Notre Dame College Prep

Notre Dame College Prep
Notre Dame High School for Boys
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Educating the Mind ∙ Educating the Heart
Address
7655 West Dempster Street
Niles, Illinois, 60714
United States
Coordinates 42°02′19″N 87°49′04″W / 42.0386°N 87.8178°W / 42.0386; -87.8178Coordinates: 42°02′19″N 87°49′04″W / 42.0386°N 87.8178°W / 42.0386; -87.8178
Information
Type Private, All-Male
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established 1955
Founder Congregation of Holy Cross
Oversight Archdiocese of Chicago
President Rev. John Smyth
Principal Mr. Dan Tully
Teaching staff 51
Grades 912
Enrollment 830  (2008)
Campus size 28 acres (110,000 m2)
Color(s) Green and White         
Fight song March of the Dons
Athletics conference East Suburban Catholic Conference
Mascot Harvey the Bull
Team name Dons
Rival St. Patrick High School
Accreditation(s) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper 'FOCUS'
Yearbook 'Maridon'
School fees $550
Tuition $9,300[2]
Alumni 11,000+
Website
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Notre Dame High School for Boys is a male-only Roman Catholic secondary school founded in Niles, Illinois in 1955 by the Congregation of Holy Cross. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Because Notre Dame is a common name for schools, this school is often confused with Peoria Notre Dame High School and Quincy Notre Dame High School, both of which are located in Illinois. Despite the similarity in name, this school is not affiliated with the Notre Dame High School for Girls found in Chicago.

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History

Notre Dame High School was one of the first Catholic high schools to open in the suburban Chicago area. It was opened at the request of the then Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago, Samuel Stritch, with the supervision of the Congregation of Holy Cross.

The timing of the new school corresponded to the closing of the Congregation's school (Columbia Prep School) in Portland, Oregon. About half of the faculty came east from Portland to start the new school in Illinois. They also brought with them the old school's athletic uniforms, which necessitated the new school's colors to be the same as the Oregon school's (green and white). Even the old school's fight song was brought along, with appropriate new wording changes made by an early music teacher.

The name of the school itself was one to draw a connection between the Congregation's most noted local center of higher learning, the University of Notre Dame, and the Chicago area, which had given its support to the University and the congregation over many years. An excerpt from the Congregation's Province Review in 1954 noted:[3]

For years the University (of Notre Dame) and the Community have been helped by a large group of loyal friends in the Chicago area. It is fitting that the first major high school work undertaken by our Province should be in Chicago. Many elements entered into the decision to accept this school, but one of the most sincere was the desire to express the Community’s gratitude to the Catholics of Chicago for their past support and friendship.

In the summer of 2006, the Congregation announced that it would be ending its formal association with the school, effective at the end of the 2006-07 school year. Since then, a board of both religious and lay people have acted to run the school and maintain a relationship with the Archdiocese.[4]

Academics

The school offers four programs designed for students of differing levels of skill, with a focus on college preparation - Hesburgh Scholar Program, College Prep Program, St. Andre Bessette Program, Burke Scholar Program.[5]

The following Advanced Placement courses are offered: English Literature, Art History, Art Studio, Spanish Language, Calculus (BC), Government, US History, Statistics, and European History.

AP Latin Virgil and AP Latin Language are offered on a rotating biennial basis. AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and AP Physics (B) are offered on a longer term rotation, where at least two of these courses are available at any given time.[6]

Athletics

Notre Dame High School sponsors teams in 14 sports that are governed by the Illinois High School Association: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling, bass fishing. All of these teams (except for bowling and swimming) compete in the East Suburban Catholic Conference.

The school also sponsors teams in ice hockey and lacrosse. Lacrosse competes in the Chicago Metro Conference, and plays in a state tournament governed by the Illinois High School Lacrosse Association.[7] The hockey team plays in the Chicago Suburban Catholic League.

The following teams placed in the top four at IHSA sponsored state tournaments:[8]

  • Baseball •• State Champions (2003—04)
  • Football •• 2nd place (1989—90)

The Hockey team won three state tournaments in 1976,1992, and 2010 through the AHAI State Tournament, the governing body of hockey in Illinois. These are the only non IHSA State Championships Notre Dame has.

Notable alumni

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