Alumni Stories | School Sisters of Notre Dame

Mary Ann Holota (Scheub) Class of 61- St Michaels Central HS

My sisters and I attended St. Alphonsus grade school and then went on to St. Mike's HS. I remember dreading summer vacations because I no longer had the daily guidance of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. I thank God that I was so blessed throughout my school years!

Alumnus Wayne McDonnell Shares about Saint Benedicts

Thanks to the Sisters for all they did for me, my sisters and my wife’s family and so many of our friends. May God continue to bless those both living and deceased.

An Empowering Memory from St. Joseph's

What do I recall from my days at St. Joseph's in Garden City, NY? One recollection was recently prompted by the death in 2022 of a great figure, Sidney Poitier.

Alum Story - James O'Neill Jr., MD

Thank you to James O'Neill Jr., MD, for sending us his recollection of the SSND Sisters who influenced him and nurtured his academic growth as well as his personal values at St Joseph school, in Long Island, NY. Also, thank you, James, for all you do for children in your work!

The Impact of SSNDs: Rachel Ridley, IND alumna

The Sisters taught more than literature, history and other school subjects. They taught us how to be women of faith, women of courage, women of love, women of action.

She Believed She Could, So She Did!

Mary Pamela Crawford, NDMU Class of 2018, details her 30-year quest to earn her degree.

A New Job Was the Path to Old Friends

“What a wonderful surprise to be reconnected with Bishop Walsh SSND faculty after almost 40 years!"

Memories of SSNDs at Madonna/Our Lady of Fatima, Ft. Lee, NJ, 1944 – 1953

I am ever grateful for the education, example, and friendship of so many School Sisters of Notre Dame. Sister Florentine (Madeline Mary) Linehan was principal when our class hosted a graduation party for the 1952 eighth grade. She led the conga line and the bunny hop!

It’s all about commitment - SSND Associate Lisa Benson

When I was invited by SSND Associate Mary Anne O’Donnell to share a personal reflection at the associate covenant ceremony in Baltimore this June, I wanted to say, “Nope – not me…” But something happened when I opened my mouth to respond to the invitation.

A Musical Friendship By Mary Jane (Buchek) Boyle

I was given organ lessons in seventh grade by Sister Mary Alvin, now Arline Jaeger, at Saints Peter and Paul School in Gary, Indiana in 1950.

Grateful for the Guidance of Inspirational Women by Licinda Mytych Peters

I am an alumni of St. Augustine’s Catholic School in Elkridge, Maryland. I attended first grade through seventh grade there and was taught by a bevy of wonderful teachers and nuns who inspired and mentored me into becoming the strong woman I am today.

Sisters played vital role in education at Notre Dame Academy By Louise Ann Caravaggio, writer and alumna

The last reunion of Notre Dame Academy is slated for Sunday, June 10 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the former Waterdown school, which was established in 1927 and operated by the School Sisters of Notre Dame.