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August 29, 2014

Dates to Remember

Monday, September 1
No School - Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept. 2
First Full Day of School

Thursday, Sept. 11
Back to School Night
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Before volunteering at school, parents are required to go through Virtus training.  To register for a Virtus training session, please click here. Contact Kevin Philipp at kevin@notredame.org for questions.

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Congratulations to...
...Congratulations to ND English teacher Mr.Kevin Fitzpatrick and his wife, Damaris, on the recent birth of their daughter, Gillian Grace. Both mom and baby are doing well. 
Welcome...
In addition to welcoming our 145 freshman and 25 transfer students, the Notre Dame community extends a warm welcome to several new additions to the faculty:

Fr. Ciprian Bejan - Appointed by Bishop Caggiano, Fr. Ciprian is Notre Dame's new Chaplain
Mr. Wayne Mones - recently retired from Norwalk High School, Mr. Mones is a full time member of the ND Guidance Office
Ms. Jessica Medoff - we welcome Jessica back to Notre Dame as co-Director of Campus Ministry and a member of the Religion Department
Mrs. Joanna Cipriano - In addition to serving as International Student Coordinator, Joanna has returned to teaching three courses (plus an on-line course) in the English Department.
This Week at ND...
Link Crew Debuts at ND
Notre Dame introduced a new freshman Orientation program, Link Crew, on Tuesday. In addition to the all-day welcoming session and activities this week, students will work with their upperclass mentors throughout the school year as they get acclimated to the Notre Dame culture and community. To read more details on this very successful and popular program, click here to read Mr. Cipriano's blog on the day's events. 

Working behind the scenes to organize and then facilitating the program for the students was Notre Dame teacher Mr. Mike Mildrum. The upperclassmen Link Leaders included: Kenny Fan '15, Becky Stefanatos '15, Brian Boyd '15, Samantha Sainvil '15, Jon Suporn '15, Jasmine Gaudreau '16, Claudia Fajardo '16, Elaanie Jackson '16, Sidney Choothesa '16, Raina Ceryak '16, Ally D'Aurio '16, Alicia Berard '16, Rachael Watcke '16, Brendon Watcke '16, Sam DeMattio '15, Nicolin Goodin '15, Christopher Rojo '15, Alyssa Bergamasco '15, Marleena Reed '15, Ciara Rivera '16, Emily Schofield '16, Mikael Tessema '16, Sommer Miller '15, Rose Brennan '16, Michelle Onofrio '16, Elyse Politica '16, Alana Merly '16, Caitlin Wardlow '16 and Andrew Mitchell '15.

Student Spotlight...
Lucy Grant '18 played in the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) 22U women's baseball tournament in Korea with
Justine Siegel and Baseball for All. Lucy played against national teams from Korea, Japan and China where women's baseball is a recognized sport with a view toward being invited to try out for Team USA women's baseball next year. What an amazing accomplishment! 
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Fundraising Fee 
Families will notice a $125 fundraising fee on their September tuition bills. This new fee was explained in the tuition announcement last spring and on the 2014-15 tuition contacts. Families will pay the fee with their September tuition payment and then receive a credit on a future bill when any fundraising is completed. To recap the details, this fee is fully refundable (up to $125) with participation in any of the following: 
  • Walk-a-thon (end of October) - all monies raised will go towards this fee
  • ND School Raffle (November through January) - all monies raised through the sale of raffle tickets will go toward this fee
  • Golf Tournament (end of September) - Participants in the golf tournament will earn a $50 per person fundraising credit. Obtaining/purchasing a sponsorship for the golf tournament will earn a dollar-for-dollar fundraising credit.
  • Lancer Gala (end of February) - Those purchasing tickets for the Notre Dame Gala will earn a $50 per person fundraising credit.
Again, this fee is fully refundable with participation in any of the above activities. We hope that many of our families will join us in making each of these fundraising activities tremendously successful.

School Calendar and Student Handbook
Click on the following links to access the 2014-15 school calendar and the 2014-15 Student Handbook. Both the calendar and the handbook are always available on our website at www.notredame.org. 
Parent Association News...
First Meeting of the School Year
The first Parent Association Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 3rd at 7:00 pm in the school library.  All parent/guardians are encouraged to attend this important meeting. Come and hear about all of the great events planned for students and parents during the coming school year.
Advancement Office News...
Our Advancement Office and Parent Association have been busy planning events and activities for the new school year. Please mark your calendars for these very important social and fundraising events.

Lancer Open in Memory of Bob Shea Golf Tournament
The annual tournament will take place on Monday, September 22, 2014 at the Redding Country Club. For more information about playing in the tournament or sponsoring this event, please contact
Theresa Marzik at 203-372-6521 or marzik@notredame.org. Click here for more information. For sponsorship information, click here.  
 

Father Bill's BBQ Sauce 

Father Bill's Best Barbecue Sauce which had its debut at the Garlicfest, is 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.

 

Mark Your Calendars ...

Notre Dame's annual Walk-a-ton will be held on Friday, October 24 and school's annual Gala will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Sacred Heart University. If you are interested in serving on a planning committee for either of these events, or for the Golf Tournament, please contact Theresa Marzik at marzik@notredame.org. 

Fall/Winter Athletic Passes 
Fall/Winter Athletic Passes will be available next week in Mr. Bleggi's office for purchase. The athletic passes will allow admission for an individual or family (immediate family members only) to all ND home athletic events at ND, the Milford Ice Pavilion, and Sacred Heart University's Pitt Center and Campus Field.  The cost of an individual pass is $40 and a family pass is $75.  Checks can be made out to Notre Dame. 
Community Events...

DOB - Youth Website  

Check out the Diocese of Bridgeport new Teen Space website. The page is filled with music, events, Youth Group stuff, and high school news from around the Diocese. Click here to view it now.

 

9th Annual Newtown Road Race 5K

NIKE presents the 9th Annual Newtown Road Race 5K to benefit Newtown Youth and Family Services on Saturday, August 30 at Dickinson Park in Newtown with race start time 8am. Visit DOB-Youth for more information.