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May 13, 2021

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Notre Dame senior heads to MSU to study computer science and says her AP Calculus class was among her most favorite (and fun) things about her high school experience.

Even though she came to Notre Dame Prep as a freshman from St. Lawrence, graduating senior Lynn Wright almost immediately sensed that NDP was where she belonged and that she'd been there forever. Notre Dame's summer band camp had a lot to do with that.

"Notre Dame Prep has been a wonderful experience for me from the very beginning," she said. "Although I joined NDP as a freshman, the teachers, upperclassmen and fellow students made me feel like I had always been there. The band program was a massive part of that. Band camp was my first impression of NDP and it's the place where I got to see true leadership, interact with kind, talented people, and meet almost all of my closest friends."

She said the band program helped her come out of her shell, which led to her becoming a section leader, a member of the jazz band and, most importantly, a more confident musician. 

"Band is just a wonderful community that truly helped me find my place in high school," she added.

Joe Martin, Notre Dame's band director, returned the compliment.

"Lynn Wright is an outstanding musician," Martin said. "She is a great leader who gives her time in any way to help others. It's been wonderful having her in our program and we wish her the best in college."

So what about college for Wright? Those post-secondary plans did not come about overnight. Not by any stretch.

"My choice to go to Michigan State University and major in computer science goes way back to when I was in middle school," she said. "Ever since sixth grade, I wanted to be a video game developer, but few colleges had any sort of program that supported that kind of career."

After doing a lot of digging, she found that she could major in computer science and minor in game design at MSU, which made it all a very easy choice. 

"It's a career path that I've always dreamed of," she said. "I hope that by the end of college I can get a job as a software developer and then later launch a career as an indie game developer."

Now looking forward to graduation on May 23, Wright is a bit reflective of her Notre Dame Prep experience.

"Over the course of four years, I feel like I've received a wonderful education and met a friendly community that I wouldn't have encountered anywhere else," she said. "It's a place that no matter where you go, you'll find somewhere you belong, whether that's on an athletic team, in the band, in an art class, in choir or in a club."

She also looks back at the fun she's had in high school and says that despite a great experience in the band program, she's had the most fun in a few other surprising places.

"Yes, the band's Disney trip when I was a sophomore was awesome," she said. "Marching down Main Street USA in the Magic Kingdom and hanging out with friends in the most magical place on earth was pretty great. However, across all of high school, I think I can say with confidence that I've had the most fun in the classroom. You never really know how much fun learning can be until you actually begin to absorb the information set in front of you. I'll admit, a lot of classes would probably be an absolute drag if it weren't for the teachers. But I especially loved AP Psychology, AP Calculus and AP European History because those teachers had made them so super engaging and, well, fun!" 

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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.