Archive for Academics
Seventy-seven Ursuline Academy 6th and 7th grade students had poems chosen for publication in the Poetic Power contest held annually by Creative Communications, a company devoted to the promotion and appreciation of student writing. The poems will be included in their anthology, “A Celebration of Poets,” due out this spring. Ursuline Academy was also awarded the Poetic Achievement Award, an honor given to the top 10% of the schools who entered the contest. The schools are chosen based on the number and quality of the entries accepted. Additionally, teacher Katie Gremillion was asked to judge future poetry for the organization
The following students had poems selected for publication:
6th grade
6-B
Blackden,Shannon
Dorner,Hannah
Fassbender,Blaine
Grubbs,Macie
Knight,Karrington
Ligori,Delaney
Love,Angel
Maddox,Marlea
Michael,Madeline
Musso,Katherine
Richard,Haley
Richard,Natalie
Salez,Randi
Sensenbrenner,Olivia
Shepard,Christian
Ward,Isabelle
Whitlow,Julia
6-K
Mariana Alvarez
Caroline Bologna
Raphaella Brown
Kate Burch
Jordyn Domio
Madelyne Evans
Camille Humphreys
Natalie Naquin
Marcelle Olivier
Victoria Poretto
Neha Samtani
Eleanor Simmons
Taylor Thomas
Caitlin Williamson
7th Grade
7-E
Chelsy Davillier
Carlin Dougherty
Mallory Granier
Ruby Harriford
Maddie Hopkins
Cate Kramer
Kelsey Raymond
Caroline Songy
Julia Thomas
Gabriella Trentacoste
Hannah Victor
7-F
Caitlin Arnold
Kalee Banks
Madison Barnes
Madeline Blanchard
Danielle Blanchard
Gabrielle Calamari
Laruen Cooke
Julienne Delise
Deja Hansell
Allison Hoss
Korey Miller
Gambrill Petty
Kristen St. Cyr
CeCe Tyson
Codi Vercher
Cassidy Vise
Kelsey Young
7-C
Jade Alexander
Jennifer Baker
Madie DiMarco
Helayne Dorner
Annelise Ernst
Gwen Freeze
Lauren Gibson
Imogen Hoffman
Ingeborg Hyde
Emily Lonker
Meg MacLaren
Yasmeen Magharehabed
Elena Nusloch
Brittany Nguyen
Aimee Petitbon
Maggie Prados
Daniela Rocha
Allison Walters
Madison Vise
Each year we are proud to display artwork of Ursuline Academy students for Catholic Schools’ Week at Lakeside Shopping Center. The following girls have work displayed:
Madalyn Scalia
Grace Gorman
Sarah Buckley
Isabella Scuderi
Katie Weaver
Caroline Barbier
Hannah Bialous
McKenna Berstein
Sarah Marlar
Hannah Dorner
Macie Grubbs
Marlea Maddox
Abigail Morse
Natalie Naquin
Marcelle Oliver
Eleanor Simmons
Kalee Jo Banks
Helayne Dorner
Annelise Ernst
Gwen Freeze
Imogen Hoffman
Allison Hoss
Hannah Rich
Alycia Williams
Their work will be displayed, January 23rd to Saturday, January 29th in Lakeside Shopping Center.
URSULINE ACADEMY
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER SCHEDULE 11/29/11
2011-2012
DATE TIME TEAM OPPONENT LOCATION
Wed 11/30 3:15 Varsity Lusher IVY Lusher
4:30 JV Lusher Lusher
Wed 12/7 4:00 Varsity St. Martin’s IVY St. Martin’s
Mon 12/12 5:00 Varsity Sacred Heart IVY Audubon Field D
Wed 12/14 5:30 JV McGehee Audubon Field E
Mon 1/9 3:30 Varsity Country Day IVY Pontiff Playground
4:30 JV Country Day Pontiff Playground
Tues 1/10 4:00 Varsity Trinity IVY Audubon Field E
Wed 1/18 6:15 JV Newman Newman
7:15 Varsity Newman IVY Newman
Mon 1/23 5:30 Varsity McGehee IVY Audubon Field D
Sat 1/28 9:00 JV Tournament TBD
IVY League Soccer Championship Tournament:
Mon 1/30-Wed 2/1 TBA Varsity ONLY TBA IVY Audubon Field D&E
IVY=IVY League Match
The Ursuline Academy Elementary School Math Team placed first at the De La Salle Elementary Math Tournament on October 15. In addition to coming in first overall, the team also received 14 other awards. Twelve schools and 185 students competed in the tournament.
Team members include Naysia Jones, Gloria Labatut Davies, Lauren Marcello, Brooke Nguyen, Caroline Barbier, Riley Reech, Mia LeBoutillier, Sarah Dyer, Bella Dardano, Madisen Suell, Madison Priestley, Alice Staehle, Mariana Alvarez, Natalie Naquin, Kaitlin Nguyen, Laci Darensburg, Elena Nusloch, Brittany Nguyen, Camille Humphreys, Karrington Knight, Linda Plasse, Cameron Barnes, Leah Strickland, Olivia Sensenbrenner, Neha Samtani, Raphaella Brown, Helayne Dorner, Yasmeen Magharehabed, Allison Walters, Aimée Petitbon, Ingeborg Hyde and Jennifer Baker.
Overall Sweepstakes: 1st Place
Spirit Award: 3rd Place
Interschool Test: 5th Place
4th Grade Ciphering
Team A: 1st Place
Team B: 4th Place
5th Grade Ciphering
Team A: 1st Place
Team B: 3rd Place
6th Grade Ciphering
Team A: 5th Place
Team B: 9th Place
7th Grade Ciphering
Team A: 4th Place
Team B: 6th Place
Individual Test
Sarah Dyer: 4th Place
Gloria Labatut Davies: 5th Place
Laci Darensburg: 8th Place
Allison Walters: 5th Place
The seventh grade students recently completed their chapter on the French Colonization of Louisiana and the arrival of the Ursuline nuns. To enhance their knowledge, they visited the Ursuline Museum. Mrs. Mary Lee Harris, our former Director of Development and active alum, was on hand to share her vast information about the Ursulines and the artifacts in the museum. The girls thoroughly enjoyed their visit and are looking forward to returning soon!
The Kindergarten class and the high school Biology I Honors class teamed up together to share their knowledge of plants. The Biology class recently began a unit in genetics. Their first project involves designing an experiment using plants to investigate concepts from the unit. To complete this project, the students need a garden to grow their plants. Enter Kindergarten class. The early childhood students offered the high school students space in their garden. In return, the biology students offered to teach them about microscopes and show them what their plants look like under the microscope. Both classes decided to plant the flowers together.
On October 14, in the Early Childhood Studio, both classes learned how to make biodegradable pots out of newspaper and then planted flower seeds. In the Biology Lab, the high school students taught the kindergarten students how to use a microscope. Both classes will now monitor the growth of the plants as they continue to investigate plants on their respective levels.
Forty 7th grade girls have been chosen to represent Ursuline with Jr. Beta. This is an honor to be chosen. The girls must meet a requirement of earning a 3.5 on their 6th grade report card. Our induction ceremony will be on Tuesday, November 1st. The girls we be competing in various academic competitions throughout the year. The first will be a district competition in January and the state competition for those who place at district will be in May. The officers for Jr. Beta who were chosen by their peers are:
President Danniella Rocha
Vice President Lauren Cooke
Secretary Annelise Ernst
Treasurer Gabriella Trentacoste
Photographers Kalee Jo Banks and Caitlyn Arnold
2011-2012 Jr. Beta Members
Caitlyn Arnold
Dannielle Blanchard
Madeline Blanchard
Gabrielle Calamari
Tiffany Charlot
Julienne Delise
Mandie DiMarco
Korey Miller
Kristen St. Cyr
Alysia Terry
Codi Vercher
Jade Alexander
Jennifer Baker
Helayne Dorner
Annelise Ernst
Gwen Freeze
Lauren Gibson
Erin Glynn
Imogen Hoffman
Ingeborg Hyde
Emily Lonker
Margaret MacLaren
Yasmeen Magharehabed
Brittany Nguyen
Elena Nusloch
Aime’e Petitbon
Margaret Prados
Daniela Rocha
Allison Walters
Kalee Banks
Jenna Breaux
Melina Chester
Lauren Cooke
Carlin Dougherty
Mallory Granier
Catherine Kramer
Sydney Talbot
Gabriella Trentacoste
Hannah Victor
Alycia Williams
The Middle School is proud to announce a new club this year. Social Studies Teacher, Mrs. Stacie Bourgeois, is the moderator of the new Quiz Bowl Team.
Ursuline Academy Middle School Quiz Bowl Team:
Kristen St. Cyr – Seventh Grader
Gwen Freeze – Seventh Grader
Marcelle Olivier – Sixth Grader
Natalie Naquin – Sixth Grader
Anna Dawson – Sixth Grader
Here are the list of the Summer Reading Programs:
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