Mount Notre Dame High School
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711 East Columbia Avenue Reading, Ohio, (Hamilton County) 45215-3927 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°13′15″N 84°25′47″W / 39.22083°N 84.42972°WCoordinates: 39°13′15″N 84°25′47″W / 39.22083°N 84.42972°W |
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| Type | Parochial, all-female, college preparatory |
| Motto | Empowering and Challenging Young Women Since 1860 |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | September 17, 1860 |
| Head of school | Judy Gerwe |
| Associate head of school | Karen Day |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Female |
| Enrollment | 703 (2015–16) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Girls Greater Cincinnati League |
| Team name | Cougars |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication | MNData |
| Newspaper | Paw Prints |
| Yearbook | Mountain Lore |
| Affiliation | Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur |
| Website | http://www.mndhs.org/ |
Mount Notre Dame High School (often abbreviated MND or Mt. Notre Dame) is a private, all-female, college-preparatory high school in Reading, a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, north of Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1860, Mount Notre Dame originally was a boarding school known for its excellence in education. The school is one of six all-female Catholic high schools in the Cincinnati area and the only that is run by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as a part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Mount Notre Dame opened its doors to 30 boarders on September 17, 1860. These young scholars were the nucleus of a boarding school which soon became well known for its excellence in education, attracting pupils from many states. Included among these early students were Minnie and Rachel Sherman, daughters of General William T. Sherman of Civil War fame. In 1897, the first day-scholars were accepted, and in 1929, boys were admitted into the primary grades.
After the boarding school closed in 1935, Mount Notre Dame flourished and expanded as an academy to include all grades from kindergarten through high school. In September 1956, upon the request of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Mount Notre Dame became a diocesan high school. At that time, its name was changed from Mount Notre Dame Academy to Mount Notre Dame High School.The school quickly experienced rapid growth. In 1965, this expansion necessitated the move to a larger building, the site of the current school.
In 1990 Mount Notre Dame High School was placed under the direction of its first lay principal, Maureen Baldock. In 2000 major improvements were made: construction of a new athletic activities center and of a new chemistry lab and the renovation of the chapel and of the family and consumer sciences lab. The existing gym was converted into a library/media center and computer technology center in addition to a theater. Office areas were expanded, and additional classrooms and computer labs were added. In the spring of 2003, the Board of Trustees of Mount Notre Dame High School adopted a President/Principal model of administration for the school, and Sister Rita Sturwold, SNDdeN was named the first President.
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