ATHLETICS AT NOTRE DAME
SENIOR MIKALYA SCHNEIDER NAMED OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR ATHLETE Mikayla Schneider was honored at the Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame banquet as an Outstanding High School Student-Athlete for Fall 2015. Schneider is vice president of the National Honor Society and has earned Distinguished Academic Honors each semester at Notre Dame. She has been a top-five runner and all-league selection in cross country, indoor and outdoor track state meet championship medalist, and has set school records in the 400- and 800-meter runs as well as qualifying for the national championship meets. Mikayla will be attending the University of Pennsylvania next fall.
VOLLEYBALL TEAM HELPS FIGHT BRAIN CANCER The Fourth Annual Spike Down Cancer fundraiser, hosted by the Notre Dame volleyball team in October, raised $1,500. Proceeds from the event support Miriam’s Kids Research Foundation and brain tumor research at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia.
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