Special congratulations to the fifty students, alumni, teachers and friends who recently returned from a one week mission trip to Neon, Kentucky. Thirty five sophomores, juniors and seniors, along with fifteen chaperones, completed Notre Dame's twenty-first annual service experience. The group worked on a variety of tasks including framing a new home for an area family. The group totaled over 2,000 volunteer hours during the week. Participants included: Alex Audet '12, Thomas Bergamasco '13, Geissy Bitencourt '12, Mary Boyle '12, Jessica Cannon '13, Meghan Cassidy '12, RJ Cremin '13, Sean Cronan '14, Michael DeGennaro '14, Zach Dobbins '13, Annie Dunn '13, Jillian Gelmetti '14, Andrew Goldstein '14, Medjine Jean-Jacques '12, Lauren Jones '13, Michael King '13, Margie Kuntz '12, Michael Lenard '13, David Malvicini '12, Michael Martinsky '12, Steve Meyer '13, Jennifer Mezzapelle '13, Dan Murphy '13, Victor Olivares '12, Fernando Olivares '13, Colleen O'Reilly '13, Megan Pace '13, Amy Pagliaro '13, Allison Rohr '13, Jackie Rzasa '12, Corinna Santos '12, Victoria Schnaufer '12, Mary Kate Vicenzi '12, Emmett Whelan '14, Evan Yiannoulis '13. Chaperones included: Dan Bosco, Ally Calovine, Jenna Camputaro, Andrea Canuel, Fr. Peter Cipriani, Katie Collins, Rich Combatti, Dan Combatti, Denise Frank, Jessica Medoff, Frank Pagliaro, Courtney Rechtiene, Kate Reingold, Dorrine Sopko and Shaun Wrinn. Seven of the chaperones are ND graduates who participated in the Appalachia program as students.  

To read the latest posts in Mr. Cipriano's blog, click here.  Mr. Cipriano reflects upon the Appalachia program and provides updates on the summer renovations to the building. 

Click here to obtain a copy of the 2012-13 Notre Dame school calendar. The date of graduation has been approved by the Diocese. The official school calendar will be mailed home in August.  

 

Also, a reminder that school hours will shifting to 8:00 am to 2:00 pm beginning this fall. 

If your child is planning to use Notre Dame bussing in the fall, and you have yet to return the bus application form, please contact Barbara Ezepchick is the Main Office ASAP. This form must be submitted annually. Routes are currently being determined.

Larry DiPalma

Beginning this fall, students and faculty will have an added resource for academic support with the opening of Notre Dame's Teaching and Learning Center. Directed by Mr. Larry DiPalma, who recently retired from Ansonia public schools and was the 2011 Connecticut recipient of the National Distinguished Principal Award, Mr. DiPalma brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with him to this position. Mr. DiPalma has already begun implementing the vision for the center. He has been providing one-on-one math support for any incoming freshman and is launching JUMP START, a one week math skills program for college prep-level students to reinforce math skills learned in junior high school. Mr. DiPalma will teach two math sections in the coming school year, as well as provide additional academic support for certain freshmen and sophomores. He will also help to implement peer tutoring and mentoring programs. We are thrilled to welcome Mr. DiPalma to the ND family!

We are currently finalizing the details with Folletts and the Sacred Heart University Bookstore regarding textbooks for the 2012-13 school year. As we have previously announced, families will be responsible for ordering and either renting or purchasing textbooks and workbooks for the coming school year. A mailing and email will follow this month with important ordering information. The SHU Bookstore will also stock Notre Dame notebooks and non-uniform apparel.  

Have you "liked" ND on Facebook yet? Are you getting our daily tweets? To visit the ND page on Facebook and become a fan, click here. To visit our Twitter feed, click here. 

Football - Wednesday, August 15 - 9:00 am

Boys' Soccer - Saturday, August 25 - 10:00 am

Girls' Soccer - Saturday, August 25 - 9:00-11:00 am, 2:00-4:00 pm

Volleyball - Saturday, August 25 - 10:30 am

Boys' and Girls' Cross Country - Saturday, August 25 - 10:00 am

 

All student-athletes must have a parental consent form on file with the Athletic Director and an up-to-date and approved physical on file with the nurse prior to participating. To obtain a copy of the consent form or athletic physical form, click here.  

Notre Dame's school nurse, Mrs. Meg Muldoon, will have office hours on August 6, 8, 10, 20, 22 & 24 between 8:00 and 12:00 pm to review physicals for incoming freshmen and fall athletes. Please ensure forms are submitted for review as soon as possible.

Renovation is underway in Notre Dame's Biology lab. Progress is right on schedule and the lab is expected to be ready for the opening day of school in August. We are also renovating a computer lab, updating the main office and guidance offices and plan to repave our driveway in early August. Tremendous progress is being made in our efforts to continue to improve the facilities to help us continue to provide a top quality education to all of our students.

Room 203 Renovation

The offices at Notre Dame will be open during the summer Monday - Thursday from 9:00 am  to 2:00 pm and on Fridays from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. 

New ND students from South Korea & China are looking for warm and caring host families. They are interested in staying with host families because they want to learn more about American culture and to practice their English in an authentic atmosphere. By becoming a host family, you will not only give a student the chance to experience daily American life, but will also provide your family an opportunity to learn about another culture without having to leave your home. 

 

An appropriate Host Family will:

1. Have an open mind towards a different culture and be ready to learn about it.

2. Be able to provide a private room (a bathroom may be shared) for the student.

3. Be able to accept and take care of the student just like your own children, which includes providing a safe and comfortable environment, providing 3 adequate meals and appropriate snacks each day, and providing rides to and from activities and/or for essential shopping.

 

Monthly stipends range from $900 to $1,200.  

 

If you are interested, please contact :

 

Jayme Chenoweth from Global Study Connections -  jayme@globalstudyconnections.com / Cell - (207)420-4998

 

Dr. Jinyoung Park from JY Education: Phone: (203) 763-4345 or (347) 860-0859.