Succeeding on the High School Placement Test

Eighth-grade students applying to Notre Dame Preparatory School, or any other Catholic high school for that matter, will need to take a placement exam. Here in the Baltimore area, the High School Placement Test (HSPT) is the exam of choice. It contains five sections that measure verbal ability, quantitative ability, reading comprehension, mathematics, and components […]

Food for Thought: Feeding Their Bodies so Their Minds Can Work

By: Cristi Barry, Cristi Barry Cuisine, LLC I have been serving the girls of Notre Dame Prep breakfast and lunch for nearly 16 years. No matter what they order—a salad, a hamburger, or the special of the day—it always comes with a side order of TLC. Sharing my love of cooking with the NDP community and […]

#RespectTheGear: Why the Hoodie and Hat Matter

By Rus VanWestervelt, NDP Dad of Maddie, Class of 2020 As an NDP Dad, I have a particular interest in the significance of the blue dress and what it means every time my daughter is wearing it. Whether it is for a typical school day, a sponsored trip, or an after-school jaunt to Target and […]

Five Tips for Having a Great Shadow Day

The new school year will be here before we know it. As we prepare for students to once again fill the halls of Notre Dame Prep, we also ready ourselves for another season of greeting interested students and parents in our admissions office. Soon, our first shadows will walk through the doors and ambassadors will […]

Six Tips for Writing Your College Essay As the Class of 2019 is getting ready to start their senior year, we wanted to reflect on an important topic for the college admission process: the college essay. Early this summer, Notre Dame Preparatory School’s Counseling Department invited admissions professionals from Johns Hopkins University, Miami University, University […]

Remembering Chas

I never met Chastity Brione Dunnaville… Four years ago, as a freshman in the fall of 2014, I became a very appreciative recipient of the Chastity Brione Dunnaville Scholarship. It has been a blessing that has afforded me so many opportunities, has helped my family tremendously, and continues to be a blessing that grows and […]

A Wall of Conversation

At Notre Dame Prep, students can study French, Spanish, Latin, and Chinese languages. Yet these classes offer more than lessons in vocabulary, sentence structure, and grammar. Studying a new language removes barriers among people as they engage in conversation, ask questions, and learn from each other. And while a second language enables one to conduct […]

Chris Kaiser: Loving Tenderly

As many of you know, our beloved Dean of Students, Mrs. Chris Kaiser, will step down as dean at the end of the school year. We are thrilled to say she will remain at NDP as a math teacher, bringing her full circle in her 37-year Notre Dame career. Knowing Chris’ dedication to and love […]

Notre Dame Prep’s Queen of the Chesapeake

By Gabby K. ‘18 This summer, I became the 2017 Queen of the Chesapeake, an honor I earned because of my dedication to service and my public speaking ability. In this position, I have spent the year representing the entire Chesapeake Bay Area as a goodwill ambassador promoting the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, […]

The Angels of ’77

By NDP Alumna Rose Schmitz Marcin, Class of ’77 We are the class of Lime and Rose, the Class of ’77, and we have a strong bond of sisterhood. We always have felt our class is exceptional—though perhaps everyone feels that way about her class. Between reunions, we get together for happy hours, and some […]