Spiritually Oriented, Academically Prepared, Globally Concerned
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NOTRE DAME CLASS OF 2013
DISCOVER Your Inner Royal, EXPAND Your Knowledge, JOIN the Royal Family STUDENT WORK CATHOLIC YOUTH COMMUNICATORS ART OF THE WEEK The Artwork of the Week is by Leonanie Leon Guerrero, Senior; Medium: Torn Paper Collage
PLACEMENT TESTS WILL CONTINUE THIS SUMMER FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN
Please click here to read recent submissions from our Catholic Youth Communicators team. Guam's Catholic newspaper, the Umatuna Si Yu'os, sponsors a program called Catholic Youth Communicators, which aims to "cultivate communication skills among Catholic youth who are interested in seeking a career in communications." This program provides opportunities for Guam's Catholic youth to "take ownership of the youth section of the Umatuna Si Yu'os, and to be active collaborators in its design and editorial content." 
Globally Concerned
INTERACT CLUB BEAUTIFIES TALOFOFO
Notre
Dame High School’s Interact Club participated in a bus stop beautification on
February 23, 2013. Mia Concepcion, Interact Club advisor and Notre Dame
instructor, explained that the students wanted to paint a bus stop for their
service project and sought assistance from the Talofofo Mayor’s office.
According to Concepcion, “an awesome partnership” was formed with the
school and the Mayor’s office. Mayor Vicente Taitague and his staff provided
the students with brushes, buckets, scrapers, paint and other necessary
supplies that aided in the success of the bus stop beautification. Shawn
Gumataotao, Notre Dame’s representative and liaison from the Rotary Club of
Tumon Bay, helped initiate the formation of the school’s Interact Club in
February of 2012. The Rotary Club of Tumon Bay is Notre Dame’s Interact
Club sponsor. According to their website, “Interact
is Rotary International’s service club for young people ages 12 to 18. Interact
clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and
guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting.” Notre Dame’s
Interact Club is the first and only Interact Club established in the Mariana
Islands.
Members from Notre
Dame’s Interact Club beautify a bus stop in Talofofo for a service project.
Francis Valencia, senior, paints the Interact
Club emblem on a bus stop in Talofofo.
Spiritually Oriented, Academically Prepared, Globally Concerned
ROYAL GALA BENEFITS NDHS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Notre Dame High School alumni celebrated their 4th
Annual Royal Gala on March 23, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Guam.
Sponsored by the classes of 1978 and 1984, the medieval themed affair
drew hundreds of alumni, family, friends, and community supporters from
around the island to celebrate the Royal spirit of giving and
camaraderie. The sponsoring classes provided entertainment - the Class
of 1984 sang their winning Songfest songs, and the Class of 1978 staged a
Medieval Fashion Show.
First Lady Christine Sonido Calvo, and Attorney Naoko Shimizu,
addressed the audience with inspirational testimonies about how Notre
Dame helped to shape them into the women they are today. The
Royal Gala is an annual fundraising event that began in 2010. This
year’s proceeds will benefit Notre Dame’s scholarship fund, which
assists current and future students of Notre Dame High School. The
Notre Dame community is grateful to the alumni who are giving students
the opportunity to become Spiritually Oriented, Academically Prepared,
and Globally Concerned (NDHS Expected Schoolwide Learning Results).
Notre Dame High School thanks all those involved in making the Gala a
successful event, and for helping to uphold the charism of our foundress
Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger.
The sponsoring Classes of 1978 and 1984 dressed and played the part at
the Medieval themed 4th Annual Royal Gala.
Attorney Naoko Shimizu ’83, Denise Ryan Selk ’75, Christine Dimla Lizama
’75, and Patricia Pisaro Leon Guerrero ’75 are familiar faces at the
annual event.
Guam’s
First Lady, Christine Sonido Calvo addressed the audience with words of
inspiration about her alma mater. Calvo is a graduate from Notre Dame’s
Class of 1984.
Georgette Sablan ’78, Katherina Cruz Lizama ’84 and Sandra Mesa ’78 welcome guests to the 4th
Annual Royal Gala.
Academically Prepared
STUDENTS EXPERIEMENT IN NEW SCIENCE LAB
Notre Dame High School students have been experimenting in the new science lab that was refurbished with grant assistance received from the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Central Pacific Province. Grant funds were used to upgrade the old science lab and renovate an existing classroom into a new chemistry lab equipped for 21st Century learning. During the first week of school, the Honors Biology class completed their first lab experiment in the newly renovated lab space. The extra science lab will allow for increased lab time and additional access to hands-on scientific experiments, enhanced understanding of the scientific method, and will create available time and space for potential Advanced Placement science courses. Notre Dame High School’s Math and Science program continues to flourish and help meet the needs of 21st Century learning with support from Mobil Oil Guam and other community supporters. Their support has helped to ignite the upgrade process for Notre Dame’s science program, and Notre Dame’s mission to provide quality education for our island’s youth. 
Lab partners Andrea Tarusan and Addie Ferguson prepare a slide specimen for their lab assignment. Sophomores, Jason Javelosa and Brandon Lujan, work on their biology lab experiment.
Kristin Fausto and Efigenia Barcinas work on their lab report write-up. Honors Biology students test out their new science lab.
WASC/WCEA ACCREDITED
NDHS RECEIVES SIX-YEAR DUAL ACCREDITATION
Notre Dame High School, Inc. was granted a six-year accreditation term from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA). The school’s onsite visitation was held March 20-23, 2011. Notre Dame is the first Catholic school on Guam to receive the full WCEA accreditation process. According to the official WCEA website, “Early in its development WCEA joined with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (the Regional accreditation association) when it came into existence. Essentially the purpose of any Catholic high school was to teach the faith and permeate its curriculum with the values taught by the Roman Catholic Church. Eventually the Catholic high schools developed their curriculum around the colleges and universities basic requirements for entrance so that a graduating senior’s diploma would be recognized by these institutions as proof of an academic education that prepared the student for higher education.” Notre Dame High School, Inc. is a Catholic Coeducational Secondary School established by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The school prepares students not only for college, but also for lifelong learning by empowering the whole person. The school encourages collaboration, instills leadership, promotes dedication to service, and inspires passion for justice and peace in the spirit of Jesus Christ. The NDHS Board of Directors and Administration congratulates all its faculty and staff, students, parents and guardians, and alumni on attaining the full six-year dual accreditation from 2011-2017. Registration is ongoing for this upcoming school year. Call 789-1676/1677/1717/1745 for more information. Expand your ROYAL Pride TEACHEREASE Communicate with your child's teachers or stay current with their progress online. Click the logo above to access TeacherEase.com.
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