Notre Dame Preparatory (Pontiac, Michigan)

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Notre Dame Preparatory School
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Address
1300 Giddings Road

Pontiac
,
Michigan
48340

United States
Coordinates 42°40′26″N83°15′30″W / 42.67389°N 83.25833°W / 42.67389; -83.25833 Coordinates: 42°40′26″N83°15′30″W / 42.67389°N 83.25833°W / 42.67389; -83.25833
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Type Private, Coeducational
Motto"With God we form Christian people, upright citizens, and academic scholars."
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1994
Oversight Archdiocese of Detroit
PresidentLeon Olszamowski
Head of schoolAndrew Guest
Grades 9–12
Campus size100 acres
Color(s) Forest green and Vegas Gold         
SloganA World of Education
SongNotre Dame Our Mother
Fight song Notre Dame Victory March
Athletics conferenceIndependent
Nickname Fighting Irish
Accreditation Independent Schools Association of the Central States, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Tuition$14,393 [2]
Affiliation Society of Mary
Website www.ndpma.org
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Notre Dame Preparatory is a private Catholic high school in Pontiac, Michigan in Metro Detroit. Founded by Marist Fathers and Brothers in 1994. It is a coed, college-preparatory school.

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History

Originally the school was the Pontiac Catholic High School, and it was later known as the Oakland Catholic School. It closed at the end of the 1993-1994 school year and immediately reopened as Notre Dame Prep. The Marists supported Notre Dame after its rebranding. [3]

A 100-acre (40 ha) campus in an outerlying area in Pontiac houses Notre Dame Prep and Marist Academy. [4]

Notable alumni

Notre Dame High School

Pontiac Catholic High School

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ NDPMA Website http://www.ndpma.org/drupal/node/1363
  3. ↑ Enrollment, programs grow at Notre Dame Prep." The Detroit News . November 3, 2002. Retrieved on November 2, 2013. ID: det13086917.
  4. ↑ Bunting, p. 198.
  5. ↑ LeBourdais, Dyan (May 26, 2011). "Weight retires after historic career". National Hockey League . Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Dave Coulier" at the Notable Names Database (NNDb); URL accessed May 6, 2006.
  7. ↑ ; URL accessed August 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ "BONIOR, David Edward" at Congress.gov; URL accessed May 8, 2006.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2015-11-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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