Lower School: Spanish Class Field Trip

We honored our Middle and Lower Schools athletes this week at the Annual Sports Night. It was a celebration of all the persistence, team work, skills learned, confidence gained, and friendships solidified.

This year we had over 90 boys and girls in grades 3rd-8th who played seven different sports. The cross country team had 36 members fielding junior varsity and varsity teams that always exuded UA pride from the 3rd grade boys to the 8th grade girls. The very talented varsity cross country team won the CYM Championship for the second year in a row.

One of the 5th & 6th grade basketball teams worked so hard to get second place in the St. Anthony's Tournament. They came from the bottom bracket and made it all the way to the championship game! In a recent game, our Middle School soccer team was down two players in the second half and asked the coach of the opposing team if they would play one player down which he refused to do. The team went on to play one of the best halves of Ursuline Middle School soccer over the past three years. The team scored five goals against the opposing team while conceding none, en route to a 5-2 victory! They finished their season with only one loss. It's more than the score of the game that makes our athletes winners; it's their tenacity, grit, and Serviam spirit that they bring to the field.

Ursuline Academy's New Playground

Watch Us Grow!   We are excited to announce that we will soon begin construction for our Early Childhood & Lower School's new playground! The project will be completed this fall for the upcoming school year. We will keep everyone informed on our progress and updates! 

Governor John Carney visited our campus on Friday morning. His first stop was meeting our Lower School's Principal for the Day, Alexis. Alexis greeted Governor Carney with a handshake and welcomed him to our school. She proceeded to explain the "rules" for the day, including the pajama dress down day for all Lower School students and teachers. Alexis thoughtfully explained why she wasn't wearing her pajamas - because she was the Principal for the Day and Principals do not wear pajamas to school!

Next, Governor Carney took a hard hat tour of the new Student Life Center renovations. He saw first hand the incredible work that is happening to help Ursuline Academy grow stronger than ever. The construction progress was interesting for him to see given his mother's connection to Ursuline Academy. Mrs. Ann Carney was a longtime French Teacher in our Middle School. Since her retirement she continues to remain involved as a dedicated volunteer. Another interesting connection we made was that his Deputy Chief of Staff, Sheila Grant '04 is an alum. She reminisced about hanging out in the senior lounge, her favorite teachers, and classes.

The visit wrapped up with a classroom session with Upper and Middle School students. Here he answered questions from our students on various current affairs topics. Throughout his conversation he stressed the importance of education because students are our future. Governor Carney shared one final piece of advice before he left, advice he received early in his career. "Stay focused on your main goal in all that you do. Continue to progress towards it and do not let distractions get in the way." 

"Stay hungry!  Lean in!"  These were the final words of advice that Leadership Instructor Erin McNichol shared with her sophomore leadership class before sending her students forward to mingle with professionals on the morning of May 16th.

 

Throughout the school year, each sophomore has proudly built her resume, and they were eager to mingle with our Ursuline alumnae and parent volunteers for a Mock Interview morning. We welcomed back six alumnae ranging from the Class of 1985-2008, in various industries such as higher education, law, business, and military. The main goals of this event was to allow the students to learn how to network authentically, sharpen their interview skills, receive constructive criticism, and tweak their resumes. 

After a networking breakfast, each interviewer met with 3-4 students to engage in meaningful conversations, a concept that some students initially described as "so awkward." However, after the two-hour Mock Interview event, our students thanked Mrs. McNichol and the interviewers for the opportunity to connect and for sharing their expert advice. One alumna added, "Remember that interviewing is a two-way street. Companies and schools want to be appealing to you, as well. Take the opportunity to ask questions of your interviewer in return."  We know our students are now better prepared to do just that!

 

Thank you to our gracious alums and parents for their time to create a successful Mock Interview morning!