college preparation - Hesburgh Scholar Program, College Prep Program, St. Andre Bessette, and the CSC Scholar Program. The Burke Scholar Program is for students with developmental and learning disabilities who are below grade level but can function in a classroom without 1:1 support. Students in the program have a choice of attaining a high school diploma or a certificate of completion, the latter of which will enable the student to continue receiving special education services until reaching the age of 22. The following Advanced Placement courses are offered: English Literature, English Language, Italian Language, Studio Art, Spanish Language, Calculus (BC), Government, US History, World History, European History, Latin, and Computer Science Principles. AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and AP Physics 1 and 2 are offered on a longer-term rotation, where at least two of these courses are available at any given time. Athletics Notre Dame College Prep sponsors teams in 15 sports that are governed by the Illinois High School Association: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. All of these teams (except for bowling and swimming) compete in the East Suburban Catholic Conference. The school also sponsors teams in ice hockey and lacrosse. Lacrosse competes in the Chicago Metro Conference, and plays in a state tournament governed by the Illinois High School Lacrosse Association. The hockey team plays in the Chicago Suburban Catholic League. In addition, Notre Dame College Prep offers boxing, but does not compete other schools in that sport. The following teams placed in the top seven at IHSA sponsored state tournaments: Baseball •• State Champions (2003—04) Football •• 2nd place (1989—90) Football •• State Semi-Finals (2018–19) Cross Country •• State Team Qualifier (2012 season) Bass Fishing •• 3rd place (2012–13) Cross Country •• State Individual Qualifier (2017 season) Cross Country •• State Team Qualifier (2018, 2022 seasons) The hockey team won three state tournaments in 1976, 1992, and 2010 in the AHAI State Tournament, the governing body of hockey in Illinois. Notre Dame College Prep has fielded one of the top-ranked basketball teams in Illinois and several graduates have gone on to successful college basketball and professional careers, including Jim Les and Matt Mooney, who each played in the NBA. Notable alumni Ted Ansani, bass player of 1990s pop band Material Issue Matthew Bogusz is the former Mayor of Des Plaines, elected 2013 as youngest mayor