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On December 4th, the many members of the Notre Dame music department started off our Christmas season right byperforming pieces like Jingle Bells, Mr. Santa, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and Deck the Halls. Since the beginning of the year, the Jr. and Sr. Bands, Concert Choirs, Bell Choirs, the Women’s Select Choir, and the Guitar Club have been working hard to bring you the jolly event that was the Notre Dame Christmas Concert!

Notre Dame High School has celebrated another spirit week, but this time, Christmas-themed! This is a returning tradition at ND, and the themes are just as exciting as last year. To kick it off, we started with Pajama Day. We had so many different pajamas; some people had on classic plaid ones, while some people came in reindeer onesies! Either way, everyone did a fantastic job on this day. Next, we had a Christmas Character Day. We also saw a variety, as some people had Grinch-themed clothing on while others were dressed up as Santa! After that, we had Ugly Sweater Day, and everyone had on very festive sweaters. Then on Thursday, we had Red versus Green Day. I would declare a winner, but it was too hard to tell. Finally, we had the Golden Mass on Friday. Instead of wearing casual clothes, students had to wear dressy clothes. Everyone came in dressy winter clothes, and after Mass, it was break! Which means this year’s Christmas spirit week has ended. 

Notre Dame has a fun tradition where a Senior dresses up as Santa and is accompanied by Senior girls to help pass out candy in people's shoes to the students and staff at ND. It is a fun way to get the students excited and ready for Christmas break. 

The Snow Flake Dance was a night filled with music, laughter, and time with friends. It took place on January 10, 2026, in our school’s cafeteria. The music brought everyone together through dancing, laughing, and making memories that would last long after the night was over. It felt like a break from school stress and a chance to just have fun with friends. The Snow Flake Dance was a great experience that allowed people to dress up and truly enjoy the moment.

It is officially 2026! This past year has gone by so fast, it's hard to believe we are in a new year. 

This past year has been filled with so many important events. One of those events was Pope Francis’s death. He unfortunately passed away on Easter Monday at the age of eighty-eight. However the Catholic church quickly elected  Pope Leo XIV, which made him the first American Pope. There was another change in the Catholic church, as Carlos Acutis was canonized, and he is the patron saint of the internet because of his work with computers. 

However, the war in Ukraine and Russia is still going on, as well as the India-Pakistan clash. The use of artificial intelligence has significantly increased. Compared to 2024, the use of AI has increased by seventy-eight percent. The United States also imposed an extra ten percent on items imported from China. This is not the only country the U.S. has increased tariffs on; some of the other countries were Canada and Mexico. Finally, the Louvre in France was robbed for jewelry. They found the culprits, but they have not recovered the jewels yet.