Notre Dame Junior Senior High School in Utica, New York, is a co-ed Roman Catholic high school. Notre Dame includes grades 7-12, and is known primarily for exceptional academic programs as well as being highly competitive in Football and Basketball. Notre Dame's current Principal is Mr. Ron Spadafora, assisted by Roy Kane as the Vice Principal. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse.BackgroundThe school mascot is the Juggler. Morning announcements are generally made via the daily "Morning Show", a student run news channel broadcast to mounted televisions in each room. Popular segments on the "Morning Show" include birthdays, the day's lunch, a news segment called "One Nation Under God" and other, more entertainment based segments. (Previous segments which were primarily meant for entertainment included the "Fact of Earl", sports segments, and various other short pieces.Extracurricular activitiesThe school is home to several extracurricular activities such as athletics, chorus and drama. The school also has a Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC); Chief Petty Officer Brian Jaynes of the United States Navy currently administers the program. The NJROTC program is active in the community, holding regular fish fries at the American Legion Post 229, sending cadets to volunteer at nursing homes, marching in parades, as well as providing volunteer service for the community as a whole. The program also possesses several drill teams, such as trick, silent, NS1 basic, unarmed platoon drill, armed platoon drill, as well as academic and inspection teams and the color guard.Sports teams include Soccer, Tennis, Lacrosse, Cross Country, Basketball, Hockey (through other schools), Cheerleading, Bowling, Golf, Softball, Baseball and Football. Clubs include Drama, Choir, Mock Trial, Rotary Club, Campus Ministry, National Honor Society, Senior Ball Committee, Yearbook Staff, "The Morning Show," Chess Club, "Tech Squad", and Student Council.
