Notre Dame Academy celebrated the gifts of Catholic education this week as part of the nation’s 40th celebration of Catholic Schools Week. This year’s theme was “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” Throughout the week, Notre Dame Academy focused on the school’s century long commitment to faith development, academic excellence and community service. … Read more
Notre Dame Academy students are making a difference in our community one peanut butter and jelly sandwich at a time. While NDA students perform thousands of hours of service throughout the year, during the cold winter months, they focus on ways to combat poverty, homelessness, and especially hunger. Recently the students decided that the best … Read more
For over 20 years St. Elizabeth Hospice volunteers have been delivering a special holiday remembrance, a white china dove, to caregivers who have lost a loved one in the past year. Notre Dame Academy has partnered with Hospice in their Dove project for several years. NDA students help out by packaging the doves and getting … Read more
Notre Dame Academy invites all 8th graders to help us serve the poor by making sandwiches for Welcome House on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Notre Dame Academy. NDA students will supply the bread, peanut butter, and jelly and 8th grade students are asked to contribute water bottles or individually … Read more
Notre Dame Academy students, faculty, staff, and alumnae came together to celebrate All Souls Mass on Wednesday, November 6. “It was a beautiful celebration remembering our deceased loved ones and we are grateful for the time to come together as a community to remember and pray for those we have lost this past year,” said NDA Principal … Read more
Get your appetite ready for a delicious meal at Max and Erma’s! On Thursday, November 14, 2013, at any time during the day or night, Max and Erma’s will donate 20% of an eat in or take out order to Notre Dame Academy’s L.I.F.E. Club. L.I.F.E. Club exists to educate the N.D.A. community about … Read more
Notre Dame Academy congratulates our sponsor, the Sisters of Notre Dame, on the 163rd anniversary of the founding of the religious community: the Sisters of Notre Dame of Coesfeld, Germany. Here’s how the story goes… In the fall of the year 1850, on October 1, two young teachers, Hilligonde Wolbring and Elisabeth Kuhling, began their … Read more
Alicia Von HandorfPentecost ReflectionsSunday, May 19, 2013 When a Christian is asked about the most important holy days of the year, their brains usually jump straight to Christmas and Easter. While these are two very important days in our faith, there are other days that are extremely important days that we sometimes forget about as … Read more
Hannah GoodBible CommentarySunday, May 12, 2013 The Ascension This week was a particularly special Sunday of the church calendar in that it commemorated Jesus’ ascension into heaven. Because of this event, there was not only a Gospel from John on the subject, but also a reading from the Acts of the Apostles describing the incident … Read more
Notre Dame Academy celebrated its annual May Crowning Mass and Sophomore Ring Ceremony on Thursday, May 2. It was a special day to honor NDA’s patroness, Mary, and to reflect on its educational mission as a school dedicated to Mary. It also marked a special moment for the sophomore class as they received their class … Read more
