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Saturday, Nov 17
SATs
Tuesday, Nov 20
Half Day Schedule,
Dismissal at 11:34 am,
Report Cards - Parent/Teacher Conferences
1 - 4 and 6 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Nov 21
Half Day Schedule,
PowderPuff Football,
Dismissal at 11:00 am
Thanksgiving Football
vs. Immaculate
@ WCSU - 7:00 pm
Thursday, Nov 22
Thanksgiving
No School
Friday, November 23
No School
Thursday, Nov 29
Academic Awards Banquet and Honor Society Inductions
6:30 pm
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Pictured from left to right: Brianna Foster, Lauren Jones, Alexandra D'Aurio and Emily Wonsiewicz
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... the October Students of the Month: Alexandra D'Aurio '16, Emily Wonsiewicz '15, Brianna Foster '14 and Lauren Jones '13. Students are nominated by faculty and selected based upon achievement, attitude, community service and academic achievement.
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Key Club Food Drive A Great Success
 A big thank you to the many students, parents, faculty and alumni who contributed to the Key Club's Thanksgiving Food Drive. We were able to deliver 198 turkeys and other non-perishable food items to Sister Theresa of the Sisters of Charity on North Avenue in Bridgeport. Sister was ever so grateful for Notre Dame and it helped her to exceed her goal. She did tell us that more than ever there was a need due to Hurricane Sandy - from the people who lost their homes to those who are unemployed. A special thank you to Mr. Minei and Mrs. Stefanatos for
helping drive and get the turkeys and food to the location and to the following Key Club members, along with Ms. Z and Mrs. Miller who helped deliver the items: Lauren Jones '13, Aly Furgiuele '13, Michael Lenard '13, Sara Figueroa '13, Sofi Geismar '13, Tim Furgiuele '16, Morgan Sweeney '15, Becky Stefanatos '15 and Sandie Samrin '13. With Christmas right around the corner, Sister Theresa will be sending us a list of families that we can adopt for the holiday. Many of these families have lost their homes due to Hurricane Sandy. In addition, we will also be collecting gift cards for the teens she helps in her new teen center. Stay tuned to future announcements. Again thank you for all of your generosity. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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Parent Teacher Conferences
 First marking period report cards will be available for parent/guardian pick-up, and teachers will be available for conferences on Tuesday, November 20 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm and 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Appointments are not necessary for conferences. Please note that report cards will be withheld for any families who are two or more months behind in tuition payments.
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Academic Banquet / Honor Society Inductions
Notre Dame's annual Academic Awards Banquet and Honor Society Inductions will take place on Thursday, November 29. Dinner will begin at 6:30 pm and the ceremony will begin at 7:30 pm. Invitations were recently mailed home and RSVPs are due to the main office by Tuesday, November 20.
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Notre Dame Veterans' Day Ceremony
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Nick Carloto '15 & Matt Carloto '16 with their
great aunt Suzanne Burr Monaco and
grandfather George Burr '64
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Notre Dame held a Veterans' Day Prayer Service on Monday at Sacred Heart University's Chapel of the Holy Spirit. During the ceremony, names of all alumni who went on to serve in the military were read aloud. Special tribute was paid to the five graduates who died while serving their nation - four in Vietnam and one in Iraq. Following the ceremony, George Burr '64 shared his military experience during Vietnam and his father's experience on the beaches of Normandy, France during D-Day. Special thanks to  Mr. St. Onge for his help in organizing the prayer service, Fr. Cipriani for his excellent homily, Allison Rohr '13 for sharing her amazing voice with the community, Mr. Burr for sharing his time and stories with us and to the ten students - Jasmin Williams '13, Alex D'Aurio '16, Tyler Lehren '13, Lauren Berard '14, Jennifer Mezzapelle '13, Aly Furgiuele '13, Matt Tolster '13, Steve Cavallo '13, Kereece Williams '13, and Allison Rohr '13 - who read the names of their predecessors who had graduated and entered the armed forces.
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ND Receives Prestigious Michael's Cup
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Seniors Duncan Plumb, Peter Petrino, Jennifer Mezzapelle, Lauren Puskar and Mr. Bleggi
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On Thursday, ND Athletic Director Mr. Bleggi and four student-athletes attended the CIAC's annual Sportsmanship Conference in Southington. The keynote speaker for the event was motivational speaker Harvey Alston. After lunch, Notre Dame was presented, for the second straight year, with the prestigious Michael's Cup. In total, only eighteen high schools from across the state were selected to receive this honor. To be recognized, achievement in seven areas is measured: sportsmanship, participation (number of student-athletes), athletic scholarship (academic success of student-athletes), athletic personnel (trainer), equity (equal number of male and female sports), chemical free initiatives and athletic achievement.
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Campus Ministry Celebrates Halloween
 On Sunday, November 11, members of Notre Dame Campus Ministry attended The Jack o'Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. This event featured an illuminated walk- through display of more than 4,000 hand-carved pumpkins, flying pumpkin ghosts that soar above the lantern-lit path and sound effects that create the perfect Halloween atmosphere. Students that attended were: Daniel Murphy '13, Katie Yellen '13, Becky Stefanatos '15, Maggie Halstead '16, Lauren Berard '14, Alicea Berard '16 and Nicola Badolato '16. |
Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors interested in applying for Notre Dame's 22nd annual service trip to Appalachia must complete an application no later than Friday, December 7. This summer's trip will be held from June 22 to 30 and the group will return to Neon, Kentucky. To obtain further details and a copy of the application, please click here.
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Updates from the Principal
Check out Mr. Cipriano's latest blog entries by clicking here. Also, click here to follow Mr. Cipriano on Twitter and receive daily updates about school events, club meetings and all the good news coming from Notre Dame.
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Senior Experience Applications Due November 30th
Seniors interested in participating in Notre Dame's Senior Experience Program are reminded that applications are due no later than Friday, November 30. Participating students will spend their last four weeks of the school year in an internship or extensive community service program. To obtain another copy of the application or required signature packets, please click here.
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Yearbooks Orders Now Being Taken
 Families can now place orders for 2013 Yearbooks by clicking here and enter Notre Dame's order number: 14196. The cost to reserve a yearbooks is $75.
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There will be a meeting for all students interested in joining the Fencing Team on Monday, November 19 at 2:00 pm in Mr. Bleggi's office, room 201.
The following are days and start times for tryouts/practice for winter sports:
 Girls' Basketball - Monday, November 19 at 2:30 pm - gym
Boys' Basketball - Monday, November 26 at 2:15 pm - gym
Indoor Track - Monday, November 26 at 2:30 pm - meet in chapel lobby
Boys Hockey - Monday, November 26, meeting at 5:45 pm. Try-outs begin at 7 pm at the Milford Ice Pavilion
Bowling and Dance/Drill Team info will be announced soon.
All student-athletes are reminded that they need an up-to-date physical as well as a parental consent form on file in order to try-out/practice.
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HSA and Booster Club Events
 Christmas Boutique
The Notre Dame HSA & Booster Club will be hosting a Christmas boutique on Wednesdays in December from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm in the Chapel Foyer. We hope you will come to browse our line of spirit wear along with other merchandise - all great for gift giving & stocking stuffing. Father Bill's famous barbecue sauce will also be available. Students are welcome to browse during their lunch periods.
Calling All Bakers
 The ND HSA will host a Cookie Walk on Saturday, December 8. We are in need of baked goodies to be dropped off at school on Friday, December 7. We need your help to make this event a success. If you would like to be part of this great fundraiser, please contact Kathy Stefanatos at kpstef@aol.com or (203) 247-2417.
Tickets are now available for the Booster Club's Second Annual Wine Tasting Event on Saturday, December 1 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the Notre Dame cafeteria. Each student-athlete is expected to sell (2) tickets to the event. Admission is $25 in advance and $35 at the door. Click here for more information. Thank you in advance for your support of this event. All are welcome! Bring your friends. It's a fun night out!
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The Fairfield County Catholic newspaper is looking for high school-aged Catholic teens to write an article to be published in the Fairfield County Catholic Newspaper and the Diocese Youth Webpage. A different article will be published every month and there will be a $25 gift card for each article published. Email articles with photo to jmonroe@diobpt.org. Call Jill Monroe with any questions at 203-416-1461 or email her.
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College Planning Assistance Available
Bridgeport Public Library will once again host Holly Franquet from The College Place. Ms. Franquet will be available in the downtown library's first floor Teen Café on the following Tuesdays this fall from 3-5 pm to help answer your college questions: November 27 and December 11.
These drop in sessions will emphasize: searching for colleges, majors, and careers, discussing college affordability and financial aid, discussing high school courses, grades, and test scores, starting the application to college, writing essays, asking for recommendations, and more.
This program is free and open to all high school students and their parents. Seventh and eighth grade students are also welcome. It is never too early to be thinking about college!
For more information please contact the Bridgeport Public Library Youth Services Division at (203) 576-7408. The Teen Café is located on the first floor of the Burroughs and Saden Main Library Downtown at 925 Broad Street, Bridgeport.
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Register Your Cards Today!
 Register Your Big Y card and designate Notre Dame as your school! Every time you shop, just look for items marked with the Education Express school bus logo. You'll save money on those items while you earn points for ND. Click here to sign up.
 If you have a Target REDcard, please consider designating Notre Dame High School as the recipient of 1% of the charges you make using this credit card. To link Notre Dame to your Target credit card, please click here.
In June, Notre Dame received a check for over $1,500 thanks to all the families and friends who registered their Stop and Shop cards for the A+ Rewards program and designated Notre Dame as their school. We'd love it if you could help us again this year ... all you do is select Notre Dame, use your Stop and Shop card, and we get a percentage of all the purchases. Click here to register your card. Keep in mind you need to register your card every year.
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ND on Facebook and Twitter
  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.
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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. |
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