Congratulations to Tre McPherson '12 who was named Connecticut Post Male Athlete of the Week. Tre earned MVP honors in the SWC Tip-Off tournament, scored 15 points against both Bunnell and Newtown High Schools, and went on to score 25 points in Notre Dame's victory over Kolbe. The Lancers are off to a 3-0 start.

On Monday, December 13, Ryan Jacob '13 and Philip DiNoto '13 both received individual awards for recognition of 0.9230769230769231

their dedication to service to others.
Ryan received the Golden Whistle award from the Norwalk Junior Soccer Association head of referee for going above and beyond the required expectation to perform his support role as a referee. Ryan was acknowledged for taking the time to give both quality feedback to players as well as training to individuals in their formative years as soccer players during game time. Ryan's willingness to engage in helpful support makes a difference to those players who may be striving to improve and could otherwise easily give up.

Philip was presented with an award of recognition for 6 years of dedicated mentor time with the TOPSoccer program for NJSA. Philip has devoted the past 6 years not only providing mentor support to players with special neeeds, but also as a mentor to new volunteers who join TOPSoccer and are new to the role of a mentor. Philip has had a perfect attendance to TOPSoccer throughout his service time.

Both Ryan and Philip are to be commended for their dedication to making a commitment to service for an organization.

Campus Ministry Update

On Wednesday, December 8th, seniors went with Fr. Cip and Miss Medoff to New York City for a fun day of fellowship. They saw the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, went to the Top of the Rock Observatory, saw the Christmas tree, went shopping, and ate dinner. Student participants included Ben Cohen '11, Maggie Fallon '11, Tracie Kamlani '11, Shyam Desai '11, Karina Morales '11, Carly Chacon '11, Bryn Landino '11, and Jessica Rivera '11.

On Saturday, December 11, Tony Dungy, former Super Bowl championship coach of the Indianapolis Colts spoke at Christian Heritage School in Trumbull. Mr. Dungy spoke about the importance of character and integrity, faith, family, and friends. Students that attended with Fr. Cip and Miss Medoff were Justin Bennett '13, Thomas Allen '12, Connor Terry '12, Joe Albani '12, Billy Nobitz '11, and alumni Sly Accettullo '08.

Special thanks to the following students who helped the Junior Women's Club of Fairfield at their "Visit to Santa's House" at the Burr Homestead in Fairfield last weekend. Volunteers included Taylor Chavez '13, Allison Rohr '13, Jacqueline Rzasa '12, Bianca Carrasquillo '11, Lisa Simons '12, Taylor Springer '12, Nicholas Pond '14, Alex Audet '12, Jonathan Karosy '12, Caitlin Bonenfant '11, and Joe Solemene '11.

On Friday, December 10, Destiny George '11, Alyssa Tynan '12, Rachel Dorosh '12, Joe Solemne '11, and Taylor Chavez '13 went with Fr. Cip and Miss Medoff to help the mobile unit of the Bridgeport Rescue Mission Soup Kitchen. They helped distribute clothes and served dinner to needy residents in a Bridgeport neighborhood.

On Tuesday, December 21, members of the Campus Ministry Team hosted a Christmas Party for the second grade class from Saint Peter's School. Children were treated to a magic show by the talented Mr. Jay Reidy who came back for the occasion and 0.6216216216216216

a visit from Santa complete with gifts. Special thanks to Theo Tumba '12 for being an exceptional Santa and to Michelle Zentarski '11, Mary Boyle '12, Jessica Kuhn '11 and Dianne Gutierrez for above and beyond Elf duty. Special thanks also go out to Mrs. Bueker, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Guarino, and Ms. Zembrzuski who provided snacks. Other participants included Evan Yiannoulis '13, Emmett Whelan '14, Mike Saia '11, Ally Cryan '11, Ashley Fulton '13, Dominise Carter '12, Rachel Young '11, Shannon Williams '14, Monique Plummer '11, Jillian Gelmetti '14, Mike Martinski '12, Bianca Carasquillo '11, Amanda Reay '14, Fred Nevin '11, Aliyah Pratt '13, Margie Kuntz '12, Billy Nobitz '11, Billie Foster '13, Sarah Heine '11, Jaclyn Bria '11, David Malvicini '12.

Special thanks to juniors Jayne Miller, Hope Pasha, Shakira Gray, Rachel Hiatt, Geissy Bittencourt, and Megan Pace who helped make sandwiches on Friday for St. Charles Food Pantry.

On Wednesday, December 22, students went with Father Cip and Miss Medoff to St. Raphael School to help the 23 members of Ms. Lewis' preschool class make gingerbread houses to help celebrate the Christmas Season. Special thanks to alumni Ashley Johns '07 for helping as well. 0.9022556390977443

Participants included Natalie Cafasso '11, Taylor Borsari '11, Brittany Perez '11, Courtney Morgan '11, Taylor Chavez '13, Lauren Jones '13, Sarah Figueroa '13, Ashley Sylvester '11, Megan Castillo '11, Brittany Santos '12, Annie Sutila '11, Spencer Gerwin '11, Alyssa Tynan '11, Rachel Dorosh '11, Abbey Baricko '11.

News From the Chaplain

On December 15th, Bill Haug a Junior from Sacred Heart University performed at a Christmas centered Prayer/Music/ Reflection Service for Notre Dame Students held in our Chapel. Following the service, everyone met in the cafeteria for an ice cream sundae social. The following students were participants: Christina Rodriguez '12, Rachel Dorosh '12, Corinna Santos '12, Mary Boyle '12, Geissy Bitencourt '12, Amanda Marini '12, Chelsea Lipscomb '12, Dan Tozzi '12, Fred Nevin '13, Juliette Rivera '13, Tori Kuhn'13, Jeff Correia'13, Connor Terry '12, Megan Pace '12, Victoria Schnaufer '12, Annie Sutila'13, McKenzie Stone'13, Monique Plummer'13, Bonnie Broome'13, Theo Tumba '12, Jillian Gelmetti '14, Megan Gless '14, Briana Mann '14, Ben Cohen '13.

On Thursday, December 16, a group of students attended the Christmas Concert at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in NYC followed by a visit to Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The following students atteneded: Maggie Fallon 13, Shyam Desai 13, Sereina Colon '12, Emerson Straniti '12, Morgan Cianelli '12, Brittany Santos '12, Megan Castillo '13, Ashley Sylvester '13.

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2010 Graduates to New York City to visit the Central Park Zoo and then saw the Broadway Show Elf. Graduates included: Lauren Cosgrove '10, Eleni Stefanatos '10, Michael Henning '10, Brian Mezzapelle '10, Denis Whelan '10, Paul Marzik '10, Jessica Ormrod '10, Jaclynn Campos '10.

A Special Thank You

A special thank you to the Notre Dame student body, faculty and staff who paid $2 each to dress down last Friday. Over $800 was donated and will be given to local needy families during this holiday season.

Key Club

Key Club would like to thank everybody for their holiday toy donations! Families that donated to the toy drive and families who "adopted" families, truly gave a holiday to those who otherwise would not have had one! Sister Theresa, who runs The Daughters of Charity, has sent thank yous as well! She was very happy to see all of our toys! As always, we could not have done this without all of you and thank you for your continued support! Have a great winter break!

Host Family Needed

A family is needed to host a student from Korea beginning in January. The student plans to complete his high school education in the United States, and he speaks English. There is a monthly stipend paid to the host family. Contact Jay Brennan at jay@e-ktc.com for further information.

News From the Care Club

January 6th is the Feast of Three Kings. Several organizations have asked the Care Club to donate much needed warm articles for the homeless. Please check around your homes and ask relatives and friends to collect good used or new mittens, gloves, scarves, hats and socks which we will deliver on the feast day. Donations can be left in the box in the library. Thank you for caring,

Student Essay Contest for Residents of Bridgeport

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of JFK's inaugural address Mayor Bill Finch is challenging Bridgeport's younger citizens to think about what they can do to impact their community. "What can you do for your City?" is the question being asked in the Mayoral Essay Contest. First and second place cash prizes will be awarded to essays: Elementary School Category (K-6) and Secondary Category (7-12). Click here for details.

Excellent Opportunity for Juniors/Seniors

Do you have what it takes to be a Bank of America Student Leader? If you are a high school junior or senior with a passion for improving your community, we would like to help you turn that passion into action. As a student leader, you will participate in: An eight-week paid internship at a nonprofit/charitable organization and a week-long Student Leadership Summit in Washington, DC (in July) to gain valuable civic, social and business leadership skills (all expenses paid as part of the Student Leaders Program). To begin the application process, click here or for further information about the program, click here.

Scholarships Available

The Connecticut Council of Outward Bound is offering merit-based scholarships for students ages 15-17. Interested sophomores and juniors can apply for a scholarship to the Outward Bound Youth Leadership Corps for the summer of 2011. For more information, visit www.OutwardBound.org

Father Bill's BBQ Sauce

Looking for a great Christmas gift? Father Bill's Best Barbecue Sauce, which had its debut at the Garlicfest, is once again available. The unique combination of sweet maple syrup and tangy garlic in a specially blended barbecue sauce is the brain child of Father Bill and Judy Waldeyer and is specially prepared by her. Each 12 ounce bottle retails for $5.00. Contact the Advancement Office to make your purchase.

Easy Ways To Earn Money For Notre Dame

Don't forget to participate in our new online fundraiser -- Notre Dame's SupportMall. This is an easy way to earn money for Notre Dame with every online purchase you make. The ND Shopping Mall offers the widest variety of products and special bargains from over 900 of the best online stores available. Click on the SupportMall link on the ND Website (www.notredame.org) or you can also log on to the support mall website - http://NotreDame.SupportMall.com.

A+ Stop and Shop Program

Do you shop at Stop and Shop? Earn money for Notre Dame while doing your shopping. Click here to sign up for the A+ Stop and Shop program.

Help Us Share Your Child's Good News ...

If you have information to share about any out-of-school achievements of your son or daughter, please e-mail that information to cipriano@notredame.org. We look forward to the opportunity to share your good news with the entire Notre Dame community.