NOTRE DAME BELMONT
Student Leadership
Become a Leader.
NDB students are positive, articulate and confident leaders. At NDB, all activities and initiatives are student-driven. Leadership skills are developed through student government, campus ministry, athletics, and many extracurricular clubs and activities.
Cultivate Confidence. Find Your Voice.
Students develop a tremendous amount of confidence in realizing that they, as students, drive school activities. Research findings note that it’s beneficial and powerful for girls, in particular, “to see it in order to be it.” So when students see their peers leading a club, excelling in student government or succeeding on the robotics team, they get the clear message that they too can excel in those areas. Expressing oneself, sharing their unique perspective and using their voice becomes second nature. This is the power of an NDB education.
Leadership Roles
NDB offers over 200 leadership positions in student government, boards, and professional clubs and organizations. Roughly half of student leaders are elected into their roles by the student body while the other half are selected based upon an extensive application and interview process.
Associate Student Body (ASB) Officers
ASB is a group of dedicated student representatives who are elected by their peers to represent the student body. As the ultimate merri-makers and spokespeople on campus, ASB Officers plan and lead rallies, spirit days and school activities, ensuring the school year is fun and memorable for everyone. They participate in monthly spirit assemblies, manage monthly meetings with student council representatives and make daily morning and homeroom announcements.
Class Council
Each class elects council members for the school year who will represent their class, holding the roles of:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary/Treasurer
- Athletics Director
- Activities director
- Spirit Director
- Historian
Ambassador Board
The Ambassador Board is a year-long experience that empowers students to cultivate leadership skills while amplifying the public visibility of NDB to prospective students and families. Ambassador Board members manage the Ambassador Club and represent NDB at all admissions events, including Open House, Notre Dame Night, shadow days and classroom visits. Whether they are guiding prospective students and families on tours through the school or welcoming students on shadow days, the Ambassador Board loves NDB and illuminates why others should too!
Link Crew Board
The Link Crew Board plans a variety of exciting events including freshman orientation, Link-O-Week Haunted House and Spring Fling. A friendly face to incoming freshmen and the student body, Link Crew exemplifies wonderful leadership and stewardship skills.
Hallmarks in Action Board
The Hallmarks in Action Board inspires and creates opportunities for our campus to carry out the Notre Dame Hallmarks. Board members plan and lead retreats and large events including Laudato Si Day, Blessing of the Animals and liturgies. This board is a fantastic way to cultivate leadership and public speaking skills, as members lead reflections and prayer and take pride in planning community service and social justice events.
Marketing and Communications Interns
The NDB Marketing and Communications Internship is an academic year-long experience providing students the opportunity to learn about being a marketing/communications professional and prepare students to launch into a rewarding academic and professional career in marketing/communications. Under the direction of NDB's Marketing and Communications Manager, interns produce and publish photos, videos, graphic designs and/or social media content for NDB's various media channels.
California Scholarship Federation (CSF)
CSF is a state-wide honors society that emphasizes high standards of scholarship for California high school students. The CSF Board works with the NHS Board to plan the winter formal, and works closely with the CSF moderator to process CSF applications each semester.
National Honor Society (NHS)
The NHS Board works with the CSF Board to plan the annual winter formal, and oversees the annual induction ceremony for new members admitted into the National Honor Society. In addition, this board hosts an annual mock election on campus, coinciding with current political elections. This board also records and streams live events such as the Junior Ring Ceremony and Mock Trial Showcase.
Academic Teams
Students hold several leadership positions on our academic teams:
TigerBots Robotics Team
TigerBots is NDB's award-winning, student-run FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team that introduces students to engineering, business, marketing and more. The team works together to develop technical skills to design, prototype and build robots and promote their team. The year-long experience culminates by participating in the annual FTC challenge.
Learn more about TigerBots
Math Team
Math Team practices, prepares and competes in a variety of contests and competitions including California Math League Contests, the American Mathematics competition, the High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling and Moody’s Math Challenge.
Mock Trial
NDB students participate in a simulated criminal trial while playing the roles of witnesses who must know the facts of their witness statement, trial attorneys who must prepare direct and cross-examination questions, and pretrial attorneys who argue constitutional issues relevant to the trial and even the court bailiff. Using the official courthouse in Redwood City, students get as authentic a trial experience as possible.
Learn more about Mock Trial
Student Clubs
NDB students participate in, manage and create a variety of clubs on campus each school year.
This years's clubs include
- Dig Pink
- Ambassador Club
- A Cappella Club / Fermata the Blue
- Latina Club
- Intersectional Feminism Club
- Women in Business
- Self Care Club
- Art Club
- Journalism Club
- Rainbow Club
- Small Acts of Kindness Club
- Anime Club
- Discover Weekly Club
- Service Club
- Cooking Club
- Photography Club
- ISP Mentoring Club
- Book Club
- Creative Writing Club
- Key Club
- Surf Club
- I am Diverse Club
- Nice To Meet You
- Model UN Club
- Crocheting for the Homeless
- Psychology club
- Conservation of Living, Indigenous, and Marine Animals in Through our Environment (CLIMATE)
- Free the Orcas
- Senior Citizens Service Club
- Global Awareness
- Tri-School Orchestra Club
- TigerBots Club