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 kphilipp@notredame.org for questions.

ND Tutoring Center

The ND Tutoring Center is open Monday through Thursday from 2 - 3 pm in Room 212. No appointment necessary. The Center is staffed by NHS and SHU tutors

Library Hours

The library is open Monday - Thursday until 4:00 pm and on Fridays until 3:00 pm.

Register Your Target Red Card

Notre Dame received a check for $321 thanks to friends of the school who linked their Target Red Card to Notre Dame. Notre Dame receives 1% of all purchases you make. To sign up your card, click here.

Register Your Stop and Shop Card

Stop and Shop A+ Rewards

Families are encouraged to register their Stop and Shop card for the A+ Rewards Program.

Click here to register.

To receive important ND updates via text message sent directly to your mobile device, click here.

Have you "liked" ND on Facebook yet? To visit the ND page on Facebook and become a fan, click here.

To visit our Twitter feed, click here. To follow Mr. Cipriano's Twitter account, click here.

Click here to follow us on Pinterest! Check it out - it is full of great photos, both old and new!

ND is on Instagram @NDFFLD

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

ccipriano@notredame.org. We look forward to the opportunity to share your good news with the entire Notre Dame community.

Lancer Legacy Gala...

Lancer Legacy Gala

Notre Dame's fourth annual Lancer Legacy Gala will take place on Saturday, February 28. This is Notre Dame's largest fundraiser of the school year and helps us generate funds which directly benefit our students both academically and athletically.

We hope that every family at ND will be able to support the Gala in some way this year.

Whether you are planning to attend the event or you have a family business and would like to sponsor the event, there are many options to help make this year's event a great success. In addition to a fabulous selection of food, drink, and music, there will be a silent auction at this year's event. Gifts last year ranged from a timeshare villa in Florida to JetBlue tickets to wine baskets, Yankees, Mets and Red Sox tickets, sport memorabilia, restaurant gift certificates, a flatscreen TV and so much more.

Please consider donating an item (or monetary donation) for the silent auction. There is a Gala "Giving Tree" in the main office with a variety of gift suggestions that you can donate. Please take a card and return the gift by February 15. Gifts range from a $25 gift card to Dunkin Donuts to an iPad or large screen TV and everything in between. If your son/daughter brings in a gift for auction, he/she will receive a dress down day.

This year Notre Dame will be honoring the following people:

Carl Philipp '61

Carole Surina Educator Award

Betsy Peddle Browne '88

Sister Marion Rielly Leadership Award

Stephen J. Sedensky III '76

Notre Dame Community Impact Award

Notre Dame Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees

Noreen Swaller Kokoruda '65, Bernadette Baldino '67

John Hardiman '75, Louis DiPalma '79, Thomas McCarthy '92

Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

Charles Brophy, Louis Tranquillo '70, Peter Tranquillo '71

Dennis McLaughlin '72, Martha Cleary '91,

Elizabeth Cleary '91

Team Inductees

1969-1972 Hockey, 1972 Boys' Basketball,

1987 Girls' Basketball

If you have an auction gift to donate (form attached) or would like to sponsor our event, please contact Theresa Marzik at tmarzik@notredame.org or 203-372-6521 ext. 38.

Let's celebrate Notre Dame's past, present and exciting future -- become a part of the Notre Dame Lancer Legacy Gala!

This Week at ND...

Student Work

The T-Shirt & Printmaking class created pattern designed T's for their mid-term exam. Using fabric markers on T-shirts, they had to take doodle art and create a concept that utilizes the detailed patterns.

Images from: Marleena Reed, Hannah Spataj,

Cassidy Taylor and Brenna Arciola

Attention Parents and Students...

Catholic Schools Week

Notre Dame will join schools around the nation in celebrating Catholic Schools Week 2015 beginning on Monday. Each day has been designated for a special event. Notre Dame's schedule includes:

Monday - School-wide mass celebrating Notre Dame
Tuesday - Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day
Wednesday - Parent/Guardian Appreciation Day. Please join us for coffee and bagels in the library from 7:00 - 8:30 am.
Thursday - Student Appreciation Day
Friday - Community Service Day

Message from the Superintendent

A phone call to all families in the Diocese from the Superintendent, Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, is planned next week. Just wanted to make sure everyone had a heads-up.

Fairfield County's Community Foundation

An impressive array of scholarships is available from Fairfield County's Community Foundation. The online scholarship application portal for high school seniors going to college or vocational school is now available on the Foundation's website: www.fccfoundation.org. Click "Explore our Word" then "Awarding College Scholarships". The deadline for scholarship applications is March 20, 2015.

Financial Aid Applications

Families with students currently in grades 9, 10 and 11 are reminded that families must re-apply for financial assistance on an annual basis. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2015. Click here to download an application or apply online by clicking here.

Interested in Hosting an International Student?

Any family interested in hosting an international student for the upcoming school year is encouraged to attend an upcoming informational meeting, sponsored by AIEP. AIEP currently oversees 15 Chinese students at Notre Dame. Click here for information on the upcoming meeting.

Summer Programs Offered For International and American Students

CIEE is offering two new and exciting summer programs for international high school students (ages 14-18). Both of these programs will be short term (3 weeks) and will be held in Portland, Maine, the location of CIEE's headquarters.

For international students who need an extra boost of their English Language skills, we will be offering an English Language & American Culture program. The curriculum is being designed specifically for CIEE by an expert in this area. Students will live with host families in the Portland, Maine area during this program.

For students interested in learning about business, starting their own company, or improving their problem solving, creativity and leadership skills, we are offering a Global Entrepreneurship program. This program is open to both American and international students. CIEE has hired an expert to create the curriculum and we are working with a leading school program in Entrepreneurship, the Hawken School in Ohio (click here for more on their curriculum).

In addition to these two programs located in Maine, CIEE offers a comprehensive portfolio of high school programs for American students, including options for summer. Please visit www.ciee.org/highschoolsummer for more information.

Please see the attached program brochures, information, quick facts and sample calendars for more information. You are also welcome to visit their websites, English Language & Culture and Global Entrepreneurship.

26 Acts of Kindness Campaign

Please join with the ND community as we hold our annual 26 Acts of Kindness campaign now through the end of January. Click here to view our full Acts of Kindness calendar. Here is our Week 6 schedule:

Monday, 1/26 - Encourage Someone Today
Tuesday, 1/27 - Collection - Donate a Toiletry Item
Wednesday, 1/28 - Thank Your Parent/Guardian/Grandparent Day
Thursday, 1/29 - Put a Smile On Someone's Face Today
Friday, 1/30 - ND Community Service Day

Yearbooks On Sale

2015 Yearbooks are available for pre-order. (Yearbooks arrive in May.) To reserve your copy now for only $75, click here. Enter the school code: 14196 to begin the order process. If you'd like to pay by cash or check, send your payment in to the Main Office.

Club News...

Fashion Club

The Fashion Club is currently working on producing a student fashion show. Students have the opportunity to participate as designers, models and coordinators. Anyone interested in participation in the show would contact Madam Zac or Club President, Claudia Fajardo.

Dance Club

The Dance Club will meet after school on Thursday, January 29 at 2:15PM in the cafeteria.

Campus Ministry...

Service Hours Due Date

Service Hours documentation forms are due no later than Friday, March 13. Freshmen must complete 5 hours of community service in addition to Freshmen Field Day (in late April), and Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors must complete 15 hours of community service. Freshmen and sophomores should give their completed service forms to Mr. St.Onge, and juniors and seniors should give their forms to Ms. Medoff. Please email Mr. St.Onge or Ms. Medoff with any questions.

Guidance Department News...

Juniors

The Guidance Office has mailed letters to Junior parents in regards to setting up a meeting with your junior student, parent and guidance counselor to start the college search and planning process. Please return the bottom portion of the letter to the Guidance Office. Counselors will be meeting with student/parent during school hours. Times available to meet with the counselors are: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm in February through to April. If you didn't receive a letter, please contact the Guidance Office.

Sophomore and Juniors - PSAT Scores

Scores from the PSAT test that were given in October 2014 have been mailed home to parents and students. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to be in contact with the student's guidance counselor via email or

(203) 374-2618.

Attention Juniors: Prep for the SAT at ND through

The Princeton Review - Classes Start on Feb. 2

Prep for the March 14 SAT and the May 2 SAT (which is held at ND) through a review course by the Princeton Review. Build a foundation for success with 18 hours of targeted in- class instruction, plus four full-length proctored practice tests. The Princeton Review instructors will train students in their exclusive strategies and provide the study tools students need to practice on their own and master what is learned in class. There is a promo code to use - PREP150$ and course number: 214055. To register online:

Visit PrincetonReview.com and use the 'Find A Prep Course Near you' box in the center of the page.
Search for 'SAT' with 'Classroom' and zip code 06825
Click 'Find Course' to see the course schedules.
Find the 'SAT Fundamentals - 18 hour Partnership Course' under 'Notre Dame High School - Fairfield' and click enroll.
Or you may call 1-800-2Review (1-800-2738439) ext. 1065

Important Deadlines for Seniors

Applications

Please make sure you give each of the counselors at least 3-4 days to fill out any scholarship information needed for applications. If any student comes in a day before or the day of a deadline, the counselors will be unable to complete this task. Please know when your deadlines are, and please give time for counselors to complete forms.

Also...

Meet with your counselor at least two weeks before your college application deadlines. Please have your student assessment form completed as well as asking teachers for recommendations. This will allow the Guidance Office plenty of time to process the required paper work and allow teacher(s) the time to write recommendations by your college deadlines.

Scholarship Information

All seniors should be checking the scholarship list on Naviance.

When the Guidance Office receives any scholarship information it will be posted on Naviance under "Scholarships". Students should read the criteria to know that the scholarship is for their use.

Scholarships Available (check Naviance for details):

Long Hill Garden Club, Inc.
Assumption College Gerard Brassard Scholarship
Big Y
Connecticut State USBC Association
Fairfield County's Community Foundation
Glenn Moon Scholarship/Assoc. of Retired Teachers of Connecticut
Greater Fairfield Board of Realtors Scholarship
Hood Sportsmanship
Mary, William and Beatrice Horvath Scholarship
Mr. and Miss Shamrock Contest
National Honor Society
Orazio DiMauro Foundation, Inc - Engineering
St. Patrick Scholarship

Parent Association News...

Parent Volunteers Needed

The Notre Dame Parent Association appreciates the help and support of all our parent volunteers. Remember, before you can volunteer at an event with students, you need to complete Virtus training. To register for a training session, please click here. Once the session and a background check are completed, you will be able to volunteer for all ND events. Please contact Kevin Philipp at kphilipp@notredame.org for questions or information on completing a volunteer packet.

Lancer Athletics...

Spring Sports Sign - Ups

All students interested in playing baseball, softball, boys' lacrosse, girls' lacrosse, boys' & girls' track and field, boys' golf, girls' golf, or girls' tennis need to sign up in Mr. Bleggi's office. Sign-ups begin on Monday, January 26 and will end on Thursday, February 12. See Mr. Bleggi with any questions.

Lancer Gang Shirts for Sale

Lancer Gang camo shirts are available in Mr. Olayos' office. These shirts allow free admission to all boys' and girls' home basketball games (including at Sacred Heart) and all home boys' and girls' hockey games at the Milford Ice Pavilion. Cost of the shirt is $20.

ND Apparel Available On-Line

Notre Dame and Blanchettes Sporting Goods have teamed up for our new and exciting Notre Dame online store. The link to the store can be found here or on our homepage of our website. New merchandise will continue to be added to the store so please check back often. A percentage of all sales on the online store are returned to Notre Dame. Thank you for your support.

Winter Athletic Passes

Winter Athletic Passes are available for purchase in Mr. Bleggi's office. The athletic passes will allow admission for an individual or family (immediate family members only) to all ND home athletic events at Notre Dame, 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 payable to ND.

This Week in Sports

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.