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Notre Dame High School
December 4, 2009
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Intersession is coming!
Parent chaperones/ volunteers are needed!
Do you have an aspiring genealogist
or maybe a rock climber? Does your daughter need to learn to cook or does she
need service hours? Start your Christmas shopping early and help her choose a
mini-course to enjoy from March 10 - 12.
The course catalog is available online, and the Yahoo! Store is ready to accept to accept your registration.
What better bonding experience is there than to offer to chaperone
and try something new yourself? Parent chaperones / volunteers are needed!
 Surfin' Santa Cruz
Mrs. Baker and Ms. Tamony Drive students to/from
Santa Cruz to a surf camp. You are welcome to
join them in the waves or stay warm and dry on
shore.
Exploring Our Local
History
Ms. Contento leads you to explore the sites and history
of Redwood City and Palo Alto the green way...on bicycle!
 Law and Order
Join Mrs. Kingsley and go behind the scenes to
where the real CSIs work.
 Cartooning
Join Ms. Fleig and take the train to the San Francisco
Cartooning museum where you will learn secrets
of the trade from master illustrators.
A NOTE ABOUT FAMILY TRIPS
As in previous years when we
have had Intersession, students are given the opportunity to participate in a family
trip. Please note that Intersession will begin on
Wednesday; therefore, travel may not occur until Tuesday afternoon/evening or Wednesday
morning. Monday and Tuesday are school days. We do encourage you
to use the time allotted during Intersession (the following weekend included)
to enjoy family travel. If you have any
questions, please contact Mrs. Hutchins at chutchins@ndhsb.org.
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From the Desk of the Assistant Principal
 The National Reye's Syndrome Foundation has asked that we remind parents that "this year, with H1N1 a threat to our children, it is more important than ever to remind parents that kids and aspirin don't mix."
Please go to www.reyessyndrome.org/schools.html to obtain free literature regarding Reyes Syndrome.
We also ask parents to be sure to notify the school if your daughter is diagnosed with the H1N1 flu.
Carolyn Hutchins
chutchins@ndhsb.org
Assistant Principal for Student Affairs
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Attention Freshman and Sophomore Parents
 If you have were
unable to attend the Community of Concern meetings held for freshman
parents in September and for sophomore parents in October, you were given the
opportunity to complete an online course. This is a reminder that
certificates of completion for that online course must be turned into Mrs.
Hutchins' office by December 7 in order for your daughter to be
eligible to attend the Winter Formal scheduled for January 29.
 If your
daughter is not planning to attend the formal, the school still expects that
the course be completed because of our commitment to work in partnership
with you for the benefit of your daughter. If you have any questions about
this, please contact Mrs. Hutchins at 595-1913, ext. 205 or at chutchins@ndhsb.org.
Freshman Presentation Postponed
The drug and alcohol video presentation for the freshman class has
been postponed until second semester. We plan on rescheduling the presentation
prior to the Winter Formal.
Thank you,
Elaine Calamba
Counselor
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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 Strategic Planning
Focus Groups
The Board of Directors recently launched a strategic
planning effort to create a long-term vision for Notre Dame High School and a
supporting implementation plan. The
plan will be developed with input from throughout the Notre Dame community - including
students, faculty, parents, alumnae, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, and
the broad network of friends and supporters of Notre Dame High School. Focus groups with students and faculty
are already underway, and additional focus groups for parents and alumnae are
planned for later this month. Parents interested in participating in focus
groups should contact the school at dev@ndhsb.org.
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NDB Christmas Tree and Wreath Fundraising Program
NDB receives 15% of the purchase price when you buy a Holiday tree at HONEY BEAR
TREES. Tell your friends and neighbors and raise even more money!
Simply bring
this flyer when you purchase your tree and wreath. (If you happen to forget it, there
will be extra flyers on the lot). It's that simple!
Honey Bear Trees
955 Woodside Road
Redwood City, CA
(650) 364-3507
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College Counseling Corner
Save the Date for Financial Aid info!
NDB Financial Aid Night
Wednesday, January 6 at 7:00 p.m.
NDB Dining Room
Tri-School Financial Aid Night
Thursday, January 7 at
6:30 p.m.
Mercy High School, Burlingame
Click here for the Senior Knightly eNews
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NDB Dads' Club Meeting
Monday, December 14
6:30 p.m.
Tiger TV Room
Arizona vs. 49ers
Our agenda includes:
- January 2 Soccer Day,
- January 16 Cat Fight,
- other school support activity in January/February (e.g., auction help), and
community service updates.
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Support NDB this Holiday Season
If you haven't visited GoodShop lately, please take a look. We are now posting thousands of money-saving coupons and free shipping offers from your favorite stores. For example...
 Save 10% on your purchase + 7% donation to your cause!
 Free shipping - No minimum order + 2% donation to your cause!
 Get 15% off $75 or 25% off $100 + 2.5% donation to your cause!
 Take an EXTRA 5% off Your Printer Ink + 14% donation to your causel!
 Free $10 Gift Card with any $25 Purchase + 2% donation to your cause!
Please spread the word to your friends and family to begin all of their holiday shopping at GoodShop!
 You can also support Notre Dame High School by clicking on the Good Search logo located at www.ndhsb.org.
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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 night of fun.
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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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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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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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Final Examination Schedule
Final Examinations begin on Tuesday, December 15 - 18 2009!
Please refer to the Parent Student Handbook for all policies regarding
Final Examinations (p. 26). We hope our students will take
advantage of the optional Student Study Day on Monday, December 14 for review and group study time.
To accommodate student needs and curricular content during each semester, final exams may be given within a two-hour, 90 minute, or 75 minute time frame. Teachers have option to determine how much time is needed to take the final exam and they will inform their students prior to the exam. For the
final examination schedule and information on Review Days and Faculty Work Day /
Student Study Day, please click here.
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Impact Magazine
If you would you 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:
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NDB Alumnae Soccer Game
 The 2009-2010 Alumnae Soccer Game is scheduled to take place
on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. This year, the NDB alumnae will take on Carlmont's alumnae. Whether you can or cannot play, please take
the time to support your Notre Dame Soccer Program by responding by Monday, December 14.
DATE: Saturday,
January 2, 2009
SCHEDULE:
- 8:00 a.m. - ND
Frosh vs. Mountain View
- 10:00 a.m. - ND
Junior Varsity vs. Carlmont
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12:30 p.m. - ND
Varsity vs. Carlmont
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2:00 p.m. - Chioma
Igwe - Jersey Retirement
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2:30 p.m. - ND
Alumnae vs. Carlmont Alumnae
PLACE: Notre
Dame de Namur University
FOOD: Food
is provided for alumnae participants - Hot Dogs, Chips, Drinks at the field
before and after the game
COST: All
Spectators: $5.00 - includes food above.
All
Players: $20.00 donations are welcome
Click here for complete details.
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Campus Ministry Corner
Senior Overnight
SENIOR SOJOURN is coming in
January! Please visit: http://www.ndhsb.org/Campus%20Ministry/Retreats.html for more information or to
sign your daughter up!
 The SENIOR SOJOURN is a 2
day and 2 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 3 days and 3 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 only.
 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.
Christmas Gift Drive
Monday, November
30 - Friday, December 11
 Campus Ministry's WAVE (Worship, Advocate, Volunteer, Empower) Team will be leading our annual Christmas Gift Drive. Each advisory will be assigned a family in need (families names are provided by the Redwood City Catholic Worker House). All advisory members are encouraged to bring in new items or gift cards for their family. Our hope is to assist Redwood City Catholic Worker House in providing a bright Christmas for families in need in the Peninsula area. Click here to learn about Redwood City Catholic Worker House's cause and its founder, Larry
Purcell.
If you have any questions, please contact Emilie Fleig at efleig@ndhsb.org or 595-1610 x335
Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mass
All are invited to join us
for our upcoming liturgy to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on
Tuesday, December 8 at 10:00 a.m.
The Mass will be held at Cunningham Chapel, located on the NDNU
campus. For more information
please contact John Ottersberg at jottersberg@ndhsb.org.
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Crab Cioppino Wrap-up
Thanks to the
volunteers and all of the parents, sports teams, and coaches who generously
donated their time to ensure the success of this year's Crab Cioppino. We would also
like to thank our donors in the community, who despite uncertain economic
times, came forward with an abundance of generosity: J&R Dooley, Inc.,
Bob & Sharon Dooley '05 and John & Lorraine Dooley; Exclusive Fresh,
Phil Bruno '09 & Greg
Hampton '02; Liguria Bakery Soracco & Co, Mike
and Sharon Soracco '06 & '09; Nick's Rockaway
Beach, Chuck Gust; INTERFRESH Produce, Cory Puentes; Motagrano Inc., Gus Moreno '13; Sunfreze
Dairy, Paul McManus '03; Events Too!, Kelley Benetti '01
& Jan Vetter. The event would not have been such a success
without the dedicated work of Bob and Sharon Dooley, (Caitlin '05) and Denise
Brady '12 & '13,
Suzanne Morris '11,
and the NDB Boosters Club. As soon as all of our invoices
are paid we will announce the results of this fundraising event. Mark your calendars for next year, Saturday, November 20, 2010. We look forward to another sold out and fun evening! Click Here to view photos.
 Mark your calendars for the Boosters' Annual 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.
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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
- Classroom Response System www.hitt.com H-ITT $795
- 2 electronic balances: capacity 400g readability 0.01 g @ $450.00 each
- 5 Macbooks @ $950.00 each
- 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 Math Department
- Qwizdom Audience Response System
- 1 class set (1 - Q5 teacher remote and
- 32 - Q4 student remotes) Price: $2295 includes Math Curriculum Package
DOWNLOAD Price Guide and Catalog
contact: Christina Baker cbaker@ndhsb.org
sales rep: Kalahni DeRego
(650) 796-5511 - Mobile
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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Get on the Tiger's Social Network!
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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 give us feedback and
ideas about how to stay in touch. The Notre Dame Social Network is a great way
to keep in touch and network even beyond your years as a Notre Dame
Tiger!
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- 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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Help Wanted
Heather
School NEEDS
Homework Helper Supervisors for
After School Program.
 We have a very well organized
Homework Center at Heather School in San Carlos. Currently we are serving about 24 second - fourth
graders for after school homework help, and additional support in
reading, writing, and math skills.
High school students can be
paid $10 per hour or receive community service hours through their high school.
Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday: 2:45 - 4:14 p.m.
Wednesday: 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Pay Rates:
$25 per hour - Certificated staff
$15 per hour - Non-certificated adult
staff
$10 per hour - High school tutors
Click here for more information
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NDB Annual Fund
By Julie Clemens,
Director of Institutional
Advancement
 As the end of the calendar
year draws near, now is the time to make your gift to Notre Dame High School in
order to maximize your 2009 income tax deductions. Your gift must be received
at NDB by December 31 to qualify for 2009.
Aside from tax deductions,
what motivates you to support any non-profit organization? Is it because you
receive something in return? Join a successful venture with your peers? Believe
in the mission? Makes you feel good? If any, or all, of these motivate you,
then please put NDB at the top of your list!
Just like other types of
non-profit organizations, all private
schools, including NDB, fundraise to support their operations as an
industry standard. We can not provide every opportunity to develop your
daughter's individual talents without the achievement of our Annual Fund goal
of $775,000.
Your gift makes the
difference! Won't you make your contribution to the Annual Fund today?
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.
Thank you!
DOWNLOAD 2009-2010 Annual Fund Brochure
Misplaced your pledge form? Click here for a new one.
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SOLICIT AUCTION ITEMS FROM THE BUSINESSES YOU FREQUENT!
We have begun soliciting all previous donors along with businesses in the local area to provide the many wonderful items that will be available at our auction in February. NDB parents and students can greatly help contribute to this effort by asking for donations from your own hairdresser, manicurist, local grocer, favorite restaurant, retailer, or other businesses that you frequent. A personal request goes a long way in successfully securing these donations. Businesses can be solicited for goods and services, sponsorship donations and advertising in our auction program.
Extra Auction Donor Solicitation letters and forms are NOW available on the back of the bench outside of Room 105.
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Rapid Notifying System
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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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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