Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy

Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private Catholic K-12 school in Pontiac, Michigan in Metro Detroit. Founded by Marist Fathers and Brothers in 1994. It is a coed, college-preparatory school.

Notre Dame Preparatory School
Address
1300 Giddings Road

Pontiac
,
Michigan
48340

United States
Coordinates42°40′26″N 83°15′30″W
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Motto"With God we form Christian people, upright citizens, and academic scholars."
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1994
OversightArchdiocese of Detroit
PresidentLeon Olszamowski
Head of schoolAndrew Guest
GradesK–12
Campus size100 acres
Color(s)Forest green and Vegas Gold   
SloganA World of Education
SongNotre Dame Our Mother
Fight songNotre Dame Victory March
Athletics conferenceIndependent
NicknameFighting Irish
AccreditationIndependent Schools Association of the Central States, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Tuition$13,000 (pre-K–5), $16,700 (6–8), $18,700 (9–12)[2]
AffiliationSociety of Mary
Websitewww.ndpma.org

History

Originally the school was the Pontiac Catholic High School, and it was later known as the Oakland Catholic School. It closed at the end of the 1993–1994 school year and immediately reopened as Notre Dame Prep. The Marists supported Notre Dame after its rebranding.[3]

A 100-acre (40 ha) campus in an outlying area in Pontiac houses Notre Dame Prep and Marist Academy.[4]

The school opened on August 28, 1994. The first class graduated in 1995. The middle school opened in August 1996 with an initial enrollment of 162. The lower (elementary) school opened in 2003 and was initially in the former St. Benedict School in Waterford Township; this occurred in a time when other Catholic elementary schools in the area closed. The lower school moved to the common Pontiac campus in 2013. The Notre Dame Prep board acquired the school from the archdiocese in July 2014.[5]

Pontiac Catholic High School

Pontiac Catholic High School was a Catholic high school in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Pontiac Catholic was established in 1967 when St. Michael High School (St. Mikes) and St. Frederick High School merged.[6][7]

Pontiac Catholic High School changed its name to Oakland Catholic High School in 1988. Oakland Catholic High School became Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in 1994, a high school run by the Marist Fathers and Brothers.[8]

Notable alumni

Notre Dame High School

Pontiac Catholic High School

References
  • Bunting & Lyon, Peter Bunting. Private Independent Schools. J. E. Bunting., 2007.

Notes
  1. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. "Tuition, Financial Aid, & Scholarships". Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  3. Enrollment, programs grow at Notre Dame Prep." The Detroit News. November 3, 2002. Retrieved on November 2, 2013. ID: det13086917.
  4. Bunting, p. 198.
  5. "History". Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  6. "Archdiocese of Detroit - The Roman Catholic Church in Detroit, MI". aod.org. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. "Historical Michigan High School Football/Basketball Conference Records Since 1950-51". michigan-football.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. "Historical Michigan High School Football and Basketball Conference Records".
  9. LeBourdais, Dyan (May 26, 2011). "Weight retires after historic career". National Hockey League. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. ; URL accessed August 4, 2017.
  11. "BONIOR, David Edward" at Congress.gov; URL accessed May 8, 2006.
  12. "2001-02 Detroit Mercy Titans Women's Basketball rosters, game schedules, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
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