Notre Dame High School (Belmont, California)

Student council

Each class has 7 officers and homeroom presidents for each homeroom. The 7 offices are: president, vice president, secretary/treasurer, historian, athletics, activities, and mascot.

There are six student body officers, called the Associated Student Body (ASB), who work with the director of student activities in coordinating the programs listed. Student Council meetings are held twice a month. Student body officers run the meetings. All class officers and advisory presidents are asked to attend, but any student may attend a student council meeting. Student Council members also attend three leadership conferences/retreats per year.

Leadership opportunities

There are many opportunities for students to sharpen their leadership skills. Positions include Ambassador Leadership Board, California Scholarship Federation Board, National Honor Society Board, Campus Ministry Board, WAVE Leadership Team, and Students in Action.

School mascot

Two students share the position of "NDB Tiger." They make appearances at school, athletic, and community events. The official school colors are navy, blue, and gold.

Clubs

There are over 35 clubs at Notre Dame. A member of the faculty or staff moderates each club.

Performing arts

In July 2008, a combined choir represented Notre Dame at World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia. The choir sang for over 300,000 people prior to a mass presided by Pope Benedict XVI. In addition, the Notre Dame choir program has received special recognition including many first-place trophies at various competitions, and a proclamation made by the Belmont City Council in late 2008.

Notre Dame is also part of Tri-School Productions, a three-school theatre company with Serra High School and Mercy High School Burlingame. They perform a play in the fall and a musical in the spring. There is a Tri-School Mixed Chorus that performs at the school concerts for all three schools, plus a special performance at Hillsdale Mall.

Rallies and assemblies

Spirit rallies are held several times during the school year to honor sports teams or simply to celebrate school spirit! Rallies take place in the NDB gym. Awareness raising assemblies are also held. Past topics include: mental health, abstinence, and forgiveness. These assemblies are held for the entire school as well as for smaller groups of students.

Dances

Dances are held on four Friday evenings during the school year. Each dance has a theme, which is chosen by student council. All NDB students are invited to buy tickets for the dance on a first come, first served basis. All dances are chaperoned by a crew of faculty and parents.

Spirit points

Spirit points are awarded to classes that have the most involvement in a particular activity (Aquacades, food drive, fundraisers, etc.). At the end of the year, the class with the most spirit points is awarded the spirit trophy.

Sister Tri-fecta

Sister Tri-fecta is a competition between the Senior and Sophomore classes vs. the Freshman and Junior classes. At the end of the year the Sister Tri-fecta trophy is awarded to the sister classes who had the best teamwork and participation in the following spirit competitions: Powder Puff Football, Penny Wars, and Aquacades.