Student Activities

Car Club

The Notre Dame High School Car Club Car Show is Sunday, April 20th from 1 pm to 4 pm

Notre Dame High School's Car Club Show is on Sun., April 13th from 1 pm to 4 pm in the NDHS parking lot. Bring your car to show or come to view other excellent cars. For more information, contact Pat Vasis at pvasis@ndhsdons.org.

Club Overview

The design and goal of this new club is to give students an opportunity to share their experiences and learn more about cars. If you own or are working on a car, you will be asked to share your knowledge through discussions and presentations. Each meeting will have a topic. Members will help shape the focus topics of discussion and provide text and pictures for the Car Club webpage.

The focus of this club is on the following automobiles:

- Vintage (anything stock with a carburetor)
- Modified (like a tricked-out Honda)
- Hot rods (modern equipment in an vintage body shell).

You do not need to own a car or be able to drive. This club is not designed as a traditional shop class in which the students do hands-on work to cars. Active participation is required.

Focus Areas

- Determine what type of car you would like to own and work on in the future, and then set a restoration schedule complete with cost numbers.
- Powerpoint presentations about your auto skill sets and projects you have worked on.
- De-rusting
- Sandblasting vs. chemical stripping
- Priming and painting
- Metal work, fillers, and welding
- Electronics
- Sources for parts and information
- Modifying cars to increase performance
- Automobile Fundamentals
- Brakes, suspension, engines, basic maintenance

Upcoming Car Shows/Swap Meets:
You might enjoy some of these with your family & friends!
Be sure to check these show dates as they are tentative and can be cancelled.
Sep 23 Cantigny Car Show
Cantigny Park 1 S 151 Winfield Road Wheaton IL

Sep 28-29 Rt 66 Mother Road Festival Car Show
Downtown Springfield IL

Sep 29 Crimestoppers Car Show and Movie Night
Danville Police Dept. - 100 block of Vermilion St Danville IL

Sep 29 Volo Car Corral & Festival
Volo Auto Museum, 27582 W. Volo Village Rd Volo IL

Sep 30 Trackside Mustang & Ford Car Show
Autobahn Country Club Joliet IL

Oct 6 Grayville Chamber of Commerce Car Show Downtown Grayville IL

Oct 7 Bad To The Bone Car Show
Peterson Park - 500 Broadway Ave Mattoon IL

Oct 7 North Aurora Days Auto Fest North Aurora Auto Mall (I-88 and Orchard Rd.) North Aurora IL

Oct 20 Illinois Wesleyan University Car Show
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington IL

Oct 21 S. Illinois King Of the Street
I-57 Dragstrip Benton IL

Nov 17-18 Fall Chevy Vettefest
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Chicago IL

Moderator: Mrs. Pat Vasis
Membership: Open to all students