Notre Dame Preparatory 2017-18 Annual Report

SAINTS NATION | ANNUAL REPORT

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2017-18 Annual Report NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

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Since 2002, many amazing students have graced our campus. They have gone on to become servants of God, doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, professional athletes, artists and musicians. But regardless of what they became, they all began as Saints.

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PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME Jill A. Platt

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CHAPLAIN’S WELCOME Father Kurt Jade Perera

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ADVISORY BOARD’S WELCOME 2018-19 President

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SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY

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ADMISSIONS

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ALUMNI

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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE

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17 18 20 24

REVERENCE Spiritual Life Christian Service House System

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RESPECT Student Clubs Parents Volunteers

36 37 40 45 50

RESPONSIBILITY Academics Athletics The Arts Campus Improvements

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PATRON SAINTS

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DONORS

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS PILLARS

Great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of our Annual Report; however, if an error or inadvertent omission has occurred, please contact Advancement Director Lyric Naquin at lnaquin@ndpsaints.org

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WELCOME | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

DEAR NDP COMMUNITY, As I reflect on the 2017-18 school year, I can’t help but marvel at the amount of positive changes that took place. As most transition years go, it was a time of challenge, problem-solving, growth and encouragement.

In April 2017, I was given the great privilege of becoming the first woman principal to lead Notre Dame Preparatory. On July 1, I embarked on my journey as a member of our Community of Saints.

From the moment I arrived, I wanted to meld my philosophy with that of Notre Dame Prep. My vision for a Catholic college preparatory is that students are empowered to grow and mature. In short, I wanted our students to embrace NDP’s tradition of the three Rs: Reverence, Respect and Responsibility.

In August 2017, we welcomed 945 students to Notre Dame Preparatory who came to us from more than 68 public and private middle schools across the Valley. We celebrated our 15th year as a Diocesan Catholic High School with our largest freshman class to date; the class of 2021. We are incredibly fortunate to have 85 dedicated full-time faculty members, most of whom have advanced degrees in their field of study. Fifty-five have earned master’s degrees and five have earned a Ph.D. Keeping God first, we began our year with Mass on the Feast of the Assumption and the debut of Father Kurt Perera as our new campus chaplain. I am delighted to work beside Fr. Kurt and glean from his wisdom and insight. His joy, kindness and ability to “rap” in his homilies resonate well with students and faculty alike.

In October, we were named a Platinum Level Global High School by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for our schoolwide charity and faith events. I credit Leslie Gjerstad, Director of Christian Service Learning at NDP, for this accomplishment. We are the only Platinum Level school in the Diocese of 2 SAINTS NATION | 2018-19

“I am proud and amazed by the loving and giving nature of our student leaders and how much they willingly give of their time, talent and treasure.”

Phoenix. Our students logged more than 35,000 Christian service hours in 2017-18.

Beyond that, our student body participated in several schoolwide faith events,

unit where students can feel safe. From all accounts, it appears that the House System will improve campus life and bear fruit in the 2018-19 school year.

including two Eucharistic Processions, Adoration, Reconciliation, F.A.S.T. (fun, active

We are blessed to have two parent associations that provide a place for

service time) where they fasted for 24 hours, spent the night at school, then woke

our parents to engage and be a part of their children’s high school experience.

up early to serve breakfast to those who are homeless. On Ash Wednesday our

Our Mothers’ Guild and Dads’ Club welcome all parents into the fold through

campus participated in a Food Fast and raised more than $3,000 for CRS.

volunteer opportunities, service and casual socials.

I am proud and amazed by the loving and giving nature of our student leaders and how much they willingly give of their time, talent and treasure.

Our students showed respect for life by marching in both the local March for Life and the West Coast March for Life in San Francisco. We are unapologetically Catholic, always striving to protect the poor and vulnerable among us. Examples of Christian love are interwoven into NDP’s curriculum and co-curricular activities.

We are thankful for the mothers and fathers whose generosity, creativity and energy helped us raise funds at Culinary Festival, the 16th Annual NDP Golf Tournament, Annual Saints Fund, and ensured success at our gala Imagine Auction and Fashion Show. We are so very grateful for their support.

Each year it is our tradition to honor parents, faculty or staff members with our Patron Saint Award for exemplary service to our school. It was my honor and

While our students spent many hours serving, they did not neglect their studies.

privilege to present the 2017-18 Patron Saint Award to Cathie and Tracy Cuda at

This year we hailed one National Merit Scholar, four National Merit Finalists, three

our auction in May. The Cudas are a founding family of Notre Dame Prep, and

Hispanic National Merit Semifinalists and four National Merit commended students.

although their children graduated in 2006 and 2009, they continue to support

Nearly a third of our senior class graduated on the Principal’s List—a weighted

our school in every way. They are and always will be integral members of our

GPA of 4.0 or higher. Our seniors were accepted into 139 colleges and universities

community. I couldn’t be more thankful for them.

including The University of Notre Dame, Marquette University, Fordham University and Princeton, to name a few.

On the athletic front, 25 of our seniors signed letters of intent to compete at the collegiate level in their chosen sport.

In January we began the implementation of our new House System. We seek

I would be remiss if I didn’t thank you, our community, parents, loyal patrons and partners in this process of educating future leaders, priests and laypeople.

Together we form students who will go out into the world as disciples of Christ and bring His light into the world through their Reverence, Respect and Responsibility to others.

to ensure an environment where every student has a built-in support system. Each house has two adult House Leaders, a Spiritual adviser and two student House

God Bless,

Captains. The Class of 2019 is very enthusiastic about their ability to form the House System and make a lasting legacy for future Saints to follow.

By March every student, teacher and staff member on campus was “sorted” into a house, and within each house there are four families to provide an even closer

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WELCOME | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

DEAR NDP COMMUNITY,

experience God through this type of encounter. This year more than 200 students attended Kairos. When Bishop Olmsted requested we pray a month-

From the moment I walked onto the

long novena for the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, we prayed

Notre Dame Preparatory campus as

the rosary in the center of campus for all our students to witness. Already

chaplain last August, I was struck by

a tradition were the two all-school Eucharistic processions and Adoration.

the joy and love that our faculty and

I am encouraged by the number of students who were able to focus on the

staff share with one another and their

magnitude of these events and therefore deepened their faith.

commitment to educating students both academically and spiritually.

When I look at Notre Dame Prep, I am reminded of my grandmother’s

In 2017-18 we experienced great success in sports with two state championships in cheer and boys lacrosse, and several state runner-up awards. I was very impressed my first year, seeing how resilient our athletes were through adversity and how they continued to perform at the highest levels.

garden. I used to marvel at her when

Like a plant, NDP is continuously growing. Our House System is already

she pruned flowers and branches

bearing fruit as students are taking on more leadership roles, engaging with

from her roses. She assured me

people they wouldn’t otherwise know and everyone has a place to which

that by pruning, she was making the plant stronger.

they belong.

That is how I feel about Notre Dame Prep. Our school has strong roots

Our singular mission at Notre Dame Prep is the Mission of the Catholic

in faith, academics, athletics, the arts and Christian Service Learning. Our

Church; to allow students to have an encounter with Christ that changes their

new principal Jill Platt, blesses us daily with her vision of empowering our

lives so the outflowing of God’s graces come upon them. Then, filled with

students, inspiring them to prune habits that are not conducive to preparing

such graces, they may go out into the world to serve others with the mind of

for college—while highlighting students’ gifts and talents.

Jesus Christ, and the virtues of selfless love and sacrifice demonstrated by

Principal Platt and I arrived at the same time, and sharing ideas with her has

Our Lady, Patroness of Notre Dame Preparatory.

been a great joy. Of course, with both of us being new, there were challenges as well, until we learned to understand the culture and history of this great

Yours in Christ,

institution. There were many wonderful traditions already established at Notre Dame Prep and we took those traditions and added to them.

Already in place were Kairos retreats and schoolwide prayer services.

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Father Kurt Jade Perera Chaplain, Notre Dame Preparatory

We look forward to NDP’s future and will plan for exciting new projects including building a Fine Arts Center, an additional gymnasium, as well as additional classrooms. Exciting times at NDP! None of this however, would have been possible without the active and passionate participation of the entire NDP Community including parents, past and present, students and alumni.

So my message to the entire NDP Community is simple: Please get involved and stay involved. We need you and the future of our fine institution depends on it. Along those lines, while I am stepping down as the Advisory School Board President, I have agreed to serve on the long range planning committee. I am proud of what we all have accomplished in 14 short years. With your help and continued prayers as well as Blessings from God, the next 14 years and beyond will be even better. As our beloved late Coach Bemis would say, “Let’s Get After It!”

DEAR MEMBERS OF THE NDP COMMUNITY,

With Appreciation,

Reflecting upon my time as an NDP School Board Member, I look back with a great sense of accomplishment and pride. We did a tremendous amount of good work during those 5 years including, raising enrollment to its highest level in the history of the institution, further stabilized the financial position of the school, finished an infrastructure project that included acquisition of additional land, the installation of a new “Loop Road” to enhance student safety and improve campus circulation, and finally; the construction of a state of the art sports stadium that houses football, soccer, lacrosse and track and field. We did all this without adding a single dollar of debt to the school’s long term bond! What a blessing!

Greg Gienko

“Please get involved and stay involved. We need you and the future of our fine institution depends on it.”

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PHILOSOPHY | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

As a community of Saints, we are called to bear witness to God and share our gifts with the world.

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SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY R3—Reverence, Respect and Responsibility are the pillars holding Notre Dame Preparatory up from its foundation; the love of Jesus Christ and virtues of our Blessed Mother Mary.

The three Rs are integrated into every aspect of campus life at Notre Dame Prep. We believe that mutual cooperation and respect among our faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni and surrounding community is vital to Notre Dame Prep’s continued success as a premier Catholic college preparatory school.

We fully trust in the tennents and mission of the Catholic Church to be disciples for our students, so that they might go forth and improve the world according to God’s will. We are inclusive and tolerant of people of all faith and socio-economic backgrounds and we treat everyone with reverence as those created in the divine image of God. Recognizing that the fundamental responsibility of parents and families as the primary instruments of faith and education, Notre Dame Prep acts in partnership to enhance that which is taught in the home through daily prayer, reflection and Mass.

Our integrated education stimulates inquiring minds by combing the

houses are named for great Saints throughout the ages, chosen by the student body of 2018. And with the name, students

have

assigned

virtue that will define the House forever.

As a Community of Saints, we are called to bear witness to God and share our gifts with the world. Our faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni and community members are equipped to work together to achieve common goals and promote the best interests of Notre Dame Preparatory in our local and global community now and into the future.

study of our world with the reason for our being, and aims to strengthen the entire student; mind, body and soul.

We continually review and improve our college preparatory curriculum, physical surrounding, technology and educational goals, in order to anticipate careers of the future, adapt to the rapidly changing world and better serve the young men and women entrusted to our care.

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Reverence Respect

10 HOUSES, ONE COMMUNITY OF SAINTS 1. St. George Fortitude 2. St. Teresa of Calcutta Selflessness 3. St. Blaise Sacrifice 4. St. Ignatius of Loyola Integrity 5. St. Sebastian Strength 6. St. Michael the Archangel Tenacity 7. St. Francis of Assisi Reverence 8. St. Valentine Charity 9. St. Maximilian Kolbe Courage 10. St. Patrick Loyalty

Responsibility

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ADMISSIONS | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

“Raised Catholic, I am glad my parents were able to provide me a Catholic Education because it gave the school a greater bond than just a mission to educate. Every faculty member and student was able to share the blessings of prayer and mass helping us all grow together.”

REAGAN ACKERMAN, ’18

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ADMISSIONS EVENTS

MEET THE ACKERMAN FAMILY Pope Francis proclaims that the mission of the Christian community is to provide support to the educational mission of the family, particularly in the “light of the Word of God.” At Notre Dame Prep, we take the Pope’s words to heart. We value the important role parents play in educating their children, and we reinforce at school the faith formation taught in the home.

The Ackerman family is a perfect example of how NDP and parents work together to strengthen students’ minds, bodies and souls.

Robert and Donna Ackerman graduated their twin daughters Maris and Reagan in 2018. Their son Trevor is now a senior, and youngest son Bryce is a freshman. “We chose Notre Dame Prep so that our children can obtain a wellrounded education that includes religious formation,” Mrs. Ackerman said.

The Ackermans were drawn to NDP for the many learning programs offered, from Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment to our Academic Support programs. “We know that children learn differently while progressing at their own speed, and I am grateful that NDP was able to accommodate all the different learning levels of my children,” she added.

It is the care and diligence of NDP’s faculty that Trevor likes best. “You can really see how much effort the teachers put into their classes,” he said.

and giving back. “It was

Shadow Days

consistent with our family

September – January

values,” Mrs. Ackerman said.

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“Humility and giving back are

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primary drivers in our family,

September – October

and they are reflected at NDP.”

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Maris said that she is

Friday, September 14

grateful that her parents sent

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her to Notre Dame Prep.

Friday, November 2

Although she was skeptical

Open House

at first, NDP changed her life.

Sunday, November 4

“My service trip to Haiti was extremely fulfilling. Helping

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grew from being pro-choice most of her life to traveling to Washington, D.C. to participate in the March for Life. “NDP definitely helped me live a more spiritual life, and I am thankful that I was given that chance,” she said.

“They really care about their students’ learning and seeing them improve.”

High academics, a committed faculty and forming a culture of humanitarianism met the Ackermans’ expectations. Once they experienced the school from the inside, they were happy to find a culture of acceptance

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ALUMNI | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

FOREVER SAINTS

GRANT ZARO, ’14, GRADUATE, UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY

Our mission at Notre Dame Preparatory is to form students who are educated,

Grant Zaro successfully completed four years of challenging

confident, hold strong moral values and possess a desire to serve others.

academic,

physical

and

professional

military

training,

We delight in the successes of our alumni who go on in life to follow their

graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday, May 25, 2018, with a

passions, start foundations and businesses, serve our country and excel in

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a commission as a

the world of sports. We know there are many Saints doing great things, and

U.S. Marine Corps second lieutenant. At the academy, Zaro was a member

we will bring you their stories in future issues of Saints Nation.

of the Endurance Team and graduated 17th in his class of 1,062 Midshipmen.

President Trump was present at the commencement ceremony to hand out diplomas and commissioning documents to the top 100 graduates. Zaro is now engaged in Marine Corp Officer training in Quantico, awaiting his first

BRIANA LATTER ’15, FOUNDER, LATS LEGACY FOUNDATION

assignment. As a Saint, Zaro earned the Mater Dei Excellence award in 2014

Briana and her brother Christian started a foundation as a living

Athlete Award for 4A/5A Athletics in Arizona.

and he was the male recipient of the Dr. Voie Stuart Chase Coy Scholar-

legacy to their father Dave “Lats” Latter, who died in 2014, Foundation the two intend to honor their father and keep his memory alive.

AARON SLEGERS ’10, MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S APRIL PITCHER OF THE MONTH

They partnered with his alma mater, the University of Southern California, to

NDP alumnus Aaron Slegers was twice a Minor League Starting

establish the Lats Legacy Baseball Scholarship. This annual scholarship is

Pitcher of the Month in 2017. That same year he made three big

awarded to a USC baseball player who exemplifies the two characteristics

league starts, and was named the runner-up for the minor league Starting

most associated with their dad: leadership on the field and academic

Pitcher of the Year. In 2018, Slegers is still maintaining his edge. In April

excellence off the field. Find out more at www.thelatslegacyfoundation.org.

he threw six innings in his first four starts and he didn’t give up a run. He

In addition to running this foundation, Briana is a senior at USC majoring in

spent one day in the Twins bullpen when they played in New York. For these

public relations with a Spanish minor. She earned a spot on the dean’s list at

reasons, Slegers was named Minor League Baseball’s Pitcher of the Month

Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism the last three years

in April 2018 and is now a regular starter for Minnesota in Major League

and serves as the Director for Alumni Outreach for the USC chapter of the

Baseball. Slegers was the Twins fifth-round draft pick in 2013 out of Indiana

Public Relations Student Society of America.

University where he was the Big 10’s Pitcher of the Year.

when Briana was a senior at Notre Dame Prep. Through the Lats Legacy

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ERIC HOPKINS ’09 AND GREG HOPKINS ’12, ENGINEERS AND ENTREPRENEURS, BOARD BREEFS

SARAH SVORINIC ’08, FIREFIGHTER

Known as Big Hoppy and Little Hoppy at NDP, alumni brothers

Phoenix area in this capacity. Being with her fellow firefighters

Eric and Greg Hopkins launched a new men’s swimwear company in 2018.

and making a difference in her community is what drives Svorinic to live her

They designed Board Breefs to “scratch their own itch.” After years of getting

passion and enjoy her job. After graduating from Notre Dame Prep, Sarah

chaffed by sand and sun in conventional board shorts, the two used their

went to Duquesne University to play volleyball. When she finished school

engineering skills to create the perfect, no sag, no chaffing Board Breefs. By

she gave back to the sport she loves by coaching NDP and club volleyball.

day, Greg is a mechanical engineer working in Washington D.C. for a small

But she felt something was missing in her life. She felt a call to serve but

engineering consulting firm supporting energy resilience and conservation

didn’t know how or where. When it was suggested she join the fire service,

measures at the Pentagon. Eric lives in Scottsdale and works as a licensed

she decided to go for it. Her faith in God gave her the confidence to enter

civil engineer for Kimley-Horn. He specializes in private land development

the mostly-male profession. Her desire for an athletic and demanding job

managing projects from residential neighborhoods to solar generating

and her love for humanity and comforting those in dire situations made fire

facilities. Check out Board Breefs at www.boardbreefs.com.

fighting a natural fit for her. Svorinic is currently studying at the Phoenix Fire

MOLLY FOLEY ’10, MARRIAGE AND COUPLES THERAPIST Molly Foley graduated from North Central University in August with her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and has just begun a doctorate program in Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy. In July, Foley started working at her dream job as a therapist at the Arizona Center for Marriage and Family Therapy under the supervision of Dr. Everett Bailey. Drawing on the idea of life-long service to others that she learned at NDP, Foley devotes her free time working at The Center for

The last thing Sarah Svorinic ever dreamed of being was a firefighter, but she is grateful for the opportunity to serve the

Department Academy to become a paramedic.

“Notre Dame Prep teaches that with faith you never have to walk this earth alone. That faith gave me the confidence to follow my dreams and to branch out of the conventional paths our culture expects. An NDP education is a sacrifice, but it is so worth it.”

SARAH SVORNIC, ’08

Humane Living (CHL), a nonprofit organization she co-founded with her father in 2012. CHL provides numerous programs, free of charge, to the children and adults of our community to inspire health, fitness and physical and emotional

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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

BELMONT UNIVERSITY

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY - IRVINE

BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY AT MESA (AZ)

CONSERVATORY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES

BENTLEY UNIVERSITY BETHEL UNIVERSITY-MN BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BRIDGTON ACADEMY BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY BUTLER UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE

EASTERN UNIVERSITY ELMHURST COLLEGE ELON UNIVERSITY EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY - DAYTONA BEACH EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY - PRESCOTT

FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO CARROLL COLLEGE (MONTANA) CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

AVERETT UNIVERSITY

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY

AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

COE COLLEGE

ARCADIA UNIVERSITY

BARRETT, THE HONORS COLLEGE AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

COKER COLLEGE

BARTON COLLEGE

COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY

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DUKE UNIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY

CLARKE UNIVERSITY

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

FLAGLER COLLEGE

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY FORDHAM UNIVERSITY (FORDHAM COLLEGE AT ROSE HILL) FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY FURMAN UNIVERSITY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY GONZAGA UNIVERSITY GORDON COLLEGE GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY GUILFORD COLLEGE HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY HENDRIX COLLEGE

HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY

INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON

OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY

KENYON COLLEGE (HUMANITIES)

PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY

LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING)

ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY

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PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF SAN ANTONIO

POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT NEW PALTZ

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY (FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES)

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS

TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY THE KING’S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

DANIELS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AT UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE

METHODIST UNIVERSITY

SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY (HONORS PROGRAM) SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD

SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (COLLEGE OF SCIENCES & ARTS)

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANACHAMPAIGN

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO

SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BOZEMAN

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

TRINITY UNIVERSITY

MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

SIENA COLLEGE

TULANE UNIVERSITY

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND

REGIS UNIVERSITY

MARIST COLLEGE

RIPON COLLEGE

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK

MCDANIEL COLLEGE

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UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK

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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST (COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING)

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (SCHOOL OF NURSING)

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, DULUTH

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, TWIN

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON

THE HONORS COLLEGE AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

WESTERN UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

WHITTIER COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND

WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS

WINGATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

XAVIER UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS Becoming a National Merit Finalist is rigorous, competitive and requires a top score on the PSAT to qualify as a Semifinalist, who may then go on to compete for Finalist standing.

In 2017-18, Notre Dame Prep produced four National Merit Finalists, Joshua Babu, Reilly Bettis, Brandon Figueroa and Tayler Smith.

All winners of Merit Scholarship® awards are chosen from the Finalist group based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments— without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference.

Finalist’s academic record, information about the school’s curricula and grading system, two sets of test scores, the high school official’s written recommendation, information about the student’s activities and leadership, and the Finalist’s own essay are all evaluated in deciding who will receive a scholarship.

Of our four Finalists, Joshua Babu was a awarded a Merit Scholarship® and raised his standing to National Merit Scholar.

In addition to our Finalists, three NDP students were named National Hispanic Scholars. They include Reilly Bettis, Anna Sera and Samantha Torre. Four students earned National Merit Commended status including, John Byrne, Sean Lillis, Anna Sera and Sarah Ziemann.

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS EXPLAINED

1.6

MILLION STUDENTS TAKE THE PSAT

OF THE 50,000 TOP SCORERS 35,000 EARN COMMENDED SCHOLAR STATUS

OF THE TOP 35,000 SCORERS 16,000 EARN SEMIFINALIST STATUS

OF THE TOP 16,000 SCORERS 15,000 EARN FINALIST STATUS

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REVERENCE RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY THE 3 Rs: THE PILLARS OF NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY Reverence, Respect and Responsibility make up the foundation of what it

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Understand and practice the RESPONSIBILITY of citizenship and

means to be a student at NDP. From freshman year to graduation day, a

demonstrate academic achievement by mastering subject knowledge

Notre Dame Prep student is expected to:

using critical thinking, technology and communications skills.

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Exhibit REVERENCE through knowledge of the Catholic faith, at Eucharistic celebrations and daily prayer and demonstrate Christian

The 3 Rs represent more than the just our expected school-wide learning

moral and ethical awareness.

results; they are, and have been from the early years of our school, the

Demonstrate RESPECT for themselves, for others, for property and

basis for our identity as “A Community of Saints.”

for the environment, while also displaying an understanding of social, cultural and economic diversity.

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Exhibit reverence through knowledge of the Catholic faith at Eucharistic celebrations and daily prayer and demonstrate Christian moral and ethical awareness.

REVERENCE Respect

Responsibility

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“You must be with Jesus in prayer, in the Word, and the Sacraments.

Dedicate time to him. Be silent so that you may hear his voice.”

POPE FRANCIS

A VIBRANT SPIRITUAL LIFE BRINGS LIGHT TO NDP Keeping God and family as our priority, Notre Dame Prep is committed to providing faith-deepening opportunities to strengthen the minds, bodies and souls of our students. In the example of Our Lady, we try to always point our community away from ourselves and toward Jesus Christ.

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SPIRITUAL LIFE In 2017-18 we provided a learning environment that incorporated the following to enhance the spiritual growth of our students: •

Daily Prayer

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Daily Mass

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Monthly All-School Mass

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Sacrament of Reconciliation

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(Advent, Lent and anytime

In October 2017, we prayed the rosary for 100 days on

by appointment)

campus as part of the novena celebrating the 100th

offered at NDP were the retreats. They deepened students’

anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima. We increased the

understanding of our loving God, and brought students

First Friday Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament

The past year’s most impactful spiritual opportunities

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Class Days of Reflection

number of retreats last year, to accommodate the desire of

closer to each other in a bond of trust and faith that will

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Faith Formation Groups

students to grow closer to God.

adhere them in friendship for many years to come.

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Kairos Retreats

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Faculty Retreats and Masses

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Wednesday Parent Rosary

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We continued the tradition of holding two school-wide

We embrace our Catholic faith and identity and

Eucharistic processions, followed by Adoration of the

continually encourage each student to become the best

Group

Blessed Sacrament; one in the fall and one in the spring.

version of his/herself so that our campus will reflect the

Eucharistic Processions

NDP Chaplain Father Kurt Perera was encouraged by the

love, grace and mercy of Jesus Christ. In fact, the theme for

change of heart many students experienced from spending

the 2018-19 school year is Mercy and Grace.

(Advent and Lent)

time with our Lord in Adoration.

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FORGING HAPPINESS THROUGH CHRISTIAN SERVICE We want nothing more for our students than for them to be truly happy. This is evident by the Catholic teaching that we are meant to make others happy, and in serving those in need, we become happier ourselves. At NDP, we waste no time in immersing our students in service from the beginning of their freshman year when they participate in Freshman Plunge. In 2017 each freshman theology class took a day to serve meals to the homeless in Phoenix. Experiences like these turn service into a passion, not an obligation.

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“It is God Himself who receives what we give in charity, and is it not an incomparable happiness to give Him what belongs to Him?” ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

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IN 2017-18 OUR STUDENT BODY LOGGED MORE THAN

35,225 HOURS OF SERVICE

In 2017-18 our student body logged more than 35,225 hours of service. The school community collected 13,162 diapers for the Arizona diaper banks, built a house for Habitat for Humanity, raised thousands of dollars for hurricane victims and provided an abundance of school supplies to children at St. Agnes School in Phoenix and to orphans in Tanzania and in Peru. Their accomplishments go on, and all their efforts earned Notre Dame Prep the designation of Platinum Level Global High School by Catholic Relief Services. We are grateful and overjoyed for the love and effort put forth by our students.

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HOUSE SYSTEM

At NDP we engage in the formation of the entire person; mind, body and soul. We desire that our students leave here and go on to lead lives that reflect the example of Jesus Christ.

Through the leadership of Director of House Faith Formation Mary Lou Lachvayder, we offer ways for students to develop skills to become the best versions of themselves and live authentic lives that are good, right and true.

To help our students find their way at Notre Dame Prep, we have implemented the House

10 HOUSES — ONE COMMUNITY OF SAINTS We began the process of implementing our House

System, for. Each student is assigned to one of 10 houses where he or she can feel safe

System during the 2017-18 school year. It was

to express his or her faith, fears and dreams. Within their house, students have multiple

designed to create an environment where every

opportunities to take on leadership roles such as, house captain, spiritual leader and house

student experienced a sense of belonging to a family,

activities leader. All students are free to discover their gifts and talents. As a whole, students

a house and our Community of Saints.

work together to strengthen their House. Within each House there are smaller groups called families providing opportunities for even more in-depth discussion and camaraderie.

The House System will cement the bond between house members and provide healthy competition between the houses in the areas of academic excellence, school spirit, Christian

ST. BLAISE HOUSE

service and more. House points are given for various reasons creating healthy rivalry between houses and greatness among our students.

Virtue: Sacrifice | Color: Royal Blue House Captains: Zack Gray, Sabrina Arevalo Heads of House: Juby Luensmann, David Lamb

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI HOUSE Virtue: Devotion | Color: Gold House Captains: Brendan Geesey, Cassandra Kahla Heads of House: Tracey Heisler, Eric Schuler

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ST. GEORGE HOUSE

ST. PATRICK HOUSE

OTHER STUDENT FORMATION ACTIVITIES

Virtue: Fortitude | Color: Crimson

Virtue: Loyalty | Color: Green

• House Meetings will take place

House Captains: Jake Farrell, Adelina Martins

House Captains: Briggs Moore, Lauren Abbott

regularly. Students will enjoy small-group

Heads of House: Brooke Dauphinais, George Prelock

Heads of House: Katie DiBonaventura, Ryan Pefley

discussions, speakers, character and leadership lessons and community building with their House and family throughout the

ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA HOUSE

school year.

ST. SEBASTIAN HOUSE

• Christian Service Learning helps students learn to freely sacrifice of themselves to serve the less fortunate and marginalized.

Virtue: Integrity | Color: Red

Virtue: Strength | Color: Navy Blue

Students are required to give 30 hours of

House Captains: Jason Siegle, Erika Kramer

House Captains: Robbie Brodar, Zoe McCarthy

Christian service per year for high school

Heads of House: Lisa Rawlings, Ian Mulligan

Heads of House: Tracy McBride, Deacon Carmene Carbone

credit. A pass/fail grade is given.

• Freshman Plunge is our community’s introductory service immersion to kick-start a life-long desire to serve others. Freshmen

ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE HOUSE

ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA HOUSE

will serve with fellow members of their House.

• Service Immersion Experiences are offered each year for students in every

Virtue: Courage | Color: Silver

Virtue: Selflessness | Color: Light Blue

grade level to travel to underserved

House Captains: James Garrison, Jia Coffou

House Captains: Jonathan Curran, Gabby Alessio

areas in the world, locally, regionally and

Heads of House: Sara Fox, Pat Stover

Heads of House: Shelia Martinez, Phil Hemmo

internationally.

• Capstone Interviews are required for graduation and serve to demonstrate the growth and formation upper-class students

ST. MICHAEL HOUSE

ST. VALENTINE HOUSE

Virtue: Tenacity | Color: Hot Pink

Virtue: Charity | Color: White

House Captains: Zack Siegel, Jordan Weaver

House Captains: Luke Roberts, Lauren Hardy

Heads of House: Melissa Riordan, Pierre Marcos

Heads of House: Mary Jane Wright, Rob Gwinn

experienced while attending NDP.

For more information, visit NDPSAINTS.ORG/HOUSESYSTEM

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Demonstrate respect for others, for property and for the environment, while also displaying an understanding of social, cultural and economic diversity.

Reverence

RESPECT Responsibility

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STUDENT CLUBS From Saints for Life to Nintendo Club, NDP offers a wide range of ways students can explore their interests while learning respect for others. Whether students want to stand up for a cause, showcase a talent or try something new, there is something for everyone with more than 40 clubs from which to choose.

Christian Service League designs and implements service projects and mission trips in order to promote Christian witness in the lives of the poor and marginalized. “Christian Service League allows the NDP community to come together and help the people around us,” explains Christian Service League member, Anne Brinton (class of 2020). Supporting organizations such as Catholic Relief Services, Central Arizona Diaper Bank, St. Mary’s Food Bank and St. Vincent de Paul, NDP’s Christian Service League club members strive to make our world a better place by planning and implementing all the service projects that NDP is involved in throughout the year.

Over Spring Break, members of the Medical Club journeyed to the Mayan peninsula in Mexico, offering hope and healing to patients who had traveled from afar to a local hospital in Valladolid.

They served in the medical clinic assisting doctors, in the village

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The Veterans Heritage Project is entering its fourth year on campus and already is the fastest growing state chapter.

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planting gardens, painting homes and playing with children. They’re called ‘Saints’ for a reason.

At the 2017 Culinary Festival, the Baking Club had its own tent next to some of the best known restaurants in the Valley! Featuring three kinds of gourmet brownies, our NDP bakers prepared nearly 1,000 brownies in the school cafeteria, set up their tent, and proudly answered any questions people had at the Culinary Festival.

Veterans’ Heritage Project connects students with veterans in their communities, then they conduct interviews and write the personal accounts of heroism and service to our country. Their stories are then published in the yearly edition of Since You Asked. The goal is to preserve veterans’ stories for all time and for students to gain respect for our country and those who serve it. The VHP club is entering its third year on campus and already is the fastest growing state chapter.

Club moderator Mrs. Heisler was named the 2017-18 VHP Teacher-ofthe-Year, a national award.

NDP clubs offer students the ability to make friends with people who share a passion all while developing critical life skills. “There are so many different clubs. If you can’t find a club best fit for you, students can even start their own club at NDP,” shares Bailey Benson (class of 2020).

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MOTHERS’ GUILD EXECUTIVE BOARD

MEGAN HACKBARTH AND LISA RICHESON Directors of Events

SUSAN REHORN President

CHRISTINE GAAN Communications Coordinator

TRACEY GRAY Vice President KELLEY PIERCE Treasurer LEIGH ANNE ODINET Treasurer-Elect

DADS’ CLUB ROGER AREVALO

SHEILA DOHERTY Secretary

MIKE BASTIEN

ANNE DOHERTY Volunteer Coordinator

MARK LINDBLOOM JACK SERA

NDP AND PARENTS IN PARTNERSHIP Notre Dame Prep parents are invaluable to the success of our school. Our Mothers’ Guild and Dads’ Club are driving forces for many of the initiatives we, as a school, take on. Both of our parent associations outdid themselves in 2017-18.

Dads’ Club, whose pillars include Engagement, Formation and Service, was instrumental in preparing our campus for the annual open house, staffing volunteers for our Back-to-School and New Saints Family barbecues, selling water at all home football games, and being friendly ambassadors to visiting and new families on campus. New last year, Dads’ Club instituted a monthly hike and outdoor Mass with Father Kurt that tripled in number of hikers from the first to last hike of the year. Oftentimes, strangers on the Gateway Loop Trail joined in the Mass and became regulars. Now, that is true witness to Christ!

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“Guiding, Giving and Grace” is the motto of our Mothers’ Guild and they do all three very well. During the 2017-18 school year, they guided our school parents to give generously to our school-wide charity drives and fundraisers.

They gave their time to create a comprehensive school directory, served adults with special needs at Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services (STARS) and worked beside students at Feed My Starving Children. They showed appreciation to our faculty and staff and celebrated our students with surprises throughout the year. Through their grace, our sacred spaces were clean and ready for students, and ensured that prayer requests were attended to. This dynamic association houses several fun clubs for NDP moms to expand their own social and spiritual life as well.

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COMMITTEES

Junior: Melissa Geesey, Kim McAvoy and Rhonda Stein

Admissions Information Evenings Daphne Landsborough

Chapel Care Dawn Morano

Grandparents Day Debbi Douglas and Lauri Douglas

SCRIP

Staff Appreciation

Marie Discerni

Jennifer Fitzgerald and Tina Smith

Fern Selvala Pauline Zaro

Staff Christmas Party Daphne Landsborough

Snack and Concession Volunteers Eileen McLane

Support our Saints Tracey Gray and Susan Rehorn

NDP Prayer Moms Lynn Lillis and Dawn Morano

Lisa Sipes and Jill Weaver

Used Uniforms Jill Benson and Tina Smith

Transition Mass Yvette Schipansky

EVENT COMMITTEES

Suzanne Kramer

NDP CLUBS

Culinary Festival

Saints’ Closet and Pantry

Alumni Book Club

Colleen Galvin and Michelle Hoover

Kat Schulz and Bernardo Teran

Saints Welcoming Saints

Foodie (& Wine) Club

Laura Byrne

Kim McAvoy

Tina Curran

Lynn Cabrera

Project Graduation

Megan Beck Stephanie Bettis Diana Bradley

Stephanie Chamberlin

Senior Surprise

Gardening Club

Kim Creamer

Lisa Sipes and MaryAnn Zillwood

Melissa Lehman

Laura Dannerbeck

Senior Picnic

Hiking Club

Kathy Cohen and Michelle Furtmann

Christy Mooney

Social & Snack Attack

Women of the World & Works of Mercy

Freshman: Marjorie DeMoss and Stacey Graninger

Dawn Morano

Sophomore: Rikki Chase and Jill Nagel

Saints’ Store

Shannon Donaghey Laurie Fielder Sharla Godbehere Tracey Gray Michelle Hoover Laura Ingram

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Gina Jafari

Renee Tulliani

Jeff Liborio

Melanie D’Aloia

Megan Keller

Dianna Vrh

Andrew Lorraine

Vlasta Duffy

Linda Lachot

Carmen Wellins

Jim Maschek

Laurie Fielder

Tiffany Lambrecht

JoAnn Zdimal

April McCracken

Letitia Frye

Lori Lange

Diana Zellers

Jay McCracken

Michele Furtmann

David Nunn

Christine Gaan

MaryJo Liborio Ellen Mahoney

Golf Tournament

Sharon Nunn

Patricia Hardy

Dina Mati

Susan Alofs

Dave Pauley

Suzanne Kramer

April McCracken

Eric Benson

Chris Rains

Daphne Landsborough

Teresa McSherry

Barton Bentzin

Mark Richeson

Kim McAvoy

Erika Montes

Peter Burger

Kristi Roskos

Renay McBride

Bonnie Mueller

Barry Chasse

Thomas Roskos

Diane Macor

Jill Nagel

Rick Connor

Mike Ruffing

Sharon Nunn

Terry Nordhagen

Catherine Cuda

Matt Rylski

Christa Nyberg

Sharon Nunn

Tracy Cuda

Gus Sesi

Lori Pillittiere

Merritt Rains

Dave Curran

Gary Stringer

Lisa Richeson

Kathy Reavey

Tina Curran

Mike Tilton

Lori Rosiek

Susan Rehorn

Shelley Dinges

Mark Timms

Kristi Roskos

Kristi Roskos

Dennis Doherty

John Tokish

Yvette Schipansky

Christina Ryan

Shannon Donaghey

Dean Tuftin

Polly Sesi

Lori Scaramella

Jeff Emmons

Craig Weaver

Lisa Sipes

Polly Sesi

Laura Faulkner

Jill Weaver

Christina Thanstrom

Julie Sherman

John Fevurly

Molly Siegle

Brian Fischer

Auction and Fashion Show

Rick Gramhill

Stephanie Bettis

Mike Harvey

Julie Bird

Susan Stuart

Suzi Jazwin

Laura Byrne

Christina Thanstrom

Jamie Kolar

Stephanie Coder

Mia Tschirhart

Bobby Kniffin

Kathy Cohen

Leslie Tuftin

Scott Lambrecht

Kim Creamer

Sarah Smith Rhonda Stein

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Jill Weaver Claudia Young Diana Zellers Susan Zellers

ADVISORY BOARD The Notre Dame Prep Advisory School Board provides advice and counsel to the Principal in all matters for which the Principal properly seeks the Board’s advice including but not limited to policies designed to further the goals and mission of the school, the roles and perception of NDP in the community, and the school’s annual budget and finances.

2017-18 ADVISORY SCHOOL BOARD

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS NICK LOSOLE Alumni Representative

GREG GIENKO President

LYRIC NAQUIN Director of Advancement

JOHN COOPER Member

FR. KURT PERERA NDP Chaplain

MARIE DISCERNI Member

JILL PLATT NDP Principal

KIM MURPHY MCAVOY Member

HARRY A. PLUMMER Superintendent of Catholic Schools

GARY NAQUIN Member

SUSAN REHORN Mothers’ Guild President

KRISTA SCHWARTZ Member

PAUL RUBSAM Director of Finance

TRACY STANTON Member

JACK SERA Dads’ Club Representative

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Understand and practice the responsibility of citizenship and demonstrate academic achievement by mastering subject knowledge using critical thinking, technology and communications skills.

Reverence Respect

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ACADEMICS A Notre Dame Preparatory education is challenging, rigorous and well-

Every student is different and brings something unique to the learning

rounded. All of our courses are taught with God and His purpose for

process. In return, Notre Dame Prep offers programs to address the learning

each student in mind. Our faculty members are not just teachers, they are

differences of our students. We have Advanced Placement and Dual

facilitators of learning and collaboration. Our students not only learn about

Enrollment courses to keep accelerated students engaged. We offer honors

the universe in terms of math, science, art, music, history and language, but

courses for those who like to be challenged and work at a slightly quicker

they discover why they exist in the universe and their role for humanity.

pace. The Gonzaga Program and Learning Lounge are available for students

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“Knowledge is something that will help us become closer to God, help us become closer to understanding God and help us live a life for Christ.”

ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA

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who demonstrate a need for extra time and help to master skills or take tests.

The 2017-18 school year was full of academic accomplishments, which included enhancing institutional infrastructure and student support programs. We introduced the Richard West Family Center for Collaboration and Innovation, a space where students work collaboratively on project-based assignments, use advanced technology and study individually or in groups. The CCI was expanded over the summer to house NDP’s STEM program, computer and digital arts classroom and media lab.

Our student support specialist, Mary Ellen Anderson began her work at NDP in 2008. Students who manage various learning differences are individually evaluated so that they can master skills, score high on tests and complete the abundance of work required to graduate from Notre Dame Prep.

In the past 10 years, Anderson’s program grew from 25 to 80 students. In 2018 she graduated 22 seniors. Of those, 21 will be going to four-year schools including Pepperdine University, ASU Barrett, The Honors College, Auburn University and many more.

Anderson retired in June, but the student Academic Support program will continue and expand in our new Learning Resource Center Lounge, which was made possible through donations to our Annual Saints Fund.

We are grateful that through the generosity of the Notre Dame Prep community we can continue our mission and the transformative work of educating all students who desire a Catholic education. We will passionately pursue ways through our academic programs, to enlighten and encourage our students to seek truth, knowledge and to live a life for Christ.

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The Notre Dame Prep boys lacrosse team delivered a repeat state championship for the school in 2018, showing grit and determination against very tough competition.

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“The spiritual importance of sport activities is that they contribute to building a society characterized by mutual respect, loyalty of behavior, and solidarity between peoples and cultures.�

POPE BENEDICT XVI

ATHLETICS Athletics offer students a venue to exercise and hone their God-given talents. Notre Dame Prep student athletes learn responsibility to their team and time management for their studies. Many of our student athletes excel in both athletics and academics.

Twenty-five Saints signed NCAA letters of intent to play their chosen sport at the collegiate level during the 2017-18 school year. It was an incredible year for our teams and individual athletes.

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Fall sports The year began with our varsity football team, under the leadership of new head coach George Prelock, finishing the season undefeated with their only loss coming in the state championship game. The team’s runner-up finish came 10 years after the Saints first football state championship. Several players on this team achieved local and national honors for their talent on the field and in the classroom.

Our golf program continued to perform at a high level.

The girls team finished in second place in the state finals while the boys team finished in third place.

In the pool, the Saints swim and dive teams showed they were a force to be reckoned with. The boys placed fourth overall and the girls placed fifth. In the individual events, State Champion Ansel Averitte went undefeated all year in the 50-meter freestyle, and Alexa Markl, placed third in the 100-meter butterfly.

Coach Sara Fox led our highly-ranked girls volleyball team to a fifth place finish in the state tournament, after many exciting and very close matches. Last year was Fox’s final year as head coach.

Cross country is a team that prays together and stays together mile after mile. They sent one runner to represent the Saints in the state cross country meet.

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Winter sports It was a great year for our spiritline as they added

as the state runner-up, ending a phenomenal run

two new trophies to our case; winning the state

for the seniors who were part of the back-to-back

two sophomore boys to the state wrestling

championship in the Five-Man Stunt event, and

state championship teams of 2014 and 2015.

tournament. They did not place, but they are

the state runner-up for pom. The Saints finished seventh overall in Show Cheer event.

Our school watched with pride as the

Hockey ended the season, just as they did in 2017, facing Pinnacle High School for the state

For the first time in several years, we sent

young and will be back.

The boys soccer, boys basketball and girls

championship. The Saints came up one game

basketball teams showed continued growth

Saints girls soccer team competed in the state

short and claimed the state runner-up trophy, and

and grace during their rebuilding year. They all

championship match. The girls finished the season

cemented their reputation as a hockey powerhouse.

narrowly missed the playoffs.

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Spring sports Girls lacrosse continued to grow and improve their play, making it to the playoffs for the first time last spring.

Boys volleyball is another team on the rise. They missed the playoffs, but played in nail-biting matches. This team has gone from a recreational-type team to a highly competitive one. The girls beach volleyball team is stacked with talent, but is still finding its footing in the sand.

Four Saints competed in the state Track and Field meet. Two made it to the podium; Jack Cissne tied for second with a jump of 6’2” and Omasan Omatseye placed third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.77, a personal best and new NDP school record.

Girls tennis finished in the top four in the state tournament with a young, competitive team. They are consistently competing at the top of the girl’s bracket.

Boys tennis finished among the top eight teams in the state tournament.

While Saints softball improved on the field, they excelled in the classroom as four players earned Sports 360AZ All-Academic honors, which were based on academic and athletic statistics during the 2018 season.

Varsity baseball fell slightly short of their quest for a state championship when they were eliminated in the semifinals against Verrado High School. Verrado players had just learned of the death of one of their pitchers the night before the elimination game. Even though our Saints lost the semifinal game, they showed respect and compassion for Verrado before, during and after the game.

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“The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value.�

CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (CCC 1156)

ARTS The arts department offers students a vehicle for self-expression and appreciation for many art forms. From dance and music to painting and pottery, our students freely explore the boundaries of their talent.

Throughout the years, many NDP graduates have gone on to study art, music and drama in college. The class of 2018 continued that legacy.

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Choir Wowing everyone at the Spring Fine Arts Festival, our combined choirs delivered a stunning finale singing My Shot from the Broadway hit Hamilton.

All year our choir department enjoyed bringing audiences popular numbers from the stage and screen. They brought back childhood memories from Lady and the Tramp, Mary Poppins and The Little Mermaid. In every concert the singers appeared to be having a great time and stretched themselves as artists; taking on difficult songs and choreography.

All year, the Liturgical Choir brought beauty and joy to the Mass as they led the student body in song. They sang traditional hymns along with contemporary songs of worship and praise. These students mastered the highly challenging Salve Regina in Latin, receiving

“I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music.”

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

applause from the student body after each Mass. The entire student body joins in when the choir sings Good Good Father, filling the gymnasium with exuberant vocals.

Last year was Deanna Hudson’s first year as choir director and her talent and expertise was evident in the degree of difficulty that her students learned in a short time.

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Guitar Orchestra In 2017-18 our guitar orchestra continued to wow our community with Beattle’s classics such as Day Tripper and Hey Jude, among other selections. Our guitar students are exposed to a variety genres from classic rock to contemporary works written specifically for our guitar orchestra director, Phillip Hemmo, by current-day composers.

Advanced guitar orchestra is a Dual Enrollment course for those students who wish to challenge themselves and learn ambitious musical pieces. This group of young musicians was invited to Grand Canyon University’s studio to record a few pieces of music while receiving college credit. They also attended a workshop at Glendale Community College where the students had a positive experience learning from professor Chuck Hulihan, who challenged our students to push their skills to a higher level.

Taking Hulihan’s advice to heart, the students continued to master new music to share with our community at a lunchtime concert and at the NDP Spring Fine Arts Festival.

Jazz Ensemble The NDP Jazz Ensemble is proof that band is cool. This group of talented musicians sounds like a professional big band jazz ensemble. They blow out big tunes from Michael Bublé to hard rock.

The students in this audition-only group are taught to master difficult music and to play with great intensity. In addition to regaling audiences at the Fall and Spring Fine Arts Festivals, they also entertained all the visitors attending our Annual Grandparents Day with their big band sound.

With service to others as their focus, many of our choral, guitar and jazz ensemble students join the Tri-M Music Honor Society. Last March, this group organized a benefit concert and raised more than $2,000 in 90 minutes for Rosie’s House, an organization that provides free music instruction for low-income children.

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RESPONSIBILITY | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”

PLAYWRIGHT THORNTON WILDER

Drama It was Curtains for our drama club in 2017-18.

many new members last year as they inducted 18

Their production of the 2006 musical comedy

students into the International Thespian Society

at the High School Musical Theatre Awards

whodunit Curtains was hilarious, entertaining and

Troop 6810. Six seniors earned Honor Thespian

at Gammage — Skylar Brown, Jose Martinez-

full of plot twists. Contrast that with the serious

distinction with more than 60 points (600 hours)

Rendon, Steven Schwartz and Anna Sera. Sera

drama Radium Girls and the versatility and range

of excellent work; while one earned the distinction

was named a top-10 finalist for female in a leading

of our drama students was on full display, taking

of National Honor Thespian by earning more than

role. Curtains received four nominations and two

audiences on an emotional roller coaster. At every

120 points (1200 hours).

award-winners for the National Youth Theater

performance, our young actors connected with the audience on a human level.

Drama Club participation was enhanced by

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The Senior-Directed One Act Plays have become

Four students represented Notre Dame Prep

Awards. Sera won for best female in a supporting

a tradition for NDP Drama students and last year

role and Ken Wilson, our facilities manager, won

four seniors directed; one wrote an original piece.

for best set design.

Dance Our dance program is ever-expanding, serving more students, male and female, each year.

Students learn techniques from ballet, jazz, hip-hop and more. Many routines are choreographed by students as they increase their knowledge of movement and rhythm. At the Fine Arts Festivals, our dance groups drew large crowds and impressed audiences with their grace, flexibility and precision. A fan-favorite was a high-energy performance to a medley from High School Musical.

Our dance students and faculty are committed to Christian service by spreading the joy of dance to children struggling with life-threatening illnesses. Each year they travel to Phoenix Children’s Hospital and dance for the children there.

Visual Arts The visual arts students at Notre Dame Prep are consistently creating fantastic pieces of art for the Fine Arts Festivals and the Annual Art Showcase at Vi at Silverstone. Through sharing their art and spending time with the residents at Vi, our students have helped form a bond of friendship and community between our two institutions.

In 2017-18 we offered classes in painting, drawing, pottery, digital art and photography. Our advanced painting class participated in the Memory Project where each student was given a photograph of a Syrian refugee child to paint. The finished portraits were then sent to Syria and delivered to the children who have very little to call their own. The Memory Project organizers produced a video of some of the children receiving their portraits and shared the video with NDP. The joy on the children’s faces was worth 1,000 words and warmed the hearts of our student artists.

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IMPROVEMENTS

Improving our school and keeping it a safe place for our students is of utmost importance at Notre Dame Prep. Since our school is also a sacred space, we want to make our campus a reflection of God’s blessings.

Successful fundraising efforts allow us to enhance the NDP experience.

in the industry and our own parent and student community, we began phase one of this effort. New high-tech cameras have been installed around campus, inside and outside, giving us round-the-clock knowledge of activity on campus. Nothing is more important to us than keeping our students and learning environment safe.

Tuition revenue is critical in sustaining daily operational support for our

CAMPUS BEAUTIFICATION

school; fundraising revenue allows us to take giant steps forward in

NDP partnered with Desert Care Landscape Resources to begin efforts to spruce

achieving both immediate and long-term goals.

up our curb appeal. Our top priority was updating the campus irrigation system and beautifying the entrance to campus. Soon we will embark on the Class of

CAMPUS SECURITY

2018 Legacy Project, which will improve the space between the 400 and 500 buildings. Under the calming and watchful eye of our blessed mother, Mary, this

With new innovations in security systems and safety measures, we deemed

area will soon become a refreshing gathering space where students can eat,

it prudent to invest in campus security. After consultation with professionals

pray and enjoy.

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THE CCI

INVESTING IN ATHLETICS

The transformation of the Richard West Family Library to the Center for

We invested in two major projects benefiting our athletic facilities. To provide

Collaboration and Innovation was a sizable undertaking for our staff. A

our athletes in the baseball and softball programs a safe and efficient place to

flexible learning environment with adaptable furniture configurations

improve their batting skills, we began work on our lighted batting cages. This

supports the demands of collaborative learning, differentiated instruction

project is scheduled to be completed in early fall 2018. Meanwhile, our weight

and small group study. This space will house our media studio and technical

room received a makeover with new flooring, fresh paint and photo wraps. Thanks

classes such as engineering, digital design and coding. The classes taught in

to an unexpected donation of premier equipment this past year, we now have an

the CCI will have real-world job applications for our students.

impressive weight room for all of our students and athletes to use.

THE ACE The Academic Center for Excellence, located in the P2 portable next to the Saints Store, is a learning space for every student.From AP test preparation to fine tuning study skills and homework help, NDP’s learning resource specialist and other faculty members will be available to guide, assist and teach.

“God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires that you try.”

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PATRON SAINT RECIPIENTS to be done, it was up the parents to

Notre Dame Prep. “NDP provided a

The following people have been the backbone of Notre Dame Prep history and we are so grateful for their gifts of time, talent, treasure and belief in the mission of our school.

As our legacy continues, we look forward to adding many more names to this list of Saints.

sound foundation for our kids,” Tracy

2010-11 Dale M. Jensen

said. “I see it in the way they treat

2010-11 Kirk Tushaus

do it,” Cathy said.

Both of their children continue to embrace the religious formation and heart for service instilled in them at

others and interact with their family.

I couldn’t be more happy.”

Nicole graduated in 2006 and

2018 PATRON SAINT RECIPIENTS

2012-13 Carolyn Rock

a 1-year-old daughter. She works

2013-14 Scott and Kathy King

for Russ Lyons Realty and Phoenix

2014-15 Doug and Kelli York

Children’s Hospital.

Their son

extended family. For more than a decade it has been a place where many of their

Grand Canyon University, graduated

friendships were formed, where their children flourished and where their faith in

from NDP in 2009.

organizations to help Notre Dame Prep reach its full potential. Their dedication to

2012-13 Mike Harvey 2013-14 David Gonsalves

Jordan, an admissions counselor at

From the very beginning of the school, the Cudas have been engaged in parent

2011-12 Brandon Maxwell

is now married, and a mother of

CATHIE AND TRACY CUDA regard the Notre Dame Prep community as their

God was heightened.

2011-12 Scot Bemis

2015-16 Bill and MaryBeth Mueller 2016-17 Father Phil Evanstock 2017-18 Tracy and Cathie Cuda

As a couple, the Cudas organize the putting contest and volunteer at our annual Golf Tournament each year. Cathie used to work in the advancement office. Together they participate religiously in the Saints’ Fund.

our school began when their daughter Nicole accepted admission in 2002. “There

“We want future students to experience what our kids had. For this

was so much opportunity for parents back then, because there was a lot to do,”

reason, we are happy to remain engaged with the school and do what

recalls Tracy. “I remember getting up on scaffolding to install the insulation in the

we can to help Notre Dame Prep grow and become a major presence

gym with several other NDP dads.”

in the community,” Tracy said.

It was the vision, sweat and imagination of those early parents that set in motion the growth and family feeling that our school community enjoys today.

“Back in the beginning, the school offered few services, so if something needed

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To thank them for consistently sharing their time, talent, treasure and energy to Notre Dame Prep, the 2018 Patron Saint Award, was presented to the Cudas at our Imagine Auction and Fashion Show last May.

INDIVIDUAL GIVING

Farshid and Venous Sadeghi Chad and Julie Stafford

DONORS Thank you to our donors who support Notre Dame Preparatory High School. This list reflects new gifts donated by the NDP community for fiscal year July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

$50,000 and Above

Jeff and Diane Starkweather

Ron Shurts

Duncan and Kelley White

$20,000-$49,999

Charles and Suanne Woo

Charles Keller

$2,500-$4,999

Scott and Susan Rehorn

Paul and Lisa Benvenuto

Timothy and Susan Stuart

Carr and Stephanie Bettis

$10,000-$19,999

Bill and Kathy Bradford

Barry and Rikki Chasse*

Tracy and Cathie Cuda

Jeff and Marissa Currier

Dennis and Sheila Doherty

Robert and Shannon Goldwater

Leona Florkiewicz

Megan Keller

Gregory and Kim Gienko

Scott and Tiffany Lambrecht*

Stan and Sharla Godbehere

James and Daphne Landsborough

Rick and Elizabeth Gramhill*

James and Kathryn Reavey

John and Christina Hatherly

Russ and Lori Scaramella

Patrick Kohn

$5,000-$9,999

Dave Leach

Robert and Karen Beatty

Tom and Melissa Lehman*

Robert and Jane Burney

Steve and Dina Mati

D.J. and Kristen Cole

Michael and Renay McBride

Alexandros and Kelly Demos

Moreno Family Foundation

Shane and Andrea Doan

Gary and Lyric Naquin*

David and Tracey Gray

Robert Rife*

Paul and Mary Beth Groves

Thomas and Kristi Roskos*

Thomas and Julianne La Porte

Josh and Dawn Sugidono

Gene and Jill Nagel

Juan and Bernarda Teran

Bertrand and Leigh Anne Odinet

Michael and Patricia Tilton

Mark and Chantel Peterson*

Lori Tuft

Mike and Maria Ryan

Dean and Leslie Tuftin Robert and Laura Voit* 2018-19 | SAINTS NATION 53

DONORS | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

H. David Wood and Christina

THANK YOU

Paul and Kathleen Ohanian

Jeffrey and Catherine Griffin

Christian and Rose Risser

Alfred and Megan Hackbarth

We are incredibly grateful

Richard and Victoria York*

C.A. and Cindy Roberts

Ian and Vanessa Kallmeyer

to the generous families,

$1,000-$2,499

Anthony and Sophia Rocha

Michael and Melissa Kapanicas

grandparents, sponsors and

Tim and Holly Benter

Jeff Roberts

George Kief and Tiffanie Servoss-Kief

underwriters, faculty and

Steve and Teresa Bush

John Sarlitto and Sally Bell-Sarlitto

George and Dena Kellogg

staff, foundations and friends

Paul and Susan Blessing

Scott Schoeneweis

Thomas and Nancy LaVoy

of NDP who contributed

Tom and Jodi Chermack

Gus and Polly Sessi

Judson and Diane Macor

Charles DeMoss

Win and Laura Shen

Vincent and Joni Marino

John and Marjorie DeMoss

Christopher and Molly Siegle

Susan Mickey

Jeff and Anne Dollarhide

Dominic and MaryBeth Svorinic*

Stuart and Kim Osmussen

Michael and Nancy Dougherty

Mark and MaryEllen Thomas

Daniel and Margaret Pagnillo

Ed and Marcie Eberle

John and Barb Vesely

David and Carey Pauley

Kevin and Marci Farrell

Tom and Diana Wilson

Glenn Rufrano

apologies for any error or

Walter and Laurie Fielder

Steve Wrede and Christy Dean-Wrede

Jim and Lisa Schiffer

omission and contact the

Michael and Jennifer Fitzgerald

$500-$999

Julie Sherman

Advancement Office at

Michael Ford

Robert and Donna Ackerman

Oliver and Aimee Smith

480-634-8252.

Ron and Sue Friedman

John and Deb Bacon

Ian and Vanessa Stipinovich

Malcolm and Elena Giles

Stephen and Julie Bansberg

Richard and Winnie Stolper

Stan and Sharla Godbehere

Timothy and Melanie Bateman

Douglas and Andrea Sydenham

John and Christel Baker

Michael Todd and Penny Graham

Patrick and Renee Bolton

William and Rosemarie Traxler

Baxter Baldwin

Edwards and Melissa Graziano

Terry and Christy Bross

Jason and Michelle White

Flor Barber

Matt and Jane Herges

Dcn. Carmene and Karen Carbone

Joe and Lee Wurtenberger

Cynthia Barberio

Eric and Meg Kinneberg

Christo and Leigh-Anne Demetriades

Kevin and JoAnn Zdimal

Tom and Shannon Barrett

Mary Manoogian

John and Marie Discerni

$500 and Below

Tanya Bartlett

Paul and Anne Marsillo

Paul and Lori Douglas

Nicholas Affronti ’13

Amy Beckis

Jeff and Jodi Mastro

Fr. Phil Evanstock/Congregation of the

Anonymous (5)

Brent and Brenda Beers

Chuck and Eileen McLane

Holy Spirit

Fanor Jose Almeida and Clemencia Florez

William and Nancy Belitz

Ken and Laura McElroy

Elaine Labedz-Fridelle

Mary Ellen Anderson

Barton and Laura Bentzin

Bill and MaryBeth Mueller

Raymond and Michele Furtmann

Roger Arevalo and Christine Gaan

Paul and Lisa Benvenuto

Robert and Teresa Nisser

Phil Gollon and Cheryl Streifel-Gollon

Randall and Monica Averitte

Bruce Beverly

Thanstrom*

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to the school during our fiscal year from July 1, 2017June 30, 2018. While we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the donor lists in this report, please accept our sincerest

$500 and Below Continued

Patrick and Karine Devine

Rob Gwinn

Tom and Melissa Lehman

Brian and Colleen Beguin

Catherine DiBonaventura

Georgie Hanlin

Jeff and Mary Liborio

Bruce Beverly

Kyle Diemer

John and Lauren Haro

Diane Looper

David and Julie Bird

Kerry and Susi Dillon

Robert Hart

Lisa Lopez

Kathleen Bradley

Shelley Dinges

Kimberly Haub

William and Karen Lord

George and Lori Brenseke

Dwayne and Debbi Douglas

Tracey Heisler

Juby Luensmann

Scott and Tracy Britton

Laura Drummey

Phil Hemmo

Dorsey and Joyce Lynch

Mike Brown

Michael and Deborah Drunken

Tami Herchold

Pierre Marcos

Lacy Buck

Harry Ertter

Barbara Hernandez

Gus and Martha Mariscal

Cindi Buckner

Tom and Claudine Fagan

Renee Hiskey

Paul and Jennifer Marshall

Scott and Erin Bushey

Andras and Andrea Ferenczi

Henry and Cheryl Holling

Barbara Marrs

Jan Carteaux

Nic and Michelle Ferrantello

Michelle Hoover

Sheila Martinez

Tom and Jody Chermack

John and Jana Fevurly

Deanna Hudson

Jeff and Jodi Mastro

Mark Cisterna

Reynaldo and Sandra Figueroa

Steven and Leslie Jacobs

Stephen Matusza

Catherine Cohoat

Brian and Natalie Fischer

Joe and Sarah Jaquint

Tracy McBride

Mary Coffou

Brian and Nadine Foley

Bruce and Kelly Jean

Sean and Jen McCabe

James and Stephanie Coder

Bill Odell and Renee Forbes

Patrick Kane

Terry and Kim McAvoy

David and Kathy Cohen

Sara Fox

Mitchell and Jodi Kaye

Mary McConnell

Kelly Ann Collins

Beverly Fraser

Dave and Virginia Kimmering

Susan McDonald

John and Christy Cooper

George and Tsia Fraunces

Scott and Kathleen King

Lisa McMorrow

Anthony and Rosemary Cordovana

Alex and Rosa Galia

Christopher and Sue Kramer

Ray Medhus

Mike and Kim Creamer

Henry and Kathleen Garcia

Carl and Maureen Kotlarz

Caitlin Melnychenko

William and Patricia Crowell

Brett Giarratano

Mary Lou Lachvayder

Sr. Yolanda Mendoza

Gina Dado

Gareth and Gwyneth Gittings

David Lamb

Kenneth and Nancy Minniti

John and Laura Dannerbeck

Bruce and Leslie Gjerstad

Robert Lambie

Michael and Dawn Morano

Brooke Dauphinais

Phil Gollon and Cheryl Streifel-Gollon

Brian and Lori Lange

Jackie Moucheron

Charles and Raquel Delaney

Frances Goudelis

Stephanie Laviola

Nicole Nader

Terry Derry

Stacey Graninger

Scott Lefor

Lyric Naquin

Richard and Kathryn DesMarais

Jeff and Catherine Griffin

Mike and Shanna Lehman

Charles Nguyen

*Gift recognition is inclusive of third party contributions secured on behalf of Notre Dame Prep.

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DONORS | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

Matt Rylski

Kandi Wojtysiak

Hector Sanchez and Amanda Acevedo

Mary Woloschuk

Eric Shuler

Gizelle Wong

Steve and Krista Schwartz

Mary Jane Wright

Jack and Lee Sera

Theresa Yehle

Christopher and Molly Siegle

Rick and Lucie Yeomans

James and Tina Smith

Gary and Pauline Zaro

Theresa Smith

Jay and Lisa Ziemann

Kyle and Koayoko Squires Jim and Debbie Stansbury Richard and Rhonda Stein Greg and Kristen Thielen Jerry and Lori Thielmann

CORPORATE & FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTED BY INDIVIDUALS

Todd and Nichole Thorstensen

Tim and Sandy Niesz

Tony Piccotti

Wilhelm Nieweglowski

Jill Platt

Rune and Theresa Nordhagan

Miriam Popejoy

David and Sharon Nunn

Bob Powers

Bonnie Nystrom

George Prelock

Patrick and Cynthia O’Hara

Katherine Purple

Nic Orlando

Michael and Julie Rapp

Adam Pasquinelly

Lisa Rawlings

David and Carey Pauley

Jeff and Teresa Reardon

Ryan Pefley

Lisa Renfree

Fr. Kurt Perera

Thomas and Tanya Rietz

Gene and Lori Perez

Melissa Riordan

John and Kelley Pierce

Paul Rubsam

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Henry Torre

Aetna

Maureen Treadway

Amazon Smiles

Joshua Trevino

Arizona Community Foundation

Ariel and Alissa Trujillo

Baird Foundation, Inc.

Steve Turner

Bolt Security Services, LLC

Nicholas and Yvonne Van Slyck

Catholic Charities Foundation, Scot A.

Oscar Varela

Bemis Fund

John and Amy Videan

Catholic Community Foundation

Trudy Wallingford

Charles Schwab Charitable

Patrick Walsh and Anne-Marie Brennan

Equifax, Inc.

Craig and Jill Weaver

Fidelity Charitable

Gregory and Carmen Wellins

Freeport-McMoRan

Debi Wells

Great American Title Agency

Heather Weurding

Greentree Credit Solutions

Tom White

Honeywell International

Susan Williams

Moreno Family Foundation

Bonnie and Ken Wilson

New York Community Trust

Scaramella Faith Foundation

The Thumb

NDP Football

Realty One Group, Anne Lanker

United Way Foundation

The Vig

NDP Spiritline

Scottsdale Men’s Shoppe

Vesley Family Foundation

Yoga Hangout

NDP Swim & Dive

The Tilton Family

NDP Volleyball

The Weaver Family

Nothing Bundt Cake

Wilde Wealth Management Group

Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign, Your Cause

CULINARY FESTIVAL

Wells Fargo Foundation

MEDIA SPONSORS

S&V Urban Italian Presenting Sponsor - $10,000

Scottsdale Beer Company

Scaramella Faith Foundation,

Gus and Polly Sesi

Russ and Lori Scaramella

The Thumb

I HEART NDP COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Table Sponsors

Affiliated Dermatology

Gold Sponsor - $2,500

Toro

Bolt Security

CCMC, D.J. Cole

The Vig

BSN Security

Underwriting - $500

Breakfast Joynt

Desert Community Center

Chick-fil-A, Raintree

Culinary Festival Sponsors

Douglas Family Dentistry

Bourbon Steak

Presenting Sponsor - $10,000

$1,500

East Valley Children’s Center

The Breakfast Joynt

GolfLogix

Tracy and Cathie Cuda

Fidelity Investments, Adam Gooch

The Capital Grille

Scott Lambrecht

$1,000

Forever Saints

Ciao Grazie

$5,000

Catholic Community Foundation

Lush Burger

Dominick’s Steakhouse

Chasse Building Team

Dominic and MaryBeth Svorinic

Mass Mutual, Jeff Dollarhide

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

$3,500

Supporters

Peak Image Photo

Fleming’s

Baird Private Wealth Management

Roger Arevalo and Christine Gaan

Pinnacle Dance North

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria DC Ranch

Boys & Girls Club of Scottsdale

Brian and Colleen Beguin

Rehab Plus Physical Therapy

Ironwood American Kitchen

Edge Building Services

Breakfast Kitchen Bar

Scottsdale

Jalapeno Inferno

Ewing Irrigation

Caliber Commercial Group

Scottsdale Education Center

La Hacienda

National Bank of Arizona

Thomas and Jodi Chermack

Scottsdale Family Eyecare of

Tom and Melissa Lehman

Robert & Laura Voit

Jim and Stephanie Coder

Scottsdale

Lifestyle Publications

Hole Sponsors

Colin Cosgrove

Shona Nail and Spa

MoJo Yogurt

Intel & The Liborio Family

Tracy and Cathie Cuda

The Synthetic Grass Store

NDP Baking Club

The King Family

Dennis and Sheila Doherty

GOLF TOURNAMENT

$2,500 Mass Mutual Arizona & MC Companies, Jeff Dollarhide Chasse Building Team, Barry Chasse

*Gift recognition is inclusive of third party contributions secured on behalf of Notre Dame Prep.

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DONORS | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

Equifax, Inc.

Bill and Rosemary Traxler

Captured Moments by Rita and

King’s Catering

Family Eye Care of Scottsdale

Dominic Wycklendt

Company

Kelly’s Desserts to Go

Chrissy B Creative

Kim Harvey Creamer Interiors

ClickChick Photography

Christopher and Suzanne Kramer

College X-ing, LLC

James and Daphne Landsborough

D’Agostino Handcrafted Instruments

Jeff and Jodi Mastro

David Bird – SuperShuttle, Inc.

MD Skin Lounge

Desert Botanical Garden

MGM Grand Las Vegas

Divalicious Deals

Moda Forte

Dominick’s Steakhouse

Mothers’ Guild

Driving MBA

Narayanan Photography

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

Notre Dame Preparatory High School

Kevin and Marci Farrell

NDP Baseball Team

Focus Tutors

NDP Boys Tennis Team

Four Seasons Resort

NDP Drama

Fox Restaurant Concepts

NDP Equestrian

Fox Sports Arizona

NDP Girls Golf Team

Franke & Company

NDP Girls’ Tennis Team

Kevin and Marci Farrell

NDP Girls’ Hockey Team

Garrison Brothers Distillery

NDP Girls’ Lacrosse Team

Get Organized Now, LLC

NDP Parents of the Class of 2018

Dean and Cindy Gilderoy

NDP Parents of the Class of 2019

Glow Blow Bar

NDP Parents of the Class of 2020

David and Tracey Gray

NDP Parents of the Class of 2021

Alfred and Megan Hackbarth

NDP Performing Arts

Patti Hardy

NDP Pom Team

H2-Whoa

NDP Soccer Teams

House of Loralei Portraits

NDP Softball Team

Ice Den

NDP Track Team

J. McLaughlin at Kierland Commons

OdySea Aquarium

Jon Krick with Pedego McDowell Mountain

Oliver Smith Jeweler

Leona Florkiewicz Stan and Sharla Godbehere Alfred and Megan Hackbarth Mike Harvey Brian and Arlyn Huffman Kevin and Amy Hubbard Bobby and Leslie Hurley Carl and Maureen Kotlarz Scott and Tiffany Lambrecht Thomas and Nancy LaVoy Lisa Lopez Bill and Karen Lord Bill and MaryBeth Mueller Gene and Jill Nagel David and Sharon Nunn Paul and Kathleen Ohanian Mike and Jennifer Osland Kirk and Marie Poteet Brett and Deb Preach Thomas and Amy Putz Mark and Lisa Richeson Farshid and Venous Sadeghi Jack and Pam Saltich Russ and Lori Scaramella Paul and Barbara Schnur Christopher and Molly Siegle Matt and Tracy Stanton Dominic and Mary Beth Svorinic Richard and Laurie Swetonic 58 SAINTS NATION | 2018-19

IMAGINE AUCTION AND FASHION SHOW Presenting Sponsors - $10,000 The Roskos and Wood Families Saints Sponsor - $5,000 The Kellogg Family The Brenseke, Cooper, Duffy, Gierwielanic, Vasek Families The Gray, Chowscano, Bettis Families The Annoreno Family, Gold Sponsor -$3,500 The Sesi Family The Eberle, Stanton, Terlizzi Families Auction & Fashion Show Donors Anonymous 9Round Kickbox Fitness Adventurous Stills All About Tennis All American Modern Sports Grill Arizona Coyotes Arizona State Parks and Trails AZ Air Time AZ Root Bar David and Julie Bird Blo Blow Dry Bar Bolt Security Services Brian and Nancy Haub

Prose

Tom’s Thumb Fresh Market

Banker’s Life & Casualty Company

Rehab Plus Sports Therapy

Phoenix Fashion Week

Two Brothers Taphouse & Brewery

Berry Law, LLC

Robert W. Baird & Co.

Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers

Visual Drifter Photography

Cactus Mailing Company

Slatebridge Restaurant Group

James and Kathy Reavey

J. Wells and Valerie Sorkin-Wells

Calvis Wyant Luxury Homes, Inc.

Star Plastering Inc.

REDZ Catering

Westworld Paintball

Chasse Building Team, Inc.

Starkweather Roofing, Inc.

Reynolds Family Winery

Duncan and Kelley White

CJA Auto Sales

Sun Cities Medical Group, P.C.

Liza Riefkohl

White House Design Studio

CJA Finance, Inc.

Sunset Wholesale West, LLC

Scottsdale Beer Company

Zipps Sports Grills & Goldie’s Sports Cafe

Ewing Irrigation Products, Inc.

Scottsdale Ranch Animal Hospital Sea Glass Fine Arts Photography Sunset Wholesale West Supershuttle, Inc. Tatum Ranch Golf Club The Estate Watch & Jewelry Company

CORPORATE TAX CREDIT CONTRIBUTORS 20/20 Image Eye Centers Anne Sielicki-Halmekangas, Inc. Anonymous

Goodman & Rolnick Inc.

CAPITAL SUPPORT

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Jeff Kitchen Inc.

Tim and Holly Benter

Kona Kai Corp.

Bill and Kathy Bradford

Maximum Fire Protection, LLC

Paul and Mary Beth Groves

Quality Industrial Products, Inc.

Michael and Julie Rapp Ron Shurts

*Gift recognition is inclusive of third party contributions secured on behalf of Notre Dame Prep.

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DONORS | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

Richard and Winnie Stolper

John Sarlitto and Sally Bell-Sarlitto

D’Agostino Handcrafted Instruments

Douglas and Andrea Sydenham

Scott Schoeneweis

Dominick’s Steakhouse

Chad and Julie Stafford

Family Eye Care of Scottsdale

Timothy and Susan Stuart

King’s Catering

BATTING CAGE PROJECT

Greg and Kristen Thielen Nicholas Affronti ’13 John and Christel Baker Thomas and Shannon Barrett

Michael and Patricia Tilton Kevin and JoAnn Zdimal

IN-KIND DONATIONS

William and Patty Crowell

During the 2017-18 school year, NDP received $730,000 in Corporate Tax Credit from 17 corporations and

Gregory and Carmen Wellins

Paul and Susan Blessing Steve and Teresa Bush

CHRISTMAS FUND

CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL TAX CREDITS

The Ackerman Family

$485,911 in Individual Tax

The Arevalo Family

Credit contributions from 398

The Bacon Family

individuals. State law prohibits

The Baldwin Family

us from listing the names of

Jeff and Marissa Currier

NDP Families

The Bansberg Family

those taking the individual tax

Michael and Jennifer Fitzgerald

Douglas Family Dentistry

The Beatty Family

credit, but please know, we are

Michael Ford

Casey Doyle

The Belitz Family

grateful to you.

George and Tsia Fraunes

Larry and Cindy Gilderoy

The Bentzin Family

Henry and Kathleen Garcia

David and Tracey Gray

The Benvenuto Family

Robert Hart

Patrick Kohn

The Bird Family

Matthew and Jane Herges

James and Daphne Landsborough

The Blessing Family

Steve and Leslie Jacobs

Tom and Melissa Lehman

The Brenseke Family

Charles Keller

Patrick and Cynthia O’Hara

The Bushey Family

Megan Keller

Scott and Susan Rehorn

The Collins Family

Thomas and Julianne La Porte

Farshid and Venous Sadeghi

The Delaney Family

Mary Manoogian

Russ and Lori Scaramella

The DeMoss Family

opportunities to families

Paul and Anne Marsillo

Matt and Tracy Stanton

The DesMarais Family

who otherwise would not

Steve and Dina Mati

Jack and Dianna Vrh

The Devine Family

have the financial resources

Chuck and Eileen McLane

Ken and Bonnie Wilson

The Dillon Family

to attend our great academic

Tim and Sandy Niesz

Businesses & Corporations

The Dwayne Douglas Family

institution. Redirect your tax

Stuart and Kim Osmussen

Bolt Security Guard Services

The Ferenczi Family

dollars at no cost to you. For

Mark and Chantel Petersen

Breakfast Joynt

The Ferrantello Family

more information, please

John and Kelley Pierce

Copy Flyers

The Fevurly Family

contact our Advancement

Anthony and Sophia Rocha

Desert Digital

The Fielder Family

Office at 480-634-8252.

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These corporate and individual tax credit contributions made a tremendous impact on tuition assistance at Notre Dame Preparatory High School. Commitment to this program allows our school to provide superior educational

ALUMNI PARENTS

The Fraunces Family

The Philipsen Family

The Furtmann Family

The Phillips Family

The Galia Family

The Plattner Family

John and Christine Bacon

Nic and Michelle Ferrantello

The Godbehere Family

The Rehorn Family

Tom and Christine Barrett

Brian and Nadine Foley

The Goldwater Family’

The Rief Family

Tim and Holly Benter

Ronald and Sue Friedman

The Griffin Family

The Rietz Family

John Berry

Raymond and Michele Furtman

The Hackbarth Family

The Risser Family

Carr and Stephanie Bettis

Greg and Kim Gienko

The Hettenhaus Family

The Ryan Family

Bill and Kathy Bradford

Malcom and Elena Giles

The Hiland Family

The Sam-Bodden Family

George and Lori Brenseke

Gareth and Gwyneth Gittings

The Holling Family

The Sanchez Family

Terry and Christy Bross

Paul and Mary Beth Groves

The Hoover Family

The Scaramella Family

Robert and Jane Burney

John and Lauren Haro

The Huycke Family

The Schipansky Family

Dcn. Carmene and Karen Carbone

Mike Harvey

The Jacobs Family

The Schwartz Family

Jan Carteaux

Scott and Kathy Hiland

The Kaye Family

The Sherman Family

Tom and Jodi Chermack

Bobby and Leslie Hurley

The Kellogg Family

The Simon Family

James and Stephanie Coder

Bruce and Kelly Jean

The Kief Family

The Squires Family

David and Kathy Cohen

Michael and Melissa Kapanicas

The Kimerling Family

The Stein Family

John and Christy Cooper

Christopher and Suzanne Kramer

The Labedz-Fridelle Family

The Stolper Family

Anthony and Rosemary Cordovana

Tom and Melissa Lehman

The Lambrecht Family

The Stuart Family

Michael and Kim Creamer

Mike and Shanna Lehman

The Leach Family

The Thomas Family

William and Patricia Crowell

William and Karen Lord

The Tom Lehman Family

The Thompson Family

Tracy and Cathie Cuda

Vincent and Joni Marino

The Macor Family

The Tuftin Family

Jeff and Marissa Currier

Matt and Robin Martinez

The Mastro Family

The Van Slyck Family

Scott and Regina Dado

Jeff and Jodi Mastro

The McCabe Family

The Vasek Family

Benton and Stephanie Davis

Sean and Jen McCabe

The McLane Family

The Wilson Family

Richard and Kathryn DesMarais

Ken and Laura McElroy

The Mongan Family

The Wood Family

Kerry and Susi Dillon

Charles and Eileen McLane

Notre Dame Preparatory High School

The Zarasian Family

John and Marie Discerni

Kenneth and Nancy Minniti

The Pagnillo Family

The Zaro Family

Shane and Andrea Doan

Jeffrey and Karen Mongan

The Pauley Family

The Ziemann Family

Jeffrey and Anne Dollarhide

Michael and Dawn Morano

John and Shannon Donaghey Michael and Nancy Dougherty

*Gift recognition is inclusive of third party contributions secured on behalf of Notre Dame Prep.

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DONORS | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

Gary and Lyric Naquin

Brad and Diana Zellers

Robert and Theresa Nisser

Jay and Lisa Zieman

Bill Odell and Renee Forbes Paul and Kathleen Ohanian

GRANDPARENTS

Daniel and Margaret Pagnillo Boyden and Amy Phillips

Charles DeMoss

John and Kelley Pierce

Leona Florkiewicz

Thomas and Amy Putz

F.A. and Mary Habra

Michael and Julie Rapp

Mary Manoogian

Jeff and Teresa Reardon

Susan Mickey

Scott and Susan Rehorn

Jack and Pam Saltich

Mark and Lisa Richeson

Oscar and Sharon Valera

Thomas and Tanya Rietz

SCRIP PROGRAM

Jeff Roberts John Sarlitto and Sally Bell-Sarlitto James and Lisa Schiffer Oliver and Aimee Smith Kyle and Kayoko Squires Richard and Winnie Stopler Dominic and MaryBeth Svorinic Richard and Laurie Swetonic Douglas and Andrea Sydenham Juan and Bernarda Teran Mark and MaryEllen Thomas Curt and Lisa Thompson Steven Turner Richard and Lori Vasek Brian and Denise White Thomas and Diana Wilson Gary and Pauline Zaro

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The Atkins Family The Atkinson Family The Arevalo/Gaan Family The Beers Family The Belitz Family The Bogsinske Family The Bolley Family The Bolton Family The Bradley Family The Breyne Family The Brunsman Family The Bushey Family The Butler Family The Cawthon Family The Chantler Family The Connor Family

The DeLuca Family

The Lyons Family

The Summers Family

Robert and Diana Hunt

The Demos Family

The Malloy Family

The Tilton Family

Dale and Vicki Jensen

The Dickey Family

The Markl Family

The Trujillo Family

Randy and Lisa Johnson

The Discerni Family

The Matura Family

The Weaver Family

Guy and Pat Labelle

The Dwayne Douglas Family

The McAvoy Family

The Wetzler Family

Tom and Melissa Lehman

The Emerson Family

The McDonald Family

The Whelton Family

Our Lady of Joy Parish

The Fleischer Family

The McLane Family

The Duncan White Family

Scott and Lisa Peters

The Fraunces Family

The McSherry Family

The Woo Family

Dody Pitre

The Galia Family

The Merrill Family

The Zaro Family

Michael and Cheryl Mendez

The Galvin Family

The Mickey Family

The Brad Zellers Family

Kevan and Lori Millstein

The Garcia Family

The Mirasola Family

The Zitlow Family

Kaki O’Shaughnessy

The Glovsky Family

The Morano Family

The Godbehere Family

The Ohanian Family

The Gollon Family

The O’Hara Family

The Gray Family

The Oshei Family

CUMULATIVE LIFETIME GIVING

Scott and Susan Rehorn Tom and Kristi Roskos Russ and Lori Scaramella Werner and Betty Schumacher

The Parsons Family

Donors who have generously

Ford and Susan Schumann

The Pauley Family

gifted $100,000+ to Notre Dame

Ron Shurts

The Potempa Family

Preparatory High School

Jeff and Sharon Stevens

The Rehorn Family

Brad and Lisa Berry

Kirk and Marianne Tushaus

The Rice Family

Tony and Cheryl Calvis

Keith and Brenda Vanderhout

The Roberts Family

Andrew and Judy Eldridge

John Vehr

The Salasek Family

Tim and Tracy Flaherty

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust

The Saltich Family

Tom and Lori Franco

Richard and Teresa West

The Schidler Family

Phil and Lisa Gallagher

The Wetter Foundation

The Schiffer Family

Steve and Kathy Grosvenor

Doug and Kelli York

The Kramer Family

The Sciortino Family

Craig and Holly Hansen

The Lambrecht Family

The Selvala Family

Mike and Liz Harvey

The LaRue Family

The Sipes Family

Donald and Lisanne Hendricks

The Linka Family

The Stevens Family

Jim and Joyce Houtz

The Habra Family The Halmekangas Family The Hartmann Family The Heredia Family The Howe Family The Isaacs Family The Johnson Family The Kelley Family The Kief Family The Kitchen Family

*Gift recognition is inclusive of third party contributions secured on behalf of Notre Dame Prep.

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DONORS | NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY

OPERATING BUDGET

ADVANCEMENT REVENUE

Monies raised through advancement office: $670,000 (Excludes tuition assistance)

TOTAL BUDGET: $14.6 MILLION

Events

14%

25% Saints’ Fund

2%

9% 3%

Christmas Fund

12%

3%

2% 2%

4%

Saints’ Media Miscellaneous Designated Gifts

8% 43%

Capital Campaign

5%

CATHOLIC EDUCATION ARIZONA

68%

*CEA funds are raised in one year, and used for need-based tuition assistance in future years.

30% Salaries, Benefits

Technology

Bond (Mortgage)

Athletics

Scholarship

Other

Corporate Tax Credit

Capital Expenditures

Individual Tax Credit 70%

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Monies raised through state tax credit through Catholic Education Arizona for tuition assistance: $1.6 Million*

WAYS TO GIVE

NDP is grateful for support at any level. Gifts to the school in any amount provide resources for

NOTRE DAME PREP GIVING SOCIETIES FOR 2018-19

immediate use toward NDP’s many programs.

ARCHANGELS

ONLINE GIFTS Online payments with a credit card can be made at www.ndpsaints.org/give

PHONE Call the Advancement Office at 480-634-8252 to make a gift over the phone

receive an income tax deduction and have the added benefit of eliminating capital gains taxes.

Please contact the Advancement Office at 80-634-8252 for further instructions.

GIFTS IN-KIND Gifts in-kind may include donated goods or professional services offered without compensation. Gift value is determined by the

MAIL

donor through appraisal or a record of purchase.

Mail your payment to:

Please contact the Advancement Office at

Office of Advancement

480-634-8252 if you would like to make a

Notre Dame Preparatory High School

gift in-kind.

9701 East Bell Road Scottsdale, AZ 85260

SECURITIES TRANSFER

$25,000 and above

MATCHING GIFTS

ANGELS $10,000 to $24,999 SAINTS $5,000 to $9,999 LEADERSHIP CIRCLE $2,500 to $4,999 COMMUNITY PATRON $1,000 to $2,499 FRIEND Up to $999

Multiply the power of your gift through your company’s matching gift program. Please visit our

Securities and mutual funds that have been held

website at www.ndpsaints.org/matching to see if

for more than one year are a popular way to make

your employer offers a matching gift program.

a charitable gift. When you donate securities, you

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