From Chicago Tribune, June 16th, 2020 North Shore high school graduations celebrated with new traditions in wake of COVID-19 pandemic When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered schools across the North Shore in mid-March, high school seniors soon learned that their long-awaited traditional ceremonies would be canceled along with a slate of athletic competitions, band and choir concerts and even the annual spring prom. But alongside the heartbreak of forfeiting beloved traditions, the creativity and tenacity of students, parents and school officials prevailed, ... Read More
From Journal & Topics, June 19th, 2020 Regina Dominican High School Students Advance to 2020 National History Day Contest Finals Holding to its legacy of success with the National History Day Contest, Regina Dominican High School (RDHS) students successfully competed in the Chicago Metro History Fair and qualified to advance to the National Finals. The National History Day Contest encourages more than half-million students around the world to conduct historical research on a topic of their choice. Students enter these projects ... Read More
From Wilmette Life, April 3rd, 2020 Regina’s Gabby Rocha earns prestigious softball honor In a time devoid of many positive results — or any games at all — Gabby Rocha still found a way to win. On March 17, the Regina junior was invited to attend the Softball Youth All-American Games. Rocha is scheduled to travel to Kentucky at the end of July to participate. It was a seminal moment for the pitcher and center fielder. The honor symbolized her ... Read More
From The Chicago Tribune, March 31st, 2020 With buildings closed due to the coronavirus, North Shore private schools turn to virtual classrooms Regina Principal Kassie Porreca said multiple electronic platforms are used depending on the situation. Assignments, homework and videos from teachers are all posted on Google Classroom. “We do a lot of things to keep education challenging and rigorous,” Porreca said. “They’re still in school and they’re still learning. Each class meets inperson (online) at least twice a week.” ... Read More
Featured in image: Regina Dominican Academic Challenge Team (back row, left to right) Kathleen Rabbitt, Riley McInerney, Amanda Deja, Isabella Reyes, Claire Byrnes, Maura Heneghan, Sophie Hoffman, Abbey Farmer, McKenna O’Brien, Lila Acott, Sofia Rana and Leia Spaniak; (front row, left to right) Wendy Yin, Belinda Xing, Ayanna Schubert, Ying Zhou (captain), Zooey Zhao and Anne Berg. From The North Shore Weekend, March 9th, 2020 February Sweeps Sometimes peer pressure can be beneficial. Just ask Wilmette resident and senior Ayanna ... Read More
Featured in image: Regina Dominican students (left to right) Katherine Couture, Grace Galante, Kathleen Rabbit, Riley McInerney, Dr. Kassie Porecca (principal), Liliana D’Agostino, Anelise Leahy, Grace Steffen, Caroline Seaman. Not pictured: Amelia Haley and Lucienne Sullivan. From 22nd Century Media's Wilmette Beacon February 28th, 2020 Regina Dominican Students Named State Scholars Regina Dominican recently announced its 2020-2021 Illinois State Scholars. Per the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, those recognized as Illinois State Scholars have attained SAT/ACT scores that rank above the ... Read More
From 22nd Century Media's Wilmette Beacon November 18th, 2019 Regina Dominican Student Commended for National Merit Regina Dominican High School Principal, Dr. Kathleen Porreca, announced recently that Grace Galante, Class of 2020, has been named a Commended Student in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. Click here to read the full article!
From 22nd Century Media's Wilmette Beacon July 31, 2019 Regina names Mancuso athletic director Brian Mancuso has been an athletic director for over a decade. Born and raised in Terre Haute, Ind., he spent nearly eight years as the athletic director and over four years as the assistant athletic director at Terre Haute South Vigo High School before spending the last two months as the interim assistant athletic director at Lake Forest High School. Now he’ll be taking his ... Read More
From Wilmette Beacon, July 31, 2019 Michelle Orth knew from a young age that she wanted to be a coach. Even during her playing days, the New Trier graduate was coaching up her teammates, as well as younger kids in club practices and tournaments. While her high school career didn’t go any further than her Trevian playing days, she was able to turn her experience into something more valuable: helping teach younger kids the game of volleyball through coaching. ... Read More
From the Wilmette Beacon - July 24, 2019 The recent Regina graduate will play softball at Morgan State University next season. When did you start playing softball and why? I started playing T-ball when I was six. My parents wanted me to play different sports to see what I liked, I started softball between eight and nine. What’s one thing people don’t know about you? I like to cook. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would ... Read More
Junior Lillian Rausch was selected for 22nd Century Media's All-Area team: Team 22 for soccer. Thanks to help from area coaches and the eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from eight high schools — Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), Lake Forest (LF), Loyola Academy (LA), North Shore Country Day (NSCD), New Trier (NT) and Regina Dominican (RD) in our coverage area. "Lilly Rausch, RD junior, 15 goals; The Girls Catholic Athletic Conference ... Read More
From Chicago Tribune's Wilmette Life June 7, 2019 Regina Dominican High School 2019 graduates 'sisters for life' When the awards were announced at the recent Regina Dominican High School 2019 commencement ceremony, the 62 graduates were united in their enthusiasm for the winners. “As the girls’ names were announced, the support from all of their classmates was palpable . . . they were genuinely thrilled for them,” Kassie Porreca, principal at the all-girls, Catholic high school in Wilmette said, adding: ... Read More
From the Wilmette Beacon, June 3, 2019: For members of the Regina Dominican Class of 2019, there was plenty of learning going on during a senior year filled with a little bit of everything. Dr. Kathleen Porreca was doing a fair share of learning herself in her first year as principal of the Wilmette school. “This is a class of girls that are so talented in a variety of things. We’ve got talented artists, scientists, musicians. It was really ... Read More
REGINA DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH STUDENTS SCORE WELL The following Spanish students from Regina Dominican High School attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2019 National Spanish Examinations: Level 4 Elizabeth Loeher (12) - Premio de Plata (Silver Award) Mary Pins (12) - Mención Honorífica (Honorable Mention) Caroline Seaman (11) - Mención Honorífica (Honorable Mention) Caitlin Ward (12) - Mención Honorífica (Honorable Mention) Level 3 Anne Berg (10) - Premio de Bronce (Bronze Award) Rihab Junagadhwala (11) - Mención ... Read More
From The Wilmette Beacon May 16, 2019 Regina students advance to finals of national history contest Regina Dominican High School has several students who successfully competed in the Chicago Metro History Fair and have qualified to advance to the National History Day Contest this June in Maryland. The National History Day Contest encourages more than half a million students around the world to conduct historical research on a topic of their choice. Students enter these projects at the local level ... Read More
From the Wilmette Beacon by Eric DeGrechie, Editor Dr. Kassie Porreca is a self-described “film fanatic.” Currently, in her first year as principal of Wilmette’s Regina Dominican High School, she wanted to bring something new and unique to the school. With Regina in the midst of celebrating its 60th anniversary, Porreca thought there was no better time than the present to create the inaugural Women’s Film Festival. “We wanted to thank local residents for Regina being part of the overall ... Read More
Congratulations to senior Sydney Moore for setting a NEW SCHOOL RECORD in the Triple Jump on Friday, March 8 at the Maine East Invitational track meet! Sydney's jump of 33' 5 1/2" bested the previous record set by Jamie Cieplinski in 2003 by 3".
Our Dance Marathon, hosted by our National Honor Society was a big success. From the fundraiser nights at Graziano's and Portillo's, the bake sale and "Jeans for Green Day" and the actual night of the event, we raised a total of $4,500 for The Danny Did Foundation! We had nearly 200 dancers, including RDHS students, students from other area high schools, and incoming Regina freshmen. They all enjoyed the DJ, photo booth, henna artist, Orchesis performance, Zumba class, cookie decorating, ... Read More
The Vicariate II Youth Leadership Awards Banquet was hosted by Bishop Mark Bartosic Sunday, March 3 at Misericordia. This banquet recognizes the outstanding faith-based ministry and service by high school students to their parish or Catholic high school. Regina Dominican students that were honored were: Emily McNaughton for Peer Ministry, Elizabeth Murphy for Prayer and Worship, Nicolette Anichini for Prayer and Worship, Grace Steffen for Peer Ministry, Nora Clancy for Community Service and Social Justice, Caraline Quinlan for Peer Ministry, ... Read More
Congratulations to our varsity basketball team for being Regional Champions in the IHSA tournament. We defeated Timothy Christian 56-53 and unfortunately lost to Marshall in the IHSA Sectionals. The Panthers had a great season though and show promise for a bright future! We are looking forward to next year already!
MISSION
Regina Dominican, a college preparatory Catholic school for women, sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, fosters academic
excellence, truth, peace and justice while challenging each student to develop leadership for life and respect for all races, cultures and faiths.
