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Notre Dame High School
Address
13645 Riverside Drive Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California 91423-2494 United States
Coordinates	34°9′30″N 118°25′50″W / 34.15833°N 118.43056°W / 34.15833; -118.43056
Information
Type	Private, day, college-preparatory school
Motto	Educating Hearts and Minds
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity (Catholic - Congregation of Holy Cross)
Established	1947; 78 years ago (1947)
NCES School ID	00071446
President	Robert Thomas
Principal	Alice Cotti
Teaching staff	79.1 (FTE) (2017–18)
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	1,229 (2017–18)
Student to teacher ratio	15.5:1 (2017–18)
Color(s)	Navy Blue   Gold
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Mission League
Nickname	Knights
Rival	Crespi Carmelite Celts
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper	The Knight
Yearbook	Arches
Tuition	$21,950 (9th-11th Grades) $22,450 (12th Grade)
Website	www.ndhs.org
Notre Dame High School gymnasium

Notre Dame High School (NDHS) in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, is a co-ed Catholic college preparatory high school founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1947. Initially a boys' school, it has been co-educational since the 1980s and has occupied the same campus since its founding.

Located in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Notre Dame was designated a United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon school for 1990–1991 and 1994–1996 .

History

Notre Dame High School was founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross. At that time, some Holy Cross brothers were already on the staff at a Long Beach parish high school, St. Anthony, and have had a presence in the area since the 1850's. There was only one Catholic high school in the San Fernando Valley, Corvallis High School for girls run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, hence the decision to establish a school there to educate local boys. Father Cavanaugh, the newly-appointed president of the University of Notre Dame and two local priests visited the Riverside Drive location and purchased the land in 1945. Plans were drawn up immediately and the campus was to be built in the Mission style, the buildings modeling various Spanish Missions along the coast of California. The school opened on September 15, 1947 with 120 boys.

During the 1970s, Notre Dame went through a tumultuous period where enrollment dipped dangerously low, as was the trend throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at that time. The buildings needed upgrading and there were discussions about selling the valuable property and moving to another site. The brothers contacted the nuns in charge of Corvallis to propose a merger but were rejected. Notre Dame announced it would admit girls starting from the 1983–84 academic year, a move which helped them to weather the decline in the enrollment encountered by other Catholic high schools in the San Fernando Valley area due to the aging population and competition from other private schools. When Corvallis closed in 1987, many of its girls transferred to Notre Dame.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,229 students enrolled for 2017–18 was:

• Native American/Alaskan = 0.6%
• Asian = 6.2%
• Black = 8.0%
• Hispanic = 17.3%
• Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander = 5.8%
• White = 62.2%

Notable alumni

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• Lily Aldridge – model
• Ed Begley Jr. – actor
• Rachel Bilson – actress
• John S. Boskovich – artist, writer, filmmaker, and teacher
• Joseph Vincent Brennan – Bishop of Fresno
• Nick Cassavetes – actor and director
• Dayne Crist – football player
• Patrick Curtis – motion picture/TV writer producer
• Chris Dickerson – Major League Baseball player
• Jamie Dixon – men's basketball coach at TCU.
• Maggie Dixon – women's basketball coach at U.S. Military Academy
• Terry Donahue – football player and coach
• Kelly Dugan – MiLB baseball player
• Kirsten Dunst – actress
• Justin Fargas` – NFL running back
• Maureen Flannigan – actress
• Tim Foli – MLB player
• Nick Folk – NFL kicker
• Kai Forbath – NFL kicker
• Taylor Fry – actress
• Amanda Fuller – actress
• Tom Gamboa—baseball coach and manager
• Donald Gibb – actor
• Pat Gillick – baseball executive
• Greg Goossen – MLB player
• Ben Gottschalk – NFL football offensive lineman
• Hunter Greene – MLB pitcher
• Devon Gummersall – actor
• Cary Harris – football player
• Brett Hayes – MLB player
• Wes Horton – NFL defensive end
• Spencer Johnson – author
• Travis Johnson – NFL football defensive end
• Staci Keanan – actor
• Richard Keith – actor
• Emilee Klein – LPGA golfer
• David Kopay – football running back
• David C. Lane – professor of philosophy and sociology/author
• Harper LeBel – football player
• Rami Malek – actor
• Arash Markazi – journalist
• Rich Marotta – sports reporter
• Jerry Mathers – actor
• Jack McDowell – MLB pitcher, Cy Young Award Winner
• Stephen McEveety – film producer
• Katharine McPhee – singer
• Nigel Miguel – basketball player, film actor and producer
• Michael Minkler – motion picture soundman
• Bob Moretti – Speaker of California State Assembly
• Khalfani Muhammad – NFL running back
• Michael Mullen – admiral in U.S. Navy and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Liliana Mumy – actress
• Daniel Munyer – NFL offensive lineman
• Dave Navarro – guitarist
• Kathryn Newton – actress
• Devon Odessa – actress
• Josh Oppenheimer – basketball player and coach
• Stephen Perkins – drummer
• Jorge Piedra – MLB player
• Brendan Ryan – MLB infielder
• Chris Sailer – pro football player
• C. J. Sanders – football player
• Bill Seward – radio-TV sportscaster
• Lindsey Shaw – actress
• Giancarlo Stanton – MLB outfielder 2017 NL MVP
• Tad Stones – animator, screenwriter, producer and director
• Mary Strong – sportscaster
• Jimmy Tatro – filmmaker
• Michelle Trachtenberg – actress
• John Vella – NFL offensive lineman.
• Jim Yester — singer and musician
• Dennis Zine – Los Angeles City Councilman
• Mark Pellegrino - actor

References

1. ^ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Notre Dame High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
2. "Directory of Schools". directory.acswasc.org. Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
3. "History and Mission". Notre Dame High School official website.
4. "National Blue Ribbon Schools recognized 1982-2016" (PDF). United States Department of Education. December 22, 2016.
5. Riccardi, Nicholas (February 9, 1996). "Valleywide : Schools Lauded for Academic Excellence". Los Angeles Times.
6. ^ "The Beginnings of the Brothers of Holy Cross in California: 1941–1965" (PDF). Holy Cross History Association.
7. "A Catholic Education". Los Angeles Times. December 28, 1986.
8. "Dayne Crist Bio". UND Athletics. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018 – via www.und.com.
9. Holland, EJ (April 9, 2015). "Ex-SMU OL Ben Gottschalk signs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
10. "Travis Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
11. Springer, Steve (September 29, 1995). "Kicker Goes for Two: Football and Soccer : UCLA: Sailer, a freshman, punts for Bruins but wants to play second sport too". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
12. Sondheimer, Eric (November 17, 2014). "Baseball: Remembering Giancarlo Stanton at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
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14. "Amazon Acquires College Students Thesis Film". Broadway World. March 27, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019 – via www.broadwayworld.com.

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