Institute of Notre Dame
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| Institute of Notre Dame | |
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 Entrance to the Institute of Notre Dame | |
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901 Aisquith Street , , 21202 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°18′2″N 76°36′6″W / 39.30056°N 76.60167°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Female |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1847 |
| Head of school | Ms. Christine Szala |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Average class size | 16-18 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Sports | Soccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Cross Country, Crew, Basketball, Cheerleading, Swimming, Badminton, Track and Field, Softball, Lacrosse |
| Mascot | Penguin |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Publication | Garland (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | wINDows |
| Yearbook | Clarissian |
| Tuition | $14,990 |
| Dean of Students | Mrs. Helen Bruns Armstrong '04 |
| Athletic Director | Ms. Freddie Newman |
| Director of Development | Mrs. Carolyn Younce |
| Assistant Head of School for Finance and Operations | Mrs. Kathy Cullen |
| Director of Marketing and Communications | Ms. Anne Wozniak |
| Website | http://www.indofmd.org |
The Institute of Notre Dame is a private Catholic all-girls high school located in Baltimore, Maryland and operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland.
History
The Institute of Notre Dame, known as "IND" or "the Institute" by those who are familiar with the school, was founded in 1847, making it the first school founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in the United States. The founder of the school is Mother Teresa Gerhardinger, now beatified in the Catholic Church. The school is unique in the fact that it has remained in its downtown location on Aisquith Street since its founding. IND is adjacent to the Caroline Center, a center run by the School Sisters of Notre Dame which provides job training to local women. Currently, around 286 young women attend the school.[2]
The school's otherwise prestigious reputation was marred by a controversy in the late 1980s. The initials of "IND" where used in the school's mascot: the INDians. At sporting events, the INDian could be seen making a mockery of Native American culture in the form of drumming, chanting and derogatory statements such as, "AAAAhhh Scalp 'Em!". The name of the mascot was subsequently changed to the Penguins due the blatantly racist branding.
In September 2010, IND was named Best Private School for the "Wi-Fi" Generation" by Baltimore magazine for its one-to-one student tablet PC program, which integrates technology across the curriculum. The historic building is fully wireless.[3]
In 2000, Spanish teacher William Brown won a national award from National Catholic Educators Association for his efforts in education and conflict mediation at the school.
The school also has a partnership with Johns Hopkins Hospital called "Bond to Bond", where students volunteer in different areas of the hospital.[1]
The Institute of Notre Dame is very well known for its rivalry with Mercy High School. Once a year, the two schools' basketball teams match up to play a highly anticipated game in the Towson SECU Arena gym. To fans, this game is known as 'The Game' or the 'IND/Mercy Game'. Over 4000 people have been known to attend. As of 2019, the series stands at IND 24, Mercy 30.
Alumna Barbara Mikulski, member of the class of 1954, had this to say about the school:
"Attending the Institute of Notre Dame taught me that I could do anything I dreamed of doing. The sisters were intelligent, caring and had incredible inner strength. They taught me more than geography or mathematics; they taught me to help those in need of help. They inspired my passion for service."[2]
In film and television
Over the course of the summer of 2008, the film My One and Only was partially filmed in the school. The movie was released in 2009.
Notable alumnae
- Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (first woman in US history to be so); 1958 graduate
- Catherine "Cassie" Mackin, NBC Newsanchor, NBC's first woman floor reporter at the Democratic and Republican presidential conventions, ABC news correspondent, two-time Emmy award winner for television journalism; 1956 graduate
- Barbara Mikulski, member of United States Senate representing Maryland, the senior U.S. Senator from Maryland, longest-serving female senator and the longest-serving woman in the history of the U.S. Congress; 1954 graduate
- Captain Joan Queen, first woman and African-American captain of a U.S. naval hospital, “The Beaufort”; 1974 graduate [4]
- Mildred Otenasek, the first female member of the Democratic National Committee for Maryland; professor, mentor, and trustee, Notre Dame of Maryland University; 1932 graduate
- Grace Geppi Connolly, first woman Register of Wills for Baltimore County, serving since 1998; 1961 graduate
- Rosemary Stafford Baldwin, Baltimore Colts cheerleader (one of first in NFL); 1956 graduate
- Eleanor O'Neill Dudley, Baltimore Colts cheerleader (one of first in NFL); 1956 graduate
- Betsy Slade, actress
- Chief Laura Shiloh, first female battalion chief in the 149-year history of the Baltimore Fire Department; 1981 graduate
- Brigadier General Allyson Grant Solomon, the first woman and African-American senior commander in the Maryland Air National Guard; 1979 graduate
- Renee Demski MSW, MBA, Senior Director of Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care as well as the Senior Director of Quality Improvement and Operations Integration for the Johns Hopkins Health System; 1981 graduate
- Theresa Franz Meade DVM, biomedical researcher and regulatory veterinarian for Charles River, Inc. at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging; 1996 graduate
- Carolyn Mignini, Miss Teenage America 1965, actress; 1965 graduate
- Lauren Parkes, Miss Black Delaware USA 2007, Miss Maryland Galaxy 2008; 2005 graduate
- Mary Anne Perry-Hoffman, former DJ at [[WLIF], now a news reporter for Maryland News Network.
- Mimi Haw Dietrich, author of 17 books on quilting and the recipient of Teacher of the Year from International Association of Professional Quilters; Inducted Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion, Indiana July 2015; 1966 graduate
See also
References
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/361
- ^ http://www.baltimoremagazine.com/2010/8/31/the-best-public-private-high-schools
- ^ http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nhbeaufort/commandinfo/documents/captainjoanreneequeen.pdf
- ^ "Institute of Notre Dame ~Leading Alumnae". www.indofmd.org. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
External links
- Institute of Notre Dame - http://www.indofmd.org
- Maryland Newsline, Schools - http://www.newsline.umd.edu/schools/girlsschool102805.htm
- Betsy Slade - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0805153/
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
