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ND Happenings
ND Dance Classes Visit Broadway
Students from the ND dance class, along with Mrs. Hong, attended a performance of The King and I and a workshop with cast member, Bobby Pestka. Bobby and Mrs. Hong were cast mates in Flower Drum Song on Broadway. Also pictured is Kenway Kua who was in Broadway's Wicked, Frogs, and the national tour of Mary Poppins. Kenway and Mrs. Hong also were in the national tour of Flower Drum Song together.
Campus Ministry Host Easter Party for Preschool Students 
Students involved in Campus Ministry hosted an Easter party at ND on Wednesday for students who attend the Daughters of Charity preschool program. They held an Easter Egg hunt, made Easter Bunny masks, played games, ate snacks, received Easter baskets from the Easter Bunny and had a fun dance session with Mrs. Hong. Special thanks to the following students for volunteering their time: Manjot Singh, Leanne Onofrio, Adam Riobo, Emily Carlson, Monica Cato, Linda Pham, Lanvi Nguyen, Jake Mikucki, Margaux Atkins, Landis Williams, Liv Silva, Liv Keden, Remy Cooper, Nicola Badalato, Aly D'Aurio, Bayley McKeon, Garnell Bell, Tamia Brown, Ajiana Mackey, Mary Keden, Meghan Burke, Stella Henry, Marion Gardella, Tafari Alston, Rachel Watcke, Delaney O'Keefe and Kate Muldoon.
Students Play Big Brother/Big Sister to 2nd Graders
On Thursday, March 31, members of Campus Ministry played big brother or sister to St. James Elementary School second graders as they attended a showing of James and the Giant Peach at the Downtown Cabaret in Bridgeport.  Special thanks to Mrs. Kathy Stefanatos and Father Cipriani for helping to chaperone. Participants included Grace Gallagher, Jenny Goldstein, Arianna DeNitto, Shelby Nolan, Gabe Bitencourt, Brandon Cegelka, Mike Bevino, Ila Sookoo, Audrey D'Amico, Joe Robles, Justin DaSilva, Briana Perez, Dylan Ferentzy, Jenna Sabia, Katherine Liao, Kayla Morales, T'aira Green, Bianca Rodrigues, Alexa Monrose, Nicole Posada, Dasha Bazile, Nya Campbell, Brittany Fulton, and Hannah Rich.
Parent and Student Update
Bottle and Can Collection CANCELLED 
The bottle and can collection originally scheduled for April 2 has been cancelled.
Sister Marion Reilly and Richard LaTorre Scholarship 
Current freshmen, sophomores and juniors are encouraged to apply for two scholarship opportunities. Applications are now available for the Sister Marion Reilly and Richard LaTorre Memorial Scholarships. Each scholarship is a one-time award and is applied towards 2016-17 Notre Dame tuition. One student from each grade is select as a Sister Marion Reilly scholarship receipt ($2,000 per scholarship) and one student from each grade is selected as a Richard LaTorre scholarship recipient ($1,000 per scholarship). Applications are due to the Main Office no later than Friday, May 6. Click here to obtain a Reilly Scholarship application and here to obtain a LaTorre Scholarship application.
Purchase Tickets and an Ad for This Year's Spring Musical

Notre Dame High School Fairfield 
Presents 
Friday, May 6th at 8 pm
Saturday, May 7th at 1 pm and 8 pm

Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at SHU
For Tickets call 203-372-6521

Please help support the ND Drama Club and this year's production of Into the Woods by purchasing a congratulatory ad in the program for your favorite cast member, a business ad of your own, pass this along to a business you frequent or become a Gold Star Supporter. Click here for more information. 
Sophomore Class Trip
The sophomore class will be traveling to New York City on Tuesday, May 17 for their annual class trip. Students will tour the most famous arena in the world - Madison Square Garden - and visit the Body Worlds exhibit at Discovery Times Square. The cost of the trip is $65.00 and includes admission charges and coach bus transportation. (Food costs are not included.) The deadline for returning payment and a signed permission slip to the main office is Wednesday, April 6. Permission slips were distributed to students in school but to download another copy, click here.
Care Club - Socks and Hand Sanitizer Collection
There has been a very good response to our Homeless Project drive and we continue to ask for donations of socks and assorted cleansing items (soap, hand gels, tooth brushes and pastes). The drive ends April 29. Thank you for caring! 
Support Notre Dame Through Our Shutterfly Store!
By visiting this link, you will be brought directly to our site with Shutterfly. Choose one of the four available stores described below and order just like you normally would. Notre Dame will receive 13% of any order placed through our storefront! Find deals at the following online retailers to help support ND: Shutterfly - Where your photos come to life in photo books, cards, gifts and home decor. Tinyprints - Premium cards and stationery for all life's occasions.
Wedding Paper Divas - Wedding invitations and stationery at a one stop wedding shop. Borrowlenses - Online photo and video equipment rental.
Yearbooks are on Sale! 
Pre-orders for 2016 Yearbooks are now being taken. To order on-line, click here. Next, enter in Notre Dame's code: 14196. Yearbooks are $80 each.
Parent Association Update
Prom Dress Sale
At the request of our students, Notre Dame will be hosting a prom and semi-formal dress sale on Friday, April 8th from 6:00 - 9:00pm. This is a great opportunity for girls to buy and sell gently used/new dresses. Anyone who is interested in attending must RSVP for the event at https://promdresssale.splashthat.com/.  We are asking that parents attend the event with their daughter due to the amount of most dresses being over $100.
 
Selling - Dresses should be clean and free of any stains or tears and must be brought to school in a plastic or garment bag long enough to cover the entire dress. Shorter, semi-formal dresses such as homecoming dresses are acceptable to bring as well and you may bring as many dresses to sell as you like.
 
Procedure for selling a dress:
2.    On April 8th, drop off your dress any time between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm at the Gym entrance.  Parent volunteers will collect and tag them for sale.
3.    Dresses will be organized and displayed in the Gym.
4.    If your dress is sold, collect your money before you leave from one of the parent volunteers at the Cashier table.
5.    Unsold dresses must be removed by 9:15pm Friday night or they will be donated.
 
Buying - You will be able to try dresses on in the Girl's Locker Room. Please bring shoes to help with length choice. All sales are final. 
 
The cost to attend the event (buying or selling) is $5 per student and will benefit the Parent Association for future events. Parents are admitted free of charge.  We need parents to assist with this event for check in/check out, locker room attendants and security.  Please see the RSVP link to volunteer. 
 
Please help spread the word about this great new event!  Any additional questions can be directed to ndparentassociation@gmail.com. All proceeds from entry fees and any donated dresses will go back to the Parent Association.
Parent Association Meeting - April 20 @ 6:30pm
Please join us at the April Parent Association meeting when we will look back on this past year and discuss the 2016-2017 school year events and volunteer opportunities.  The meeting will take place at 6:30 pm, immediately following the Athletic Association meeting in the library.
Spirit Wear Orders - NEW ITEMS on Sale Now
The Parent Association is happy to introduce three NEW items to our Spirit Wear collection!  Orders for these new items will be taken through Friday, April 22 and can be paid for with cash or a check.  Order forms with payment  can be dropped off to the Main Office, ATTN: Melanie Trutt, Parent Association.  These are great pieces for the Spring and Mother's Day!  Order forms can be found here.  
 
We still have our full line of Spirit Wear available for purchase - anyone interested in purchasing those items can email ndparentassociation@gmail.com for availability or check back here for a schedule of when and where Spirit Wear will be sold in the coming weeks.  Thank you for your support of the Parent Association!
Athletic Association Update
Athletic Association to hold NCAA Fundraiser at Porky's Cafe 
The Notre Dame Athletic Association will be running their 3rd annual NCAA fundraiser on April 4 (Monday) at Porky's Café in Shelton starting at 7:00 pm. The ticket cost is $75 and includes dinner, open bar and raffle. Checks should be made payable to Notre Dame Athletic Association and tickets are available in Mr. Olayos'  office or you can mail your check to Notre Dame. Email Mr. Olayos with any questions: jolayos@notredame.org.
Alumni Reunion Update
Attention Class of 1975
The Class of 1975 will be celebrating their 41st reunion with a month long celebration in June. Activities include 1975 reunion (June 3), golf outing (June 3), Bluefish game (June 26), and two shows (John Sebestian on June 11 and the Drifters, Platters and Coasters on June 18) at the at the Downtown Cabaret.

The two shows at the Downtown Cabaret are open to any Notre Dame graduate.

For more information about any of the Class of 1975 reunion events, please contact Mike Doyle at dmikedebs@aol.com or click here. 

If you would like to help out with the reunion, the Class of 1975 Reunion planning meeting will be held on April 2 at Vazzys, Bridgeport (Huntington Tpke) at noon.

Attention Classes of 1976 and 1977
Save the Date!  The ND Classes of 1976 & 1977 will hold a joint reunion on Friday, September 23, 2016 from 7-11 pm at Vazzys 19th Hole at the Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course. Please contact Claudia Pirrello Peterson for the Class of '76 at CMPPeterson@yahoo.com and Nancy Schmedlin Benedetto for the Class of '77 at nancyschmed@gmail.com. 

Please contact the Alumni Office at tmarzik@notredame.org if you would like to plan your class reunion.
Alumni Association Update
Be A Part of ND's 60th Anniversary 
Notre Dame High School was founded in 1955 by the Most Reverend LawrenceSheehan. In 1955, construction of Notre Dame High School began on Park Avenue in Bridgeport. In 1956, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur began teaching Notre Dame's first class of girls at Our Lady of the Assumption School in Fairfield while the high school was being built. Finally, in September of 1957, 1,000 students (freshmen and sophomores, boys and girls) walked through the doors of Notre Dame High School on Park Avenue. 

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Notre Dame (the oldest high school in the Diocese of Bridgeport) we are planning a year-long celebration of events which will begin in September, 2016 and run through September, 2017. We are looking for alumni, alumni parents, current parents, faculty (past and present), and friends of Notre Dame to help us plan this extraordinary event in our school's history.
 
If you would like to be a part of the celebration, please contact Theresa Marzik at tmarzik@notredame.org. 
Guidance Department Update
Seniors
Please be sure to check out the scholarships that have been listed on Naviance. When on Naviance, click on Scholarships and see which scholarships you are eligible for. Please feel free to stop by the Guidance Office with any questions. The list is updated as the scholarship information comes into the Guidance office. 

Scholarship
Deadline
4/22
3/25
5/11
6/10
5/4
4/16
6/1
N/A
N/A
5/6
5/6
3/31
4/19
4/17
3/31
5/1
4/19
4/30
3/30
N/A
3/30
5/31
4/14
4/30
6/15
4/27
4/20
6/1
4/15
4/30
5/13
4/22
4/30
5/1
5/5
5/6
5/6
Scholarship Opportunity
Morris, King and Hodge are proud to present a rewarding scholarship opportunity. The scholarship helps to spread the dangers of texting while driving. Click here for more information. There are three winners - with prize amounts totaling $4,200. Entries are due by April 30, 2016. 
Opportunities
SHU Journey
SHU Journey is a six day residential summer experience of faith education, self-discovery and enjoyment for high school youth.  The week is filled with faith instruction, small group conversations, music ministry, prayer, reflection, liturgy, journaling, community service, keynote speakers, a day trip to The Cloisters, all meals and snacks, rooming with peers and mentors in the residence hall.  This opportunity is free but only available to 24 high school students. Applications are due no later than May 1, 2016. For more information and to apply visit sacredheart.edu/shujourney. Participating students will receive a $500 scholarship.
Host Family Opportunities
Open Your Heart and Home to an International Student
A welcoming family is needed to host international students that will attend Notre Dame for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year.  As a host family, you will offer an international student the opportunity to discover America through your eyes throughout the school year. Your family will not only gain a new family member, but will also learn about a different culture, its values and tradition, language, food and more. AIEP offers a generous monthly stipend to offset the cost of hosting. A Host Family may host up to 2 student of the same gender. If you are interested in learning more about becoming an AIEP host family, please contact Patti Voghel at 203.518.0073 or at 203.992.2437 visit www.aiepusa.com

Volunteer for the Greenwich International Film Festival

Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that unites the worlds of film, finance and philanthropy through a world-class film festival and social impact programming throughout the year. The second annual festival will take place June 9 to 12, and will support important human rights initiatives. The festival features 30+ film premieres and screenings, a star-studded Opening Night Party, educational panels, a Children's Acting Workshop, a Changemaker Honoree Gala that honors actors/artists who've used film for positive social change, and much more. Student volunteers are needed to assist with the Festival. Visit www.greenwichfilm.org or click here for more information.

Lancer Athletics
Student Athletes Attend Leadership Conference 
On Tuesday, March 29, ND hosted Joel Barlow, Weston and Stratford HS (about 100 students in total, 24 from ND) for one of the SWC Sportsmanship/Leadership conferences.  Tom Pinnince, Assistant AD at Central Connecticut spoke on the dangers of Social Media and Nick Giaquinto, head baseball coach at Sacred Heart spoke on the importance of quality leadership in athletics and school. 

The following students were selected by their coaches to attend the conference:Peter Minore, Anthony Emmanuel, Ryan Craft, Colin Burke, Nori Davis, Brianna Kydes, Delaney O'Keefe, Samantha LaValle, Teresa Salamone, Andrew Fallon, Safeen Ahmad, Diana Pires, Brian Gallagher, Liv Silva, Shelby Nolan, Dayniera Artis, Gabby Joseph, Madison Letizia, Jillian Howe, Jenny Goldstein, Josh Jeudy, Mike Bevino, Tony Addorisio and Bradley Mazzone.
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