Notre Dame Academy, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
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Notre Dame Academy is an all-girls Catholic high school located in Toledo, Ohio
. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo
. The academy was founded in 1904 and is fully accredited by the Ohio State Department of Education, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS), and the Ohio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association (OCSAA). The present site of the Academy was dedicated on September 8, 1960. As stated on their website, the mission of Notre Dame Academy is to "promote the holistic development of young women for leadership and service by providing a quality educational experience permeated with Christian values." The school president is Mary Ann Culpert, and principal is Mrs. Kim Grilliot (as of 2006).
Notre Dame Academy offers a variety of clubs and extracurricular activities, such as Global Concerns, various language clubs, Current Events club and the popular speech team. Notre Dame Academy offers a variety of athletics as well, such as crew, golf, soccer, tennis, basketball and swimming.
Notre Dame Academy has been known for their school musicals, and was the first high school in the country to perform Suessical the Musical. Notre Dame Academy has had a student selected to attend Ohio All State Choir. Notre Dame Academy's Bel Canto Choir has traveled to Chicago to perform and receive professional training from a member of the cast of the Tony-award winning musical, "Wicked." Notre Dame Academy has received amazing reviews for their other musical shows, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fiddler on the Roof, and 42nd Street. This fall, Notre Dame Academy will be showing the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone."
Notre Dame Academy has a thriving Speech and Debate team. NDA has won a numerous amount of awards through Speech and Debate, including qualifying nine young women to a National High School Forensics Tournament in Dallas, Texas (2006). Notre Dame has had a duo team place first in the nation, in addition to one placing sixth in the nation.
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo
Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo is a Roman Catholic diocese covering nineteen counties in Ohio. It was established April 15, 1910. Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral is the mother church of the diocese.-Bishops:...
. The academy was founded in 1904 and is fully accredited by the Ohio State Department of Education, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS), and the Ohio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association (OCSAA). The present site of the Academy was dedicated on September 8, 1960. As stated on their website, the mission of Notre Dame Academy is to "promote the holistic development of young women for leadership and service by providing a quality educational experience permeated with Christian values." The school president is Mary Ann Culpert, and principal is Mrs. Kim Grilliot (as of 2006).
Notre Dame Academy offers a variety of clubs and extracurricular activities, such as Global Concerns, various language clubs, Current Events club and the popular speech team. Notre Dame Academy offers a variety of athletics as well, such as crew, golf, soccer, tennis, basketball and swimming.
Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships
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- 1993, 1996, 1998
Notable alumnae
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- Patricia Beckmann-Wells, noted author, filmmaker
Notre Dame Academy has been known for their school musicals, and was the first high school in the country to perform Suessical the Musical. Notre Dame Academy has had a student selected to attend Ohio All State Choir. Notre Dame Academy's Bel Canto Choir has traveled to Chicago to perform and receive professional training from a member of the cast of the Tony-award winning musical, "Wicked." Notre Dame Academy has received amazing reviews for their other musical shows, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fiddler on the Roof, and 42nd Street. This fall, Notre Dame Academy will be showing the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone."
Notre Dame Academy has a thriving Speech and Debate team. NDA has won a numerous amount of awards through Speech and Debate, including qualifying nine young women to a National High School Forensics Tournament in Dallas, Texas (2006). Notre Dame has had a duo team place first in the nation, in addition to one placing sixth in the nation.
External links
- Notre Dame Academy website (Internet Explorer recommended)