VOLLEYBALL TEAM GETS NATIONAL HONORS FOR ACADEMICS

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July 21, 2025

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State record 18th year in a row for the perennial powerhouse Irish program.

The Notre Dame Prep volleyball program was honored this week for academics by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). It's the 18th year in a row for the Irish, who ended last season in the MHSAA district final as they came up just short in their bid to upset the second-ranked team in the state, Detroit Country Day.

Since the school opened in 1994, NDP volleyball has won four state championships — in 2007, 2013, 2017 and 2021.

According to Betty Wroubel, Notre Dame Prep's head coach and school athletic director, no other high school team in Michigan currently boasts a longer continuous streak of earning the AVCA Team Academic Award.

"I am very proud of this team, not just for earning their 18th straight AVCA Academic honor and honor roll, which places NDP among the top high school programs in the country, but most importantly, for living out our school’s mission every day," Wroubel said. "The kids work hard in the classroom, give great effort on the court, and use their time, talents and gifts to serve others outside the classroom."

AVCA said that college and high school teams receiving the team academic award display excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Notre Dame Prep's team scored a cumulative 3.93 GPA during the last school year.

“It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the classroom,” says AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. “The fact that more programs earned the Team Academic Award than ever before is evidence of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their goals as both students and athletes.”
Teams that have received the award for 15 or more years also are highlighted on the AVCA list of honorees for their consistent commitment to academics.

About the American Volleyball Coaches Association:
The AVCA’s mission is to advance the sport of volleyball with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy and professional development. The membership includes more than 9,500 collegiate, professional, high school, club and youth volleyball coaches — primarily in the United States. The AVCA represents women’s volleyball, men’s volleyball and beach volleyball coaches, and works to increase exposure and recognition for the sport of volleyball.
 

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About Notre Dame Preparatory School
"At Notre Dame Prep, we inspire our students to become the best versions of themselves. We challenge them through an experience of academic excellence, focused on active, project-based learning. We invite them to explore a world of opportunities beyond the classroom. We guide them as they grow in spirituality within a community strong in its Catholic and Marist identity."

Notre Dame Preparatory School is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. Notre Dame Preparatory School's upper 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 Prep's middle and lower schools enroll students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. All three schools are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDP 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, visit the school’s home page at www.ndpma.org.