Notre Dame College School

Notre Dame College School
Notre Dame College School
Address
	64 Smith Street; Welland, Ontario , L3C 4H4; Canada
Coordinates	43.000°N 79.247°W
Information
Type	Publicly funded Catholic Secondary School
Motto	"Sapere Aude"; (Dare to learn)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1948
School board	Niagara Catholic DSB
Principal	Ken Griespma[1]
Faculty	100+ staff and 70+ teachers at the school[2]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1243
Language	English
Colour(s)	Blue and Gold;
Team name	Fighting Irish
Website	school.notredamewelland.com

Notre Dame College School is a Catholic high school in Welland, Ontario, Canada with classes ranging from Grade 9 to Grade 12. The school was founded by the Holy Cross Fathers, a group of Roman Catholic priests who also founded the University of Notre Dame. In the early years of the establishment, tuition was levied to students attending the school; however, the institution is now completely publicly funded. Notre Dame is currently the largest secondary school in the Niagara Region, with 1243 students.[3] All NCDSB elementary schools in the Welland and Pelham areas are considered to be feeder schools to Notre Dame.[4]

Athletics

The cheerleading team is a multiple time national champion. The varsity girls' Lacrosse team won the OFSSA Championships in 2011, going undefeated in the prestigious tournament. The school Reach for the Top team is a provincial-level competitor, and the Mathletes team is the regional champion. The school also supports a wide range of sports teams, including soccer, football, lacrosse, hockey, track and field and swimming.

Notre Dame's senior boys' basketball team is regarded consistently as one of the best in the Niagara Region. The school was a founding member of the local Tribune Tournament, winning the tournament the majority of the years since 2000. The 2013 boys' basketball team had an exceptional season winning the SOSSA championship and competing at the OFSAA AAAA championship.[5]

Notable alumni

Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of Women's Tennis Association
Paul Bissonnette, NHL Hockey Player
Cal Clutterbuck, NHL Hockey Player
Tim Hudak, former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
Mark Laforest, NHL Hockey Player
Amy Lalonde, Actress
Mike Lalor, NHL Hockey Player
Victor Oreskovich, NHL Hockey Player with the Vancouver Canucks
Gilbert Parent, Former Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
Tammy Plante, Canadian model
Sandy Annunziata, Canadian Football League |CFL player, Elected Official, TSN Broadcaster.
Matthew Santoro Youtuber
Emőke Szathmáry President Emeritus, University of Manitoba
Chris Van Zeyl, CFL player

Renovations

The school has recently undergone several new expansions, including the 2006 addition of a new wing, and the 2007 construction of a lobby and front office. Of the School Boards 1.8 million dollar expansion budget for 2007, 1 million was reserved for Notre Dame. The new expansions have resulted in the school abandoning a section of portables which it had previously been using. The school also had a science and technology wing added in 1994.

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References

External links

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[1] ttp://school.notredamewelland.com/About/OurStaff.aspx

[2] ttp://school.notredamewelland.com/About/OurStaff.aspx

[3] "SOSSA School Classifications" (PDF). SOSSA.

[4] ttp://www.niagaracatholic.ca/schools/elementary-schools/

[5] ttp://www.wellandtribune.ca/2013/02/20/irish-hold-off-denis-morris-to-take-regional-title