Colegio Católico Notre Dame
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| Motto | Virtus et Scientia "Virtue and Science" |
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| Established | October 3, 1916 |
| Type | Private coeducational |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Principal | Mr. José Grillo '58 (CCNDS); Sister Bernardine Fontánez (CCNDE) |
| Students | 2,300+(2006-07) |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Location | Caguas, Puerto Rico, USA |
| Website | http://www.ccnd.org/; http://www.ccnde-sec.org |
Colegio Católico Notre Dame is a coeducational Roman Catholic school located in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Notre Dame is composed of a pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. Not all these schools are located on the same campus.
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[edit] History
The Colegio Católico Notre Dame was founded on October 3, 1916 by Redemptorist Priests (of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer) with the help of the Congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Originally the school had the name of Colegio Dulce Nombre de Jesús but this was eventually changed to the name it has today.
Notre Dame initially accepted students from kindergarten to the fourth grade. By 1921, the school had expanded to include the eighth grade. In 1947, the first 24 students graduated twelfth grade from Notre Dame.
In 1956, the grades from seventh to twelfth were moved to Troche Avenue in Caguas, its current location. The high school was then named Notre Dame High School in honor of the Virgin Mary and the Sisters of Notre Dame. The elementary school is located next to the Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús in the "plaza" of Caguas. Notre Dame also has a pre-kindergarten (formed in 1986) and a kindergarten (formed in 1950), both located in the same campus as the high school.
In 1964 Notre Dame received accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Eventually, the school went back to the name Colegio Católico Notre Dame in order to unify the schools.
In 1997, the elementary school received the "Blue Ribbon Award" of Excellence in Education awarded by the "Blue Ribbon Schools Program".
Notre Dame is currently the biggest private school in Puerto Rico with more than 2,300 students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
[edit] School's Motto
The school's motto is Virtus et Scientia, which translates to "Virtue and Knowledge."
[edit] School's Mission
[edit] In Spanish
"La misión del Colegio Católico Notre Dame es capacitar a los estudiantes para evangelizar con la visión de promover justicia para Puerto Rico y el mundo y vivir la sabiduría de la fe católica. Nos esforzamos por educar a nuestra comunidad con excelencia a fin de incentivar a sus miembros a convertirse en individuos responsables que respeten la diversidad teniendo como prioridad el hacer suya la opción por los pobres."
[edit] In English
"The mission of Notre Dame High School is to prepare students to evangelize with the vision of promoting justice for Puerto Rico and the world and live the wisdom of the catholic faith. We strive to educate our community with excellence with the purpose to motivate its members to be responsible individuals that respect diversity and having as a priority the poor."
[edit] School's Anthem
Viva, viva
Notre Dame que viva
ahora y en el porvenir
Alma Mater de mis tiernos años,
a Dios me enseñas a servir.
A tí siempre seré leal,
Alma Mater, eres mi ideal.
Que por sólo sendas de virtud
Tú guías a la juventud.
Viva, viva
Notre Dame que viva
ahora y en el porvenir
Alma Mater de mis tiernos años,
a Dios me enseñas a servir.
[edit] Clubs and Organizations
Some of the school's clubs are:
- Scala, the school's newspaper was founded in 1946.
- Student Council - formed in 1958.
- National Honor Society
- Chemistry Club
- English Club
- T.E.A ("Taller de Expresión Artística" or Drama and Art Club)
- Forensics Club
- French Club
- History Club
- Chess Club
- Library Club
- School Band
- Oratory Club
- Ministry of Music
[edit] Facilities
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The elementary school is located next to the city's cathedral, where students attend mass.
The high school campus has a baseball field, a track, volleyball and basketball courts. The Neumann Hall Auditorium serves as a cafeteria and a place to hold large events and mass.
[edit] Famous Alumni
- Carlos Manuel Rodríguez - candidate for future canonization; beatified on April 29, 2001.
- Juan Dalmau - Secretary General and Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rican Independence Party
- José Luis Dalmau - Portavoz de la Mayoría en el Senado, Senator
- José Aponte - President of the House of Representatives
- Juan Carlos Méndez - Secretario de Hacienda
- Carlos López - Director Calidad Ambiental
- Jorge Iván Rodríguez (Fish) - Latin Grammy Winner Ganador del Latin Grammy
- Charles Juház-Alvarado, artist
- Edwin Báez, artist
- Elsa María Meléndez, artist
- Claudio Solano, artist
- Héctor Rodríguez, artist
- Jorge Luis Ramos, artist
- Magaly Carrasquillo, artist
- Georgina Borri, artist
- Ada Belén Caballero, artist
- Félix Jiménez, writer
- Jeanette Becerra, writer
- Stella Soto, writer
- Pedrín Colón, sports
- Felipe Crespo, sports - Baseball
- César Crespo, sports - Baseball
- Luis J. Haddock, sports - Tennis
- Janice Olivencia, sports - Golf
- Ricardo Javier Echevarria, Vice-President, Intel Corporation
- Juan Ramón Rodríguez - Pro baseball player signed by Philadelphia Phillies while still studying at Notre Dame.
- Jorge Luis Ramos - Actor & TV Productor and Director
- Evaristo Rodríguez - Co-President of Mentes Puerriqueñas en Acción, MIT Class of 2008
