By Isha Trivedi

With summer 2018 coming to an end, the Vipers, Griffins, Tigers, and the Class of 2022 made their way back to school, filling the campus once again with laughter and excitement. Before all their classes, students made their way to JB Hall for the start-of-school assembly. The classes all came together for a time of prayer, reflection, and recognition, and once the first Alma Mater of the year was sung, students were sent off to their first block of the school year!

With the first day of school also comes many other firsts––the first day of fall sports including golf, cross country, tennis and volleyball. The first day of an extracurricular or an afterschool meeting. As the freshmen adapt and adjust to a new school environment, the rest of their ND big sisters are ready to support them––from setting aside lunch tables during the first week of school for the newest class, to the overall friendly nature of the rest of the faculty and students. 

Students now enjoy new updates to the campus from last year, such as new air conditioning in Donnelly Hall, more lunch tables to accommodate more students, and updates to extracurriculars, such as a new golf coach and the start of a tentative broadcast journalism team! Keep an eye out in the months to come––students are motivated more than ever to make this year one for the books!