Academy of Notre Dame (Tyngsboro, Massachusetts)

Academy of Notre Dame (Tyngsboro, Massachusetts)

The Academy of Notre Dame is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

Background

The Academy of Notre Dame was established in 1854 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Lowell, Massachusetts. The boarding school outgrew that location and moved to rural Tyngsboro in 1927. The school phased out boarding in the 1960's.cite web|url=http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/page.cfm?p=13|title=History of the Academy of Notre Dame|accessdate=2007-05-11|author=AND]

tudent Life

The Academy of Notre Dame is co-educational for students in grades kindergarten through 8th grade, and is all girls in high school.

Uniforms

Kindergarten through Five (K-5)

The current uniforms for K-5 consist of a blue polo and navy blue slacks for the boys and either a blue, white, or yellow blouse with a primarily navy blue and yellow jumper for the girls. Both genders have the option of wearing a navy sweater.

Grades Six through Eight (6-8)

The middle school uniform contain navy blue slacks and a white polo for the boys, and a white shirt, a navy vest, and a pleated navy skirt for the girls. Both boys and girls can wear a gray sweater.

K-8

All girls in grades K-8 wear navy blue knee highs, with the option to substitute with navy tights. In cold weather have the option to wear navy corduroy slacks.

Students in K-8 are required to have uniforms for physical education. These consist of gold tee-shirts with the NDA logo in blue on them along with mesh shorts. From November through April students are required to wear a combination of navy sweatpants and sweatshirt with the school logo in gold.

High School

The high school uniform is very different. Girls have the option of either a white oxford or a polo, and a woolen plaid, pleated skirt or kilt that is primarily gray with accents of navy and burgundy. Sweaters are optional in warm weather, and are either navy or burgundy. Throughout the year, girls are allowed to wear khakis. Knee-highs are navy, burgundy, or gray, and can be substituted with tights of the same colors.

The high school students do not have gym uniforms.

External links

* [http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/ School Website]

Notes and references


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