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NEXT MEMBER EVENT UCLA, L.A., CALIFORNIA: 06.30.06 |
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To nominate your school for consideration, please email Dr. Susan Thurman at
susan.thurman@nshss.org with an explanation
of why your school deserves this recognition. Be sure to include your name and contact
information, the school's name and city, and a link to the school's website.
Notre Dame Academy Los Angeles, California NSHSS is pleased to recognize Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles, California, as a Claes Nobel School of Distinction. The school will receive a $500.00 award from the NSHSS Foundation, which recognizes excellence in schools and teaching. The school was nominated for this award by member Jennifer Chandler, whose enthusiasm for the school intrigued the committee to research her school. NDA's dedication to serving the community has led to its selection, in particular in fulfilling this goal: The Academy's student- centered program stresses the importance of personal spirituality, leadership, concern for the common good, service to one another and to the greater community. Within the context of spiritual and moral values, students learn to view the world globally -- with its many opportunities and challenges. Please read Jennifer's nomination of her school, which has been named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Jennifer states: "My school, Notre Dame Academy (NDA), has made a difference in my life as well as in the community. In addition to being an excellent school for academics, Notre Dame Academy offers many other opportunities for students to learn and grow. The mission of Notre Dame Academy is to "educate the whole person," which it does through a variety of extracurricular activities such as sports teams, student council, campus ministry groups, clubs, and many visual and performing arts groups and classes. One thing that makes NDA different from many other schools is its all girl atmosphere. While many people may believe that an all girl atmosphere detracts from the high school experience, in fact, I believe it does just the opposite. This atmosphere allows girls to focus on their education and develop confidence because they feel freer to speak their opinions. NDA offers many opportunities for girls to take active leadership roles in their school community with clubs and other activities for a wide variety of interests. The Notre Dame community is very involved in helping others. One club at our school called HOPE, which stands for 'helping other people everywhere,' runs many fundraisers throughout the year. Each month the HOPE club sponsors a Buck-a-Stuff, where students pay $1 and can wear non-uniform dress for the day. The club sends the money raised to our sister school in Uganda, or other organizations in need. During the Thanksgiving holiday each religion class sponsors a family in need and provides them with items for all the meals on Thanksgiving. Although the school is a Catholic school, in religion class we do not only learn about the Catholic faith we also learn about world religions and social justice issues. I feel that I have definitely grown as a person because of my experiences at Notre Dame Academy, and I am very glad that I can attend this wonderful school." |
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