While our students and faculty will be on vacation through April 22, the main office will be open between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm Monday through Friday. The next edition of The ND Update will be published on Friday, April 27. 

Lizette Dos Santos and Pedrica Belezaire join a game of Bingo

On Wednesday, April 11, the Care Club visited the Jewish Home Day Care Center in Fairfield and enjoyed sharing in many activities with the clients. This is the twentieth year Care Club members have volunteered at the center. Participants included: Erica Lane '12, Deana Accettullo '12, Alex Audet '12,

Shakira Gray '12, Margarita Vorobyeva '12, Kiandra Dixon '12, Lauren Jones '13, Michael Lenard '13, Gwen Vital '14, Pedrica Belezaire '14, Shannan Williams '14 and Lizette Dos Santos '14.

As a follow-up to our NAMES anti-bullying assembly in March, hundreds of Notre Dame students and faculty signed the "Ally Pledge" this week, affirming their commitment to serve as an ally to everyone at Notre Dame. As a sign of their commitment, students are wearing blue wristbands with the embossed pledge. 

Members of the current freshmen, sophomore and junior classes are invited to apply for the Sister Marion Reilly Scholarship. This $2,000 scholarship is awarded to three students with qualifications based upon Christian dedication, excellence in leadership, academic endeavor, service to school and community, and participation in the arts and extra curricular activities. The deadline for submitting applications is May 9, 2012. Click here to obtain an application.

Financial aid forms are now available for the 2012-13 school year. All families must re-apply for financial aid annually. Forms must be submitted by April 15, 2012. Late applications will not be considered. To download a form, click here. Forms can be submitted as soon as your 2011 federal tax returns are completed.

Attention Juniors and Parents - All juniors will be completing the ACT on Tuesday, April 24 during the school day. There is no fee for this testing and students do not need to register for this exam.    

Pre-College Program Offered  

Skidmore's Pre-College Program is a summer experience for highly motivated and talented high school students. The 5-week program offers students the opportunity to engage in college-level study in the liberal and studio arts with distinguished Skidmore faculty. Students can:

• Earn college credit
• Take a liberal arts course, a studio arts course, or one of each
• Live in a college residence hall
• Join a vibrant summer community of artists, writers, and scholars
• Meet students from across the country and around the world

Recognized nationally as a new Ivy League college, Skidmore is a highly selective liberal arts college in upstate New York. The Pre-College Program runs from Saturday, June 30 through Saturday, August 4, 2012. Applications should be submitted by May 15. The financial aid application deadline is April 16.

For detailed information including course and program descriptions and application materials, visit the Skidmore Pre-College Program at www.skidmore.edu/precollege or email Michelle at: mpaquett@skidmore.edu 

The Bridgeport Public Library is having a series of zombie survival workshops that will take place in the Teen Café of the Bridgeport Public Library beginning this month. This fun and informative program is open to teens in grades 7-12.

Members of the Classes of 2013 and 2014 are invited to apply for Sacred Heart University's Pre-College High School Summer Program this July. Fifteen college credit courses in subjects ranging from Financial Accounting to Marketing in Fashion to Effective Speaking are being offered. Each course is $1,035. Click here to download additional information.