Academy of Notre Dame
{{short description|Catholic preparatory school}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| name = Academy of Notre Dame
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| image = Logo_of_the_Academy_of_Notre_Dame.jpg
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| location =
| streetaddress = 180 Middlesex Road
| city = Tyngsboro
| state = Massachusetts
| county = Middlesex County
| zipcode = 01879
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{coord|42|40|12|N|71|25|37|W|type:edu_region:US-MA|display=inline,title}}
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| religion = Roman Catholic,
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
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| president = Vittoria Pacifico
| head_of_school = Vittoria Pacifico
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| principal = James Flynn
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| staff = 14
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| faculty = 74
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| ratio = 8:1 (9–12)
| SAT = 1250
| ACT = 28
| type = Private, Coeducational (Pre-K–12)
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| tuition = $15,190 (9–12),
$7,450 (K2–8),
$7,875 (Pre-K thru K1 – 5day),
$5,500 (PreK – 3 day)
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| campus_size = {{convert|250|acre|km2}}
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| athletics_conference = Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, Commonwealth Athletic Conference, Merrimack Valley Conference
Ecumenical Athletic Association (Grades 5-8)
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| motto = Ad Altiora
| motto_translation = Toward Higher Things
| accreditation = New England Association of Schools and Colleges{{cite web|url=http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools |title=NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools |access-date=2009-07-28 |author=NEASC-CIS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616135733/http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools |archive-date=16 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}
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| mascot = Lancer
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| team_name = Lancers
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| colors = Navy blue and Goldenrod {{color box|navy}}{{color box|goldenrod}}
| yearbook =
| publication = The Muse (literary/art magazine)
| newspaper = Damie's Digest
| established = 1854
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| enrollment = 160 (9–12); 347 (Pre-K–8)
| enrollment_as_of = 2020-2021
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| free_label2 = Lower School Athletic Director
| free_text2 = Nate Froment
| free_label3 = Upper School Athletic Director
| free_text3 = Lisa Zappala
| free_label4 = President
| free_text4 = Dr. Vittoria Pacifico
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| homepage = http://www.ndatyngsboro.org
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The Academy of Notre Dame is a private, Catholic co-educational Pre-K through Grade 12 lower school and college preparatory upper school sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Background
The Academy of Notre Dame was established in 1854 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Lowell, Massachusetts. The boarding school outgrew that location and moved to rural Tyngsboro, on land formerly belonging to actress Nance O'Neil, in 1927. The school phased out boarding in the 1960s.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/page.cfm?p=13|title=History of the Academy of Notre Dame|access-date=2007-05-11|author=AND|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005105754/http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/page.cfm?p=13|archive-date=2006-10-05|url-status=dead}}
Student life
The Academy of Notre Dame is co-educational for students in grades pre-kindergarten through high school.
In high school, girls and boys are given the opportunity to be involved in extra-curricular activities. The school offers programs including liturgy committee, liturgical dance, Drama Guild, art programs, Glee Club, 1804 Society, Campus Ministry, soccer, volleyball, softball, basketball, Model UN, missions, recycling committee, newspaper, and many more.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/uploaded/Annual_Documents/2008-2009/StudentHandbook20082009Final.pdf|title=Student Activities|access-date=2008-12-01|author=AND|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229114000/http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/uploaded/Annual_Documents/2008-2009/StudentHandbook20082009Final.pdf|archive-date=2010-12-29|url-status=dead}}
The entire school wears crazy colors and designs during Spirit Week. There are special “no uniform” days where students can support missions run by the Sisters of Notre Dame, help raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness, help a family in need, bring in food, blanket and toy donations.
The Academy also offers opportunities for international students. Host families, usually families already a part of the Academy, help international students assimilate to their new life at the Academy and in America.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/page.cfm?p=1650|title=InternationalStudentProgram|access-date=2013-01-28|author=AND|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219210136/http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/page.cfm?p=1650|archive-date=2013-12-19|url-status=dead}}
Notes and references
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/}}
{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston|state=collapsed}}
{{Girls' schools in Massachusetts}}
Category:Merrimack Valley Conference
Category:Catholic secondary schools in Massachusetts
Category:Schools in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Category:Educational institutions established in 1854