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.

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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

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

Congratulations to...

... The Class of 2015!

Notre Dame's 55th graduation ceremony, honoring the Class of 2015, was held on Friday, May 29 before a crowd of over 1,200 family and friends. Diplomas were awarded to 95 graduates, representing 22 area cities and towns, in addition to China and South Korea. Students were awarded a total of $13,968,856 in scholarships and grants for college, and 95% of the class will be pursing higher education in the fall. During the graduation ceremony, co-valedictorians Adonnis Andrade and Rebecca Stefanatos delivered valedictory addresses. This was the first time in school history two students earned the title of co-valedictorian. In addition, and after a vote of the faculty and staff, Rebecca Stefanatos was named the Most Outstanding Senior, the most well-rounded graduate in the class. Remarks to the class were made by Mr. Cipriano, Betsy Browe, Town Clerk of the Town of Fairfield, and Sister Mary Grace Walsh, Superintendent of Schools. Congratulations to the Class of 2015 as they begin the next chapter in their lives.

... Jessica Fogassa '15 who received a college scholarship from the Fairfield Kiwanis Club. Jessica will be attending the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

... to Eric Franco '16 who received an award in math/science from Sikorsky Aircraft and Fairfield University. Eric was joined at the ceremony by Mr. Salce and Ms. Zembrzuski.

...Becky Stefanatos '15 who was named to the All State Softball Team - Class S.

Campus Ministry...

Thank You...

Thanks to Emma Sweeney '18, Josh Jeudy '17, Teresa Salamone '17, and Ally D'Aurio '16 who assisted Miss Medoff in going to St. James School in Stratford to give a presentation to their seventh graders on making the most of their last year in middle school and how to successfully transition to high school. Thanks to Olivia Keden '17, Teresa Salamone '17, Sara Keden '15, and Mario Nunes '15 who did the same at St. Andrew School in Bridgeport.

Students Run Field Day for Elementary School

On Friday, May 29, 50 students travelled with Miss Medoff and Mr. St. Onge to Tisdale Elementary School in Bridgeport to help run the events for their annual field day. It was a beautiful day outside and the gym teacher who ran the program congratulated ND by saying that both the students and teachers raved about their high school facilitators who taught them not only how to play each game but also about sportsmanship, fairness, enthusiasm and friendship.

Club Information...

Care Club

We have had a request from Sister Eileen Boffa and the Bridgeport Homeless Project for bars of soap. We will have containers in each home room beginning in September so please consider starting to collect any brand, any size-even "freebies" you might collect on trips. The drive will end in June of 2016. Once again, God bless you for caring.

Chess Club

Mr. Carlino would like to thank the Chess Team for a great season. Keep Practicing!

Attention Parents and Students...

School Portraits Available for Purchase

This year's 2015 school portraits are still available for purchase through Robert Taylor Photography through the end of June. At the end of June, their lab clears out the portraits making them unavailable. If you would like to place an order, email, mail or fax the order form found here with payment.

One School, One Book

You may have heard of the One Town, One Book initiative that many local libraries have promoted over the last few years. This summer we are launching our own One School, One Book campaign to encourage conversations and develop our mission. The goal of this campaign is to get as many members of the Notre Dame community (students, parents, teachers, even alumni) to read a book that relates to our mission of building character, faith, and intellect.

In this book, Mitch Albom (author of Tuesdays with Morrie) writes about two men of faith. One is his childhood rabbi, a man of wit and grace who has asked Mitch to give his eulogy. The other is a Christian pastor with a troubled past and mission to serve the homeless. While the author gets to know these two men, he begins to think about his own faith.

Summer Reading List 2015

In addition to the One School, One Book: Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom:

Honors and High Honors

Additionally, students in Honors and High Honors English classes will have to choose a work of fiction or nonfiction that explores character, faith, or intellect. Some suggested titles are included below, but students may choose another comparable book. The American Library Association YALSA awards is a great place to look for titles (http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards). We encourage parents to work with students to find a book that is interesting and appropriate. Students will write an in-class essay on this choice during the first week of school.

Character

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (will be published on 7/14)

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Faith

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming by Rod Dreher

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immacul�e Ilibagiza

Intellect

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

Individual Courses

(Students in the following classes are also required to read an additional book)

AP Humanities: How Dante Can Save Your Life by Rod Dreher
High Honors American Literature: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
AP British Literature: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Underclassmen Textbook Rental Returns

The Sacred Heart University Bookstore will be at Notre Dame to accept textbook rental returns on the following dates: June 11 and June 12 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm) and June 15 (8:30 am - 10:30 am). Books not returned during these times can be returned directly to the Sacred Heart Bookstore.

Calling All Artists!

The Westport Arts Center has two opportunities for students to show their artwork in a competitive setting. For our teens, this is a great potential addition to any resume and for younger kids, it's an opportunity to further explore an interest.

First, there is the Teen Advisory Council Art Slam! This one night only event held on June 20 from 6-8pm will feature work from up to 12 teens aged 14-18. Full submission details are available online. Submissions are due by June 10th.

Secondly, Westport Arts Center is working with Westport Farmers Market for a digital photography contest. Young Shoots is open to ages 8-18 and asks students to photograph the Westport Farmers Market. Prizes will be given out in multiple age categories and winning work will be features at Sugar and Olive. Work is due August 1.

Click here for a brochure and for more information.

CT Federation of Catholic School Parents Spring 2015 Newsletter

The CT Federation of Catholic School Parents Spring 2015 Newsletter contains state and national legislative updates regarding available funding for Catholic schools. Also, the newsletter contains a link to a very important survey regarding student transportation services. The Federation seeks not only to maintain current services, but also to expand their availability to more students. The survey results will help guide the development of future legislative efforts on behalf of Catholic schools, parents, and students. Click here to view the newsletter and here to take the survey.

Computer Education Academy

Current sophomores and juniors are invited to apply for an exciting opportunity - the Computer Education Academy. CEA is a fun-filled active computing learning community for twenty 10th and 11th grade high school students. The Academy will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for 24 Saturdays during the 2015-16 academic school year on the Fairfield University campus. Bus transportation (for Bridgeport residents) and lunch will be available to all students at no cost to them.

CEA will expose students to key computing concepts and basic computer programming through hands-on activities designed by the faculty at Fairfield University. Students will have an opportunity to learn and work in teams to develop actual computer applications at Fairfield University. The students will be guided by assistants and professors at Fairfield University to ensure a good connection with professional practice and actual applications of computational thinking. CEA is open to any 10th or 11th grade high school student. No previous computing background is required but an interest in learning computing is essential.

Click here for an application. The application deadline is June 12. Please take note of the recommendations that must accompany the completed application.

Interested in Becoming a Host Family?

CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) is looking for potential host families for the following students. Each student comes with health insurance, accidental dental and spending money for activities and personal expenses. Families will also receive a monthly stipend for hosting. For more information please contact: the CIEE Local Coordinator, Kerri Felice Murray at kerrifm@att.net or 860-382-2361. Click here to view information about each student.

SHU to Host Study Skills 4 Students

In 3-sessions, your student will learn easy-to-implement strategies and systems to be active, engaged and successful in school this fall. S4 provides all materials for workshop use and at-home support as well as a 10% discount for Notre Dame families. Click here for more details and schedule.

Yearbooks Have Arrived

A few copies of the Yearbook remain. Please bring cash or check ($75) to the main office to purchase one of the remaining copies.

Parent Association News...

Save the Date!

Notre Dame's 15th Annual Lancer Open in Memory of Bob Shea will take place on Monday, September 21, 2015 at the Redding Country Club in Redding, CT.

Cost to play is $200 per golfer and includes 18 holes of golf (scramble format) with cart, on course beverages, course events (hole in one, longest drive, closest to hole and many others), silent auction/sports memorabilia, cigars, BBQ lunch, two hour open bar with hor d'oeuvres, buffet dinner and individual and team awards.

Sponsorships, raffle prizes and items for our golfer goodie bags are also needed.

More information will be posted on the ND website in the comings days.

The golf committee is looking for volunteers to help plan the event. If you are interested, please attend the next Lancer Open meeting on Monday, June 8 at 6:30 pm in the ND library.

For more information please contact Theresa Marzik at tmarzik@notredame.org.

Guidance Department News...

Attention Sophomores and Juniors

Check out the Summer Pre-College Program at Sacred Heart University. Earn credits that count at Sacred Heart University or at other schools and explore college majors. Classes are taught by the Sacred Heart faculty. Classes will be held: July 6, 2015 - July 24, 2015. For more information and to apply visit www.sacredheart.edu/precollege.

Seniors

Below is a list of scholarships that are still available, check Naviance for details:

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program
BBG Communications Scholarship
Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium Scholarship
Mary, William and Beatrice Horvath Scholarship
Portuguese American Civic League Of Bridgeport
S.L.A.C. Scholarship Program
WIAAGB West Indian American Assoc of Greater Bridgeport

Lancer Athletics...

Student Athletes Honored at Spring Sports Banquet

The annual Spring Sports Banquet was held in the ND gym on Wednesday, June 3. Team MVPs were announced, All League award recipients and All Academic team recipients were honored and All State winners were recognized. Click

here to view all who were honored.

Start Times for Fall Sports

Football - Monday, August 17 at 4 pm

Head Coach - Chris Sadler - csadler@notredame.org

Summer Conditioning Workouts begin Monday, June 22 - 8:00 am. Contact Coach Sadler for more information

Boys' Soccer - Thursday, August 27 - 9:00 am-11:00 am and 1:00 pm-3:00 pm

For summer workout information, contact Asst. Coach Martins: (201) 742-2193 or Head Coach Whitey Budreckas

(203) 788-7253

Girls' Soccer - Thursday, August 27 - 11:00 am-1:00 pm and 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm

Summer Conditioning Camp begins on Monday, August 10. Contact Coach Mones for details - wmones@notredame.org

Girls' Volleyball - Thursday, August 27 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 pm - Head Coach - Jon Mercado - jonm606@gmail.com

Boys' and Girls' Cross Country - Thursday, August 27 - 10 a.m. - Summer conditioning workouts begin July 1, contact Coach Berberich for details. Head Coach - Ed Berberich - zora_d_1991@hotmail.com

Frank Anthony Carrano Memorial Scholarship Fund

The 5th annual golf outing for the Frank Anthony Carrano Memorial Scholarship Fund will be held on Friday, July 17 at Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange. Click here for more information about the outing. Click here for sponsorship information.

Future Stars Summer Camps

Future Stars summer camps will be offered at Notre Dame this summer. Click here for more information.

Summer Basketball Clinics

Two basketball clinics will be offered for boys and girls ages 6 to 16 by ND's head basketball coach, Vin Laczkoski and ND's assistant coach, Steve Ray, from June 22-26 or July 6-10. Click here for more information.

Support the Wrestling Team

ND wrestling finished their first year as a program and had a fantastic season. Since the program evolved shortly before the season started, there was not sufficient time to fundraise for a wrestling mat so one was borrowed from a neighboring school and hauled back and forth numerous times. Please help ND Wrestling grow as a program by donating any amount toward the purchase of a new mat. Click here to visit the team's Go Fund Me page.

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.

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.

Diocese of Bridgeport Phone App

All things happening in the Diocese of Bridgeport - and an entire section for YOUTH on the new phone app! (iPhone & Android) Search for Diocese of Bridgeport. Download today!

Catholic Relief Services

CRS and Caritas' partners, Caritas Nepal, Caritas India and Caritas Australia have mobilized an immediate response to the earthquake in Nepal. CRS is providing immediate materials for emergency shelter, safe water, sanitation and hygiene. Click here for updates on how the Catholic Church is responding to the earthquake. Contributions are being accepted at: CRS, PO Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21297-0303.