Notre Dame Prep alum Nick Hafner ('10) just received his assignment from the United States Air Force to attend pilot training after graduating from the US Air Force Academy. He currently is a senior at the academy.
A physics major at the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based academy, Hafner's concentration is in laser dynamics with a minor in Russian. During his three-plus years at the USAF Academy, he's traveled to Russia for language study and spent time at an Air Force base in South Dakota where he flew in a Blackhawk helicopter and taxied a B-1 bomber. In addition, he is an instructor pilot for gliders and has flown over 250 training sorties.
Hafner and fellow Air Force cadet Ruairi McGreevy '12 (NDP) visited the Notre Dame campus last week and spoke with current students about careers in the Air Force.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.