Good news everyone! Our next AND All-Alum meeting will be on Sunday, September 19, 2010. For those of you who can make it, we will first meet at for Mass at St. Henry's Church at 10:30 AM. http://www.psichurch.com/churches/051sthenry/
Then we will go to Althoff around 11:30ish to view our AND room. As some of you remember, there was a drive to name a room in the renovated Althoff High School. http://www.althoff.net/
We are very close, so we are proceeding with plans for the dedication. Hope you can make it. If you can come, let me know. There will be light refreshments at Althoff and we'd like a ballpark number. BTW, if you have any pictures or other memorabilia that you'd like to share, let us know. Contact: Marilyn KinsellaThe combined classes of 1964, 1965 and 1966 will hold their 45th reunion on Saturday, September 18, 2010. Contact the alumni below, if you have not received an invitation...
45th Combined Class Reunion for the following Classes:
| Cathedral, Class of 1964 | Jerry Gaa - jgaa@asfglobal.com |
| Notre Dame, Class of 1964 | Judy Schneider - judy.schneider@att.net |
| Althoff Catholic, Class of 1965 | Bob Buehlhorn - rbelhrn@aol.com |
| Notre Dame, Class of 1965 | Barb Johnson - barb@jpisites.com |
| Althoff Catholic, Class of 1966 | Gary Blome - gblome@att.net |
| Notre Dame, Class of 1966 | Marilyn Buehlhorn - mbuehlhorn@stclair.k12.il.us |
Golf Scramble - Orchards Golf Course @ 11:00 a.m.
Mixer - Alberts (the old Augustine's Restaurant), Belleville, IL @ 7:00 p.m.
1200 Centreville Avenue,
Belleville, IL 62220-3007
(Updated - June, 2010)
Belleville, Illinois
News: The Read-A-Wee Revisited Vol. 2, No. 1
Click here for an extensive: History of the Academy (1859-1972)
Click on Illinois High School Glory Days to see another website with info about "Alma"
Welcome to the hallowed halls of the Academy. Each room is filled the memories of the sights, the sounds, the smells...that were uniquely those of the Academy. Whether it was the stained glass windows of the alabaster chapel or the swell of voices at the change of classes or the smell of candle wax and furniture polish, it all comes together to paint a picture of what was...the Academy of Notre Dame.
For many years the School Sisters of Notre Dame provided the nuns that ran the school. Their black and while figures stood at the end of the halls beckoning the students to come inside. They not only taught academics but a way of life. As much as their charges tried to rebel, the nuns remained steadfast to their cause - to shape each girl into a caring, well-educated, young lady.
But, just as the pointed collar and cuffs and student council beanies disappeared, so has the Academy. In the early 1970's, the coal mines underneath it's foundations were beginning to crumble, especially under Visitation Hall, so the older buildings were torn down. Only Regina Hall, the new gym, still stands as a medical center. The Academy is no longer. All the former students have are impressions.
Besides these pages, AND also has a group presence on Facebook. Just go to the people icon at the bottom of your home page and type in "Academy of Notre Dame." Grads from all years are signing on. Hope to see you there.
It's my hope that these web pages will be used to gather those impressions; to provide a place where former students can keep in touch; to honor those who provided us with these memories. I've asked for memories of the various graduating classes below. Here are some of the classes and their treasured memories.
To add your memories - Memory starters - please share
Read-A-Wee - Read-all-about-it. Excerpts and pages from our own AND newspaper! Unedited...uncut...the real thing!! \
For AND Trivia click here - AND Trivia
Click on your class to rediscover your Glory Days at the Academy
Class of 1949 New! 2009 Reunion pic
Class of 1960 Lots of memorabilia pics...be sure to look even if you aren't from this year
To leave a comment, please contact Marilyn Kinsella
My name is Jeanne Cordie Edgar, class of "61. I have all the info from my class. Our last class reunion was last fall. I will send you a photo from that reunion when I have time.A couple notes. The Academy song changed over the years. I know this because I have written a play that we put on for classes for their reunions over the past 5 years. Some of them sing their Academy song and it is different than the one that we sing.
Anyone interested in having us perform at their reunion can contact me at 618 236 0661 or hondojean@charter.net. We have 3 original school uniforms and one gym uniform. I have my original prom dress which I wear in the play.
I'd love to hear from you!
