BEST AND BRIGHTEST

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October 28, 2021

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Nine seniors on the NDP varsity volleyball team named to the first-ever AVCA Best and Brightest Awards for high school senior student-athletes.

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced this week that nine volleyball players from Notre Dame Prep were named to the first-ever AVCA Best and Brightest Awards for high school senior student-athletes.

The AVCA Best and Brightest Award is an award meant to honor individual high school senior student-athletes from across the country who excel on and off the court. 

Notre Dame Prep seniors Josie Bloom, Aly Borellis, Bianca Giglio, Leah Greif, Abby Nellis, Sara Nouhan, Hanna Rutila, Sophia Sudzina and Elyssa Wallace were named to the list by the AVCA.

To be eligible for the Best and Brightest Award, senior student-athletes must have earned at least a 3.0 unweighted/3.5 weighted GPA (or the equivalent if using a different GPA scale) during their junior year and play in 50% of their varsity team’s sets during their senior season. Nominations for the award were completed last week.

Congratulations, girls!

More on the AVCA:
The AVCA, with its headquarters in Lexington, Ky., is managed by Associations International. The mission of the AVCA is to advance the sport of volleyball with AVCA coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy and professional development. With a membership of almost 7,000 and counting, the AVCA provides a professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing and promoting the sport. Members include collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as volleyball club directors. The AVCA provides education to volleyball coaches, recognition of elite players and coaches, promotion of volleyball competitions throughout the world, and networking opportunities for volleyball products and services providers.

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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. Notre Dame Preparatory School enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower schools enroll students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. All three schools are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the National Association of Independent Schools. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school’s home page at www.ndpma.org.