On September 20, Notre Dame’s equestrian team will be competing for the first time this season at an event held at the Armada Fairgrounds. According to coach Theresa Schmid, an NDP alum (’13), the 2015 team looks to do well at that event and the rest of the season.
“The team won the district championship last year for the first time in team history, and are very well placed to do the same this year,” she said. “And we look forward to competing well at the regional and state levels as well.”
Notre Dame Prep's equestrian team participates in the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association (MIHA) against other district 2 schools, including Armada, Brandon, Clarkston, Dryden, Goodrich, Imlay City, International Academy, Lake Orion, Lapeer East, Lapeer West, Marian, Oxford, Rochester, Rochester Adams, Romeo, Sacred Heart, Shrine and Stoney Creek.
Schmid said the girls work very hard before and during the season. In fact, she said many, and probably most, not connected with the sport do not know the extent to which team members go to make sure they and their horses are well prepared for each competition. “It’s really hard work,” she said.
Currently a student at New York University working toward a degree in media, culture, and communication, Schmid recently put together a video (below) that highlights the team’s successful 2014 season and all of the work that went into it.
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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.