The principal of Queen of Peace High School, Mary Kay Nickels, has been with Peace for five years. Ms. Nickels graduated with a Master’s in Educational Administration from Dominican University. Ms. Nickels’ background is of a former President/Principal of St. Benedict High School. Mary Kay has most recently helped launch a comprehensive five-year plan that will accelerate all areas of the educational experience at Peace. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, you will see Queen of Peace going Full STEAM Ahead to engage all students in active learning with real-world, hands-on experiences in rigorous, college preparatory curricula focused on coursework in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Peace rounds out STEM with our vibrant ARTS program to create STEAM, a well rounded curricula enhancing a women’s experience at Peace.