The Notre Dame-Our Lady 6-8th grade co-ed soccer team defeated St. Bernadette's team on Sunday at Bonner-Prendie field to become Region 30 Champions.

Following their Nov. 5-8 visit, the volunteers from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Seccondary Schools completed a critical review of all aspects of our school's curriculum, student activities, facilities, and finances and is recommending Notre Dame de Lourdes be approved for reaccreditation this Spring.

Congratulations to those students recognized for modeling their classroom virtues all month long! Grade 1 - Caring: Everett Armbruster Grade 2 - Honesty: Mia Donnelly Grade 3 - Fairness: Jade Calamita Grade 4 - Trustworthiness: Allison Knob Grade 5 - Courage: Laila McHugh Grade 6 - Respect: Makayla Hepfer Grade 7 - Emily Domolewski-Ley Grade 8 - Citizenship: Anthony Sorgi

Mark your calendars and make plans to join us for our Advent Services beginning on Monday, December 4th, and continuing on Dec. 11th, 18th, and 21st.. All take place at 11:30 am in church. Additionally, the Christmas Choral Presentation will be held on December 21st beginning at 6:30 pm in church.

On Sunday, Oct. 29th, the girls took to the court at Bonner & Prendergast against St. Thomas and were victorious! Thanks to great teamwork the girls brought home the Region 30 plaque.

With one game left in the season, the Notre Dame Our Lady Varsity Soccer team is looking forward to playing on November 5th at Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast field for the second round of the playoffs!

Congratulations to our 8th grader, Andrew Knob! He received his award from Archbishop Nelson Perez for the Missionary Childhood Association Christmas artwork contest. It was a beautiful Mass celebrating the winners and World Mission Sunday.

Congratulations to 8th grader, Michael Noon, for being chosen as a winner for the Holcomb Prevention Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Awareness Poster Contest! He is being recognized for "Best Message" and will have his artwork and photo in the upcoming 2024 ATOD Awareness Calendar. This year, there were over 500 entries and over 1,000 votes! Congratulations to all who entered and each winner!

Members of the 8th-grade class who are continuing their education at an Archdiocesan high school were invited to apply for a 4-year scholarship through the St. James Alumni Association. Two Notre Dame students have been recognized as scholarship recipients.

Andrew took the 7th grade practice exam at Cardinal O’Hara High School and we received one of the highest scores. As a result he has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship if he chooses to go there. O'Hara will also pay his admission to the 8th grade scholarship test. Congratulations Andrew! You make us NDDL proud!

During the month of February, Mr. Towle organized heart-healthy challenges for the students of Notre Dame to build an awareness of the importance of the heart and the need to be active. The challenges also Raised money for the American Heart Association's research into kid's heart diseases.

Congratulations to all of our students who were selected as winners of the Americanism Program sponsored by the Harold Paul Saks AMVETS post 118. You make us proud!

Catholic Schools Week was a very special experience for our school. It was a fun and engaging moment to celebrate the many gifts we have received over the years.

Several Notre Dame students have been selected as finalists for the Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems 2023 poster contest. Congratulations to all!

Monica Boyle of the Foundation for Catholic Education visited Notre Dame de Lourdes School to present Diana Pileggi and Fr. Joe McCaffery with $32,000! This was thanks to the 32 families who contributed to the 2022 Tuition Cares program. Families with students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 will receive $262 in tuition assistance.

Catholic Schools Week is a time to celebrate the blessings of Catholic education. Along with the academic excellence that Philly Catholic schools provide, the affordability of the private education provided in the archdiocese of Philadelphia is another reason for prospective parents to take a look at how our school could be a good fit.

With 2023 fast approaching, it would be worthwhile to look at a few things Catholic high schools and elementary schools in Philadelphia have to be grateful for and why there’s every reason to be hopeful in pursuing a Catholic education for your child.

Congratulations to Yemi Kolawole and Maria Tomassetti as they were recognized as Neumann Scholars by the Connelly Foundation. Both will be receiving 4-year scholarships to the Archdiocesan high school of their choice! On the qualifying exam, Yemi scored highest in Delaware County and tied for the highest score overall and Maria had a perfect score in Math. Way to go, girls!

While public schools have been struggling to bounce back from over a year of virtual learning, Catholic schools have been gaining territory.

Dear Principal Pileggi: On behalf of the Knights of Columbus, Holy Saviour Council #13710, I wish to thank you and your wonderful students for the abundant amount of food you collected for our Thanksgiving food drive. Our council is blessed to have your school collect food for us over the many past years. I am happy to report our council approved making a donation to Notre Dame DeLourdes school in the amount of $250.00 as a general donation to the school. You should be receiving the check shortly. Again, thank you, your students and staff for making our Thanksgiving food drive so successful. It appears we have collected enough food to have a Christmas food drive as well. May you, your staff and all the students have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Blessed Christmas. Regards, Robert Curl, PGK and Thanksgiving food drive member.