April 2012

• Silvia Ortiz-Rosales '12 is awarded a $10,000 college scholarship by the National Center for Learning Disabilities and is featured in the New York Times. In her essay on the NCLD website, Silvia details how her dyslexia is "an obstacle, not a limitation."
  
  
• SJND runner Nick Ratto '12, who has signed a NCAA letter of intent to run for UC Davis and who has been a leader on the school's cross country and track teams, was interviewed by Cross Country Express.
  
  
• Coach Don Lippi, who celebrated his 700th career win in Kelly Gym this year, was named the Coach of the Year in basketball by the Oakland Tribune and the other Bay Area newspapers. To read more
  
  
• Dr. Sharine Thenard '94 was recognized as one of Girls Inc.'s Women Who Dare for her leadership, especially on issues that affect children, and featured on the front page of the Alameda Journal. She was also featured in the cover story of SJND's Update magazine, which shared how she took her dental staff to Jamaica and provided dental care to dozens of children there.

March 2012

• The spring musical at SJND, Little Shop of Horrors, enchants sold-out audiences and earns a great review in the Alameda Journal.

• "St. Joseph Maintains Its Kidd Connection," an article about how Pilots basketball players, lead by Gemeny Givens '12, are texting with NBA player Jason Kidd '92 during their amazing high school season, runs in the San Francisco Chronicle and in the national pages of MaxPreps.
  
  
• Pilots basketball Coach Don Lippi wins his 700th career victory in a NorCal playoff game in Kelly Gym on March 13, and the Oakland Tribune published "A Memorable Night for St. Joseph."
  
  
• Vanessa Maholland '12 wins the Investwrite economics competition, a scholarship essay contest, with her piece "A Beginner's Guide to Stock Market Investing." Read about it in Alameda Patch
  
  
• Both the men's and women's basketball teams win the North Coast Section championships, making history as they win back-to-back titles for 2011 and 2012. The men's victory was reported in the Oakland Tribune, as was the women's strong finish over International. SJND's title victories also was reported in the San Francisco Chronicle.

February 2012

• Both the men's and women's basketball teams at SJND are picked as the top seeds in the North Coast Section playoffs by the Oakland Tribune.
  
  
• The women's basketball team at SJND earns a date to the postseason dance and the story is featured on the front of the sports page of the Alameda Journal.
  
  
• An art exhibit by SJND's advanced art students at the Blue Dot Cafe is featured in an article on Alameda Patch.
  
  
• A creative video about "Copper" by Honors Chem students Dalton Green, Mark Venturini and Jonathan Schutema is featured in a news story on the homepage of Alameda Patch.

January 2012

• SJND's Bring Your Own Computer program was highlighted in an article in the Catholic Voice, which featured an interview with Assistant Principal of Academics Kristopher White.
  
  
• The third annual Diocesan Science Fair at Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School is Feb. 25, and seventh and eighth grade science students are invited to participate, according to an article in the Catholic Voice.
  
  
• Jason Kidd '92 talks with the New York Times about playing for Coach LaPorte at SJND. "He instilled the sense of ... helping your teammates get better. That's stuck with me since St. Joe's."
  
  
• The preseason ranking for the 2012 SJND cross country team is second in the state, according to ESPN.

December 2011

• The California Div. V Championship Pilots basketball team is the 2011 Team of the Year, according to the Alameda Sun.
  
  
• Tony Fong, SJND's cross country coach for the past 16 years , was named Coach of the Year by the Oakland Tribune. "I think he is the ideal coach," said Nick Ratto '12 in the article. "He makes you want to run, and he makes running fun."
  
  
• Eric Baskett '13 attended a prestigious dinner for Nobel laureates at the California Academy of Sciences and presented his research on an obscure star cluster to Nobel laureates in physics. Check out a feature article on Eric in the Oakland Tribune and Contra Costa Times .
  
  
• SJND men's varsity basketball team swept the school's Island Classic tournament, beating St. Elizabeth 82-23 and going on to defeat rival University High School, 66-45. For more, read a full report in the Alameda Sun.

November 2011

• The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the SJND men's cross country team, which was third in the state championships, with Nick Ratto '12 placing third overall in California Div. V.
  
  
• The women's volleyball team is seeded third in the North Coast Section playoffs and ranked 14th overall, with a 28-5 record, by the East Bay Prep Corner blog.
  
  
• SJND won the BSAL cross country championship, lead by senior Nick Ratto, and the Contra Costa Times included an interview with Nick. In second was Gabe Arias-Sheridan '14. It is the school's first league championship since 1999.
  
  
• Sammie Witherspoon '12 is featured in an article in Alameda Magazine about her trip to New York City to dance with the Rockettes.
  
  
• Alameda Museum is hosting an exhibit that includes a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the 1991 state championship Pilots basketball team, an event noted in Alameda Patch.

October 2011

• The Catholic Voice published an article and this photo, right, of Mr. Bristol and Aubrey Williams '13, about SJND's $2 million renovation.
  
  
• An article about how families can apply for tuition assistance for Catholic high schools featured SJND in the Catholic Voice.
  
  
• The High School Notebook feature in the Oakland Tribune featured SJND's cross country team (scroll down to the second feature story).

September 2011

• A sports feature about the SJND women's volleyball team in the Oakland Tribune reports that the team has gotten off to a stellar start for the season, with a 22-2 record, 5-0 in the BSAL.
  
  
• The women's volleyball team, with a 14-2 record, debuted in East Bay Prep Corner blog, ranked as the top Div. V team and 15th in the East Bay.
  
  
• The SJND cross country team is ranked first in the North Coast Section and third in the state. It may be the best team SJND has ever had, according to the Alameda Journal.
  
  
• The 20th Anniversary of the 1991 and 1992 basketball dream teams at SJND will be celebrated with an exhibit at the Alameda Museum, Oct. 15 through Dec. 11, 2011. More about the SJND museum exhibit and the Alameda Sports Project in Alameda Magazine.