As we celebrate and raise awareness about women religious during Catholic Sisters Week 2024, we look to those sisters whose connections with Notre Dame Preparatory School set the example for servant leadership, life-long faith, and a commitment to transformation. Here are some of their stories.
Read More CELEBRATING CATHOLIC SISTERS WEEK 2024As Notre Dame Prep commemorates 150 years of academic excellence, spiritual growth, and the pursuit of justice, Gym Meet remains a unique symbol of sisterhood and school spirit.
Read More Celebrating 150 Years of Tradition: The Legendary Gym Meet at Notre Dame PrepEstablished in 1873 with a mission to empower young women—academically, spiritually, and morally—NDP seamlessly weaves academic excellence, faith formation, and the pursuit of social justice into the student experience every day, with Catholic Schools Week being a time for deeper exploration into our faith and how it intersects with our education.
Read More Celebrating Faith and Education: Catholic Schools Week at Notre Dame Preparatory SchoolWhile statistics continue to point to a disparity in the number of women in STEM-related professions—the National Science Foundation reports that in 2021 only one-third of women are employed in STEM occupations1—Notre Dame Preparatory School is aggressively working to change this trend. In the 2022-23 academic year, the Class of 2023, including those introduced to the school’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, […]
Read More STEAM at NDP: Innovation. Experience. OpportunityBlanche “Babe” Bielat, Notre Dame Prep Class of 1942
Read More The Heart of NDP: One Bride, 49 Bridesmaids!Notre Dame Preparatory School original Gateway Arch on the North Charles Street campus.
Read More Notre Dame Preparatory School’s 150th: Where a Gateway OpensThe number seven is pretty special at Notre Dame Prep, from our seven grades—sixth through twelfth—to the seven columns marking the front entrance to the school. So in that spirit of seven, here are the seven best reasons to attend NDP, as identified by those individuals who can develop such a list…NDP students! The uniform—Briana […]
Read More The 7 Best Things about Attending NDPBy Catherine Barthelme Miller ’06 I have no shame in admitting that I get butterflies every time I turn into the Notre Dame Prep driveway. Nine years later, the “Happy Birthday” signs, Gym Meet class color adorning cars, and the beautiful campus still hold a very special place in my heart. All NDP girls love […]
Read More How Pain Becomes HopeBelow is a re-print with updates of a post about the annual Crabs for Chas event at NDP in honor of 2006 alum and White Blazer girl, Chastity Dunnaville: The Person She Was, The People We Are In 2006 I had the distinct honor of delivering the commencement speech at Notre Dame. In preparation for […]
Read More The Second Annual Crabs for Chas: Saturday, July 19th at NDPIt has been nearly two years since I was first invited to create a blog for Notre Dame Prep. What began as a marketing tool for NDP quickly became a labor of love for me. What a great gig. I spent the better part of the past 24 months interviewing those people who represent the […]
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