- Notre Dame High School (Calgary)
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For other schools of the same name, see Notre Dame High School (disambiguation).
Notre Dame High School Home of the Pride
Address 11900 Country Village Link, N.E.
Calgary, Alberta, T3K 6E4, CanadaInformation School number 109 School board Calgary Catholic School District Religious affiliation Roman Catholic Superintendent Dr. Lucy Miller Area trustee Mrs. Linda Wellman Principal Mr. Kevin DeSouza Vice principal Mrs. Gloria Conzon
Mr. Dan Farrell
Mr. Randy SmithSchool type High School Grades 10 - 12 Language English Founded 2005 Enrolment 1450 (co-ed) Homepage http://www.notredamehs.ca Notre Dame Senior High School is a Catholic high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with more than 1,450 students. Notre Dame High School has been granted with International Baccalaureate, it commenced in September 2010. The school is under the administration on the Calgary Catholic School District.
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History
Notre Dame has a very short history as it was founded on September 12, 2005[1][2] with Grade 10 and Grade 11 students.
Faith
Notre Dame is a part of Catholic Community of Caring, funded by Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI). The Community of Caring started 1986 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver.[3] The process is to help students increase their involvement in school, productive work in community service, and planning for their future.
Academics
Notre Dame is ranked by the Fraser Institute. In 2008, it's ranked 189th out of 283 Calgary schools. No later ranking has been done.[4]
Athletics
Notre Dame's team name is the "Pride" and the athletic symbol is a lion; hence "pride". The Pride have won many athletic titles in the school's short history, such as city championships for the Senior Girls Volleyball team, Senior Boys Basketball, and provincial championships for the Senior Boys Football team [5].
The school competes in the following sports: Badminton, Basketball, Cross-country, Field hockey, Football, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Track & Field, Volleyball.
Notre Dame is an associated member of Calgary Senior High School Athletics Association (CSHSAA).[6]
Fine arts
Notre Dame provides students with a variety of performing & non-performing arts. The school provides the following productions in Drama, Musical Theatre, Concert Band, Concert Choir, Music, Speech & Debate, and Visual Arts.
References
- ^ Gray, Donna, "Catholic district opens new school", news article, Calgary Herald, August 25, 2005, page NB01, archives search results page ("'This fall, we are opening Notre Dame High School ...'")
- ^ Morton, Graeme, "Final touches being put on new school: Notre Dame High to open doors Sept. 12", news article, Calgary Herald, August 30, 2005, page B1 archives search results page
- ^ Catholic Community of Caring
- ^ Fraser Institute school performance
- ^ "Congratulations to Calgary Catholic football teams", November 26, 2007 [1] ("'Two Calgary Catholic senior boys high school football teams captured provincial championships ...'")
- ^ Athletic General Information
External links
Categories:- High schools in Calgary
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in Alberta
- Educational institutions established in 2005
- Alberta school stubs
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