Notre Dame Academy President Dr. Laura Koehl announced today that NDA has selected its next principal. After an extensive search process that included several well-qualified candidates, Jack VonHandorf has accepted the position and will begin on July 1, 2015. VonHandorf has 27 years of experience in education as a high school teacher and administrator and […]
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Special Olympics of NKY Honors Cov Cath Teacher
This afternoon, Covington Catholic High School announced that William (“Bill”) Snyder was recently chosen as the recipient of the Dave Hester Special Recognition Award from the Special Olympics of Northern Kentucky. John Foppe, Special Olympics of NKY Basketball Coordinator, and Jan Castle, Special Olympics of NKY Awards Coordinator, surprised Snyder with the presentation of the […]
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Polling Places Change in 5 Kenton County Cities
In May, Kentucky voters will select their political party’s nominee for governor & lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture. There is no primary for the state auditor’s race. In Kenton County, some voters in five cities will vote in different locations than they did in 2014, Kenton County […]
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Married More than 50 Years, Couple Establishes Scholarships at Cov Cath, Notre Dame
Joe Schmidt graduated from Covington Catholic High School in 1961 and Ginnie (Bohman) Schmidt graduated from Notre Dame Academy that same year. The two have been married for more than five decades and have had two sons graduate from from Cov Cath and a daughter from Notre Dame. Now the Schmidts are giving back to […]
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Repeat Run Falls Short: Overtime Loss Sends Covington Catholic Home
Covington Catholic’s run at back-to-back state titles came to an end on Saturday evening when they were unable to withstand a late run by Owensboro and lost 69-65 in overtime in the semifinals of the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Basketball Sweet 16 Tournament at Rupp Arena. Backup guard Matthew Schumate knocked down a game-tying three-pointer in the waning […]
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Cov Cath Gets By Holmes, Repeats as 9th Region Champs
As far as rivalries in Northern Kentucky go, it doesn’t get better than Covington Catholic and Holmes basketball. The two schools have locked horns nine times over the last three years, and have appeared in three straight 9th Region Championships against one another. Just like last year, though, the Colonels battled past a determined Holmes team […]
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Holmes, Cov Cath to Meet Again in 9th Region Finals
The stage was set for a classic. Dixie and Holmes had battled all night, trading big baskets and playing terrific defense in the 9th Region Boys Tournament semifinals at the Bank of Kentucky Center. The game was tied at 55 and Dixie held onto the ball for the last shot. Colonels senior guard Austin Schreck dribbled […]
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She Got More than 1.4 Million Views on YouTube & She’ll Join Kentucky Symphony in Park Hills
Twentieth century composers dialing up icons, tunes and styles from the past and a beat-box flutist are on the March 14-15 Kentucky Symphony Orchestra program at the Frances K. Carlisle Performing Arts Center Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills. “What’s old is new again,” promises KSO Music and Executive Director J.R. Cassidy, “kinda.” Cassidy explains, “Composers have […]
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Cov Cath Claims 35th District Championship
Covington Catholic reclaimed the 35th District title after trouncing Holmes, 80-53, in the championship game on Friday night in front of a good crowd at Holmes High School. The Bulldogs won the District tournament last season by beating Cov Cath in the final game, so it was a bit of a revenge game. “Our focus was to regroup. […]
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Cov Cath, Holmes Advance in 35th District Tournament
For the sixth straight year, it will be a rematch of the 35th District title game as both Covington Catholic and Holmes advanced through the semifinals on Wednesday night and will square off in the championship game on Friday evening at Holmes. Covington Catholic 69, Beechwood 32 Cov Cath breezed by Beechwood, 69-32, in the first game of […]
