. Then I cut out the hands, glued them, and outlined two hourglasses in white oil pastel. Size: 18 x 12

Alexis Favalora, Senior

Idea: Represent how the coronavirus has affected me.

Materials: Medical mask and watercolor paint.

Process: First, I thought about how the virus was affecting me. . . by opening my eyes on how I can make a change to stopping the spread. Then I got to work. First, I did the base coats, then I drew the eye with pencil and the words and painted it.

Abigail Gaubert, Sophomore

Idea: I wanted to show what has been going on in the world lately and what I have been doing. I put four different bubbles that all represent different things.

Materials: 9×11 cardboard. The background is news articles; the face and bubbles are on cardstock. I printed pictures and collaged them for the bubbles around the face. I drew and painted the face.

Process: The top right bubble is front line workers, healthcare workers, and other essential workers. The bottom right bubble is what I’ve been doing in quarantine. I have pictures of me with my family, schoolwork, sleeping, working out, and my phone. The bottom left are the news and government workers. Lastly, the top left I have pictures of me and my friends who I can’t see during quarantine, and softball, since my season was canceled.

Kaylee Gele, Junior

Idea: I am trying to express how I feel like I am in a box because of staying home and how I am barely able to go out and all that surrounds me is hearing about COVID-19.

Process: I used words that I typed out and cut them and I used pieces of cardboard to create the box I feel like I am in.

Materials: I used newspaper and shoe box as my paper and cardboard for my box.

Carrie Madden, Junior

Idea: I wanted to create a piece that represents my current lifestyle.

Process: I drew hands with cleaning products to symbolize COVID- 19 and its effect on everyone. Because of this quarantine, I have been able to do many of my favorite childhood activities without stressing as much on school. I drew a little girl (to symbolize myself) playing in a puddle because I have been trying to find some “light” during this difficult time.

Materials: Watercolor paper, acrylic paint.

Julia Pittman, Senior

Idea, Materials, Process: I created to do a girl (me) in a chair looking out the window (filled with a collage of things she would see happening in the world around her), with a computer (filled with a collage of headlines, updates, news, stats, etc. that we see on the internet) in front of her, and either a thinking bubble (filled with a collage of things that represent what I will miss with having to be in quarantine).

Sara Sciortino, Junior

Idea: Use photography to make a statement about feeling trapped during COVID-19.

Materials: Nikon camera, PicsArt, VSCO.

Process: Overlap two photos in photoshop, add a vignette, and adjust light settings. Size: 2134 x 1600.

Josephine Toso, Junior

Idea: Due to recent events, we are told to stay inside and social distance to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. My goal for this piece was to show the importance of doing those things, and if we continue to do so it will eventually flatten the curve. In the background, I listed the main facts about the virus as well as events canceled because of it. In the bottom left corner, a vaccine key is shown to symbolize the “key” to ending this quarantine.

Materials: 6B pencils, thin Sharpie, and Shuttle Art Permanent markers. Size: 9×12.

Process: First, I roughly sketched the house, chain, and key. After outlining it in thin Sharpie, I colored in the house with markers and shaded the chain and key with 6B pencils. Finally, I drew in the background in the red marker.

Julia West, Senior

Idea: I wanted to demonstrate what this pandemic has done to my senior year as well as the rest of my class. It has ruined so many memories that were supposed to be made, and I won’t ever be able to make them the same way. It took me away from the sisterhood I had created with these girls for 5 years. It took away the school I call home, and I won’t be able to experience my final moments as a senior with the Dominican family I love dearly. It also took me away from the class I loved the most and the teacher that truly made my year.

Materials: I use my iPhone X camera, and to edit the picture I used everyone’s famous app VSCO.

Process: The process was difficult because I had to force everyone to get dressed. No one wanted to, of course. I also had to get my Mawmaw to take the picture, and that was an entire process in itself.

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Clarion Herald

Graduation 2020

Click here for the Clarion Herald’s 32-page special graduation section, which includes graduations from all 22 Catholic high schools and reflections from seniors on how they handled the challenges of the last two months.

Dominican’s Class of 2020 Ad – page 13

Dominican’s article – page 20

Sara Miller’s Senior Reflection – page 29

Graduation 2020: Reflections in Perseverance

Click here for a direct link to Sara Miller’s inspiring reflection on the coronavirus pandemic.

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School Uniforms

The uniform skirt, sweater, and shoes can be purchased online from Schiro’s School Time.

All other uniform items can be purchased from the Dominican Black and White Shop.

Black and White Shop

Online

Black and White Shop online ordering will begin June 22nd

BLACK AND WHITE SHOP ONLINE LINK

Pick up of online orders will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays only from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Please allow one week to process orders. However, we will be closed July 7th and 9th.

Shop on Campus

The Black and White Shop on campus will open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, beginning June 30th.

However, we will be closed July 7th and 9th.

QUESTIONS: Contact Jessica Dupepe at 504-518-5052

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It was great seeing students back on campus. Over several weeks, students returned to campus to clean out their lockers and return textbooks. 

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Varsity Sports Now Louisiana Featured Ninth Grader Camryn Chatellier on their Facebook Page.

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