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For more information, contact Brantley Crowder, Admissions
Coordinator at (423) 624-4618 , ext.
1004, or
by email. Notre Dame Information Notre Dame High School is a Catholic high school under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville for young men and women grades 9 through 12. It was founded in 1876 by the Dominican Sisters of the St. Cecilia Community in Nashville at the request of the Reverend Patrick Ryan, then pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Church. Notre Dame is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It holds membership in the National Catholic Education Association, the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association. While Notre Dame High School was established primarily for Catholic students, the school welcomes and provides for the admission of students of all religious beliefs and creeds. Approximately 30 % of Notre Dame students are non-Catholic. Notre Dame, following the example of Mary, mother of Jesus, for whom the school is named, maintains an atmosphere of acceptance and hospitality for all. CAMPUS The 20-acre campus is located in the Glenwood community at 2701 Vermont Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404. The main building contains 28 classrooms, 3 science laboratories, computer laboratories, a cafeteria and Student Center, faculty rooms, conference rooms, gymnasium with adjoining girls and boys locker and weight-training rooms, a 750-seat auditorium, band room, library/multi-media center, the chapel, administrative offices and art classrooms. The Notre Dame football stadium stands to the west of the main building. Plans are underway for campus expansion, which includes additional classrooms, science labs, and athletic enhancements. FACULTY Perry Storey was appointed principal in 1996. He holds a
Bachelor of Science and Masters in Education degrees from the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga and an Education Specialist degree from Lincoln
Memorial University. Patrick Landry, Academic Dean, holds a Bachelor in Arts
degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a Masters of Science
from the University of Tennessee, and an Education Specialist degree from
Georgia State University. John Mullin, Assistant Principal and Dean of
Students, graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The
Reverend Christian Mathis was appointed Spiritual Director in 2004; he holds
a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religion from the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga and a Masters in Divinity degree from Mundelein
Seminary in Illinois. Mr. Landry, Mr. Mullin, and Father Mathis are alumni
of Notre Dame High School. STUDENT BODY Notre Dame enrolls 565 students in grades 9 through 12. The student/ teacher ratio is eleven to one, with an average class size of 17. Students come from the greater metropolitan Chattanooga area, and many other communities in southeast Tennessee and north Georgia. Students commute via private transportation. Minority enrollment is approximately 13%. |