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Notre Dame High School
January 8, 2010
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Rapid Notifying System - UPGRADE
Due to a recent upgrade to the Rapid Notifying interface, we ask that parents re-register their information by going to the Notre Dame Home Page at www.ndhsb.org.
In collaboration with the Belmont Police Department and
Belmont Safe Schools, Notre Dame highly recommends that parents register to
become a member of our
Rapid Notifying System. Go to the Notre Dame Home Page at
www.ndhsb.org, log in your cell phone number, and follow the instructions. This message system will be used in the
event of any school emergency or disaster.
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Earth Dance Returns!
A Benefit performance with the Sister Dorothy Stang Center and NDNU Department of Theatre and Dance
 Friday and Saturday,
January 8 and 9
7:30 p.m.
NDNU Theatre
$20 General Seating
$10 Student/Senior Rate with ID
NEW GROUND Theatre/Dance Company has been invited for a return performance of EARTH DANCE in the NDNU theatre to jump start the new year with its humanitarian and environmental message of hope. www.newgrounddance.com
The Sister Dorothy Stang Center has developed a benefit performance with the NDNU Department of Theatre/Dance to present Earth Dance once again to the general public. This show touches upon the human journey toward deeper awareness and is a story combining theatre, dance, media, aerial artistry, voice, and live music to affect the heart and uplift the soul. EARTH DANCE premiered in August under the artistic direction of Coleen Lorenz (NDHS and NDNU faculty) and technical direction of Will Springhorn Jr. (NDNU faculty). It received high praises for its choreographic and media ingenuity and was acclaimed as an original company in the Bay Area presenting a remarkable multimedia show that is riveting and "...approaches the spectacular," stated Keith Kreitman, San Mateo Daily Times. Due to the positive response, Michael Elkins, Chair of NDNU Department of Theatre/Dance, and The Sister Dorothy Stang Center staff joined forces with the NEW GROUND company to present Earth Dance once more.
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Impact Magazine
 If you would like your daughter's grandparents to
receive our semiannual magazine, Impact,
full of the latest NDB news and photographs, please send the following
information to jclemens@ndhsb.org:
Daughter's name:
Grandparents' names:
Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip:
Download the latest issue of IMPACT.
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Intersession Course
Spaces Still Available
 All students need to register for a course. If a family trip is planned, no details are required as yet, but that course selection must be made. Campus Beautification is no longer available as a default course.
Click Here to download Intersession course catalog
Click Here to register for Intersession courses.
Courses still available are:
- Memories for a Lifetime
- Hike the Bay Area
- Vampires in Contemporary Culture
- Cartooning
- Yearbook for Fun
- Musical Theatre Boot Camp
- Talk with the Animals
- The Chemistry of Cooking
- Exploring your Roots
- Exploring our Local History
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College Counseling Corner
Senior families applying
for Financial Aid, please click here for more information.
College of the Month:
Regis University,
Colorado www.regis.edu
 Regis College is a
liberal arts college at the base of the Rocky Mountains in always sunny
Colorado. It is a small, private,
Catholic, Jesuit liberal arts college that offers diversity, personal
attention, and generous scholarships and financial aid.
Please remind your daughter to keep her Scheduling Meeting with her
counselor.
From late January through
mid-March, all students currently in grades 9, 10, and 11 will meet
individually with their counselors to program the courses that they will take
next year. At these meetings, the counselors will discuss future
placement in light of past academic performance. (Placement, determined by
current teachers, is based on students' first semester grades). We also
discuss graduation requirements and plans for college. Students are
encouraged to undertake as challenging a curriculum as they can without
over-burdening themselves and to consider building the kind of solid
extracurricular resume that will help them in their college application
process.
Actual school and student schedules
are not constructed until much later in the year: During this process, we will
be entering students' course requests.
If you would like to review your daughter's options, please
access our Course Catalog online through the NDB website.
Your daughter will
bring home her Student Course Request form for you to review and sign. If you
have any questions about your daughter's placement, please contact her
counselor.
Freshmen - Mrs.
Calamba
Sophomores -
Ms. Winifred Montgomery
Juniors - Mrs.
Roseanna Montgomery
Special Needs Students - Ms. Winifred Montgomery
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PowerSchool Reports
 If your daughter's PowerSchool reports indicate that she has any grades
below C- at this point, here is a link to some important information.
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Winter Formal Dance
Parent chaperones needed
ATTENTION ALL PARENTS:
 The winter formal dance is January 29, 2010! The theme
this year is Cirque du Soleil. We need
parent volunteers to chaperone the dance and to supervise the coat room. Your
participation is vital, so please email Rosemary Boardman at
rboardman@ndhsb.org and sign up for a fun night.
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Attention Juniors
 Revolution Prep will be holding
comprehensive SAT Courses leading up to the March 13 SAT
Date. The starting date is January
30 - March 9 at Notre Dame High School.
If you have any questions regarding the course, call 1-877-REV-PREP
(738-7737).
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Volunteer for Science
 Are you looking for a way
to be involved in a very hands on fashion at NDB? If so, please volunteer in the Science
Department! We are looking for a volunteer, who has some lab science
experience, to devote an hour or more a week. Tasks would include assisting in the laboratory experiment process.
If you are interested,
please contact Dr Hegarty at ehegarty@ndhsb.org
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NDB Financial Aid Forms
Now Available
This is a reminder that financial aid forms are now available online at http://www.ndhsb.org/Admissions/financial_res.html.
For hard copies of these Financial Aid forms, please contact the Business office at 650-595-1913, ext. 230. Please note that you have to apply for financial aid annually for eligibility.
All forms must be received by February 5, 2010.
Families applying for financial aid must file their tax returns early and follow the proper instructions and timelines for consideration and eligibility. Because of the school's limited financial aid, resources will be awarded to those who submit their complete applications on time.
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NDB Athletic Boosters
Winter Sports Teams:
Parents of student-athletes are asked to join the Boosters! We hope to reach 100% participation on each team!
2009-10 NDHS Athletics Boosters Club Application
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Get on the Tiger's Social Network!
Notre
Dame is now on Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, and Linked In. Become our fan and
keep updated on the latest happenings at Notre Dame and provide feedback and
ideas about how to stay in touch. The Notre Dame Social Network is a great way
to network even beyond your years as a Notre Dame
Tiger!
Facebook
- Notre Dame Belmont
Twitter
Username - NDHSB
You
Tube - NDBTigers Channel
Linked
In - Notre Dame High School, Belmont Alumnae
For
questions or suggestions email Jacqueline Paulin Digital Media Intern at jxpaulin22@gmail.com
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Early Dismissal
 Dismissal on
Friday,
January 8,
will be a 2:25 p.m.,
not 2:55 p.m.
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Community SHRED
PLEASE JOIN US FOR
NOTRE DAME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S
COMMUNITY SHRED
Saturday, January 30
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Notre Dame Elementary 1200 Notre Dame Ave., Belmont
 Bring boxes of papers and documents. For $5 per box, all materials will be
recycled. You will receive a
certificate of destruction & help the environment. Proceeds will be split between NDE's 6
grade Outdoor Ed and Saving Rainforest Project in Sr. Dorothy Stang's name.
Download Flyer
Questions or More Information,
Please Contact Jodie Penner, jpenner@nde.org
Sponsored by Shred Works |
Notre Dame Night
at Serra Hoops!
 Join us at Serra High School to cheer on
Padre Basketball and NDB Cheerleaders!Admission for all Tigers (with student ID) ONLY $1
Friday, January 8 vs. Mitty6:00 Junior Varsity Tipoff7:30 Varsity Tipoff |
From the Desk of the Assisant Principal
This letter is to remind you of a change in policy made in
November 2008 regarding student use of party buses and stretch limousines at
the 2009 Winter Formal and Prom and at all formal dances thereafter. read more
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Campus Ministry Corner
Senior Overnight
SENIOR SOJOURN
Wednesday and Thursday, January 20 - 21
Please visit: http://www.ndhsb.org/Campus%20Ministry/Retreats.html for more information or to
sign your daughter up!
 The SENIOR SOJOURN is a two-day and one- night retreat for seniors only. Away from the business of NDB life, participants will be given the opportunity to look at their journey thus far. Who
have they become? Who do they hope to be? What part does God play along their journey? The
retreat is led by alumnae and Campus Ministry.
If you have any questions,
please contact Kay Polintan at kpolintan@ndhsb.org
or 595-1913 x325
Spring Immersion Trips
Students can now apply for the upcoming spring immersion trips:
Tenderloin Immersion
Experience
(March 31-April 3, during Holy Week)
*Open to all students
 For three days and three nights
students will have the opportunity to see San Francisco as they have never it seen
before. Serving alongside
Franciscan Brothers and volunteers, students will serve the Tenderloin
community with St. Anthony Foundation. Following their service experience, students will be able to reflect on their experience
with adult faculty members at the Youth Hostel in San Francisco.
Los Niņos Mexicali Immersion
Experience
(during Easter Week)
*Open to sophomores, juniors,
and seniors.
 Are you ready for the
experience of a lifetime? Travel with a group of NDB students to Mexicali,
Mexico. We will visit the U.S./Mexico border, learn about border and
immigration issues, experience Mexican culture and food, visit an orphanage,
play with the children, and work on community development projects.
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Mark Your Calendars
Annual Catfight
 Mark your calendars for the Boosters' Annual Basketball Catfight on Saturday, January 16
against the Presentation Panthers.
This is the spirit event of the year featuring our Varsity Basketball
team, Cheerleaders and Spirit Club, and a special appearance by the
Serra band.
 Boosters' Annual
Soccer Catfight is
Saturday, February 6
11:00 a.m.
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Freshman Presentation
 The drug and alcohol video presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19 during collaboration. As requested by fellow freshman parents, students will be watching a drug and alcohol video and participating in a question and answer session facilitated by Mrs. Calamba.
Although some students have already viewed one of the videos, it is required to view both so attendance is mandatory. Also, if you have not yet fulfilled the parent requirement to view a video or complete the online workshop, your daughter will not be allowed to purchase winter formal tickets. Please contact Mrs. Calamba at ecalamba@ndhsb.org if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Elaine Calamba
Counselor
Notre Dame High School, Belmont
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(650) 595-1913 x 263
(650) 595-2116 (fax)
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Attention Seniors and Senior Parents
BLUE
FORM UPDATE
 In April, your daughter will receive the Award/ Scholarship Form and Final Transcript Request (Blue Form).
Please ask your daughter to
keep all letters that indicate she has received a college, local, or community
award or scholarship. She must submit a copy of the letter(s) with the Award/Scholarship
Form to ensure that the award and the scholarship information are accurate for the
Graduation Program and Academic Awards Celebration. She must also submit the
Final Transcript Form to secure her acceptance to the College/University she will
attend next fall.
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Faculty/Staff Wish List
For Religious Studies Department
- 4 Klipsch iGroove SXT iPod speakers
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4 ELMO TT-02RX Teachers Tool document cameras
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4 InFocus Learn Big IN2104EP DLP Projectors
For Science Department
- 2 electronic balances: capacity 400g readability 0.01 g @ $450.00 each
- 5 Macbooks @ $950.00 each 2 FUNDED!
- Mobile Locker/storage cabinet for laptops
- Elmo TT-02RX
- White lab coats- S, M, L and XL with a company logo if desired
For Video Production - Tiger TV
- 3 video camera lapel microphones (for interviewing) @ $200.00 each
- 1 HD Video Camera (for special projects/features) @ $3,200.00 each
- 1 I Mac for Tiger TV Studio (for music, research, movie projects) @ $1,500 each
- 1 printer for Tiger TV Studio @ $300 each
For Freshman Intensive Program
- LCD projector (DLP) with Cart
- Computer Stations (3) 1 FUNDED!
- Blk/White Laser Printer
- ELMO
For Institutional Advancement
- HD camcorder w/ USB connectivity (or similar)
- external microphones w/ mini plug
If you are able to contribute one of these items, please contact:
Julie Clemens
Director of Institutional Advancement
jclemens@ndhsb.org
650.595.1913, ext. 370
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 NDB Annual Fund
Please click here to visit our website for a brief
movie with more details on the Annual Fund.
If you would like to discuss making a contribution,
or find out ways to make your gift, please contact me at 650.595.1913, ext.
370, or jclemens@ndhsb.org.
DOWNLOAD 2009-2010 Annual Fund Brochure
Misplaced your pledge form? Click here for a new one.
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We Need Your Donations!Thank you! The donations are rolling in, but we still need your help! Don't know what to donate? Get creative...open up your Blackberry and find someone famous or interesting in your contacts - we'll help coordinate an experience that will sell! Consider a week or weekend getaway to your vacation home or the home of someone you know...a round of golf at your club...a special party or themed dinner for a small group hosted in your home...the latest in electronic gadgets...theatre, concert or sporting event tickets... whatever your connection, we'll make it work! And don't forget a personal request goes a long way when asking your favorite retailer, hairdresser, manicurist, masseuse or professional services provider to make a contribution of goods or services. Many businesses in this economy are looking for new clientele...a donation to the auction can help make that connection! Donate an Item.Extra Auction Donor Solicitation letters and forms are available on the bench outside of Room 105. Auction Donor Form Volunteers Needed!Can
you lend a hand? A donation of your time is equally valuable to the
success of the auction! Volunteers are needed for packaging silent
auction items at school on weekends starting Jan 23. Volunteers will
also be needed to set up and decorate at the hotel on Friday, February
19 and to provide assistance during the event on February 20 including greeting
and registering guests, supervising the silent auction tables and
checking out guests at the end of the evening. Contact Shelley Pavela,
Auction Volunteer Coordinator, at sfpavela@gmail.com if you are
interested. Shelley or the appropriate Auction committee chair will
also be contacting those who have already volunteered to help in the
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Online Parent/ Student Directory
 The 2009-2010 Online Directory is provided as a service to facilitate parent communication. Information will be updated regularly.
Go to the Parents Page to Access the Parent directory.
ID: parentstudent
Password: ndhsb
We have made every effort to be accurate and complete by relying on the Directory Forms which parents submitted. Please notify the Institutional Advancement Office if you wish to update your family's listing or remove part of your listing. Change requests should be sent to dev@ndhsb.org or by calling the Communications Associate, Thien Nguyen, at (650) 595-1913, ext. 225.
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Back issues of the Notre Dame Parents' E-bulletin are available in PDF format at http://www.ndhsb.org/Parents/ebulletin/ebulletin-archives.html
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