Notre Dame Preparatory High School

Now in its eighth year, Notre Dame is committed to building the minds, bodies, and souls of young adults by integrating faith into a challenging college preparatory curriculum that promotes academic excellence, instills moral values, and encourages lifelong service.

Building Minds:
The Class of 2009 has been awarded more than $4.4 million in college scholarships from prestigious universities nationwide. These students are being accepted at the finest universities, including Brown University, Northwestern University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Notre Dame. Our students have included one National Merit scholar, six National Merit finalists, 13 commended scholars, and two National Hispanic Scholars. They have achieved highest honors in the national Word Masters Challenge and at the American Mathematics Contest. Talented students are involved with visual and performing arts programs. Additionally, students have been selected on the basis of their academic records and high moral character to participate in the Phoenix Youth and Education Commission, Valley Teen Leadership, and the National Youth Leadership Forum of Defense, Intelligence, Diplomacy and Medicine. Students from all classes currently attend the U.S. Air Force Academy, West Point, and the Citadel.

Building Bodies:
Notre Dame's athletic programs continue to flourish with the many impressive accomplishments of our teams and individual athletes under the direction of the school's staff of dedicated coaches. 2007-2009 were phenomenal years of achievements that included winning a record number of 17 state championship titles. State championships include football twice, basketball, track, girls’ volleyball, girls’ soccer, ice hockey, men and women’s golf, performance cheer, women’s tennis, swim, and pom. The hockey team also has won the Rocky Mountain regional championship twice and is the first Arizona high school to win the title. Thirty-two members of the Class of 2009 have received athletic scholarships.

Building Souls:
Our students actively contribute to our campus and to our community with the support of many generous parents and teachers. While NDP students are required to serve our community by completing a schedule of Christian Service hours, we are also blessed with many wonderful students who go above and beyond the requirements. NDP students contribute thousands of Christian Service hours each year to their churches and to organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Hands Across the Border, Special Olympics, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, to name a few. One student served as an ambassador to China as part of the Phoenix Sister Cities Program. Students in each grade level participate in an annual retreat, where a day of reflection gives them an opportunity to share and to gather with their peers. For many families, the gathering of NDP students and their parents at our Annual Communion Breakfast becomes a treasured memory.

Building minds, bodies, and souls - our assignment is to do God’s will.