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THE MCLANES: OUR 2019-20 LEGACY FAMILY The McLane family has generously shared
Store and Guidance Office.
NDP was the right place for our family.”
their gifts of time, talent and treasure with
Modeling their parents’ example, the
Notre Dame Prep for more than a decade,
McLane boys also gave of their time to help
the McLanes were prepared for college
earning them the title of Legacy Family 2020.
others and the school. Brendan organizes
but they took different paths to get
Chuck and Eileen sent all three of their
the NDP Boys Soccer Alumni game each
there. Brendan was an honors student
sons to NDP starting with Brendan ’13,
December to keep the former NDP soccer
who, according to his mom, didn’t really
followed by Connor ’16 and Nolan ’20.
players connected. “It’s a great way to catch
need to study until he arrived at NDP. He
up and play soccer with those you grew up
went to Lake Forest College, where he
with,” he said.
played soccer and participated in student
From the beginning, Chuck and Eileen got involved and shared their time in our parent groups and volunteering at school. They are
All three boys were scholar-athletes.
When their high school careers ended,
government. In 2019 he received his
every bit a part of NDP as their sons. Eileen
Brendan and Connor shared their skills in
graduate degree in accounting from The
has served bagels and other food items to
soccer, cross country and track; while Nolan
University of Texas, Austin, Red McCombs
students through Snack Sales at the morning
played soccer and baseball.
School of Business, and is currently
break since 2009. “I’m relatively shy, so it
The McLanes benefited from a smaller
employed by Deloitte in Dallas.
was just a matter of someone asking me to
school because it allowed their sons
help, and I did,” she said.
to enjoy multiple activities while taking
from NDP and went on to play college soccer
advantage of Notre Dame Prep’s various
while attending Chapman University where
chair for Mothers’ Guild and didn’t stop until
academic pathways. “I remember Brendan
he graduated in May 2020. He is currently
COVID-19 put an end to the 2019-20 school
coming home from his shadow day saying
studying for the CPA exam and will begin his
year. She has served as the team mom for
that at NDP he could be an athlete and be
career in Los Angeles with Deloitte in 2021.
boys soccer, and also helped in the Scrip
smart too,” Eileen said. “We knew then that
In 2015 Eileen took over as Snack Sales
6 SAINTS NATION | 2019-20
Connor graduated Summa Cum Laude
When Nolan came to NDP he utilized
