Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School (Burlington)

Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
Address
2333 Headon Forest Drive
Burlington, Ontario, L7M 3X6
Canada
Coordinates 43°22′40″N 79°49′51″W / 43.37784°N 79.83076°W / 43.37784; -79.83076Coordinates: 43°22′40″N 79°49′51″W / 43.37784°N 79.83076°W / 43.37784; -79.83076
Information
School type Secondary School
Motto "Home of the Fightin' Irish!"
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Founded 1989
School board Halton Catholic District School Board
Superintendent Lorrie Naar
Principal C. MacDonald
Grades Preschool, Grades 9 to 12, optional additional Grade 12+ semesters
Enrollment 1,010 (2016-17)
Language English, Extended French
Area Headon Forest
Colour(s) Navy Blue, Green and Gold
Mascot Leprechaun
Team name Fighting Irish
Website ntdm.hcdsb.org

Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School is a coeducational Catholic high school in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1989 by the Halton Catholic District School Board and currently enrolls students from the ninth to twelfth grades. Notre Dame's emblem is a small dueling leprechaun and, accordingly, the school's slogan is "Fightin' Irish".

In its first year, Notre Dame began by only enrolling ninth and tenth grade classes. Today it schools the Ontario standard of grades 9 through 12. With grade 13 recently being removed as a requirement for graduation in Ontario, many grade twelve graduates return for an optional extra year.

School population

The school enrolled slightly over 1,000 as a large amount has been placed at Corpus Christi. It receives most new students from local elementary schools including St. Gabriel, St. Timothy, St. Mark, and Canadian Martyrs.[1]

Notre Dame, like all publicly funded Catholic schools in Ontario, also accepts non-Catholics into the school; however, they are expected to take part in the religious activities and mandatory religious classes.

The Catholic school's parishes are St. Paul the Apostle and St. Gabriel. It belongs to the Diocese of Hamilton, under Bishop Crosby.

It should also be noted that the 2015 production of "Footloose: The Musical" was a highlight of the Notre Dame arts scene, and locally renowned for its level of professionalism and quality of performance.

One of the school's notable alumni is musician Caroline Kesik.

Athletic history

Notre Dame won seven GHAC (Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference) championship titles in the 2004-2005 school year, and won 15 Halton Region championships. Over the past several years, a few teams have placed in the top three at OFSAA (Ontario Provincial Championships), including the Senior Girls' field hockey Team, Varsity Girls' ice hockey, Open Girls Swim Team and the Senior Girls' soccer Team. In the season of 2006, the soccer Team won 1st place against Loyola Catholic Secondary School. In the 2007 fall season, the Midget Boys Cross Country Running team placed second in OFSAA and subsequently placed first the following year - the first gold medal for a boys GHAC Cross Country team at OFSAA. The boys varsity baseball team won Prentice Cup (baseball) in 2008, to secure the second OFSAA gold at Notre Dame boys history, and claimed their third in 2015. In 2008 the Notre Dame Senior boys football team came second at OFSAA, but in 2009 and 2010 they won gold at OFSAA and had two undefeated seasons with a record of 26-0. They were named the top team in Canada in 2009. The 2000 Senior Boys Rugby team became the first team to defeat the Oakville Trafalgar High School in 29 years, at the championship level. As of 2011, Notre Dame is still the only other team to win a senior boys rugby title in Halton. The Boy's Varsity lacrosse team earned back to back OFSAA bronze in 2010 & 2011. In 2015, the Junior Boys Soccer Team went undefeated to claim the Halton Region Championship. The Senior Girls' Soccer team won three consecutive Halton Region Championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015 and went on to win the OFSAA Championship in 2015.

There is an annual athletic banquet held near the beginning of June which honors the MVPs and best athletes of the year from every sport and grade. Approximately 150-175 students attend the event, which is well known throughout the school for its comical videos put together by several of the physical education teachers.

Kilt Krew

Notre Dame has a group of male senior students referred to as "The Kilt Krew". They are a group that attends many sporting events that Notre Dame is involved in, to encourage students to cheer on the team. They are led by a student dubbed "Speedo Man" who can often be seen running across the field in a green speedo at half-time or pre-game. A new "Speedo Man" is generally selected every year by the previous years Speedo Man. The Kilt Krew was abolished by Principal Cairine MacDonald during the 2015/16 due to undisclosed reasons.

Athletics and school clubs

Athletic Teams

Sports Offered At Notre Dame
Fall Sports Winter Sports Spring Sports
Basketball (Girls) Basketball (Boys) Baseball
Volleyball (Boys) Volleyball (Girls) Lacrosse
Field Hockey Hockey Soccer
Football Swimming Rugby
Cross Country Badminton Track & Field
Golf Softball
Ultimate Frisbee
Source:[2]

Co-Curricular Activities / Clubs / Teams

Source:[3]

Fund raising events

Options may vary depending on available coaching staff, other schools participation, and success of the activity the previous year.

Academics

Notre Dame has a wide array of courses in many different areas of interest. Students with a 79.5 percent overall average or above are recognized by being placed on the school's Honour Roll. Students with the highest average in a course and students who have the highest overall averages of each grade are also recognized.

Staff

There are currently over 100 full-time teachers employed at Notre Dame. There is one principal (Cairine MacDonald), and two vice principals (Joanne DeSantis and Norman Roberts). There are several day-time and night-time janitors. The Head Secretary is Carm Coombes. Acting Director of Athletics is Martin Freeman.[4]

Past administration

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About ND". schools.hcdsb.org. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Athletics". schools.hcdsb.org. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Activities & Clubs". schools.hcdsb.org. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Staff". schools.hcdsb.org. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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