Dear Ursuline Students and Families,

I am so happy to welcome you all to the 22-23 school year, the 296th year of Ursuline education in the United States. By choosing to be part of Ursuline Academy of New Orleans, you are part of a unique Catholic school in our city and country. With a history of providing quality education in New Orleans for 295 years, our incoming 8th graders will make their own history as the 300th class, the first in the United States!

We continue to grow as one school community, from the babies in Lily House to the graduating seniors, those who have been part of Ursuline for many years, and those who are new to our school, guided by the mission of the Ursuline Sisters and Ursuline Academy, under the guiding motto of Serviam – I will serve. Welcome to all!
One Heart, One Will

As we begin the journey together this year, our theme for the year, “One heart and one will” comes from St. Angela's final counsel, 

“Remain in harmony, united together, all of one heart and one will. Be bound to one another by the bond of charity, respecting each other, helping each other, and bearing with each other in Jesus Christ.”

The theme reminds us that we are one community focused on the Ursuline mission and with mutual charity, respect, and forbearance we will grow together through the work of forming students in faith, academics, and service.
Campus Updates

We are continuing to work on upgrades and refurbishments to our campus. We are excited to have a new reception area in use when we welcome parents and visitors to campus. This is part of an overall security upgrade that is in process. Our foyer area will have reinforced doors that are secured throughout the day keeping our student areas secure. Changes to the Nashville Street side will also allow less access to buildings and as we complete changes this fall, we will have some new fencing and several electronic gates to ensure the safety of all on campus. Additionally, we will have a second officer on duty most days during morning and afternoon carpool times. Safety and security are very important to us and we will continue to work to ensure we are assessing every part of the campus.
New Staff Welcome

We are also excited to welcome some new faces to our staff and administrative team:

Welcome to Associate Director of Communications, Uyen Yi; Administrative Assistant and Front Office Manager, Kimberly Wimberly; and Sage Director of Food Services, Chauntel Miller.

Also, we have a few returning staff in new roles, Sue Heidel '85 is now the K-12 Principal, Andrea Estavan is our K-12 Dean of Students, and Carmel Kavanagh is the Executive Assistant to the President.

We have a wonderful team of individuals eager to serve our Ursuline community.

I greatly look forward to welcoming you all back to our beautiful campus and I look forward to working with you to serve our Ursuline students!

Serviam,
Dr. Karen G. Jakuback
Academy President 
Ursuline Academy of New Orleans