Notre Dame Preparatory (Pontiac, Michigan)

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Notre Dame Preparatory School

Motto:	"With God we form Christian people, upright citizens, and academic scholars."
Established:	1994
Type:	Private, Catholic School, Run by the Marist Fathers
President:	Fr. Leon M. Olszamowski, sm
Principal:	Fr. Joseph C. Hindelang, sm
Staff:	~100
Students:	~800
Location:	Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Colors:	Green █ and Vegas Gold █
Nickname:	Fighting Irish
Affiliations:	Catholic Church Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Society of Mary
Website:	http://www.ndpma.org/

Notre Dame Preparatory is a private Catholic high school in Pontiac, Michigan in the United States. Founded by Marist Fathers and Brothers in 1994. It is a coed, college-preparatory school which puts special emphasis on faith-based character education and leadership development.

[edit] Mission statement

"To educate students within a highly identified Catholic and Marist-influenced, college preparatory high school environment; so as to become well-formed Christian people and upright citizens who actively contribute service to the community as academic scholars thinking and acting in tandem, according to the teachings and example of Jesus Christ."

[edit] Irish Week

Yearly during the week of St. Patrick's Day, students and staff celebrate "Irish Week," a week of fun and competition between the classes. This is the highlight of many of the students' school year and serves its purpose to increase school spirit and break up the scholastic aspect of the second semester. The tradition is believed to have originated at Notre Dame Harper Woods in the late 1950s. The original Irish Week trophy from Harper Woods Notre Dame was given to Notre Dame Prep after Harper Woods had to shut down in 2006 due to financial reasons.