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| Motto: | "With God we form Christian people, upright citizens, and academic scholars." |
| Established | 1994 |
| Type: | Private, Catholic School, Run by the Marist Fathers |
| President: | Fr. Leon M. Olszamowski, sm |
| Principal: | Fr. Joseph C. Hindelang, sm |
| Staff: | ~100 |
| Students: | ~800 |
| Location | Pontiac, Michigan, United States |
| Colors: | Green █ and Vegas Gold █ |
| Nickname: | Fighting Irish |
| Affiliations: | Catholic Church Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Society of Mary |
| Website: | http://www.ndpma.org/ |
Notre Dame Preparatory is a private Catholic high school in Pontiac, Michigan in the United States. Founded by Marist Fathers and Brothers in 1994. It is a coed, college-preparatory school which puts special emphasis on faith-based character education and leadership development.
Mission statement
"To educate students within a highly identified Catholic and Marist-influenced, college preparatory high school environment; so as to become well-formed Christian people and upright citizens who actively contribute service to the community as academic scholars thinking and acting in tandem, according to the teachings and example of Jesus Christ."
Irish Week
Yearly during the week of St. Patrick's Day, students and staff celebrate "Irish Week," a week of fun and competition between the classes. This is the highlight of many of the students' school year and serves its purpose to increase school spirit and break up the scholastic aspect of the second semester. One of the events held during Irish Week is the Ultimate Frisbee competition, won this past year by the Senior team led by Captains David Byrne and Ben Lauer. David received three touchdown catches and threw for two more, while Ben made two assists and picked up a pair of touchdowns as the Irish Seniors defeated both the juniors and sophomores for the win. The team also finished first last year on a last second catch by Byrne, on a throw from Lauer, which was one of the highlights of the Irish Games. The tradition is believed to have originated at Notre Dame Harper Woods in the late 1950's.
