October 23, 2022

School Pictures: Wednesday, October 26

Please return picture packages by tomorrow if you would like a re-take

If you pre-ordered fall portraits, you should have received your order by now. If you would like your daughter to take a new picture, picture re-takes will be taken on Wednesday, October 26th. There will be a $15 re-take fee. Students wishing to take a new picture should return the complete package of unused pictures to school by tomorrow, Monday, October 24th, so that your daughter can be added to the list to be called down on Wednesday. Please be sure to bring your $15 re-take fee on Wednesday in order to take the new picture.

If you did not pre-order a package but would like to, please click here to view your daughter's picture and purchase packages.

Aftercare Reminder: Thursday, October 27th Pick-Up Change

Please be reminded that pick-up for elementary aftercare (1st-7th grades) will be held in St. Ursula on Thursday, October 27th due to our High School Open House. High School Open House brings many prospective families to campus, and they will be using all areas of campus. Aftercare families should park on the State Street side of campus and pick-up will be through the St. Ursula door. There will be a sign on the door to help guide you. Please do not enter the Auditorium, Date Door, or Lions Den, as these areas will be in use for High School Open House. Also, please allow extra time for parking, as it will be a very busy night on campus. 

Dia de los Muertos Altar

In addition to celebrating All Saints' and Souls' Days in the beginning of November, we are excited that our Spanish Club will be preparing their very own Día de los muertos altar on Wednesday, November 2.

Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead) is a family and community-oriented holiday that originated in Mexico and Central America and is celebrated November 1-2. The purpose of Día de los muertos is to remember and honor our deceased loved ones. Traditionally, families build altars in their homes and place pictures of their deceased loved ones on the altars along with small plates of food or drink called ofrendas that their loved ones enjoyed during life. The altar is also adorned with a crucifix and candles.

The UA Spanish Club is inviting our students to participate in our Día de los muertos altar by including pictures of their deceased loves ones or pets on the altar. If your daughter would like to participate, please provide a small copy of a photograph of your loved one by Monday, October 31st. The picture should be no larger than wallet-sized and should not be the sole original photo that you have of your loved one. Your student can bring them to Mrs. Rioja's classroom (Room 318) or the school office and put them in the special Día de los muertos box. Make sure your child's name and grade are written on the pictures. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Rioja at krioja@uanola.org. 

Halloween Dress Down Guidelines: Monday, October 31

Students may wear their Halloween costume or jeans and a Halloween t-shirt on Monday, October 31st!

Please be sure to follow costume guidelines: PE shorts, no leggings, no fake weapons, no off-shoulder shirts (shirts must cover PE uniform), no cut outs, no crop tops, no holes in clothing, jumpsuit/morph suits must have PE shorts over them, no masks covering full face, no political costumes, closed toe shoes only (no crocs). Dresses must be as long as school skirt.

UA Basketball Court of Dreams: Tuesday, November 15

Deadline to purchase tickets is this Tuesday, October 25! Your ticket includes entry to Court of Dreams when our Lions take on St. Katharine Drexel Prep on the Pelicans home court at 12:30 p.m. and the Pelicans vs. Grizzlies game at 6:30 p.m. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales benefit our Academy!

La Fête

Thank you to everyone who came out on Friday night to support 296 years of our beloved Academy, and congratulations to our auction winners. We would also like to thank all of our parent and student volunteers for making the event a success, especially Ashley Fournerat, Melyne Holmes, Ali LeBoeuf, and Jill Holland.

Another big thank you goes out to Maria Rioja '27 for designing our patron gift this year! Her beautiful artwork is now an ornament for our patrons to enjoy for years to come.

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 75th Rally such a great success! Congratulations and thank you to our students for their wonderful show of UA pride and sisterhood. All of our classes did such a beautiful job last Friday! We thank our alumnae Rally judges for taking on the difficult task of judging. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Spirit Award

• Phoenix

Exhibition:

• 1st: Phoenix
• 2nd: Macs

Volleyball

• 1st: Phoenix
• 2nd: Skips

Relay

• 1st: Phoenix
• 2nd: Macs and Skips

Poster

• 1st: Phoenix (top)
• 2nd: Macs (bottom)

Mascot

• 1st: Phoenix (top)
• 2nd: Skips (bottom)

Parents are a valued member of our school community, and we welcome our K-12 parents to take the survey at the link below to help inform our self-assessment as part of our Cognia accreditation. The family survey will be open through Monday, October 31. Thank you so much for your feedback!