Published June 19. 2014 12:00AM
As summer draws near, Notre Dame HS students and teachers wind down and anticipate the end of another school year. Because of the frequent snow days, underclassmen continued classes until June 10, whereas the senior's graduation stayed set for June 1. Nonetheless, many exciting moments have occurred over the last few months and an abundance of events keep students busy. In sports, the baseball team defeated Saucon Valley for the Colonial League title, 3-0, with junior Zach Luke pitching. The same night, seniors Kyle Buchman and Paul Roth got named Colonial League 1st team. Roth also received Colonial League MVP.
The Crusaders also won the District 11 title by defeating Pen Argyl, 2-1. They played in the IronPigs' Coca Cola Park, with Luke once again pitching. That win marks the first district title for the Crusader baseball team.
The Crusader tennis team had three individual players advance this season to the District XI tournament: Giovanni Mowrey and Saul Zhang, seniors, and Francesco Mowrey, a junior. In the district doubles tournament, three teams also advanced, including the Mowrey brothers and senior Daniel Gallagher and his junior brother, Timothy.
The spring musical, "Sweeney Todd," also played an important role in the end of school year activities. The musical received 10 Freddy nominations this year.
On the night of the award show, leading actor junior Patrick Davis and leading actress senior Alex Se'man performed their solo acts along with the other nominees. At the end of the program, Notre Dame Theater Company received the Freddy for Outstanding Overall Production of a Smaller School.