Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California)

Notre Dame High School
Address
13645 Riverside Drive
Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks), California, (Los Angeles County), 91423
 United States
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Motto "Educating hearts and minds"
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic;
Congregation of Holy Cross
Established 1947
CEEB Code 053370
President Brett A. Lowart
Principal Stephanie Connelly
Asst. Principal Rob Thomas
Courtney Relph
Richard Klee
Faculty 93
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,230  (as of 2008-09)
Color(s) Navy Blue and Gold         
Team name Notre Dame Knights
Accreditation(s) Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Newspaper 'The Knight'
Yearbook 'Arches'
Tuition $10,700
Dean of Men Tom Dill
Dean of Women Ann McClung
Admissions Director Alec Moss
Athletic Director Kevin Rooney
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 the 1982-1983 school year. The Class of 1986 is the first graduating class to include females. The Class of 1987 included the first full-term (4-year) female students.

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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, performing in numerous band review competitions throughout Southern California. The band has not missed a varsity football game since the 1967 season. It has also been a part of the Notre Dame High School tradition since 1947, making it 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.

The Irish Knight Band (IKB) has performed in competitions across the country, and in 1979, participated in the Fiesta Flambeau parade in Texas, performed at Alamo Stadium, and marched through the streets of downtown San Antonio. That competition was marked by a sniper taking shots at other bands marching in the parade. The band has performed at:

In 1980, in honor of Brother Eugenio Casano,CSC, the school created the "Brother Eugenio Casano Musicianship Award", which is presented at graduation ceremonies to the school's finest musician. Patrick J. D'Arcy ('80), became the first ever recipient of this award. John Merlino ('81) was the second recipient of the award and the first percussionist to win it; he is now the drummer for the Star Trek influenced rock band Warp 11.

Academics

Notre Dame offers a college preparatory curriculum with honors and advanced placement courses in Art, English, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Science, Computer Science, and Social Studies. The school also offers elective courses covering a wide range of topics. There are 93 faculty members and administration, with 64 holding master's degrees and 2 with doctoral degrees.[2] Advanced Placement courses are available to students in grades 10-12.

Graduation Requirements

As of 2009-2010,[2] the course requirements of each student are:

Each student is also required to perform service hours in order to graduate:

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". http://www.acswasc.org/directory_search.cfm. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
  2. ^ a b NDHS. "Course Catalogue". http://www.ndhs.org/s/1012/index.aspx?sid=1012&gid=1&pgid=362. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 
 3. WIRED. April 2006, "Fighting for the Lives." p. 143.

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