Student Announcements

As we step into this new month of December, we welcome the final chapters of 2024 and warmth of the holiday season. Now, let us invite warmth into our lives as we prepare to ask for renewed strength, preparing us to embrace new challenges ahead.

Let us pray, may warmth and peace fill our hearts as homes no matter the cold outside. May we find ourselves in good health and may our minds and spirits be refreshed with each new day we live in. God, help grant us the strength to begin this month with perseverance and positivity. Let this month of December be one of growth, kindness, and mindfulness. May we live each moment with gratitude and be filled with compassion. We pray in this name of all that is good and Holy. Amen.
 

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Christmas in Pardini Park - December 13
Join ASB in Pardini Park for the annual all-school holiday celebration on Friday, December 13 during a special long lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.! Enter the ugly sweater contest (make sure to sign up at the beginning of lunch because spots are limited!), watch 10+ amazing performances from the cheerleaders, RCDC, advanced choir, Regent Harmonies, band, strings, and woodwinds, play a fun game for Regent Cup points, get candy from ASB elves, and much more! We'll also be announcing the winner of the candy guessing game (so make sure to check it out in the Manley foyer and submit your guess) and your favorite club Christmas tree (scan the QR code on the club tree signs to cast your vote)! Don't forget to wear your favorite festive holiday top or ugly sweater with your uniform bottoms to school that day.

Take Home a Free Christmas Tree
Sign up to take home a free Christmas tree after Christmas in Pardini Park is over! You must be able to pick up your tree directly after school (3-3:30) on Thursday, December 19 and will be responsible for bringing it to your car and transporting it. People who sign up will receive a calendar invite with more instructions and a reminder email that week. There is a limited amount of trees so make sure to sign up ASAP if you'd like one!

Reminder: 11th Annual Young Women's Engineering Symposium
Join the Janksters, ND's robotics team, for their 11th annual Young Women’s Engineering Symposium (YWES) this Saturday, December 7 from 9 a.m. to 1p.m on the ND campus. Enjoy inspiring presentations and learning opportunities from female professionals in fields like mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, and more! Register by December 4 using this link. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Shrijani '25 and Mohira '25.

Janksters' Bots for Tots Drive
This holiday season, the Janksters, ND's robotics team, will be hosting their annual Bots for Tots donation drive in partnership with Sacred Heart Community Center. From December 9 through December 20, you are encouraged to drop off toys, canned goods, period products, and other essential items at collection bins in the Manley foyer and outside the Engineering Lab (CWL 102). Every donation helps provide immediate support to those in need of basic necessities. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Aidan (aferrer@ndsj.org) or Ms. Carrillo (mcarrillo@ndsj.org).

TASC Justice Annual Teach In - Saturday, December 14
Want to learn more about gender equity in sports? Join TASC Justice on Saturday, December 14 and hear from our keynote speaker on the experince of women in sports. Workshops will include discussions on how you can promote gender equity in our local community and nation-wide! Service and adovcacy hours will be offered with a post-event form. Sign up HERE! For more information, email TASC Justice.

Notre Dame 13th Annual Las Posadas - Wedensday, December 18
Join Notre Dame High School's Campus Ministry and Latinas Unidas, in partnership with ND Compadres, in a community-wide annual tradition celebrating our 13th annual Las Posadas, commemorating the journey Mary and Joseph took in searching for shelter for the birth of Jesus. Enjoy an evening of prayer, music and friendship within our community. Sign up HERE! For more informtion, email Latinas Unidas or Campus Ministry.

Pit Auditions for Legally Blonde
Audition to be part of the pit (the students who provide musical accompaniment for the actors on stage) for the spring musical, Legally Blonde. Auditions are December 17 and 18 from 3:10 - 4:00 p.m. in the Music Room (SLC 117). Check out this form to find out more about the instruments needed, time commitment, important dates, and to sign up to audition, and please email Ms. Paulson with any questions.
 
ND Belize Trip - June 2025
Interested in a STEM-centered trip to explore the ecosystems in Belize? We still have space for students to join our trip in June 2025.  The trip will include a visit to the rainforest to learn about the ethnobiological connections between people and the land, a visit to a sustainable farm to learn about the connections between land management and impact on both rainforests and reefs, and a visit to the largest Coral reef in the western hemisphere to survey and monitor coral grow and the manatee population. To learn more about the trip and to enroll, click here. The price is projected to go up on 12/1, but will be locked in if you sign up before then. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mr. Lecheler (Alecheler@ndsj.org) or Ms. Heigre (BHeigre@ndsj.org). This trip is open to all current ND students, including seniors. 
 

Yearbooks Are Now on Sale!
The Yearbook is now available for purchase on our Walsworth website. The price is $80.

"Pave The Way" Leadership Theme Gift
If you did not receive a "Pave the Way" compass keychain during the opening assembly or if you were absent that day, please fill out this form and your gift will be delivered to you in one of your upcoming Wednesday CP blocks.

Student Parking Information
Due to the limited number of parking spaces available in the ND/280 faculty and staff parking lot, spaces will be allocated to seniors only via a lottery system for each semester. Underclass students and seniors who did not receive a space in the lot have the following parking options:
     - Find free, on-street parking on the surface streets around campus
     - Park in the City of San Jose's I280/First Street parking lot and either pay the $5 daily rate at the kiosks in the lot or purchase monthly passes through the City of San Jose
Students in the class of 2025 can enter the lottery for their senior year via this form.

Class Ring Information
Browse the digital catalog of class ring offerings on the Herff Jones website! Rings can be ordered online for students of all grade levels and turn-around time from production to shipping is approximately 5-6 weeks. Please email Mike Rabago (mrabago@herffjones.com) with any questions.

Funding the Future Class Totals
Class of 2025 Giving Page
Class of 2026 Giving Page

Class of 2027 Giving Page
Class of 2028 Giving Page

Student Life Feedback Form

Regent Cup Point Meter

Notre Dame's Student Newspaper the Crown and Shield

Career & Life Success for internship/jobs/enrichment opportunities.

  

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Join parents from Notre Dame and Bellarmine for a walk around the Rose Garden. This fun...

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ND Dads is hosting breakfast for current students and their fathers or guardians to enj...

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The Young Women's Engineering Symposium gives high school girls an opportunity to meet ...

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Class of 2026 students and at least one adult family member are encouraged to attend th...

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Advent Liturgy

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Celebrated during the season of Advent, this Eucharistic liturgy marks either the Solem...

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Sophomore Parent Coffee

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Sophomore parents are invited to a casual coffee social hosted by your sophomore parent...

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Winter Concert

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Celebrate the holidays with the ND Music Program. Symphonic Band, String Ensemble, Adva...

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Las Posadas

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Join Notre Dame High School's Campus Ministry and Latinas Unidas, in partnership with N...

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Join parents from Notre Dame and Bellarmine for a walk around the Rose Garden. This fun...

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Campus Closes at 2:00 PM

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM