Notre Dame Junior Senior High School (Utica, New York)

Notre Dame Junior Senior High School
Address
2 Notre Dame Lane Utica , (Oneida County) , New York 13502 United States
Coordinates	43°5′37″N 75°16′55″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1959
Superintendent	William Crist
Chairperson	Elizabeth Kearns
Principal	Richard Hensel
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	Approx. 400 (2022)
Color(s)	Navy blue and old gold
Athletics conference	Tri-Valley League
Mascot	Juggler
Website	Official website

Notre Dame Junior Senior High School (NDJSHS) is a co-ed Catholic high school in Utica, New York. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse.

Notre Dame was established in 1959 by the Xaverian Brothers. The land that the school was built on was the former location of a military hospital. Initially, the school owned the land currently occupied by the Utica Business Park, but sold most of it to the city, creating its current boundaries. Originally just a high school, in 1994 both local Catholic junior high schools merged with Notre Dame and moved to the high school building.^[1]

The school hosts a Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit.

Notable alumni

• Kim Bass, film and television writer, director, and producer; co-creator of Sister, Sister^[2][3]
• Anthony Brindisi, lawyer and politician; U.S. representative from New York from 2019 to 2021^[4]
• Mark Lemke, former MLB player for the Atlanta Braves and 1995 World Series champion
• Shelly Pennefather, former professional basketball player for the Nippon Express in Japan
• Jim Wessinger, former MLB player for the Atlanta Braves
• John Zogby, opinion pollster, author, and public speaker; founder of Zogby International poll

References

1. Notre Dame Schools. "History". Notre Dame High School website. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
2. "Utica native Kim Bass' film to be shown at Marquee Cinema". Rome Sentinel. February 13, 2022. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
3. Herbert, Geoff (February 25, 2022). "CNY native writes, directs inspirational new movie 'Tyson's Run' (interview)". The Post-Standard. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
4. "BRINDISI, Anthony". US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Retrieved November 13, 2022.