NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL (SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA)

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'Notre Dame High School' (NDHS) in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, is a co-ed Catholic college preparatory high school founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1947. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Notre Dame is known for an outstanding college-prep academic program, championship athletics, and award-winning fine arts program. NDHS has been honored by the United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program, and is especially known for its band and football team. Its newspaper is The Knight, a member of the High School National Ad Network. Until the fall of 1985, Notre Dame was an all-male school. It became coeducational when Corvallis High School, an all-girls school nearby, closed. The school colors are navy blue and gold and the teams are called the Knights.

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Irish Knight Band

Trivia

Notable alumni

External links

Irish Knight Band

Notre Dame is famous for its Irish Knight Marching Band. The band, led by director John Combes, has performed in over 425 consecutive football games and has won several awards at prestigious band reviews. It is the oldest extra-curricular activity on campus. The Irish Knight Band is the host of the Sherman Oaks Band Review.

Trivia

An episode of the Cable TV Series "Love Street" entitled ''Grading on a Curve'' was filmed on location at Notre Dame. The plot involved a student-teacher sexual relationship where simulated sex scenes occurred in the Riverside Building of the Catholic High School and possibly other areas at the school.
Episodes of the TV shows "The White Shadow" and "TJ Hooker" were also filmed at Notre Dame High School.

Notable alumni

★ Rachel Bilson - Summer Roberts on Fox's "The OC"

★ Jamie Dixon - men's basketball coach at University of Pittsburgh

★ Maggie Dixon - women's basketball coach at the United States Military Academy (d. 2006)

★ Terry Donahue - Former University of California, Los Angeles football player and coach

★ Kirsten Dunst - noted actress, Mary-Jane in ''Spider-Man''

★ Justin Fargas - Oakland Raiders running back

★ Maureen Flannigan - Evie in ''Out of This World''

★ Tim Foli - major league baseball player with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, and California Angels

★ Chris Raab - former member of the CKY Crew and appeared in and Jackass.

★ Travis Johnson - defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League

★ Link - Hero Of Time, savior of the land of Hyrule, and keeper of the Triforce Of Courage.

★ Staci Keanan - played in TV series, Step By Step.

★ Emilee Klein - LPGA golfer, women's golf coach University of Central Florida

★ Arash Markazi - journalist, writer for Sports Illustrated

★ Rich Marotta - KFI sports reporter and award-winning boxing commentator

★ Jerry Mathers - Beaver in ''Leave It to Beaver''

★ Jack McDowell - major league baseball player, 1993 Cy Young Award winner

★ Katharine McPhee - ''American Idol'' season 5 runner-up

★ Dave Navarro - Guitarist for Jane's Addiction Dropout

★ Stephen Perkins - Drummer for Jane's Addiction

★ Brendan Ryan - infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)

★ Bill Seward - KCBS TV sportscaster, KFWB radio sprotscaster and Dodgers postgame show host

★ Michelle Trachtenberg - Jenny in ''Eurotrip'' and Dawn Summers in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''

★ Mena Suvari - Angela Hayes in the movie "American Beauty"

★ Tannis Vallely - ''Head of the Class''

★ Mary Strong - Sports Broadcaster Fox Sports Net.

★ Lindsey Shaw - lead actress on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

★ John Vella - former USC and Oakland Raiders offensive lineman

★ Ben Samek - Executive Producer The Surreal Life,Flavor of Love, My Fair Brady, and Celebrity Paranormal Project)

★ Aaron Lohr - Actor best-known for his role as one of the "Bash Brothers" in The Mighty Ducks movies.

External links

★ Notre Dame High School website

★ Notre Dame Irish Knight Band website