NDCL School News
The ACT recently announced that juniors Justin Satterlee and Julia Tripodo earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36, placing them in the top two-tenths of one percent of nearly two million students who took the popular college admissions exam.
Perfect ACT Scores
The ACT recently announced that juniors Justin Satterlee and Julia Tripodo earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36, placing them in the top two-tenths of one percent of nearly two million students who took the popular college admissions exam.
In a letter recognizing their exceptional achievement, ACT Chief Executive OfficerMarten Roorda said, “Your achievement on the ACT is significant and rare. Your exceptional scores will provide any college or university with ample evidence of your readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.”
The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1-36. A student’s composite is the average of the four test scores.
School-wide, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin’s ACT scores are now at their highest levels in school history. Our students’ outstanding achievement on the ACT was a key factor in NDCL’s selection as the only high school in Ohio to win the US Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Award this year.
Jacquelyn Gusdane Award
Following NDCL’s Baccalaureate Mass on May 16, three students received the Sister Jacquelyn Gusdane Service Award for exemplifying service that impacts, inspires and transforms the world. President Michael Bates and PrincipalJoseph A. Waler presented the prestigious award to junior Julia Tripodo, sophomore Barry Markiewichand freshman Lindsey Johnson.
Lindsey’s service involved work at the American Cancer Society’s Discovery Shop in Chardon. Barry was part of the team that NDCL sent to Jamaica last summer to build community recreational facilities in partnership with Courts for Kids, while Julia welcomed and assisted patients at the Cleveland Clinic as they registered for their medical appointments.
Judges for the award considered the students’ service as well as the creative presentations they developed to share their experiences with others. Lindsey, Barry and Julia reflected on their service experiences through text, drawings, photographs and even video.
The annual award honors the legacy of Sister Jacquelyn Gusdane, a transformational servant leader who served as NDCL’s president from 2007-2017.
