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Notre Dame High School
December 11, 2009
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Earth Dance Returns!
A Benefit performance with Dorothy Stang Center and NDNU Department of Theatre & 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 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 it's choreographic and media ingenuity, and written up as an original company in the Bay Area presenting a remarkable multimedia show that is riveting and "...approaches the spectacular". Keith Kreitman, San Mateo Daily Times. Due to the positive response, Michael Elkins, Chair of NDNU Department of Theatre/Dance and Dorothy Stang Center joined forces with the NEW GROUND company to present Earth Dance once more.
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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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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 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
College Counseling
- Senior Families!
Save the Date for Financial Aid info!
 NDB Senior 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 Burlingame
Junior Families!
 Watch the mail this week for your
letter from College Counseling at NDB! Important dates will be enclosed for
this exciting junior year as you prepare for college planning and senior year!
PSAT and Naviance!
PSAT results will be distributed to
juniors during the week of December 14. Students are assigned a specific time to
pick them up. Along with PSAT
results, juniors will be introduced and will register in Naviance. The college
assistance software program available at NDB!
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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)
- 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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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 the 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 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 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. Parents interested in participating
in focus groups should contact the school at dev@ndhsb.org.
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Tiger Cage is Having a SALE!
Put some of your favorite Tiger Cage items under your Christmas Tree this year.
The following items are on sale now through December 16: - Mens Blue and White Polos $10.00
- Mens Striped Golf Shirt $20.00
- Mens Navy and Grey front zip sweatshirts $10
- Mens Beacon Fleece Jacket Med, LG, XL was $45 now $30
- Pink or Navy ND Baseball hats and visors $10
- ND Mom Sweatshirt $10
Current student favorites on sale:
- Grey Zip Chill Out Jacket $30.00
- Beacon Fleece Jacket - Small was $45 now $35
- ¾ Zip Blue and White Sweatshirt all sizes $30
Tiger Cage is o pen before school from 7:30-8 a.m. during morning break from 9:20-9:34 a.m., and at lunch from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Finals week we will be open from 9:45-12:45, Monday, December 14-17. SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL THIS CHRISTMAS!
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NDB Alumnae Soccer Game
 The 2009-2010 Alumnae Soccer Game is scheduled for 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 Niños 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.
 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
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Mark Your Calendars
Annual Catfight
 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 FUNDED!
- 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 Math Department
- Qwizdom Audience Response System
1 class set (1 - Q5 teacher remote and 32 - Q4 student remotes) Price: $2295 includes Math Curriculum Package FUNDED!
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!
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 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!
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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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 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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 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.
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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