On Wednesday, October 9, the Notre Dame Academy community took time out of their regular schedule to celebrate NDA’s annual Common Reader Day. This school year, the assignment was I Choose to be Happy by Missy Jenkins Smith and William Croyle. The book is a memoir of Missy’s courageous journey after being shot at the … Read more
Let’s hear it for the NDA/CCH Band, Color Guard, the Dance Pandas and of course Mr. Greg Cerimele! These folks work hard practicing every day of the week so they can bring fun and excitement to the crowd on Friday nights!
Congratulations to the following NDA students that were selected to participate in Navigo Scholar Programs: Jordan Brown for Early Childhood Education Program Gracie Dorning, Hayley Jansen and Sydney McMain for St. Elizabeth Program Mackenzie Eberhart for Duke Energy Program Kirsten Spillman and Emma Meyer for Legal Scholars Program Sommer Shields for Business Entrepreneur Sarah Witt … Read more
For the third time in the school’s history, Notre Dame Academy has been named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. The announcement was made today by the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. “We recognize and honor your important work in preparing students for successful careers and meaningful lives,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos … Read more
On October 1 at NDA, we celebrated Foundation Day for the Sisters of Notre Dame. Each year, this is a special day for the Sisters of Notre Dame and Notre Dame Academy commemorating the day our founders, Hilligonde Wolbring and Elisabeth Kuhling. Hilligonde Wolbring became Sr. Maria Aloysia and Elisabeth Kuhling became Sr. Maria Ignatia … Read more
Notre Dame Academy welcomes all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls to our Open House Sunday, November 3, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Potential Pandas and their families will be given personal tours by our NDA Ambassadors. Our faculty will be available to answer any questions you may have and our students will be … Read more
The Notre Dame Academy Alumnae Department has expanded its very successful Alumnae Mentoring Program. This school year, students in their junior or senior year were invited to apply to be part of this rewarding program and today they met with their mentors for the first time. Thanks to all of our amazing alumnae who volunteered … Read more
The annual Smiles and Miles Race honoring Maria Schaffstein and the Katie Stewart Memorial Frog Hop was a tremendous success once again. Organizers of the event sent special thanks to our Pandas who were kind enough to lend a hand saying, “The friendly, generous spirit of Notre Dame Academy was everywhere yesterday.” Freshman Sydney Allen, … Read more
Three students from Notre Dame Academy have been chosen as semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. NDA seniors, Maddie Prospero, Laura Neltner and Becky Hammill have all earned the distinction of National Merit Semifinalist. These academically talented students are among the 16,000 semifinalists named in the National Merit Scholarship Program’s 65th competition recognizing each … Read more
