Notre Dame Academy is an all-girls Catholic high school located in Toledo, Ohio. It is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo and is sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame. The academy was founded in 1904 and is fully accredited by the Ohio State Department of Education, and the Ohio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association (OCSAA). The school president is Mrs. Kim Grilliot and the principal is Mrs. Sarah Cullum.

Notre Dame Academy
Front portion of the school
Address
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3535 West Sylvania Avenue

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43623

United States
Coordinates41°41′25″N 83°37′45″W / 41.69028°N 83.62917°W / 41.69028; -83.62917
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TypePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1904
PresidentKim Grilliot
ChairmanMs. Jennifer Benedict
DeanMrs. Jessica Beaverson
PrincipalAndrea Zimmerman
GradesSeventh [7] through Twelfth [12] grade
GenderGirls
Enrollment627
Color(s)Navy & Gold    
AthleticsCatholic High School League
MascotEagle
AccreditationOhio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association
NewspaperThe Vista
YearbookRegina
Tuition$10,100
AffiliationsRoman Catholic Diocese of Toledo,
Sisters of Notre Dame
Alumni9,500
Athletic DirectorMr. Gary Snyder
Websitehttp://www.nda.org
Exterior view of the Notre Dame Academy building in 1907 from a postcard
Notre Dame Academy, 1907

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 and Fall musical. 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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Notable alumnae

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Activities

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Notre Dame Academy was the first high school in the country to perform Seussical the Musical, and the second in the country to perform Hairspray. 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 also performed Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, and the Drowsy Chaperone. Fall 2012 Notre Dame will once again be performing "Seussical the Musical".

Notre Dame Academy has a Speech and Debate team. NDA has won numerous 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.

References

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  1. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
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