The Notre Dame Arboretum Committee has been formed to address the loss of trees on the Notre Dame property due to age and disease. This committee is chaired by Notre Dame Academy Maintenance Director Pete Hehman. Other members include Notre Dame Sisters Ann Pflum, Mary Lea Paolucci and Mary Ethel Parrott, St. Joseph Heights Convent … Read more
Three Notre Dame Academy science research students recently brought home medals after placing at the 2013 International Genius Olympiad. NDA’s Cassidy Ryan, Giannina Rokvic, and Ellen Kendall attended the Genius Olympiad in Oswego, New York, from June 16 to 21. The event promotes a global understanding of environmental issues and included about 550 qualifiers from … Read more
Monica McFadden and Emily Walter were members of TEAM KENTUCKY for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Phoenix, AZ, from May 12 to 17. Eight hours of judging of more than 1700 students from over 70 countries and territories took place on May 15. For her project on biobarrier removal of … Read more
The term “service learning” is more than an educational buzzword at Notre Dame Academy, it’s a learning strategy that works. These hands-on projects teach students about the practical as well as the intellectual aspects of their curriculum and challenge the students to put their learning into action. Service learning is teaching students in Molly Proudfit’s … Read more
On May 1, the Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association identified Monica McFadden as the Kentucky winner of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize. She will represent the commonwealth at the U.S. competition in Portland, Oregon, on June 14 and 15. The Water Environment Federation sponsors the competition on the local, state, national and international levels in order … Read more
Several Notre Dame Academy science research students participated in the Kentucky Junior Academy of Science Symposium at the University of Kentucky on April 27. Szofia Komaromy-Hiller placed first in the Engineering & Physics category and third overall in all the physical science categories. Other students placed second in their categories: Kelsey Sucher in Chemistry and … Read more
NDA’s two Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) teams recently participated in the annual TEAMS Competition and scored very well. The Freshman-Sophomore Team placed first in the University of Cincinnati rankings and second in the state of Kentucky rankings in their division. The Junior-Senior JETS Team came in sixth place in the University of Cincinnati rankings … Read more
Over the spring break, Notre Dame science research students competed in the Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair in Richmond, Kentucky. Monica McFadden placed third overall and earned one of the spots to the International Science and Engineering Fair. Since she had already qualified through the regional fair, Emily Walter was awarded the regional slot and … Read more
The NDA Psychology classes held their annual “Baby Day” activities on Tuesday, March 26. Newborn through kindergarten age children of faculty, staff, school parents and alumnae were welcomed to NDA to participate. There were three 1-hour sessions to choose from and all were held in the school library. This opportunity allowed students who have studied child development … Read more
Szofia Komaromy-Hiller, Monica McFadden, and Cassidy Ryan were among the 21 students invited to present their original research at the Kentucky Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. The event was held at the University of Louisville March 15 and 16. Cassidy Ryan placed second with her project on biological effects of sugar substitutes on aquatic … Read more
