75 Years of Faith, Tradition, and Community at Mater Dei Stella Pham and Thomas Deng September 18, 2025
Fr. Steve Sallot says goodbye to the school community Nathaniel Calilung and Laila Gonzales April 21, 2021
Josef Day in April will celebrate life, legacy of ‘the heart of Mater Dei’ Josef D’Heygers Ellie Crabbe and Yahaira Rodriguez December 11, 2018
New 1950 Day invites community to make ‘collective impact’ by giving $50K Cecilia Lopez, Photo Editor October 1, 2018
MD grandparents experience the magic of Mater Dei at semi-annual Grandparents’ Day Lexi Perez, Visual Content/Social Media Editor November 8, 2017
![FAITH THROUGH GENERATIONS Lenore O’Hara ‘54 (right) and Director of Discipline and Attendance Timothy O’Hara ‘78 (left) open the 75th Anniversary Mass in the Grotto. The attendance of alumni, faculty, students, and parents highlighted the connection within the school community. Vice President of School Relations Scott Melvin reflected that this was one of his most memorable moments he has had so far. “At the beginning in our opening Mass, watching Lenore O'Hara go up on stage, speak, and open our Mass, that was really beautiful,” Melvin said. “Although [Mater Dei has] changed tremendously over the years, elements that happened back in 1950 are still present today. And we are still fulfilling the mission of Catholic education and building servant leaders with our students.” Photo courtesy of Mater Dei High School.](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_3323-1200x808.jpeg)
![Mater Dei Homecoming 1953 THE FIRST OF MANY: The Homecoming of 1953 was the first homecoming in Mater Dei history. The ‘50s was a defining decade for fashion where many new looks, styles, and silhouettes rose to relevance. The rise of the “New Look” by Christian Dior in the late 1940s, which was considered big and bold for the era, opened the gates for new ideas and shaped fashion history. The “New Look” had full dress skirts and a padded bust to accentuate the waist. Popular dress silhouettes of the time were the swing dress, which was tea length [3 to 4 inches above the ankle], and full-skirted, and the pencil dress which was form-fitting. Popular cocktail and evening dress silhouettes were commonly made from silk, taffeta, lace, or velvet. The necklines were high and round in a V shape and had minimal trim.](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/doc00583720211011131355_001-2-900x609.jpg)
