Ursuline Academy is a private, Catholic, all-girls high school and elementary school (Toddler 2 through 12th grade) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is located within the Archdiocese of New Orleans and under the trusteeship of the Ursuline Sisters of the New Orleans Community, part of the Ursuline Central Province of North America. Founded in 1727, the Academy is the oldest Catholic school and the oldest school for women in the United States.
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2635 State Street , 70118 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°56′27.5″N 90°6′48.27″W / 29.940972°N 90.1134083°W |
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| Type | Private, All-Girls |
| Motto | Serviam ("I will serve") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1727 |
| President | Laurie Eichelberger Leiva |
| Teaching staff | 53.0 (FTE) (2019–20)[1] |
| Grades | T2–12 |
| Gender | Female |
| Enrollment | 563[1] (2019–20) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.7 (2019–20)[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy and White |
| Sports | Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Golf, Swimming, Soccer, Cross Country, Dance, Cheer, Tennis, Track & Field, Indoor Track, Gymnastics |
| Mascot | Lions |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[2][3] |
| Tuition | $12,585 + $1,850 fees = $14,435 (2023-24, high school) |
| Principal (ES) | Sue Heidel |
| Principal(HS) | Sue Heidel |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Ursuline Academy was founded in 1727 by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula, in New Orleans. It is the oldest continuously-operating school for girls, and the oldest Catholic school in the United States.[4]
The Academy included the first convent, the first free school, and the first retreat center for ladies. It offered the first classes for female African-American slaves, free women of color, and Native Americans.[4]
Academics
editAn Ursuline education is based on the philosophy of Saint Angela Merici.[4]
Traditions
editRally began in 1948 as a way for classes to show their school spirit in the areas of volleyball intramurals, through skits, posters, songs, and cheers. Each class was given a name (Skip, Mac, Leprechaun or Sioux (now Phoenix)) to replace existing sororities on campus and carried them until they graduated and passed them on to a little sister class.[5][6]
Athletics
editUrsuline Academy athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Notable alumnae
edit- Lurita Doan, administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration[citation needed]
- Mary Landrieu, US Senator[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Ursuline Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Institution Summary [for Ursuline Academy Elementary School]". AdvancED. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Institution Summary [for Ursuline Academy]". AdvancED. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c Robenstine, Clark (Summer 1992). "French Colonial Policy and the Education of Women and Minorities: Louisiana in the Early Eighteenth Century". History of Education Quarterly. 32 (2): 193–211. doi:10.2307/368985. ISSN 0018-2680. JSTOR 368985. S2CID 147109780.
- ^ "Origins of Rally". Ursuline Academy. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Message from the Academy President – Karen McNay". Ursuline Update. Ursuline Academy. October 29, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
Notes
edit- Clark, Emily, ed. (2009). Voices from an Early American Convent: Marie Madeleine Hachard and the New Orleans Ursulines, 1727–1760. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-3446-7. OCLC 824539478.
External links
edit- School website
- Ursuline Academy (ursulineneworleans.org) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)