REVERENCE | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY
THE HOUSE SYSTEM We fully implemented the House System in 2018-19 to foster faith, growth and
In the end, St. Maximilian Kolbe House earned the title as the first-
community building with everyone on campus. The House System engages
ever House of the Year and garnered the first House Cup under the
our student body, faculty and staff in acceptance and understanding, and it
leadership of House Captains Jia Coffou and James Garrison.
brought our school together as 10 Houses — yet one community of Saints.
“The inaugural year of the House System exceeded my expectations,”
Throughout the year, House competitions demonstrated enthusiasm
said Mary Lou Lachvayder, director of the House System. “Our Heads
and a desire for each House to host the best event, achieve the highest
of House and House Captains truly embraced the objectives we set for
GPA, show the most school spirit and give the most to charity.
House System and went way beyond what I could imagine.”
From Minute to Win It to NDP’s Got Talent, our House Captains came up with fun and exciting competitions to show which House could best
Here are the results from the 2018-19 House Award Ceremony:
showcase their members’ hidden talents. St. Michael House hosted a
• HOUSE OF YEAR St. Maximilian Kolbe House
Thanksgiving celebration in November with games and food on the practice
• REVERENCE, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY AWARD St. Blaise House
field, which gave students a chance to relax and count their blessings. St.
• HIGHEST GPA St. Michael House
Patrick House did a similar event on St. Patrick’s Day. The Houses banded together on $5 jeans days to raise money for charities such as disaster relief through Catholic Relief Services, Feed My Starving Children and Habitat for Humanity. Competition increased the amount raised for charities last year, and our school received heartfelt
22 SAINTS NATION | 2018-19
St. Francis of Assisi
• MOST SERVICE HOURS St. George House • MOST HOUSE SPIRIT St. Maximilian Kolbe House • BEST HOUSE ACTIVITY St. Ignatius House • MOST IMPROVED St. Patrick House
letters of thanks from the organizations receiving our donations.
St. Blaise
• FAITH BUILDER St. Michael House
St. George
St. Ignatius of Loyola
St. Maximilian Kolbe
