PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: MARCH 24TH 

Dominican’s spring semester Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on March 24th from 4:00pm-7:00pm. Conferences will occur both through pre-scheduled appointment times and a drop-in open house structure. Parents are required to schedule a conference appointment times for all core subject areas in advance through the link below. The link will be available today through March 23rd. Appointments will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48AFA92BA0F85-spring
 
Parents may sign up for three Parent-Teacher Conference appointments for core subject area teachers (Religious Studies, English, Math, Science, and Social Studies). World Languages, Art, Music and other elective teachers will be available for drop-in conferences on March 24th. Parents are strongly encouraged to sign up for three conference appointments in advance using the Sign-Up Genius link, and also plan to spend an extra half hour at conferences meeting with World Languages, Arts and other elective teachers.
 
Parents who are unable to schedule conference sessions on March 24th may request an alternative parent meeting through their student’s Counselor: Mr. Jordan Shutta (Grades 9 & 10) at jshutta@dominicanhighschool.com and Ms. Abby Young (Grades 11 & 12) at ayoung@dominicanhighschool.com.

Be Still and Pray
The Busy Student Retreat begins on Tuesday, March 15^th with the Sacrament of Reconciliation offered during the Lunch and Flex periods. Students can sign-up to attend all of the Busy Student Retreat offerings outside of St. Dominic Chapel.


Be Still and Care for God's Creation
Sign-ups are filling fast to serve at Clare Gardens and the Maglio Farms. Interested students should sign-up today outside of St. Dominic Chapel.


Be Still and Give
The Lenten almsgiving for Catholic Relief Services and for Heifer International are ongoing. Collection will take place during lunch this Wednesday. Parents and community members can also contribution to the collection. Checks can be made payable to Dominican with Lenten Almsgiving in the memo line.

LENTEN PARISH MISSION

Looking for a way to deepen your Lenten Journey, and prepare for Holy Week? On March 23, join people from all over the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for Mass at 18 different parishes. Hear a message about God's amazing love for us. Deepen your understanding of this great gift, given to us in the Eucharist. Draw closer to Jesus and ready your heart for Holy Week.

Click here for a list of participating churches.

QUARTER 3 HONOR ROLL

Congratulations to the following students who made the Quarter 3 Honor Roll!

Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON - DHS AUCTION IS JUST 4 WEEKS AWAY!

After two years we are FINALLY back in person to celebrate the 42nd Annual Dominican High School Auction! We are so excited to welcome you back into the school for this celebration. The Dominican Auction raises over $300,000 for our school and this year is no exception. We are grateful for the families and businesses that continue to support this event.

If you haven't already, purchase your dinner tickets today! Early bird pricing ends March 18th. After that, prices increase to $125 per person and ticket sales end on March 25th. If you have a seating request, please email Christine Hudak, chudak@dominicanhighschool.com.

Volunteers Needed for Auction Week
We need lots of help to make the event successful and your dedication to Dominican High School makes a difference! Volunteers needed for Thursday 4/7, Friday 4/8, Saturday 4/9, and Sunday 4/10. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP.

In addition, please encourage your students to sign up to help at the event. Students are needed as waitstaff, coat check, and raffle sales. A sign-up sheet is posted outside of Room 114.

For questions, contact Events Manager, Erika LaPean elapean@dominicanhighschool.com or 414.332.1170 x173.

 

KNIGHT VISION 2.0 - SCIENCE CLASSROOMS & NEW ROBOTICS CENTER

Knight Vision 2.0 is about securing a brighter future for Dominican High School! A key initiative to the campaign is to update two science classrooms and to create a new Robotics Center. These improvements will allow us to make enhancements to our STEM curriculum.

Click here to hear from science teacher Isabel Utschig on her experience teaching at DHS and why it is the right time to support Knight Vision 2.0! 

Be part of the Dominican legacy.  To see renderings, campaign information, and to donate to Knight Vision 2.0, click here. 
 
 

ATHLETICS

GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM COMPETES AT STATE TOURNAMENT

Last Thursday, our girls basketball team took the court at the Resch Center in Green Bay to play in the WIAA Division 3 State Tournament! It was the team's first appearance at state since 2011. Although the game did not go our way, we had a fun time watching them compete. We showed what Dominican spirit is all about! 

Congratulations ladies on a great season!  
   
 

KEONA MCGEE NAMED TO ALL-STATE TEAM

Congratulations to sophomore Keona McGee, who was named an all-state honorable mention by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association.   

McGee led the Knights in scoring, averaging 16.0 points per game.  

DERRICK JOHNSON EARNS SPOT IN THREE POINT CHALLENGE

After a terrific season for the boys basketball team, sophomore Derrick Johnson will put on the Knights jersey one more time to compete in the three point challenge at the Kohl Center in Madison on Saturday.  

Good luck DJ!

HEAD VARSITY BOYS SOCCER COACH OPENING

We are seeking a dynamic and inspiring leader to be the next Head Varsity Boys Soccer Coach at Dominican High School. Our boys soccer team plays in the Metro Classic Conference.

Applicants should have a working knowledge of WIAA rules.  Experience coaching at the high school level is required.  

If interested, please send a cover letter, resume, and list of references to Athletic Director Joe Grady (jgrady@dominicanhighschool.com) by Friday, March 18th.

FOLLOW THE ACTION ON TWITTER

For all scores, players updates, and game information, follow Dominican High School on Twitter (@DominicanHS). 

CHEER ON THE KNIGHTS

For a full schedule of home and away games, please visit the athletics calendar here.

THEATRE & ARTS

NAHS MEMBER’S CELEBRATION THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH 

National Art Honor Society students, friends, and family are invited to join us this Friday, March 18th from 5:00-8:00 p.m. in the DHS Cafeteria for the NAHS Member’s Celebration Knight! This event is designed as our moment to come together and celebrate everything NAHS stands for – the vibrant Art community our students help to foster here at Dominican High School, and to honor the service and dedication of our most devoted Art students!

We will have a display of student artwork, a potluck-style dinner, guest local artist presentations, speeches from the NAHS officers, and art-making activities including tie-dye, button-making, and shrinky-dink activities!

We look forward to celebrating NAHS with you all!

THEATRE CAMP 2022

Do you have a student entering K5 through 9th grade who is interested in theatre?  Dominican High School will be offering a summer theatre camp once again in 2022.  Registration is now open and can be found here.

GENERAL 

AFTER SCHOOL STUDY HALL

Dominican’s After-School Study Hall runs from 3:30PM-4:45PM each day.  The study hall is for students that are awaiting a ride or who are waiting for an activity to begin.  By 4:45PM all students must exit the building and we ask that parents arrange for their students to be picked up by that end time.  Please note that if your student is not awaiting a ride, or is in an after-school activity that it is best that they are picked up by 3:30PM. 

Please note that the After-School Study Hall will not be available on the following dates in March:
 

•  Friday, March 18^th

If you have any questions please contact Vinnie Murray at vmurray@dominicanhighschool.com

DOMINICAN TEAM TRIVIA IS BACK AGAIN! 

Join us on Friday, March 25th at 7:00 PM for another fun night of challenging team trivia. Bring your team of up to 8 players to square off for the famous Screamin’ Eagle trophy! A suggested donation of $100 per team supports Dominican’s softball program.

Reserve your table now by e-mailing Ben Weiler at bweiler@dominicanhighschool.com.

SUMMIT LABS COVID-19 TESTING

Dominican High School continues to offer COVID-19 testing to any student or household member who might be seeking a test.  Summit Labs will be at Dominican between the hours of 8AM-3PM each day, and they will be able to offer both PCR and rapid antigen testing.  Currently, only PCR tests are available due to a shortage of rapid antigen tests throughout the state of Wisconsin.

If you are interested in scheduling a test, please follow these steps:

• Click this link to pre-register: 
  http://register.covidconnect.wi.gov/

• Once you pre-register you will receive an email that contains a QR code.   This code must be presented to the Summit Lab technician

• When you arrive at Dominican please check in at the Main Office.   From there you will be directed to the testing area

Please note that if a student would like to be tested during the school day they can simply report to the Main Office, and we will assist them in the registration process.

MARCH LUNCH

To view the school lunch calendar for March, click here.