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Veritas vincit omnia
"Truth conquers all"
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| 2701 Vermont Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee, (Hamilton County), 37404  United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°2′16″N 85°15′32″W / 35.03778°N 85.25889°WCoordinates: 35°2′16″N 85°15′32″W / 35.03778°N 85.25889°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1876 |
| Principal | Perry L. Storey |
| Chaplain | Fr. Agustine Idra |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 550 (2008) |
| Campus size | 20 acres |
| Color(s) | Green, Gold and White |
| Mascot | Lonny the Leprechaun |
| Team name | Fighting Irish |
| Accreditation(s) | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
| Publication | Menagerie (Literary Magazine) |
| Yearbook | Irish Echoes |
| Tuition | $7,407 (Catholic); $9,999 (non-Catholic) |
| Dean of Academic Affairs | Pat Landry |
| Dean of Student Affairs | John Mullin |
| Director of Admissions | Jenny Ritgers |
| Athletic Director | Howie Sompayrac |
| Website | http://www.myndhs.com |
Notre Dame High School is a coeducational, Catholic college preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Serving grades 9-12, it now has over 550 students. Perry L. Storey has been the school's principal since 1996.
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History
Notre Dame was founded in 1876 by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville and is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville. Notre Dame is the oldest still running high school in Chattanooga. In 2001, the school opened a new state-of-the-art library/multimedia center wing. On October 19, 2007 the school began construction on a new athletic complex with planned classrooms for art and dance instruction. The athletic complex is set for completion in summer 2009.
Student life
As a Catholic school, the school's goal is to share the Catholic faith in an environment which fosters spiritual and academic excellence and embraces religious, academic, cultural and economic diversity. Notre Dame students come primarily from the Chattanooga Metropolitan area, but many students commute from North Georgia, Cleveland, or other locations. [2]
Students love Notre Dame's campus and other facilities. It offers a brand new building has just been added, and the Fighting Irish now have a baseball field on campus, for the first time in school history.
In 2006, Notre Dame won the Class A/AA Volleyball State Championship 3-2 over Knoxville Catholic. The score of the final game was 16-14.[citation needed]
In 2008, Notre Dame won their third state wrestling tournament.[citation needed]
The Irish boys soccer team won the state championship in 1996 and 1997.[citation needed]
Sports
Notre Dame is the home of the Fighting Irish and its mascot is Lucky the Leprechaun. The school colors are green and gold.
Sports include:
- Football
- Track and Field
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Volleyball
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Cross Country
- Rowing
- Tennis
- Golf
- Wrestling
- Bowling
- Lacrosse
- Cheerleading
Other Groups
Other school groups include:
- Mock Trial
- Environmental Club
- Toss-Up (Academic Bowl)
- Concert and Jazz Bands
- Marching Band (discontinued in 2006; however, the pep band still plays in the bleachers at many sporting events)
- Student Leadership Council
- BETA Club ( National Beta Club)
- Mu Alpha Theta
- National Honor Society
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Foreign Language Club
- Green and Gold Club (School Ambassadors/Public Relations)
- Theatre (classes as well as a fall, winter, and spring production)
- TheIrishChronicle.com newspaper http://www.theirishchronicle.com/
- Irish Charms (year-round dance team)
- Emeralds Dance Team (dances only during the winter season)
- The Notre Dame Players (a theatre troupe that combines singing, dancing, and acting to convey a Christocentric message)
- Gang Green (spirit team at football games)
Notable alumni
- Dennis Haskins played Principal Belding in Saved By The Bell
- Adarius Bowman - Oklahoma State University Wide Receiver - American Football[citation needed] Current Wide Receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
- Carson Cortier - Two time all-star athlete in football and baseball for Sigma Phi Epsilon Athletics. League MVP Football 2009.
- Bob Corker- Mayor of Chattanooga (2001-2005) Current State Senator of Tennessee (2007-present)
- Patrick O'Leary- South Carolina All-star
References
- ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ www.myndhs.com
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