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Thu Mar 11
CU Sc, " Science Fair Workshop" presented to 4th gr
Thu Mar 11 @08:00AM - 09:00AM
2nd grade attends parish mass
Fri Mar 12
Archbishop's Mass for 5th
Fri Mar 12
Registration for ND families is due
Fri Mar 12 @08:30AM - 09:15AM
Wick Sch of Irish Dance to perform in gym
Fri Mar 12 @04:30PM - 06:30PM
Lenten Fish Fry in gym
Mon Mar 15
Spring Break
Fri Mar 19 @11:00AM - 02:00PM
Lenten Lunch Fish Fry in gym
Mon Mar 22 @08:00AM - 03:00PM
Classes Resume
Tue Mar 23 @09:00AM - 12:00PM
Reconcilation 6, 7, 8 grades
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Why You Should Send Your Child To A Catholic School!

Notre Dame Catholic School gives many opportunities for children of all socio-economical backgrounds to be successful. We set high standards and give all children the support they need to be successful.
 
FACT SHEET: THE VALUE OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS from the National Catholic Educational Association, 1/22/08
     “Catholic Schools provide hugely consequential oases of impact and hope. Their value is – literally and figuratively – beyond measure.”
 – The late Malcolm Forbes, “What Big Cities Owe to Catholic Schools.”
 
FACTS ABOUT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (from 2006-07, the latest year for which data are available)
 
Enrollment:
  • Total Catholic school students is 2,320,651
  • 1,682,412 elementary/middle schools; 638,239 secondary school
  • Minority student enrollment is 25.7% of the total enrollment
  • Non-Catholic enrollment is 13.8% of the total enrollment
Schools:
  • There are 7,498 Catholic Schools: 6,228 elementary; 1,210 secondary
  • 36 new schools opened; 212 consolidated or closed
  • 2,607 (34.8%) schools have a waiting list for admission
  • Coeducational schools comprise 99% of elementary and 66.9% of secondary schools. At the secondary level, 13.5% of the schools are male and 19.6% are female
Professional Staff:
  • Full-time equivalent professional staff number 159,135
  • The student/teacher ratio is 15:1
Sources: Window on Mission, a report on Catholic secondary schools, 2002 and Catholic Schools Still Make a Difference: Ten Years of Research, 2004.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 August 2009 11:47
 
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