Notre Dame High School (Belmont, California)

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Notre Dame High School Belmont
Location
Notre Dame High School (Belmont, California)
1540 Ralston Avenue

Belmont
,
(San Mateo County)
,
California
94002

United States
Coordinates 37°30′55″N122°17′10″W / 37.5153°N 122.286°W / 37.5153; -122.286
Information
Type Private, All-Female
MottoOra et labora [1]
(Pray and work)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic;
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Established1851;174 years ago (1851)
Sister school Mercy High School, Burlingame, and Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo
CEEB code 050275
Grades 9-12
Average class size28
Student to teacher ratio14:1
CampusSuburban
Campus size10.6 acres (4.3 ha)
Color(s) Blue, White and Gold     [1]
Athletics conference West Bay Athletic League
MascotTiger [1]
Team nameTigers
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges [2]
Newspaper The Catalyst
YearbookThe Torch
Tuition$26,425 (as of 2020-2021) [3]
Feeder schools Notre Dame Elementary School (Belmont, California)
Website Official website

Notre Dame High School, Belmont is a Catholic women's college preparatory high school located in the San Mateo County suburb of Belmont, California.

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The school is operated by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The school's mission is driven by the teachings of Saint Julie Billiart, the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The official school colors are navy, blue, and gold.

History

The School was founded in 1851 originally in San Jose, California. In 1923 they moved to the current Belmont campus on the land of William Ralston's estate, Ralston Hall. [4] The current building was completed in 1928. The school was also originally a boarding school and had facilities to support boarders and day students. [5]

Programs

Leadership opportunities

According to their website, Notre Dame offers approximately 213 leadership positions. [6] Positions include Ambassadors, Spiritual Life, California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society, Technology Liaisons, Marketing & Communications, Link Crew, Health & Wellness. [6] There are also opportunities for students as club leaders.

School mascot

Two students share the position of "NDB Tiger." They make appearances at school, athletic, and community events. The official school colors are navy, blue, and gold. Each class also chooses a class mascot during their freshman year.

Clubs

There are over 35 clubs at Notre Dame. A member of the faculty or staff moderates each club.

Performing arts

In July 2008, a combined choir represented Notre Dame at World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia. The choir sang for over 300,000 people prior to a mass presided by Pope Benedict XVI. In addition, the Notre Dame choir program has received special recognition including many first-place trophies at various competitions, and a proclamation made by the Belmont City Council in late 2008. However, Notre Dame's choir program was discontinued after the 2020–2021 school year.

Notre Dame is also part of Tri-School Productions, a three-school theatre company with Serra High School and Mercy High School Burlingame. They perform a play in the fall and a musical in the spring. There is a Tri-School Mixed Chorus that performs at the school concerts for all three schools, plus a special performance at Hillsdale Mall.

Academic Teams

Currently Notre Dame has two academic teams, Mock Trial and a FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team called the TigerBots. [7] [8]

Athletics

According to the NDB website, there are 14 sports programs that include 26 teams over the fall, winter and spring seasons. [9]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Notre Dame High School Belmont: Parent/Student Handbook 2018-2019" (PDF). Notre Dame High School. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Acswasc.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Tuition and Affordability".
  4. ↑ "Mission & History". www.ndhsb.org.
  5. ↑ "Notre Dame High School, Belmont".
  6. 1 2 "Student Leadership & Clubs".
  7. ↑ "Robotics Team".
  8. ↑ "Mock Trial".
  9. ↑ "Teams".
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