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Notre Dame Academy, owned and operated by the Sisters
of Notre Dame, is blessed with a heritage rich in tradition. In 1874,
it began as a school for children in grades kindergarten through eight,
with an additional two-year commercial school. After a high school program
was added to the curriculum in 1906, Sister Mary Agnetis served as principal
for forty years. However, due to the rapidly increasing high school
enrollment, it was necessary to close the elementary school in 1937
to accommodate the growing secondary level program.
During the 1950’s, the building on Fifth Street began to show
its age as the enrollment escalated to record numbers. Because it was
impractical to renovate such an old facility, the decision was made
to build a new Notre Dame Academy on the Provincial House grounds in
Park Hills. Through the generosity of alumnae, friends, parents, and
corporate sponsors such as Mr. Conrad Hilton, the dream of a new facility
was realized. The new school on Hilton Drive was opened in October,
1963 with an enrollment of 562 students.
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