NDA American Lit student, Nicolette Cottingham, won first place in prose for the sophomore level of the Haunt Your Library Halloween Writing Contest sponsored by the Kenton County Public Library. Her short story was called “The Siren of Siglufjörður” and can be found below: The Siren of Siglufjörður By Nicolette Cottingham The salty air … Read more
Four NDA seniors have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program as Commended Students s in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented by NDA Principal Mr. Jack VonHandorf to Abigail Breeze, Macie Feldman, Grace … Read more
Congratulations to Charlotte Sprecher, Maddie Payne, Megan Chun and Natalie Bessler on being chosen to participate in St. Elizabeth’s MOON program for tri-state high school students. This year there were about 140 initial applicants – 40 of whom were selected for interviews and 20 of whom were selected for this year’s class. It is quite … Read more
On Tuesday, May 18, the NDA community celebrated its long-standing tradition of academic excellence at NDA at the school’s 44th Academic Awards Ceremony. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and incoming freshmen were recognized at the event. The large number of students present at this year’s awards ceremony is a testament to the diligence of our students and … Read more
Notre Dame Academy hosted its 2021 Athletic Signing for nine outstanding senior athletes on Monday, May 17. The NDA athletes made their college decisions final by signing letters of intent to continue their sports careers at college in front of their families, friends, former and future coaches and school staff. Signing a letter of intent … Read more
On Wednesday, May 13, 2021, Notre Dame Academy held an Academic Signing in honor of the Class of 2021 for their outstanding academic achievements. NDA’s Class of 2021 has earned over $18 million in scholarship offers. Each of the 54 seniors (42% of the class) signing at this year’s event is receiving at least half … Read more
Do you want to compete in college sports? Join the NCAA Eligibility Center for their spring webinar for college bound student athletes and their families on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. EST. This webinar will teach you about initial eligibility requirements you must meet in order to study and play sports at an … Read more
Congratulations to NDA junior, Gabby Browning. She wrote an essay for the Kentucky Right to Life Association of Kentucky and it was chosen among 11th graders all over the state of Kentucky. She was awarded a certificate and scholarship at the Celebration of Life Banquet on March 18. You can read Gabby’s essay HERE.
The tradition of excellence in S.T.E.M. fields continues at Notre Dame Academy! Notre Dame Academy (NDA) science research students had an outstanding performance at the Science and Engineering Fair of Northern Kentucky (SEFNK) on Saturday, February 27. NDA sophomore Natalie Janzaruk won the “Best of Fair” award and an opportunity to attend the Regeneron International … Read more
This year NDA changed the way in which first and second honors are earned by students in response to the new diocesan grade scale and because of the change in how semester exams fit into the overall grade. Because the grade scale changed, the criteria for first and second honors were revised. A student now … Read more
