History
Built in 1957, Notre Dame High School is located in Lawrenceville, near Rider University, The College of New Jersey, The Hun School of Princeton and Princeton University. The Catholic Diocese of Trenton also neighbors the school. The main building itself is square in shape, housing classrooms on two floors. Its mascot is the "Irish", usually displayed on athletic wear as a shamrock or the word itself. The school logo however is that of the virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. The current president is Barry Breen, accompanied by principal Mary Elizabeth Ivins and assistant principal Joan D. Pilkington.
The high school uses a form of block scheduling for its students. In a typical semester, a student will have three 80-minute block classes and two 40-minute blocks. One of the 40-minute periods is usually reserved for a lunch period while the other is reserved for physical education or an additional 40-minute class. There is an "activity period" between the four 80-minute blocks during the day in which students can study, take an additional lunch period or participate in various school activities (groups, clubs, community service).
The school features a theatre, gymnasium, dining hall, several standard classrooms, offices, computer and science labs, school store (The Leprechaun Shop), a renovated track, wrestling room, cross country path, weight-room, football field with stands, tennis courts, various outdoor playing fields, media center–library, chapel, campus ministry, guidance department, and courtyard.
A creek adjacent to the school's student parking lot was the location of a Revolutionary War skirmish between American rebels and the British military which slowed their march on Trenton. A small commemorative sign marks the spot where the battle occurred.
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