Colegio Católico Notre Dame
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Colegio Católico Notre Dame | |
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Location | |
, Puerto Rico | |
Coordinates | 18°14′10″N 66°2′56″W / 18.23611°N 66.04889°WCoordinates: 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[1] AdvancED |
Affiliation | Catholic |
Website | www |
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. They are all located on the same campus.
History[]
The Colegio Católico Notre Dame was founded on October 3, 1916 by (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 that 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 Catedral 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 2017, the elementary grades were moved into a new building next to the Neumann Hall and Auditorium, in a new building.
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 motto[]
The school's motto is that of the School Sisters of Notre Dame virtus et scientia, which translates to "virtue and science" from Latin.
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
- Astronomy Club
- History Club
- Chess Club
- Comic Book Club
- Library Club
- School Band
- Oratory Club
- Ministry of Music
- Drama Club
- School Choir "Coral Mare Mia"
- Music Ministry
- 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 was located next to the city's cathedral, and was moved to a new facility in the high school campus in 2017.
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.
It also consists of many other rooms used for reunions.
In 2017, a Cybercafe was added to the school's facilities. It consists of a menu in which you pay apart from the Cafeteria.
Famous alumni[]
- Ana Isabelle, Cantante y Actriz Profesional
- , Actriz
- 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.
- Félix Omar Fernández, Olympic Athlete, Sydney 2000.
- Juan Dalmau, former candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico, President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party
- José Luis Dalmau, Actual President of the Senate Senator of Puerto Rico
- Luis J. Haddock, Tennis player.
- Janice Olivencia, Golf 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.
External links[]
- Elementary schools in Puerto Rico
- Catholic secondary schools in Puerto Rico
- Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Educational institutions established in 1916
- 1916 establishments in Puerto Rico