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NDCL accepts 225 incoming freshmen
Admissions Director Mr. Keith Corlew usually has a smile on
his face, but recently that smile was particularly broad as he personally
carried 225 letters of acceptance for the Class of 2012 to
the Chesterland Post Office.
“We are delighted with these numbers,” said Principal Mr.
Joseph Waler, “especially because they are the result of many
persons working together in our NDCL family: students, staff,
parents, alumni, and loyal friends who help us share the NDCL
story with prospective students and their families.”
“Our applications increased 20% over last year,” added
President Sister Jacquelyn Gusdane. “After the committee
reviewed the applications, we felt deep gratitude for all the students
who applied. Our hope is that those who were accepted will
welcome this opportunity to live into NDCL's mission and core
values by developing their gifts of mind and heart in this school
community.”
Accepted students now
have the opportunity to
respond to NDCL's offer
of admission.
Students, staff help
those in need
On Valentine's Day, NDCL joined
other Catholic schools throughout the
Diocese of Cleveland by dressing in
red to support Catholic Charities.
Through this dress down day,
students and staff raised more
than $1500 to benefit the Church's
charitable work throughout
northeastern Ohio.
The collection for Catholic Charities is
the most recent in a series of efforts
to help those in need. During Advent,
NDCL donated more than $1200 to
the Water for Life Project sponsored
by the Sisters of Notre Dame. That
fundraising effort included a used
jersey and warm-up sale conducted
by the boys basketball team.
Earlier in the year, the members of
the volleyball team took the lead in
organizing NDCL's Volley for the
Cure. Their hard work yielded $1700
for breast cancer research.
Campus Conversation engages NDCL in ongoing quest for solidarity
The entire Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin community
advanced its understanding and commitment to
Catholic social teaching by participating in a Campus
Conversation on Solidarity on February 21.
Led by 70, trained, student facilitators, students and
staff gathered in small groups throughout the building
to discuss Escape from Slavery, written by Francis Bok,
a Sudanese man who was enslaved when he was just
seven years old. The entire school community read
Bok's powerful book prior to the Campus Conversation.
“Reading Escape from Slavery was a reality check
for me,” commented junior Jennifer Sloe during one
of the small-group discussions. “It helped me to put
my life in perspective, especially the many blessings
I have.”
“Now that we're aware, I definitely
think we should put our knowledge
into action,” she added.
Noting that solidarity involves
more than pity or compassion,
senior Gretchen D'Arcangelo said,
“Just feeling bad about the problems Metro Catholic students perform
in authentic Atrican garb during
of others is not enough to get
the Escape form Slavery assembly.
anything changed.”
The Campus Conversation concluded an all-school
prayer service featuring dancing and drumming by
African children who are students at Metro Catholic
School in Cleveland.
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