Gary Coakley ’69 (NDHS) says he would have “run though a brick wall” for Bo Schembechler at U-M When 1969 NDHS alum Gary Coakley started working with disadvantaged youth at Holy Cross Children Services, which has offices in Detroit, Saginaw and Clinton, Michigan, he realized […]
Middle division students and faculty at Notre Dame Preparatory and Marist Academy gathered near the main entrance of the school today to celebrate International Day of Peace. The community stood before a peace pole, an internationally recognized symbol of peace, installed at the school in […]
Notre Dame Prep’s foundation of faith helped keep him grounded in religion when others tried to discourage Nick Pilchak graduated from Notre Dame Prep in 2000. He matriculated to Princeton University for his degree in politics, then got a JD from Harvard. But it was […]
Notre Dame Prep seniors Cameron Rubino and Michael Soisson were named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. These academically talented students have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next […]
English teacher says inspiring students is exactly what he’s always wanted to do. (Also, in a recent video, NDP English and literature teacher Anthony Butorac talks about what inspires him to inspire students.) (Published in the September-October 2014 Blarney Stone) Anthony Butorac, a teacher at […]
(Published in the September-October 2014 Blarney Stone) In a July 1 speech before the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, first lady Michelle Obama told attendees that she is amazed at what a typical school counselor goes through in an average […]
