Colegio Católico Notre Dame

Colegio Católico Notre Dame
Colegio Católico Notre Dame
Location
	Caguas, Caguas Puerto Rico; United States
Coordinates	18°14′10″N 66°2′56″W / 18.23611°N 66.04889°W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Principal	Mr. José Grillo '58 (CCNDS); ; Luz Rodríguez (CCNDE)
Grades	PK–12
Enrollment	2,300+ (2006-2007)
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools AdvancED
Affiliation	Catholic
Website	http://www.ccnd.org/; ; http://www.ccnde-sec.org

Colegio Católico Notre Dame is a coeducational Roman Catholic school located in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Notre Dame is composed of a pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. Not all these schools are located on the same campus.

History

The Colegio Católico Notre Dame was founded on October 3, 1916 by Redemptorist Priests (of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer) with the help of the Congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Originally the school had the name of Colegio Dulce Nombre de Jesús but this was eventually changed to the name it has today.

Notre Dame initially accepted students from kindergarten to the fourth grade. By 1921, the school had expanded to include the eighth grade. In 1947, the first 24 students graduated twelfth grade from Notre Dame.

In 1956, the grades from seventh to twelfth were moved to Troche Avenue in Caguas, its current location. The high school was then named Notre Dame High School in honor of the Virgin Mary and the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The elementary school is located next to the Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús in the "plaza" of Caguas. Notre Dame also has a pre-kindergarten (formed in 1986) and a kindergarten (formed in 1950), both located in the same campus as the high school.

In 1964 Notre Dame received accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Eventually, the school went back to the name Colegio Católico Notre Dame in order to unify the schools.

In 1997, the elementary school received the "Blue Ribbon Award" of Excellence in Education awarded by the "Blue Ribbon Schools Program".

Notre Dame is currently the biggest private school in Puerto Rico with more than 2,300 students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. ^{[citation needed]}

School's Motto

The school's motto is that of the School Sisters of Notre Dame virtus et scientia, which translates to virtue and science

Clubs and organizations

Some of the school's clubs are:

Scala, the school's newspaper was founded in 1946.
Student Council - formed in 1958.
National Honor Society
Chemistry Club
English Club
Forensics League
French Club
History Club
Chess Club
Comic Book Club
Library Club
School Band
Oratory Club
Ministry of Music
Drama Club
School Choir
Math Club
Robotics Club
Ecology Club
T.E.A ("Taller de Expresión Artística" or Drama and Art Club)
Model United Nations Club
Soles Verdes Club (Ecology Club)
Scientia Club (Science Club for the Middle School)
Huellas
In Focus (Photography Club)
Amnistía Internacional Capítulo Notre Dame
Dance Team Club( Founded in 2011-2012)
Advocati Iustitia (Law Club)
Seoul Knights (Korean Club)

Facilities

The elementary school is located next to the city's cathedral, where students attend mass.

The high school campus has a soccer field, a track, volleyball and basketball courts. The Neumann Hall Auditorium serves as a cafeteria and a place to hold large events and mass.

Famous alumni

Catalina Morales, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015.
José Aponte Hernández, Representative-at-Large and former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, former Secretary General of the New Progressive Party
Felipe Crespo, Baseball player
César Crespo, Baseball player
Juan Dalmau, former candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico, President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party
José Luis Dalmau, former Senator of Puerto Rico
Luis J. Haddock, Tennis player
Janice Olivencia, Golf player
Carlos Ramirez (volleyball), Volleyball player
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, candidate for future canonization; beatified on April 29, 2001.

Notes and references

^ MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2009-07-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[MSA-Committee_on_Institution-Wide_Accreditation-1] MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2009-07-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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