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NDHS Students win Science Bowl.

All SOC teams released.

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Notre Dame Annual Fund Deadline

The Notre Dame Schools honored the Blessed Virgin Mary on May 7 by placing a wreath of blossoms on the statue of Mary out side of the high school to signify her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. In addition, Notre Dame Elementary students took this opportunity to learn how to make a Spiritual Bouquet, and say the Rosary. NDE student, Riley Setters carried the flower crown out to Mary. Emma Sand, a Notre Dame High School senior had the honor of placing the crown. The tradition will be continued again next year and for many years to come. For more information about the May Crowning please visit www.notredameschools.com.

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Students from Notre Dame High School win Regional Science bowl and will travel to Washington D.C.

Spring sports all SOC teams released.

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Notre Dame Development Office has developed a mobile website that allows Notre Dame students, faculty, and parents with smart phones to conveniently connect to school resources.

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Riley Setters - May Crowning

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NDHS Student - Will Mays starts his own iOS (Apple iPhone) development/repair LLC.Will Mays, sophomore at Notre Dame High School has started his own company, WMays Technology, L.L.C. Will does IOS Development, Web Design and Apple Repairs to IPODS, IPADS and IPHONES. Will started the company in order to provide a service, as with the number of Apple devices being used there are often mishaps and damages that occur. He also enjoys helping others and making money in the process. This summer Will is taking a software class at Shawnee State University and next year he will study Mobile Development there. Will has designed a mobile App that has been approved and will soon be released through Apple. He is now working on a second App based on rebus puzzles.After graduation he plans to study computer technology in college. If you are in need of a repair to Apple devices, you may reach Will at 464-3070.

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Homecoming Queen - Madi Phillips. Madi is the daughter of J.J. Phillips of Rosemount and Mollie Schmidt of Portsmouth. Madi was escorted by Will Toleman, son of Tom and Linda Toleman of Wheelersburg.

Senior Attendant - Brittany Collier. Brittany is the daughter of Dale and Jeannie Collier of West Portsmouth. Brittany was escorted by Michael Medley, son of Todd and Mary Medley of Portsmouth.

Junior Attendant - Megha Patel. Megha is the daughter of Satish and Bindya Patel of Portsmouth. Megha was escorted by Andy Bazler, son of Tony and Barb Bazler of West Portsmouth.

Sophomore Attendant - Alex Nichols. Alex is the daughter of Brent and Jodie Nichols of South Shore, Kentucky. Alex was escorted this evening by Michael Collins, son of Christina Ross of Portsmouth.

Freshman Attendant - Emma Monroe. Emma is the daughter of Kevin Monroe and Kristin Monroe. Emma is was escorted by Sam Kayser, son of Tom and Cindy Kayser of Portsmouth.

Senior, Madi Phillips (Queen)

Sophomore Attendant, Alex Nichols

Senior Attendant, Brittany Collier (1st Attendant)

Junior Attendant, Megah Patel

Freshman Attendant, Emma Monroe

2014 Basketball Homecoming

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2014 SPRING SPORTS TEAMS

BASEBALL

TRACK

TENNIS

SOFTBALL

Baseball - 16-6 (SOC 14-0)

Softball - 24-4 (SOC 14-0)

Track & Field - SOC 1st Place

Tennis - 7-5

Spring Sports Records

Spring Sports All-SOC Teams

Baseball

First Team Will HaneyJack KayserDaniel Ogg

Second TeamHayden BakerRome Tovine

SOC Coach of the YearDrew Mader

Softball SOC 1 Pitcher of the YearTori Harr

First TeamTori HarrMadi PhillipsKatie Stevenson

Second TeamBrooke PierronElayna Born

SOC Coach of the YearJD Whitman

Tennis

First TeamLouis BenitezKiersten AngelosMichael Medley

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Wendy’s High School Heisman Winners.

Cassidy competes in America’s Homecoming Queen

Notre Dame Middle School Quiz Bowl teams competes in National Academic Championship.

As the winners of the 2013 Scioto County Quiz Bowl Championship, the Notre Dame Middle School Quiz Bowl team was invited to compete in the National Academic Championship in Washington, D.C. The National Academic Championship is a competition for high school level and junior level teams. Therefore, Notre Dame was able to create a nationals team by combining members of the middle school and junior high teams.

Coaches Amanda Jones and Dr. Raj Kataria selected students based on their past performances in quiz bowl as well as their

academic success. Eight students were selected to join the team. They are Rohit Kataria (6th), Emma Madden (6th), Olivia Grace Smith (6th), Paetyn Collins (6th), Graceann Beckett (6th), Connor Madden (8th), Joseph Beckett (8th), and Drew Smith (9th).

Thanks to generous sponsors, the Notre Dame National Junior Quiz Bowl team traveled to Washington, D.C. on May 30th to compete in the 3 day event. The format for this event is much different than that of regular quiz bowl so the team spent weeks studying and learning the new format. The competition focuses on academic information rather than trivia or popular culture and the contest follows a four-quarter format much like the game show, Jeopardy.

The Notre Dame team performed well in six preliminary games, missing the finals by only 15 points. The team hopes to compete again next year and walk away with the title of National Academic Champions.

The local Wendy’s honored 59 student-athletes from 32 school districts. The students were chosen as their school’s winners of the Wendy’s High School Heisman. Students chosen from Notre Dame High School were Katie Stevenson and Jack Kayser. Scott Schmidt, a 1971 graduate of Notre Dame High School and franchise owner of several Wendy’s and other restaurants throughout Ohio and West Virginia, said a student has to meet certain qualifications to be named a Heisman winner. “To be

chosen as a Wendy’s High School Heisman recipient you have to be a scholar, you have to be a good citizen, and you have to participate in athletics. “ Schmidt said.

Buckeye Boy’s State

NDHS Valedictorian & Salutatorian

Jonathan Major and Andy Bazler, juniors at Notre Dame High School were this year’s representatives to Buckeye Boys State where participants learn the rights, privileges and responsibilities of franchised citizens. The training is objective and centers on the structure of city, county and state governments.

Miss Hannah Marie Cassidy, daughter of David and Telena Cassidy of West Portsmouth, competed in the Ohio’s 34th Annual Homecoming Queen Selection on April 13, 2014 in Dayton. She was Notre Dame High School’s Football Homecoming Queen. Hannah was chosen as one of the top ten finalists.America’s Homecoming Queen Inc., is a non-profit organization promoting education, educational travel, and community service in all fifty states.Hannah also was invited to attend the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee where she performed at the halftime show. While there she and other contestants visited St. Jude’s Hospital and took part in a parade.

Kiersten Angelos, daughter of Dr. Bill and Stephanie Angelos, was the valedictorian of the 2014 Notre Dame High School graduating class and presented the valedictory address on Sunday, May 25th at graduation ceremonies. Kiersten plans to attend the University of Dayton. She has been involved in National Honor Society, Key Club, OMUN, volleyball, golf, tennis and drama.

Mika Garrett, daughter of Bobbie Garrett, was the salutatorian and presented the salutatorian address during commencement ceremonies. Mika, who plans to attend Shawnee State University, was involved in National Honor Society, Latin Club and Key Club, as well as drama, OMUN, Art Club and Search.

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Notre Dame High School wins 2014 Regional Science Bowl - Advances to Washington D.C.

Marchyn Family Donation

The South Central Ohio Regional Science Bowl, sponsored by the Department of Energy and Fluor B&W Portsmouth, held on March 7, with the Notre Dame Titans cleaning out the competition. More than 130 students gathered and were spread out between 27 teams from 16 different high schools in the southern Ohio region, in the end, only the 5 Titans remained.

What may seem to be like the underdog story in every movie, with every cliché intact, the Titans were not considered to be the possible victors as the matches began early Friday morning. The day started off with random pool drawings and matches to determine the point tallies of each team. They would then place teams in orders of their tally and competition level. Notre Dame lost every match and was placed in 24th. As the matches began, the team pushed

forward and beat every opponent, including 1st team Portsmouth High School. Portsmouth made it to the final round, but lost to Notre Dame before the semi-finals.

What makes the story even more surprising and exciting, was the final round of the evening, where the Titans were neck-to-neck with Chillicothe High School for not one tiebreaker challenge, but two.

South Central Ohio Regional Science Bowl Coordinator, Greg Simonton stated that the final rounds between the two teams were nail biting and just as exciting as any football game could be.

“I think they’ll be great representatives of the region and on behalf of the local DOE (Department of Energy) site, we can’t be any more proud of all of the kids, but especially with how Notre Dame came back at the end. I think their comeback will serve them well when they get to nationals, because they know how to adjust,” Simonton said.

With the very last second on the clock, Notre Dame Science Bowl Captain, Will Haney, hit his buzzer and not only answered the question, earning them 4 points, but got the bonus question through what he called process of elimination, which is what he says he learned from his previous year’s experience in the Science Bowl.

Dr. Duane and Rachel Marchyn recently made a donation to Notre Dame High School to enable Mr. Daniel Sand to purchase microscopes for his classroom. Mr. Sand, who teaches 7th Grade Integrated Science, 10th Grade Biology and 11th and 12th Human Anatomy and Physiology at the high school, was very excited to be able to purchase the microscopes for his classrooms. He is using the microscopes to investigate the microscopic world by allowing the students to view a drop of pond water to see the vast amount of microorganisms that inhabit and play an important role in their respective environment. They are also being used to view cells and various types of tissue as well as to explore close-up views of animals such as flies and ants.Mr. Sand states “The donation of the new microscopes is the first step in bringing our science program into the 21st century with current technology. Students who choose to pursue higher institutions of learning will be able to effectively use a microscope in their college lab setting. Their wireless power capability is accommodating to a general education classroom setting and they provide a safer learning environment for students by avoiding power cords running throughout the room.” The Notre Dame Schools are very grateful to Dr. and Mrs. Marchyn for their generous donation.

UCAN Scholarship awarded to 2014 Graduates.In the fall of 2007, the Scioto Foundation established the University College Access Network to help ensure that every student in Scioto County can afford to attend college. Notre Dame Schools decided to participate in this project along with 10 other schools in Scioto County. The Scioto Foundation pledged a one to one match for up to $10,000 per year. If we could raise $10,000 per year for five years with their match we would have a $100,000 endowment from which to draw returns for an annual scholarship. We assembled a committee to brainstorm ways to raise the money, keeping in mind that we didn’t want to impact our Annual Fund Drive. One of the members of that committee decided that he wanted to make a gift to the school, a gift that would have significant impact on the lives of our students for years to come. Mr. Henry Oberling and his wife, Anne generously decided to fund the entire UCAN endowment, pledging $10,000 per year for five years. By establishing this endowment fund they are ensuring that our students have the resources they need to help fund a college education. We are very grateful for this gift and the commitment to our schools it represents. At graduation ceremonies on May 25th, Mr. Oberling and his wife Anne presented the UCAN/Oberling Family Scholarship in the amount of $2,584.00 to Leah Craig and Michael Medley. Leah, the daughter of Scott and Kandi Craig plans to attend Miami University. Michael, the son of Todd and Mery Medley, plans to attend Shawnee University.

Connor Madden wins Spelling Bee

Connor Madden 8th Grade, son of Paul and Jaime Madden is the spelling bee champion for Notre Dame Junior High School.

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Hall of Fame Award - Jerry and Mary Lou Wiggins

William Hurley receives Sr. Lorenzo Award

Class of 62’ Tuition Assistance.

NDCC Build-ing Opened

Elayna Born wins Best of Show

Notre Dame High School and Notre Dame Athletic Foundation are pleased to announce the opening of Notre Dame Community Center (formerly CAY building). The Notre Dame High School and the Notre Dame Athletic Foundation have formed a partnership that made it possible to create a community center for the deanery wide Notre Dame family after the closing of the CAY. The Notre dame Athletic Foundation has made significant updates to the building including the replacement of heating and air conditioning, roofing, lighting, audio visual components and kitchen repairs to name a few.

The Notre Dame Community Center will be used for weekly bingo sessions, deanery meetings, ND fund raisers, NDHS and NDES school functions and will be available for deanery parish events and rental for community events. So stop in and see the changes and we will see you at the next event!

On Thursday, May 14th the Notre Dame High School Art Department had their annual Art Show. Anissa Harr, chair of the Art Department organizes the showcase for the talented students’ work. Elayna Born won a $500 scholarship as well as 3rd place overall in the show. Elayna was also winner of Best of Show. 2nd place winner in the Art Show was Mika Garrett while Samantha Kielmar took 1st place. There were also four honorable mentions: Wellington Spencer, Emma Sand, Leah Craig and Haydn Schmidt.

During graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 25th, The Notre Dame Schools awarded Jerry and Mary Lou Wiggins, class of 1958, the Alumni Hall of Fame Award for 2014. The award is presented for sound moral character associated with graduates of Notre Dame High School, complete dedication and commitment to Note Dame Schools, positive involvement and significant contribution in the community and profession. Jerry graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1962 and completed his accounting education at The Ohio State University. He held several financial positions till he was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Dyersburg Corporation in 1996. He retired from there in the year 2000.Mary Lou graduated with honors from Reading Area Community College with an Associate Degree in Nursing. She practiced as an RN until her retirement in 1984.Jerry and Mary Lou have established several endowments to benefit The Notre Dame Schools. The endowments will help continue to secure Notre Dame’s future and enable us to offer a superb education in a Catholic atmosphere.During graduation ceremonies, it was announced that the Class of 2014, thirty two students, were offered a total of 2.3 million dollars in scholarships.

This year’s Sr. Lorenzo Thyken award goes to William Hurley, retired 5th grade teacher from Notre Dame Elementary. Mr. Hurley taught at Notre Dame Elementary for 37 years and retired in 2007. This award is made possible by the Rodney and Jeanne Kinskey Family Foundation and was started in memory of former St. Mary’s principal, the late Sr. Lorenzo Thyken. The recipient of the award is nominated by the seniors to honor the person who was most influential in their lives during their years in Notre Dame Schools. After the nominations are received, a committee comprised of school board members vote on the person they feel best meets the criteria of the award. Mr. Hurley was honored for his guidance and leadership both in and out of his classroom. He taught science to 4th, 5th and 6th graders at NDE. Mr. Hurley served four and a half years in the Navy before attending Ohio University thanks to the GI Bill and studying to be a teacher. Totally surprised by the award, he says teaching was what he was meant to do.

In honor of the Class of 1962’s 50th year reunion, Therese Colgan organized an effort by the alumni to help with tuition assistance for one year in honor of their class.The recipients of this scholarship are: Jeremy Maxie, Gabriel Maxie and Kylie Osborne.

Pictures left to right, Patty Tennant, Development Director. Jerry Wiggins, Mary Loy Wiggins.

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As followers of Christ, we, much more than others, believe that earthly treasures are temporary. Just as Christians are expected to be good stewards of God’s gifts here on earth, we should also have a plan for our estate when we leave this world.As a supporter of Notre Dame Schools, we invite you to remember the schools when doing your estate planning. You may have life insurance policies, stocks, jewelry, real estate or collectibles that could benefit our schools. Reportedly when one of the richest men in America died, John Rockefeller, someone asked his accountant, “How much money did he leave?” The reply was “He left all of it.” We cannot take it with us but we can continue to benefit the causes we supported that were important to us, even after we have left this world.

15 Columbus Diocese seminarians, priests, and deacons rode their bikes 30-50 miles a day through the Diocese starting at St. Andrew School in Upper Arlington, Ohio on May 12 and finishing at the Notre Dame Schools in Portsmouth, Ohio on May 16. Kyle Tennant, a 2007 graduate of Notre Dame High School was one of the seminarians who participated in the bike tour.They are reaching out to spread the message of living the life you’re called to live. The seminarians enjoy this annual event of fellowship, evangelization, the challenge of cycling, and the opportunity to spend time talking about vocations with youth, pastors and parishioners in the diocese.The annual Seekholiness Bike Tour is sponsored by the Diocesan Vocations Office, The Catholic Foundation and Face Forward Connecting Catholic Youth on Facebook.

Estate Planning

Seminarian Bike Tour

As The Notre Dame Schools continue to build upon our successes, we ask for your support. We are so grateful for faithful and generous alumni and friends like you who contribute time, talent and treasure to further Notre Dame. Your kind and sacrificial gifts allow us to continue developing leaders marked with a passion to succeed. Financial support is crucial to continuing Notre Dame’s calling to anchor students and ourselves with faith based values to guide a lifetime.

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The late Joan Roth Herschede, a 1958 graduate of Notre Dame High School, set up an endowment fund through the Scioto Foundation to benefit tuition assistance at the school. This year’s scholarship winners include, left to right, first row, Cassidy Book, Lauren Edwards and Crystal Holtgrewe. 2nd row, left to right Simon Harting, Jacob Blau, Tyson Montgomery, Joseph Beckett and Connor Madden. Andy Bazler, not pictured was also a recipient of this year’s scholarship.

Class of 2014 offered $2.3 million dollars in scholarship money. Congratulations!

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