Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California)

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Notre Dame High School
Established	1947
Type	Private
Affiliations	Roman Catholic Congregation of Holy Cross
Gender	Co-Educational
President	Br. William Nick CSC
Principal	Stephanie Connelly
Asst. Principal	Rob Thomas Kate Nelson Richard Klee
Dean	Tom Dill Ann McClung
Faculty	90
Students	1209 (as of 2007-08)
Grades	9-12
Location	13645 Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
Oversight	Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Accreditation	WASC
Colors	Blue and Gold
Athletics	Knights
Yearbook	Arches
Newspaper	The Knight
Tuition	$9,700 (As of 2007-08)
Website	www.ndhs.org
Notre Dame High School Gymnasium

Notre Dame High School (NDHS) in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, is a co-ed Catholic college preparatory high school founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1947. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Notre Dame is known for an outstanding college-prep academic program, championship athletics, and award winning fine arts program. NDHS has been honored by the United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program, and is especially known for its academic program, band, and football team. Its newspaper is The Knight, a member of the High School National Ad Network. Notre Dame was founded as an all-male school, and became a co-educational school in 1985. The school colors are blue and gold and the teams are called the Knights.

1 Irish Knight Band
2 Notable alumni
3 In the Media
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Irish Knight Band

Notre Dame is famous for its Irish Knight Marching Band. The band, led by director John Combes, has performed in over 450 consecutive football games and has won several awards at prestigious band reviews. This is the oldest extracurricular activity on campus. For many years, the NDHS Irish Knight Band supported the University of Notre Dame by performing at football games when the Fighting Irish were in Los Angeles to play USC.

[edit] Notable alumni

Jim Auten - U.C.L.A. Baseball-All American
Rachel Bilson - actress
John S. Boskovich - artist, writer, filmmaker, and teacher (d. 2006)
Nick Cassavetes - Director
Gordy Ceresino - American football player, CEO
Matt Cline - Winemaker; Matt Cline was the original winemaker and creative director at Cline Cellars. Over the course of his 16-year career, Matt was responsible for branding Cline Cellars’ unique style of winemaking. Cline Cellars’ wines have won countless awards including the 1998 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Sweepstakes Award for the 1996 Syrah Los Carneros, selected from among 587 wines.
Jamie Dixon - Class of 1983, men's basketball coach at University of Pittsburgh
Maggie Dixon - Class of 1995, women's basketball coach at the United States Military Academy (d. 2006)
Daniel W. Donahue- Mr. Donahue was recognized as one of the shopping center industry's most respected leaders serving as a member of the Board of Trustees and past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers, which represents 35,000 shopping center professionals worldwide. In its 33-year history under Mr. Donahue's leadership, Donahue Schriber garnered a reputation for the vision and quality of its development and redevelopment projects including Glendale Galleria in Glendale, California; Fashion Island in Newport Beach, California; The Market Place (formerly Tustin Market Place) in Tustin, California; Galleria at Tyler in Riverside, California; and numerous other major shopping centers throughout California. (d.2003)
Terry Donahue - Former University of California, Los Angeles football player and coach
Kirsten Dunst - actress
Justin Fargas - Class of 1998, American football player, currently Oakland Raiders running back
Nick Folk - Dallas Cowboys placekicker
Maureen Flannigan - Evie in Out of This World
Tim Foli - major league baseball player;first pick in the Major League Baseball Draft in 1968
Taylor Fry - Class of 1999, Actress best known for her role on the TV show "Kirk"
Edward F. Garnett - Amgen’s vice president of Human Resources
Donald Gibb - Actor
Pat Gillick - General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Dan Goossen - Boxing Promoter, president of his own company, Goosen-Tutor
Greg Goossen - major league baseball player
Devon Gummersall - actor - My So-Called Life
David Hanna - David Hanna has been President, CEO, or Director of more than 15 high technology companies. He is Chairman of the Board of Blue Coat Systems and Tropos Networks, and is on the Board of Directors of Handmark Inc. Chairman of Hanna Ventures, Hanna is known for his success investing in early stage technology companies
Eric Harper - Director/Writer
Jimmy Hawkins - Actor - It's a Wonderful Life; The Donna Reed Show, Petticoat Junction, Annie Oakley
Richard Keith - Actor - Little Ricky "I Love Lucy"
James H. Herndon - On the morning of February 7, 2003, Dr. James H. Herndon gave his Presidential address before the largest and most influential orthopaedic surgery organization in the world. Reflected in his comments that morning, and in his subsequent efforts, the goal was clear, to chart the course of that organization in a new direction.
Spencer Johnson - Author - "One Minute Manager", "Who Moved My Cheese"
Travis Johnson - defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League
Staci Keanan - played in TV series Step By Step.
David Kopay - American football running back, one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay.
David Lane - professor of philosophy and sociology/author
Marcus M. Maassen - Professor/Doctor - University Hospital of Tübingen, Germany, Dept. of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Arash Markazi - journalist, writer for Sports Illustrated
Rich Marotta - KFI sports reporter and award-winning boxing commentator
Jerry Mathers - Beaver in Leave It to Beaver
Jack McDowell - major league baseball player, 1993 Cy Young Award winner
Katharine McPhee - Singer and American Idol season 5 runner-up
Nigel Miguel - U.C.L.A. Basketball/Actor
Michael Minkler - Oscar Winning Soundman
Admiral Michael Mullen - Former Chief of Naval Operations and current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Dave Navarro - guitarist Jane's Addiction
Devon Odessa - Class of 1992, actress
Stephen Perkins - Drummer for Jane's Addiction
Jorge Piedra - Class of 1997, major league baseball player
Robert Rice - founder Clearly Natural Soap Company, Vitagum, Simply Superior Brands
Brendan Ryan - infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (baseball)
Steve Sailer – paleoconservative pundit and film critic for The American Conservative^[1]
Ben Samek - Executive Producer The Surreal Life, Flavor of Love, My Fair Brady, and Celebrity Paranormal Project)^[2]
Bill Seward - NBC-TV sports anchor, CBS radio sportscaster and Dodgers postgame show host
Lindsey Shaw - lead actress on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Tony Sheehan - Producer, Writer, Director
Dave Sitton - UA Rugby Head Coach. Fox Sports Commentator for UA Football and Basketball. 2005 Tucson Man of the Year
Frank M. Sontag - disc-jockey, news director, sportscaster,
Tad Stones - American animator, screenwriter, producer and director best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company
Mary Strong - Sports Broadcaster Fox Sports Net
Barry Stubblefield - Owner Mount Waterman facility (d. 2005)
Paul Sunderland - Sports Broadcaster; 1984 United States Olympic volleyball team that won the gold medal
Michelle Trachtenberg - Jenny in Eurotrip and Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
John Vella - former USC and Oakland Raiders offensive lineman
Dennis Zine - Los Angeles City Councilman. Zine represents the city's 3rd District (Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Reseda, West Hills, Winnetka and Canoga Park).

[edit] In the Media

The Softcore Pornographic Cable Episode entitled "Grading on A Curve" from the Series Love Street was filmed throughout various parts of the Catholic High school campus.^[3]