communique - Notre Dame Academy

NDA
COMMUNIQUE
Vol. 26, Issue #7
A newsletter for parents and friends of Notre Dame Academy
NDA SERVES 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016 is the 18th annual NDA
Serves community service day. NDA Serves is an
opportunity for NDA to share time and talents with the
wider community. The call to serve others is rooted
in the Gospels. Jesus’ life of service, especially to the
poor and marginalized, is the example for all of us
to follow. Notre Dame Academy’s mission statement
challenges us to make a “commitment to service”
central to who we are as a school community. Our
entire student body (excluding sophomores) together
with NDA faculty, staff and some of our parents,
will be participating in NDA Serves. (As a reminder:
April 28th is testing for sophomores).
NDA families are invited to join our students, faculty
and staff in this day of service. All parents have the
opportunity to sign up to serve side-by-side with
their students on Thursday, ApriI 28. Your presence
will set a powerful example for your student and the
community. Most service sites request service teams
for a 3-4 hour commitment beginning at 8:00 a.m.
or 9:00 a.m.
For the families who are new to the Notre Dame
community, NDA Serves is considered a school
day with attendance taken. It is a school-wide
opportunity for students to learn about the needs of
our local community. Some examples of the service
sites are local parishes and schools, area nursing
homes, the Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul,
Paul’s Pantry and the Wildlife Sanctuary. Over 80
sites have requested assistance from Notre Dame.
If you would like to be a part of NDA Serves on
Thursday, April 28 or would like to help with student
sign-up on Wednesday, March 9, please contact
Donna Clement in the Main Office at 429-6101 or
email dclement@ notredameacademy.com.
February 2016
Please Join Us February 20
Will you help Notre Dame Academy
build a bright future? Notre
Dame Academy’s largest annual
fundraiser “Tritonfest 2016” is
just around the corner. This event
directly supports more than 800
students in faith-filled learning
experiences that lead to a lifetime
of opportunities.
RSVP
THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER!
Join us for NDA Tritonfest 2016
"A Lifetime of Opportunity”
We are united in our faith, our support for Notre Dame Academy and the bright opportunities ahead for our students and alumni. Saturday, February 20th
4:30 pm Mass
5 pm Cocktails
6 pm Dinner
7 to 10 pm Student Jazz Band. Auctions and Raffles.
Does living generously in support
of NDA interest you? The NDA
community would like to feature
auction items donated by parents
https://www.facebook.com/events/953064848116160/
and local businesses. We are
looking for a variety of items, as well as parents, to turn out in groups to
show their support. Would you kindly consider sponsoring an item?
Thank you!
To register online using Eventbrite:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/nda-tritonfest-2016-saturdayfebruary-20th-tickets-19972275614?aff=PublicityCommittee
Check us out on Facebook:
onate an auction item—items can be dropped off at the NDA
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atrium, attention Claire Teitz through Feb. 17th.
ponsor an item, such as donating $ toward the Apple Tech Raffle,
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or other great auction items to offset the cost.
• Buy a table together with a group of parents. You can be seated
with other families and friends simply by noting it on your RSVP.
What a great way to gather other parents together and attend as a
fun group all united by the same cause. OR come and meet other
parents, faculty and staff members. Let us seat you!
• Win cash! Take a chance to win big and buy cash raffle tickets in
advance.
Parent Challenge: Could you match the value with your values? Enhance
the value of the auction by donating gift certificates, baskets, artwork,
jewelry, collectibles, sports items, exclusive one-of-a-kind items, travel
goodies and more. Your generous donation will allow NDA to continue to
build and strengthen its support of academics, faith and service.
Two ways to donate and register: please contact Claire Teitz at
cteitz@notredameacademy.com or 920-429-6113. Items can be dropped
off directly at the front desk atrium. You can also register or sponsor a
dollar amount of your choice that can go toward auction items featured
at the event. Go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nda-tritonfest-2016saturday-february-20th-tickets-19972275614? And select “donate in kind.”
Thank you for your consideration. Thank you for making a difference.
God Bless,
Cheryl & Barry Martzahl and Mary & Hans Schaupp
NDA Tritonfest Auction Committee Chairs
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A Letter from the Associate Principal
Dear NDA Parents,
What is it about “Snapchat” that is so appealing to teens? Why are they quick to sign up for anonymous
social media apps like “After School” or “Yik Yak”? Why do teens sit next to each other in a private car
and text an entire conversation without ever looking up? Is social media truly new?
Our most recent APP2 speaker, Dr. Justin Patchin challenged parents with questions like these during
his January talk for GRACE and NDA parents. Instead of answering the questions directly, he gave us
important insight. He challenged parents like me and you to think back to our own turbulent adolescence.
The world is different today than it was during our teen years, but teens are more or less the same. Teens
have always had a natural need for privacy, understanding and low-risk relational acceptance. Their
primary motivations and needs are unchanged even while the technology more easily facilitates a false sense of security
and acceptance. It is entirely natural for young adults to become self-reflective, to crave self-expression, and to seek
opportunities to define themselves as individuals independent of their parents.
Dr. Patchin’s takeaway was this: The technology is not what we should be focusing on. We should be concentrating on the
perennial needs of teens to have healthy, but independent lives and adequately equip them to make moral choices as they
navigate their social lives and develop their online existence. Teens naturally seek privacy and anonymity so that they can
test their own mettle. This is why moral education is of the utmost importance so that they have a solid compass that they
trust to guide them through this process.
One of the ways that NDA tries to understand the private lives of our students is to gather anonymous data about their
decision making in the form of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This helps us to see trends and zero in on
problem areas. It gives us the information we need to build effective programming and develop tools to help families
strengthen that compass.
Developed in 1989 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the YRBS monitors health risk behaviors that
contribute to mortality, ill health, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. The YRBS monitors
six categories of behavior: (a) those that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; (b) tobacco use; (c) alcohol and
other drug use; (d) sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, including
HIV infection; (e) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and (f) inadequate physical activity.
Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction has administered the YRBS every other year since 1993. NDA administered
the YRBS in 2005 and then biennially starting in 2008. From February 15th through February 22nd, NDA will again
administer the survey to all students. Inside this month’s Communique is important information regarding the YRBS. I
encourage all families to review the enclosed information.
The data collected over the last four surveys has shaped various programming at school and we are interested in the
progress we have made. In 2010, we learned that not “everyone” is drinking alcohol, using controlled substances, or having
sex and thus the creation of the APPP (Allies for Positive Peer Pressure) program. Through this program we recognize the
good decision making of our students and encourage that to continue by creating positive peer pressure. The YRBS data
shows the effectiveness of our comprehensive and strategic interventions as alcohol use has been reduced by ⅓ since 2010
(32.5 % of students reported using alcohol in 2010 vs. 22.5% in 2014) and marijuana use by ½ (16.3% of students reported
using marijuana in 2010 vs. 8.1% in 2014). Though our NDA data is far below state and national averages, we know there
is still much work to do in these areas, as well as all of the other areas that make growing up in the 21st century difficult.
The NDA administration is committed to offering a safe and healthy environment for all students and to support families in
this journey. APP2 (Allies for Positive Parenting) is also committed to supporting families as they negotiate the changing
technology with the perennial challenges of adolescence. We are blessed to have a God who understands parenting and
to whom we can turn with our questions and our dilemmas. May the Holy Family ever guide us to form our own holy
families.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us!
Greg Masarik
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Notre Dame Academy’s
Academic Awards
Ceremony
Honors and High Honors students will be recognized
for academic excellence at Notre Dame Academy’s
Academic Awards Ceremony on:
Monday, February 15, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Rev. Guy E. Guyon Auditorium
Students who earned Honors or High Honors during
2nd semester last Spring or 1st semester this Fall will
receive an academic medal, bar or pin.
Special recognition will also occur for the Class
of 2016 Top Ten Seniors, students named in the
National Merit Scholarship Program and IB Diploma
Candidate students.
Tuition Grant Applications
Applications for tuition grants for the 2016-2017 school
year are being accepted in the NDA Business Office.
Application forms are on-line or can be picked up at the
Atrium desk. On-line applications can be found on the
school website at www.notredameacademy.com under
the Admissions tab, then select Tuition, Fees & Tuition
Grants and scroll down and select the form Tuition Grant
Application 2016-2017.
The Tuition Grant application is due in the Business
Office by Wednesday, April 20, 2016. No grants will be
awarded without a completed application form, including
a copy of the 2014 1040 tax form. Please contact the
Business Office at 429-6108 for additional information.
The Notre Dame Academy newsletter is published monthly
(excluding June and July) for parents and friends of the school.
Articles and comments are welcome and should be sent to:
Notre Dame Academy
610 Maryhill Drive, Green Bay, WI 54303-2092
(920) 429-6113
Editor: Mrs. Claire Teitz, NDA Advancement Office
cteitz@NotreDameAcademy.com
www.NotreDameAcademy.com
Campus Ministry
Prayer to St. Valentine
O glorious advocate and protector, St Valentine, look
with pity upon our wants, hear our requests, attend to
our prayers, relieve by your intercession the miseries
under which we labor, and obtain for us the divine
blessing, that we may be found worthy to join you
in praising the Almighty for all eternity: through the
merits of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
NDA Witness – Tuesday, February 9th & 23rd - NDA
witness will be meeting at 7:00pm in the Chapel of St.
Norbert. It is a time of faith sharing and fellowship. This
month we will be talking about being an advocate for Life
(Pro-Life) and Mardis Gras. Please encourage your child
to attend!
Senior Retreat – The Senior Retreat dates are March 8th,
15th and April 6th, 13th and the 20th at the Mulva Library
on the Campus of St. Norbert College. Senior Retreat is
required for graduation. More information will be sent
home.
Catholic Schools Week - All School Mass on Wednesday,
February 3 at 9:20 in Auditorium. Bishop Ricken will be
presiding at Mass. Parents and guests are invited to join us
for all of our Masses.
Adoration – Mondays from 8:00am - 12:45pm – “What
does the poor person do at the rich one’s door, the sick in
the presence of the physician, the thirsty one at a limpid
stream? What they do, I do before the Eucharistic God. I
pray. I adore. I love” (St. Francis of Assisi). I hope that you
and your family can take part in this powerful devotion to
our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
Rosary Wednesday after School at 3:20pm: Every
Wednesday in the month of February we will pray the rosary
in the chapel. We will be praying the Sorrowful Mysteries,
which, especially fitting during Lent, it is a powerful
reminder of the sacrifice Christ made for our salvation! All
students and family of Notre Dame Academy are invited to
pray with us.
February 10th at 9:26am: Ash Wednesday Mass – All
are welcome to join us in the auditorium for the celebration
of Ash Wednesday Mass as we remember we are called to
“repent and believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15). Fr. Tom
Long will be our celebrant.
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News and Events
Art Department Update
The following students are winners of the Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Celebration poster competition. The theme was
“My Dream for My Community.”
The winners were announced Saturday, January 16 at
the 21st annual Brown County community celebration
of MLK at Northeast Wisconsin Community College in
Green Bay.
Grades 7-9
First place: Rachel Stover, Notre Dame, drawing
Grades 10-12
Second place: Celia Glime, Notre Dame, drawing
Third place: Susan Rose, Notre Dame, drawing
Honorable mention: Elise Witmer, Notre Dame, drawing
Honorable mention: Chloe Noh, Notre Dame, drawing
MLK Winners Picture Left to Right
Susan Rose, Rachel Stover, Celia Glime, Chloe Noh, Elise Witmer
Thank You!
The Art Department wishes to thank John and
Jennifer Budde for their generous donation of a
Brent Potter’s Wheel to the Art Department. NDA
students will enjoy polishing their wheel throwing
skills while using this wonderful donation.
Rachel Stover
Members of the WCDA All state
vocal jazz ensemble, who performed
Saturday, January 16 at Lawrence University.
Celia Glime
Pictured: Mrs. Christine Salerno, Antonio Salerno,
Ella Hunt, Anabelle Xiong, and Charlie Urick
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Elise Witmer
Chloe Noh
Susan Rose
News and Events
Band Program Highlights
Pep Band
Tuesday, February 2nd – Boys Basketball vs
Sheboygan North
Thursday, February 11th – Hockey vs Ashwaubenon @
Cornerstone Community Center
Thursday February 26th – Boys Basketball vs Southwest
Special Event Performances
February 5th – UW-Stevens Point Jazzfest,
Jazz Band 1 & 2 only
February 6th – UW-Green Bay Jazzfest,
Jazz Band 1 & 2 only
March 5th – Solo & Ensemble, Green Bay Preble
March 12th – St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 19th – Cabaret Night & Spaghetti Dinner @ NDA
Tuesday, March 22nd – Spring Concert, 6:00 pm
Seroogy’s Easter Sale
Seroogy’s homemade chocolate butter fudge eggs, milk
chocolate bunnies and lambs, as well as 4 varieties of
homemade gift boxed chocolates and fresh roasted coffee
will be sold. Sale kicks off February 15th! To order
contact any band member or Kimberlee McKeefry at
kimmeedance@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting the
Band program!
Parent Band Aid Meeting
Please Join Us. All Band Parents Welcome! Next Meeting
Date: February 15th, 3rd Monday of the Month, 6:00 pm
in the Commons South Meeting Room
For Further Info and Updates Visit NDA Band Web Pages:
www.notredameacademy.com/Academics/Fine-Arts/Band/
www.facebook.com/notredameacademyband
NDA School Store
It’s always a great day to be a Triton! Stop in the Notre
Dame School Store for all your winter sports spirit wear.
We have great selections of Hooded Sweatshirts for Youth
and Adult, New Hats, New Men’s Fleece Pants, Crew
Sweatshirts, New T-shirts for Girls, Stadium Seats and
Jackets. We also now carry INFANTS! Stop in and check
out the New Infant blankets, Bibs and Crawlers. Too much
more to mention.
Library Book Club
The NDA Library Book Club has announced its next
book and meeting date:
THE LIFE WE BURY, by Allen Eskens
“Set against the backdrop of a brutal Minnesota winter,
The Life We Bury is much more than a satisfying,
suspenseful novel...This story kept me turning the
pages, and it touched my heart. The characters are as
real as my next-door neighbors, the story compelling,
and the writing superb.” --SUSPENSE MAGAZINE
Our third quarter meeting will be on
Tuesday, February 23rd at The Daily Buzz from
6:30-8 pm. A permission slip is due by 2/17/16, so
please see Mrs. Gelb or Mrs. Leonhard in the library.
Sting Cancer
Notre Dame Academy Sting Cancer would like to announce
the campaign of Don’t Shave March and Green Strands
Ladies for the month of March.
With this campaign male students will be able to pay $10
starting on February 29th, 2016 in order to grow out their
facial hair until Sunday March, 20th. Female students will
have a similar opportunity to pay $10 to receive a green
extension that will be put in by Keith’s Hair Center during
designated lunches. They will be allowed to wear the
extensions from February 29th, 2016 until March 20th,
2016.
These campaigns will allow Sting Cancer to help promote
cancer research and our St. Baldrick’s event. Our St.
Baldrick’s event will take place Friday, March 18th at
9:30 in the auditorium. All proceeds will be donated to
cancer research foundations. Permission slips and more
information will be sent out to students as we get closer
to the date.
The School Store is open every day from 11:30 a.m. – 12:45
p.m. Please contact Cathy Kirschling with any questions
at (920) 429-6100 or ckirschling@notredameacademy.
com See you at the Notre Dame School Store!
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Development News
International Baccalaureate News
Phone-a-Thon
Important Dates in Brief:
If we did not reach you during Phone-a-Thon in October or
November, you may have received a letter from us in December
asking for your support for Phone-a-Thon. If you have
already responded, we thank you. If you are still interested in
contributing, please send your donation in now. A very special
thanks to the following groups and teams of students, staff and
coaches for helping with Phone-a-Thon: ASTRA (3 nights!),
Cross Country, Dance Team, Golf, Boys’ Soccer, Student
Government and Girls’ Tennis. A special thanks to the staff and
volunteers who helped out. A very special thanks to all students
who donated their time to make calls. Without their support, we
could not make Phone-a-Thon happen!
• February 18 – IB Parent Meeting 10:00 AM Room 114
• February 29 – Extended Essay (EE) & Creativity,
Action, Service (CAS) Celebration – Senior and Junior
DP students and their families and other guests, NDA
Library 7:00 PM
For Sophomores: The deadline to submit an intent form
to become an IB Diploma Program student was in January.
If you missed the deadline but are still interested, please
contact Mr. Schultz ASAP.
For Juniors: Current Diploma Program candidates should
have their Extended Essay work underway. Keep up on the
deadlines and see Mr. Schultz as you make progress.
Blitz Card Winners
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For Juniors and Seniors: Junior and Senior IB Diploma
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All Examining IB students: Double check your spring
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NO conflicts. There will be no alternative time or date for
any IB exams. The external exam schedule can be found
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Athletic News
Upcoming Spring Sports:
Track; Boys Golf; Softball;
Baseball; Girls Soccer;
Boys Tennis
Parent Meetings:
***All meetings will begin at 4:30pm***
Coed Track: Monday, February 29th
Boys Golf: Monday, February 29th
Softball: Monday, March 7th
Baseball: Monday, March 14th;
will also include information about upcoming
Triton Baseball camp.
Girls Soccer: Monday, March 14th
Boys Tennis: Monday, March 14th
Reminder to bring all completed paperwork and fee
payments of $100 to the meeting. Forms can be found on
the NDA website under the Athletics tab. All participants of
Spring sports must attend the meeting for their individual
sport with one of their parents.
Coaches’ presentations will begin as soon as everyone gets
checked into the meeting and paperwork is collected.
Notre Dame Academy
First Annual Baseball Camp
Date: Saturday, March 26, 2016
Place: Notre Dame Academy--Triton Center;
Alumni Gym and Baseball Field (weather permitting)
Walk-In Registration begins at 9:00am--for 7-11 year olds
and 12:30pm for 12 -14 year olds
Pre-registered Players should arrive by 9:15am for 7-11
year olds and 12:45pm for 12-14 year olds
Ages and times: 7-11 years old: 9:30am-12:00pm
12-14 years old 1:00pm-3:30pm
All participants are grouped by age and each group will
have at least one Varsity Triton Baseball player.
The Students will receive 2 1/2 hours of instruction from
the Triton baseball team as well as former professional
and college baseball players. This instruction will include
skills training in pitching, base-running, infield/outfield,
catching and hitting.
Cost of the camp: $50.00
T-Shirts will be distributed the day of the camp for those
players that are pre-registered. Those players who sign up
the day of the camp will receive the shirt approximately
one week after the camp.
Please look for applications at the GRACE schools or in
the NDA atrium
Open Gyms and
Strength and Conditioning
is underway for the upcoming Spring sports. Please
contact the appropriate coaches for the dates and
times of the Spring sports workouts.
Lets get ready for Spring!!!
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YRBS Survey
ONLINE YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q.
A:
Why is the survey being done?
Notre Dame Academy will use the survey results to help measure how many youth engage in health-risk behaviors. The
survey results will be used to create school health programs to help reduce these risk behaviors and promote health enhancing
behaviors.
Q:
A:
What does the OYRBS measure and why are these things important?
The OYRBS (Online Youth Risk Behavior Survey) focuses on health-risk behaviors that result in the most significant
mortality, morbidity, and social problems during adolescence and adulthood. These include: 1) behaviors that result in
unintentional and intentional injuries; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors that may result in
HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancies; 5) dietary behaviors; and 6) physical
activity. The OYRBS measures student attitude and perceptions related to health risk behaviors. In addition, the OYRBS
measures assets and these assets have the power to protect youth from engaging in risk behaviors and at the same time
promote healthy behaviors.
To determine the level of risk among adolescents, priority health-risk behaviors must be measured directly. Measuring only
relevant knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, or intentions will not provide an accurate description of the level of risk, because the
relationship between these factors and the priority of health-risk behaviors themselves often is weak, unproven, or nonexistent. For example, even though most people know that smoking causes lung cancer, many people still continue to smoke.
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Q:
A:
Will student participation be anonymous?
Yes. Survey administration procedures have been designed to protect student privacy and allow for anonymous participation.
Students will not put their names or other identifying information on the questionnaires.
Q:
A:
How long does it take to fill out the survey? Does the survey include a physical test?
The average student can complete the computer-based survey in 20-30 minutes. The survey does not include a physical test
or exam.
Q:
A:
Doesn’t a survey like this actually encourage students to engage in these behaviors?
The causes and determinants of health-risk behaviors are very complex. Students are exposed frequently to information
about tobacco, alcohol, other drug use, violence, and sexuality through the media, parents, friends, and the broader
community. Exposure to a small number of questions on any one topic is not likely to cause a change in behavior – either
good or bad. If it were that easy, we could simply ask students about all the things we want them to do!
Q:
A:
Do students answer the questions truthfully?
Research indicates data of this nature may be gathered as reliably from adolescents as from adults. To obtain truthful
answers, students must perceive the survey as important and know that procedures have been developed to protect their
privacy and allow for anonymous participation.
Q:
A:
Who supports the survey?
This survey is supported by many state educational organizations interested in the health of youth. The Wisconsin
Association of School Boards, Wisconsin PTA, Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, Wisconsin Council of
Administrators of Special Services, and the Wisconsin Education Association Council have given their support. In addition,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and many other national organizations support the YRBS. People from over
100 state and local health and education agencies and 19 federal agencies helped develop the survey.
Q:
A:
Can I review a copy of the survey?
Yes, a copy of the survey will be kept in the NDA Main Office.
Q:
A:
What will be done with the results?
A report summarizing the student data will be developed. Remember—no child and no class will ever be mentioned by
name. In addition, NDA’s collective school data is being combined with other area Catholic high schools as part of a study
comparing the at-risk behavior of teens in our diocese vs. the general state teen population.
Q:
A:
Whom can I contact if I have questions about the survey?
Name: Greg Masarik
Title: Associate Principal
Phone: 429 - 6100
E-mail: gmasarik@notredameacademy.com
YRBS Survey
PASSIVE PARENTAL PERMISSION FORM
(Comprehensive Survey)
Notre Dame Academy is taking part in the Wisconsin Online Youth Risk Behavior Survey
sponsored by the WI Department of Public Instruction. The survey will ask about the health
behaviors of 9th through 12th grade students. The survey will ask about behaviors that result in
unintentional and intentional injuries, tobacco use, and alcohol and other drug use. It will also
ask about sexual behaviors that may result in HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases,
unwanted pregnancies, dietary behavior and physical activity.
Students will be asked to fill out a computer-based questionnaire that takes about 30
minutes to complete. They will take the survey during regular class time.
Completing this anonymous Internet survey will cause little or no risk to your child. The
only potential risk is that some students might find certain questions to be sensitive. The survey
has been designed to protect your child’s privacy. Students will not put their names on the
survey. Also, no class or student will ever be mentioned by name in a report of the results. Your
child will get no benefit right away from taking part in the survey. However, the results of this
survey will help our students in the future by influencing health and safety programs. We would
like all selected students to take part in the survey, but the survey is voluntary. No action will
be taken against you, or your student, if your student does not take part. Students can skip any
question that they do not wish to answer. In addition, students may stop participating in the
survey at any point without penalty.
Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page for more facts about the survey.
Please read the section below. If you do not want your child to take part in the survey,
check the box, sign and date the form and return the form to the main office no later than
February 9. Signing and returning this form will dismiss your child from taking the survey. If
you have no objection to your child taking part in the survey, you should do nothing with this
form. Thank you.
Child’s name: __________________________________________ Grade: ___________
I have read this form and know what the survey is about.
[ ] My child may not take part in this survey.
Parent’s signature:___________________________________ Date:_________________
Phone number: __________________________________________
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Student Services
Spanish Placement Exam
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! The Spanish placement
exam can be taken by any incoming Freshman that is
registered at Notre Dame Academy for the 2016-2017
school year to help determine whether the student should
be placed in a Spanish I or Spanish II course.
If you know that you would like your son/daughter to start
in Spanish I, he/she should NOT take the placement exam.
Incoming freshman interested in enrolling in Spanish II
must take the placement exam. The test will be offered
on-site at NDA on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 9:00 –
10:00am. The test may also be offered on-site at some
GRACE middle schools in mid-March.
More details will follow in February after the majority of
students have registered. If there is a conflict or if you have
any questions, please contactAmy Stover at 920-429-6175 or
astover@notredameacademy.com. ¡Gracias!
Scholarships
Seniors - A list of local scholarships is posted on the
NDA Student Services website. Hard copies of some of
the scholarship applications are located in the scholarship
drawer in the Learning Resource Room of Student
Services. This list includes many scholarships that are
not connected with any particular college or university.
Eligibility requirements vary by scholarship, so when
going through the list, highlighting which ones you qualify
to apply for may help you.
Ms. Bain continues to email seniors several helpful
documents about the college application process,
scholarship and financial aid processes. Financial Aid 101
is a particularly good comprehensive reference document.
It is important for seniors to check their NDA e-mail
regularly. If extra copies of any of these documents are
needed, please stop up in Student Services and see Ms.
Bain.
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Advanced Placement (AP)
Exams
We are pleased to announce the 2016 Advanced Placement
Exams will be offered here at NDA! With qualifying AP
Exam scores, students can earn college credit, advanced
placement or both at the majority of US colleges. Individual
colleges grant course credit and placement, so please check
college websites to understand how each college applies
AP Exam scores.
Students interested in taking the AP Exams MUST sign up
in Student Services before Friday, March 11th. The exams
will be held May 2-6 & May 9-13. Dates and times are
mandated by the College Board and cannot be varied. Each
exam is 3 hours long; the cost is $92.00 each and must be
paid in full to NDA before Friday March 11th.
For more AP Exam details, (specific exam times & dates,
etc.) visit collegeboard.com.
College Fair at
Xavier High School
Xavier will host their 18th annual College Fair on
Tuesday, March 8 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All
high school students are welcome to attend and speak
with representatives from over 100 colleges. For more
information, see xaviercatholicschools.org.
Honor Roll - 1st Semester 2015-16
Senior High Honors: Alexa Algas, Caitlin Aude, Billie Bal, Andrea Ball, Quinn
Bowman, Rachael Brady, Madelyn Brusda, Matthew Budde, Jacqueline Calba,
Olivia Campbell, Cole Chronowski, Nathan Ciriacks, Barret Collard, Peter
DeGroot, Samantha DeGroot, Ethan Diestler, Jack Dooley, Liam Edgar, Eric Erb,
Hannah Farrell, Julia Fassbender, Anne Fife, Gage Garrity, Emily Gerlikovski,
Aidan Glaser Schoff, Celia Glime, Evan Haas, Madeline Halama, Rachel Hall,
Miranda Hansen, Brian Hansford, Sophie Harpt, Kari Healy, Faith Hicks, Isaac
Hingtgen, Ingrid Hirte, Zachary Janssen, Jorey Jossart, Shannon Kaufmann,
JiHyeong Ko, Benjamin Krysiak, Zachary Krysiak, Katie Kyles, Megan Landwehr,
Jack Lemkuil, Tera Leonhard, Veronica Letter, Michael Linehan, Claire Loritz,
Emily Luebke, Dominic Maino, Monica Majeski, Alexander Malcore, Brooke
Malcore, Elizabeth Markland, Brooke Marshall, Jack Martzke, Dominic McClain,
Michael Miller, Samuel Moss, Emma Neumeyer, Nae Kyung Noh, Maria Nolen,
Colin O’Toole, Annika Olson, Gabrielle Otto, Keeli Otto, Anna Patterson, Jack
Pavek, Andrew Quigley, Marissa Rahn, Jacob Re, Nicklaus Robinson, Maxwell
Roitstein, Holly Schantz, Caroline Schaupp, Maureen Schick, Elizabeth Segrin,
Nicholas Shade, Joseph Sladek, Elizabeth Smith, Megan Southwick, Stephanie
Staed, Heidi Swanson, Elizabeth Templeton, Madigan Tennity, Abigail Thillman,
Alma Torres, Anne Treleven, Cadell Van Den Heuvel, Nicole VandenPlas,
Madeline VanSaders, Meghan Vogel, Nicholas Wagner, Ruoyao Wang, Joshua
Wiesner, Elise Witmer, Christopher Wolcanski, Jacob Zeise, Christian Zimonick.
Senior Honors: Beau Bellmore, Elizabeth Bobinski, Samuel Brada, .Jon Brandt
Jr., Aryn Brault, Grace Caldie, Kyrsten Charles, Zikang Chen, Spencer Collard,
Jake Darling, Andrew Dellamater, Andrew Devroy, Matthew Duffy, Benjamin
Durkin, Jacob Elmer, Morgan Emmel, Aaron Gerondale, Bailey Gerondale,
Morgan Gille, Maxwell Herrick, Catherine Hummel, Jett Jaraczewski, Soobin
Kim, Cameron Knight, Alexander Koehler, Ryan Konop, Ariana Kussow, Yiling
Lan, William Leggett, Zhaoyu Li, Danielle Matuszak, Morgan McKeefry, Olivia
Moran, Hunter Mura, Beaux Myers, Emily Ness, Hanzhen Nie, Jabriil Nur, Blake
Olejniczak, Vincent Pallini, Kelsey Paluda, Jordan Pappas, Marie Patz, Robert
Petitjean, Elizabeth Porter, Adam Rakers, Adam Ronsman, Susan Rose, Kadejah
Ross, Katherine Ruiz, Samuel Savona, Alex Schneider, Kayla Scoggins, Ryan
Scripp, Lauren Seidl, Steven Strutt, Cesar Fernando Torres Romero, Carolyn
Tressler, Grace Tressler, Hannah Van Drisse, Macey VanDenMeerendonk, Evan
Vecera, Yuzhu Wang, Madison Weber, Matthew Wendricks, Michael Wengrzyn,
Cierra Windey, Noah Wleczyk, Xiaofei Yang, Sarah Zehms, Nathaniel Zeller.
Junior High Honors: Isabel Canadeo, Anya Carlson, Chelsea Chrudimsky,
Collin Clark, Jack Colleran, Michael DeLeers, Alissa DeWilde, Katrina Dietsche,
Maria Ehlinger, Ryan Ehlinger, Jinqiu Fan, Alexandra Fitzgerald, Madalyn
Foscato, Katherine Gapinski, Steven Gerbers, Emily Gibson, Jackson Gille,
Kristin Griesbacher, Sylvia Griffitt, Willis Guo, Hailey Gutowski, Joshua Hock,
Kelly Hogan, Elizabeth Hunt, Michael Karow, Madeline Kaye, Brooke Kerscher,
Matthew Krzewinski, Jack Kumbalek, Sophia Kummers, Elisabeth Lasecki,
Nicholas Lasecki, Jake LeBreck, Jonathan Lemens, MariJo Lesatz, Huilai
Li, Clayton Lisowski, Colleen Lois, Graham Lorsung, Emily Martin, Diego
Mendoza, Noah Meyers, Katelyn Morgan, Madeline Moureau, Maureen Nesvacil,
Mikayla Neveau, Carly Noble, Ryan O’Connell, Brendan O’Neil, Eric Parks,
Zachary Pethan, Shelby Rahn, Benjamin Ricker, Emma Riedi, William Roach,
Benjamin Rose, Jacob Rose, Christin Roskos, Heather Ruby, Jonathan Santaga,
Megan Schumer, Thomas Shade, Eleanor Sladek, Quinn Snyder, Claire Sternkopf,
Oliver Struger, Ireland Sweeney, Ellie Sylvester, Zhangchi Tian, Paige Vaughn,
Alexander Wasilkoff, Cami Wendricks, Maria Weronska, Annabelle Whatley,
Melissa Wilke, Anabelle Xiong, Kyle Yurek, Mary Zakowski, Sarah Zarvan.
Junior Honors: Callie Adamczak, Brenda Aguilar, Alexander Arnold, Greta
Bosco, Jingnan Cao, Matthew Carlson, Morgan Carlson, Bennett Christensen,
Cameron Cichocki, Samuel Conard, Devin Cribben, Patrick Darling, Ariana Del
Moral, Quinn Dellise, Whitney DeMeuse, Barrett Desotell, Lauren Dovorany,
Noah Duncan, Meghan Dwyer, Christopher Fineout, Jordan Flaten, Marina
Frechette, Hope Gourley, Allyson Groher, Mitchell Grzybowski, Kira Gunville,
Cali Gurnicki, Andrea Hall, Jacob Hardy, Maria Haske, Noah Huntley, Nathan
Ihlenfeldt, Marisa Jacques, Warren Johnson, Madison Kaster, Maria Keenan,
Gina Kerscher, Taekyu Kim, Taylor King, Cassie Klim, Hanna Lech, Chloe
Ledvina, Emily Lelinski, Maxwell Liegel, Yucong Lin, Stephen Lovell, Han Lu,
Samantha Lucero, Elena Martin Sierra, Jackson D. Martin, Jackson T. Martin,
James Matthews, Corinne Meglic, Jack Mickelson, Lauren Mihalski-LaPointe,
Jadon Motquin, William Motquin, Olivia Nelson, Erika Odberg, Carter Olles,
Emma Panure, John Perron, Maddi Reise, Madison Remington, Jason Revolinsky,
Benjamin Richards, Claire Rotherham, Cameron Rottier, Felix Siegert, Rachel
Sladky, Emily Smits, Alexandra Socha, Jonathan Sollberger, Shanelle Steeno,
Daniel Stewart, Haoyu Sun, Kaifeng Tan, Michael Trgovac, Anna Tristani,
Charles Urick, Sinead Van Dreese, Brennan VanWychen, Whitney Walczyk,
Juliette Weslow, Claire Weydt, Angela White, Jenna Wozney, Jordyn Zehms,
Marissa Ziefle, Andrew Zipp.
Sophomore High Honors: Emily Agen, John Allen, Laken Anderson, Deidre
Bellmore, Felicity Bieker, Anastasia Brada, Nathan Budde, Trevor Burke, Delaney
Butterfield, Grace Campbell, Morgan Christensen, Hannah Ciriacks, Jennifer
Cluckey, Katherine Coyle, Cole Cullen, Gracie DeGroot, Emma Del Frate,
Hannah Dercks, Nadine Druar, Wade Druar, James Fitzwater, Dahyana Flores,
Sam Frantz, Molly Gallagher, Tori Gantz, Paul Gapinski, Madelyn Glosny, Aldo
Gonzalez, Andrew Gruesen, Joel Haas, Jack Halama, Keith Hansford, Connor
Hennigan, Marion Hermitanio, Tessa Hingtgen, Conor Hogan, Ryan Hornberger,
Zachary Jerzyk, Emily Johnson, Christopher Kapic, Matthew Kini, Andrew
Lampereur, Jacob Larsen, Ashley Laskowski, Qingran Lei, Charles Lemkuil,
Nicholas Markland, Josey McClain, Alexander McKean, Peighton Milton, Kelsey
Mullen, Cora Nesvacil, Simon Neta, Grant Noble, Elizabeth Opichka, Maxwell
Pallini, Alexandria Papacosta, Jacob Peterman, Rachel Petermann, Madison
Polack, Maxwell Polack, Allison Rakers, Clare Ravizza, James Ruby, Lillian
Schumacher, Emily Seidl, Grant Shilbauer, Jackson Strohmeyer, Kathryn Stumpf,
Katherine Sullivan, Elizabeth Tressler, Regan Umentum, Morgan Van Drisse,
Katherine VanDenHeuvel, Benjamin Weber, Lauren Welker, Carli Wendricks,
Andrew Wolfram, Jonathan Zacharias.
Sophomore Honors: Olivia Allen, Bailei Anders, Ashlyn Arett, Connor Bell,
Olivia Blumb, Jacob Bongiorno, Ryan Brabant, Logan Braun, Ellie Coles, Jonah
Collard, Rebecca DeBoer, Wyatt Druar, Alex Eclavea, Ashlyn Fitzgerald, Jack
Flis, Tyler Foytik, Jonathan Fry, Kaycee Gierczak, Nathan Gille, Ryan Green,
Michael Gregoire, Raija Hansen, Michael Heide, Lauren Hummel, Tessa Jadin,
Thomas Jensen, Noah Jessick, Jason Kukay, Katarina Kussow, Allison Landwehr,
Connor Ledvina, Benjamin Lelinski, David Letter, Danielle Lippert, Lucia
Martinez Molina, Maighdlin McHugh, Molly McKenna, Massiel Mendoza,
Nichole Michaletz, Kennedy Morgan, Chase Mura, Samuel Nennig, Daniel Patz,
Bryce Poshak, Matthew Rader, Eric Ritchay, Adam Roitstein, Katherine Romes,
Yvonne Roznik, Andrew Schaut, Samuel Schmitz, Amolia Schneider, Phillip
Schneider, Morgan Schram, Stephen Scripp, Olivia Seering, Grace Shaw, Claire
Sievert, Serena Siudzinski, Sydney Slack, Rachel Southwick, Ian Spaulding,
Kimberly Umentum, Payton Van Pelt, Samuel Warpinski, Eric Weycker, Rebekah
Witte, Madeline Woodward, Ryan Zasuly, Olivia Zehms.
Freshman High Honors: Maya AbuJamra, Elizabeth Bolin, Karli Borths, Lily
Brabazon, Abigail Comar, Josh Cribben, Jenna Cuene, Madeline Darling, Claire
Edgar, John Ehlinger, Maya Filon, Wesley Glime, Ava Griffitt, Anna Grzelak,
Madison Hansen, Marybeth Healy, Trinity Janowski, Emily Jerzyk, Rachel
Johnson, Anna Kaye, Isabel Kellner, Zach Kellner, Claire Kini, Charles Kippley,
Hope Krumrei, Madeline Laaksonen, Sophie Le Mieux, Samantha LeFever,
Vanessa Lent, Elizabeth Lesatz, Brandon Limoni, Bailee Malcore, Naira Martin
Gil, Owen Martzke, Brelyn McCarron, Elliot McGinnity Schneider, Alana
Mencheski, Abigail Meyer, Grace Paulson, Grace Purcell, Suseela Raj, Matthew
Re, Allyson Robb, Elizabeth Schaupp, Matthew Shade, Audrey Sladek, Jessa
Smith, Rachel Stover, Helen Treankler, Ashley Tuszka, Theodore Van Straten,
Hannah Vanden Heuvel, Andrew Webster, Kevin Wengrzyn, Kayla Whatley,
Katherine Zeise, Isabella Zent, Katherine Ziefle.
Freshmen Honors: Caleb Baeten, Grace Balison, Noah Berger, Aiden Berndt,
Megan Berndt, Keighley Blindauer, Rebekah Boucher, Kennedy Bowes, Emily
Burgess, Chloe Capomaccio, Mitchell Chosa, Jack Chovan, Samantha DeMeuse,
Samuel Drake, Grace Fangman, Ryan French, Anastasia Geigel, Kyle Griesbacher,
Jacob Gryboski, Qinghua Han, Benjamin Hathaway, Kayla Hawley, Anna Huntley,
Stephanie Huss, Natalie Jacques, Joshua Janssen, Benjamin Jensen, Lily Kabat,
Suraiya Kambandu Schilz, James Kanning, Nicholas Koehler, Madalyn Krysiak,
Kaitlyn Kulick, Benjamin LaLuzerne, Courtney Ledvina, Ryan Martin, Thomas
Martzahl, Mary Matthews, Garrett Moureau, Quintin Nelson, Bergin Olson,
Madeline Rentmeester, Larry Reyes, Duncan Riedi, Gabrielle Roemer, Charles
Sauter, Emma Savona, Annelise Schaut, Kaylee Schill, William Schneider,
Elizabeth Scott, Julia Slusarek, Maxwell Sonnenburg, Josephine Sullivan, Hailey
Swonger, William Templeton, Logan Tennity, Courtney Tilkens, Ella Tristani,
Mia Turek, Ciara Van Dreese, Benjamin Van Handel, Cade Van Hout, Ava Vande
Corput, Olivia Vanden Elzen, Jacob VanderLeest, Aeva Ver Boort, Cole Whatley,
Grace Wheeler, Benjamin Wiesner, Erik Witmer, Hannah Zehms,
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
2016-17 DATES
Start of School - August 22, 2016
End of School - May 25, 2017
Christmas Break - December 24-January 2
Spring Break - March 13-17, 2017
Graduation - May 27, 2017
February 2016 Notre Dame Academy School Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
YRBS
10:00 AM IB Parent Meeting
(114)
“Spirit Day”
HOMEROOM SCHEDULE
YRBS
TRITONFEST
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
8:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration
12
8:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration
YRBS
8:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration
7:00 PM Academic Awards
Ceremony
7:00 PM Band Aid Mtg.
(S. Commons)
8:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration
8:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration
6:30 PM IB EE/CAS Celebration
(Library)
4:30 - Mandatory Parent/Athlete
Meeting (Co-ed Track and
Boy’s Golf
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
6:30 PM COLLEGE NIGHT
YRBS
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
Mass at 9:20 in the Auditorium
MASS SCHEDULE 3:25 PM Rosary in Chapel
MASS SCHEDULE - ASH
WEDNESDAY
3:25 PM Rosary in Chapel
YRBS
3:25 PM Rosary in Chapel
ACRE TESTING - Juniors
EARLY DISMISSAL
SCHEDULE
3:25 PM Rosary in Chapel
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
“Spirit Day”
HOMEROOM SCHEDULE
6:00 PM GRACE Night of the
Arts - (Art Exhibit @ 6:00;
Concert @ 6:30)
ACRE TESTING - Juniors
EARLY DISMISSAL
SCHEDULE
Friday
5
Saturday
6
“Spirit Day”
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
HOMEROOM SCHEDULE
Jazz Bands @ UWSP Jazz
Festival (all day)
Senior Memory
Pages due for Yearbook
Jazz Bands & Tritones @ UWGB
Jazz Festival (all day)
8:00 AM ACT Test @ NDA
8:00 PM Sweetheart Switch
Dance
12
13
NO CLASSES - Staff Retreat
19
“Spirit Day”
20