Alumni Stories

If you were taught by SSNDs, or your life was otherwise somehow influenced by them, we would love to share your stories as well. How did getting to know an SSND affect your life?

Please join us in this project and in celebrating the lives of the amazing women who have answered God’s call to become School Sisters of Notre Dame.

We will be collecting and sharing your stories here as we go. You can email your story or questions to comm@amssnd.org (photos are also appreciated)

2018 Reunion for Notre Dame Academy Alumnae: 1927 - 1983 By Sister Joan Helm

On a sunny Sunday afternoon on June 10, former students of Notre Dame Academy in Waterdown, eagerly arrived with yearbooks in hand, wearing their graduation rings and Notre Dame Academy pins. Teachers greeted the now, adult women, and, for some, checked name tags.

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My Favorite Teachers - Geradine Delambo

Gerardine Delambo, an attorney in Baltimore, and a second-generation alumna from Institute of Notre Dame, Class of ’67, reminisces about her favorite teachers.

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Alum James P. Finn, St. Aloysius School, Class of '57

I was taught by the SSNDs at St. Aloysius School in Reserve Township, a suburb of Pittsburgh.

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Judy (Piergalski) Pappas

SSNDs formed my life through elementary and high school. So many made a positive impact on me during those years, including my aunt who was an SSND.

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SSND education nurtures women in leadership

Mayor Lorraine Durnan Bell made history in November 2017, when she was elected first woman mayor to serve Oxford, Pennsylvania.

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Dolores Walsh - My Favorite Sister

I attended the Institute of Notre Dame, graduating in 1965. One of my favorite teachers was Sister Mary Etto.

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SSND alum, Biagio Arpino receives NCEA Lead. Learn. Proclaim Award!

In April 2018, Mr. Biagio Arpino was presented with the 2018 Lead. Learn. Proclaim Award from the National Catholic Education Association for his dedication and commitment to excellence.

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