2026 notre dame open house tour

theology department

• notre dame offers retreats for each grade level and campus ministry activities every wednesday, including confession, walks with Jesus, eucharistic adoration, and nun buddies- direct interaction with the SSNDs.

• introduce mrs niemira, mrs struckel, and mrs wokurka.

dance

• our beginning, intermediate, and advanced dancers preform in our winter and spring concerts

• many of our students in dance classes through the curriculum. dance classes can be taken as an alternate to traditional gym classes as part of the required physical education credits

art

• notre dame has many offerings for students interested in art. class opportunities include painting drawing and ceramics. students start their art journey in intro to art.

• our art computer lab contains photo and design software. students may take classes in digital photography and graphic design for print throughout the year. we also have an award winning yearbook.

music

• the music department hosts the winter and spring concerts in collaboration with the dance department. we have classes in vocal and instrumental music such as chorus, show choir, advanced choir, guitar, chamber ensemble, and private voice lessons.

family and consumer sciences

• students can take courses in cooking, fiber arts, clothing construction, and child and family development.

• many students enjoy the electives the department offers alongside their core classes. one of the favorite classes is world foods.

stuco, pe, and health

• there are a variety of pe classes to meet the requirements

• also, among credit requirements is health that is a 9th grade course

library

• student support: mrs barton, our education support supervisor and certified special education professional, provides individualized academic support, including multisensory math instruction, organization, time management, executive functioning, and assignment completion strategies.

• library and learning resources: the school library offers a quiet space for study, along with books for independent reading and online resources that support research, test prep, information literacy, and college readiness.

• mrs bender, our learning consultant, works with students based on their individual needs, providing personalized support to help them succeed academically.

esports lab

• the notre dame esports team is the second all-girls team in teh country and the first in the state.

• they complete against teams all over the country and are helping to build the sport in our area.

• allow mr brosch to speak more on esports and robotics

fab lab

• notre dame stem classes focus on the engineering process and digital design.

• fab lab- the fab lab is a place where our girls can use professional equipment to work on projects in 3d and product design. it is also the home lab of our robotics team, the rebel bots.

commons

• notre dames meme rich learning commons is a space where we can study collaboratively or individually.

• mrs bush (head of academics and instruction) and mrs wood (head of student life and discipline) work closely with students and teachers. they will be speaking about academics and advisors.

• we have a full time staff member in the commons all day. mrs giles has a teaching background and helps with tutoring. many students use this area for group work.

travel opportunities

• we offer many travel opportunities. stop and let dr ellerbrake talk if they are interested in traveling.

houses

• our house system at notre dame promotes camaraderie among the four classes, service to school and community, and offers opportunities for leadership and teamwork.

• mention your favorite house event.

english

• every student will participate in he independent reading initiative while at nd. this is comprehensive program where students track the books they read outside the classroom over their four years. by the time they graduate, all students will have read at least 25 books.

• unstructured mods can be used to conference with english teachers about writing assignments.

• introduce mr sargent and mrs ronshausen and explain that dr ellerbrake is in the board room.

science

• students can choose to double up in science classes. students are required to take 3 years of science courses. we offer many honors and college credit courses.

world language

• all students are required to take two years of the same language. we offer french and Spanish.

• after those two years, you have the option of continuing with your language and/or adding another language. we offer honors classes starting at level 2 and college credit classes starting at level 3.

• we also offer a class for those who are regularly exposed to spanish at home. teh purpose of this class is to improve reading and writing in spanish, and overall bilingual literacy in spanish and english.

• introduce ms swigelson, ms clements,, and mrs rodriguez.

math

• through the math department, some students can graduate up to 6 years of math, including college credit offerings.

• introduce mrs mcguire, mr frisella, and s campfield. allow them to speak to the different levels of math and department.

school and college counseling

• the school and college counseling department provides academic, career, and college counseling as well as personal counseling. an act prep course is built into the juniors spring schedule and each student takes the test during school.

• students take a seminar class with their grade each year that will address topics related to oleg prep and socal-emotional learning.

• talk about your seminar class

• introduce ms lapp and mrs pollard

business

• notre dame offers business classes that focus on real-world skills, like marketing and accounting.

social studies

• students are required to take 3 years of social studies. we offer an honors track which begin freshmen year.

• introduce mr durnell and s kathleen.

athletics- gym

• we offer 13 sports at nd: tennis, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, gold, basketballl, cheerleading, racquetball, swimming, soccer, track, and lacrosse.

• we offer JV and Varsity teams for most sports. some sports have freshman teams as well.

• during summer months, many of the team’s host summer camps for the current players and younger students.

• talk to coaches in whatever sports theyre interested in.

play-gym

• as you walk through the gym, the curtains will be open on the stage. there are several students either in the cast or on the cre of our productions. everyone who wants to participate in these shows is give a part either on the cast or crew.

• the fall play is “Our Town!” on the stage you can see a sample of our costumes some props and our set that was designed by our own very students.

heritage hall/cafe

• this is our final stop on tour

• there will be a photo booth. make sure your visitor takes a photo.

• current nd parents are available to answer questions. make sure you introduce your tour group.

• finance

• there ill be a thank you gift for coming make sure your visitor gets the giveaway.

• say thank you for attending and have a wonderful day

• end with hwy you chose nd.