Dates to Remember
Monday, January 21
MLK, Jr. Day
No School
Tuesday, January 22
Make-up Exams
8:0 to 11:00
Wednesday, Jan. 23
Classes Resume
Full Day of School
Friday, January 25
March for Life
Washington, D.C.
Sunday, January 27
Catholic Schools Week Begins
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Parent/Guardian
Appreciation Day
Friday, February 1
Service Day
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Notre Dame's 26 Acts of Kindness Campaign will resume on Tuesday. Next week's activities include:
Tuesday - Be Kind to the Environment Day
Wednesday - Collection: Gently Used Books
Thursday - Thank a First Responder Day
Friday - Embrace Your Mistakes Day
On Wednesday, we will be collecting a gently used children's and young adult books for donation to a local children's/teen center. Please send in your donations to the main office. Thank you for your continued support of our Acts of Kindness campaign.
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Campus Ministry News: Rosary for Newtown
A huge thank you to the students and teachers who participated in praying the Rosary in the ND Chapel for the Sandy Hook/Newtown Families of Sandy Hook Remembrance Day on January 10...either together or on their own at some point during the day. The service began with a short explanation of the Rosary's effectiveness and the many graces and blessings The Virgin Mary promised to those who faithfully recite the Rosary. This show of spiritual force will hopefully be the catalyst for more powerful get togethers of prayer in the upcoming months. Thank you to: Mrs. Miller, Mr. Sulzycki, Fr. Cip, Mr. St. Onge, Caitlyn Wardlow '16, Kereece Williams '13, Lauren Puskar '13, Rose Brennan '16, Becky Stefanatos '15, Sean Cronan '14, Tori Samatulski '15, Mike King '13, Aly Furgiuele '13, Aly D'Aurio '16, Mackenzie Dobbins '16, Shannan Williams '14, Morgan Sweeney '15, Eliana Otero '16, Tyler Lehren '13, Kevin Bradley '13, AJ Lounsbury '13, Dan McCarthy '13, Lauren Berard '13, Alicia Berard '16, Greg Ferris '13, Juliette Rivera '13, Caitlyn Dudek '13, Lizette DosSantos '13 and Jennifer Mezzapelle '13.
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Religious Studies Spotlight
The sophomore Religious Studies classes will be studying the origin, history and practices of the Sacraments of Initiation in the next term. Those sacraments include: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist and Reconciliation. Some students are already in the midst of their Confirmation program at their local parish. May the Holy Spirit guide them on their way.
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Save the Date - Parent/Guardian Appreciation Day
As part of Catholic Schools Week, Notre Dame will be celebrating Parent/Guardian Appreciation Day on Wednesday, January 30. Parents are invited to mass at 7:30 am in the Chapel and/or for coffee, bagels and muffins in the library from 7:30 - 9:00 am. This is just a small way to say thank you for all you do for Notre Dame and your child.
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Girl's Basketball Bake Sale
 The girls' basketball team will be having a bake sale during all lunches on Thursday, January 24. Students are asked to stop by the bake sale table for some great homemade goodies.
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Service Day Coming February 1st
On Friday, February 1, Notre Dame students will be going out into the community for the third annual Community Service Day. Last year over 200 students participated in dozens of different projects. In order for this year's effort to be successful, we need Virtus-trained volunteers willing to drive and supervise students at our various work sites. All projects would take place during the school day, between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you are Virtus-trained (or willing to become trained) and can serve as a driver and/or chaperone, please contact Mr. St.Onge at stonge@notredame.org .
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College Goal Sunday is two weeks away! At College Goal Sunday (January 27), students and families can get much accomplished in one afternoon:
- Get the FAFSA and CSS Profile submitted with the help of college financial aid experts-in English and Spanish.
- Get 2012 taxes prepared for free by IRS-trained volunteers (for low income families--at certain sites, including U.B.).
- Enter a drawing for a $200 scholarship.
- Have a chance to win other prizes, depending on the site.
- Ask questions of college staff and students.
Click here for more information.
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Auditions Being Held For Guys and Dolls
 Do you want to have fun, make new friends and create memories that will last a lifetime? Then you should consider auditioning for this year's school production of Guys and Dolls. The Drama Club welcomes all students to bring their talents to this year's auditions which will be held on January 29 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm and January 30 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm in room 307. For audition details please contact Mr. St. Onge or Mrs. Marzik.
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Revolution Prep is offering an SAT prep course starting on January 24 at Notre Dame from 6 to 9 pm. Click here for more information. |
Boy's Basketball on MSG Varsity
 The Notre Dame of Fairfield vs. Bunnell High School varsity boy's basketball game at Bunnell on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 (7:00 p.m.) will be broadcast on MSG Varsity. The game will be taped and broadcast on the MSG Varsity network the following day: Wednesday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be STREAMED LIVE on the MSG Varsity website for those unable to make it to the game. The play by play will be handled by MSG Varsity's Keith Irizarry and the color commentator will be Vin Parise. Irizarry is MSG Varsity's Sports Anchor while Parise is MSG Varsity's Basketball Analyst and a former assistant basketball coach at Rutgers and Iona. The game will also be available for viewing after the January 30 broadcast when it will be posted online at the onDemand channel - Optimum Channel 614.
Girls' Basketball
The Lady Lancers Basketball Team wishes to thank everyone for supporting their fundraising dinner at Chips Restaurant. The fundraiser was a huge success!
 Any student interested in playing a spring sport (Baseball, Softball, Track and Field, Boys' Golf, Girls' Golf, Boys' Tennis, Girls' Tennis, Boys' Lacrosse, and Girls' Lacrosse) needs to sign-up in Mr. Bleggi's office. Sign-Ups end on Thursday, January 31.
Soccer Players
There will be a meeting for all girls soccer players on Wednesday, January 23 at 2pm in the cafe. Please make every effort to attend this meeting. Reminder to all boys and girls soccer players: payment for the RNunes Lancer Cup Soccer Tournament is due on Tuesday, January 22 to Mr. Bleggi. Seniors may also participate.
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ND's Lancer Legacy Gala Meeting on Tuesday
 Notre Dame's Lancer Legacy Gala will take place on Thursday, March 14. If you remember, this event was originally scheduled for November but was rescheduled because of Hurricane Sandy. We need everyone's help and talents to make this event a success. There will be a very important Gala meeting on Tuesday, January 22 at 6:00 pm in the school library. All are invited. This is a great way to get involved and support our school. If you have any questions, please contact Theresa Marzik in our Advancement Office at 203-372-6521/ marzik@notredame.org. Important Links: Gala Invitation, Response Card, Auction Letter, Donation Form
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 The Home School Association is selling ND mugs for $10 each. Contact Mrs. Marzik to get yours today.
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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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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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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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