Archive for Academics

On Friday morning, Carly Brothers, Megan Schmidt and Marcelle Meyer participated at a ceremony in Arlington Cemetery during which the girls laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Ursuline Academy Dean of Students, Karen Mortillaro, received an award from President of Close Up, Tim Davis.  Davis honored  Mortillaro’s service to Ursuline and to Close Up by flying an American flag over the Capitol building.

Students also met with Senator Landrieu.

In theology classes this quarter, the Junior Skips will be taking part in a simulation activity from Second Harvest Food Bank.  Students must navigate bus schedules, social services, and other sources of aid.  On Friday, October 28, Ms. Mathes’ 6th period class participated in the simulation experience along with faculty and administrators.

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.

On Wednesday evening, October 5, new members were inducted into National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta, the national mathematics honor society.

National Honor Society: Alexis Andal, Lauren Barre, Gabriella Bergeron, Renee Bonnaffons, Emma Castay, Chloe Cowan, Mary Creech, Elora Doskey, Jaylyn Edison, Olivia Fabacher, Amanda Granier, Cora Hicks, Gabriella Leonovicz, Savannah Lloyd, Emily MacLaren, Saya Menzies, Marcelle Meyer, Megan Mineo, Iman Naeem, Elizabeth Nourse, Holly Payton, Rachel Songy, Olivia Stricklin, Rachel Stuckey, Sarah Treadaway, Sarah Tyson and Anne Vullo.

National Art Honor Society:  Emily Alimia, Kelly Antrum, Carly Brothers, Victoria Castille, Amari Chatters, Emerite Comboy, Mary Creech, Tabitha Dalgo, Ashley Dorner, Sarah Flettrich, Marci Holstein, Holland Ledet, Hannah Michael, Megan Mineo, Alyssa Mobley, Claire Oswald, Natalie Paul, Miranda Picou, Lauren Saizan, Maya Scott, Anne Vullo and Mia Williams.

Mu Alpha Theta: Lina Alam, Kimberley Babin, Lauren Barre, Gabriella Bergeron, Elise Bourgeois, Carly Brothers, Emma Castay, Rachel Charbonnet, Joy Comboy, Baily Daberkow, Rachelle Drygalla, Jaylyn Edison, Olivia Fabacher, Marci Holstein, Hannah Koster, Grace Lamy, Gabriella Leonovicz, Krista Liljeberg, Caitlin Lingoni, Savannah Lloyd, Emily MacLaren, Lauren Martin, Victoria Meiklejohn, Hannah Michael, Meredith Morphy, Sydney Morris, Iman Naeem, Tiffany Nguyen, Bridget Nourse, Elizabeth Nourse, Claire Oswald, Hanan Rimawi, Nataly Scheuermann, Megan Schmidt, Jessica Signorelli, Sydni Sumas, Laura Taylor, Camille Tiemann and Isabelle Walker.

Photos courtesy of Pat Garin Photography.

Three Ursuline Academy high school students were recognized in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Savannah Lloyd, Commended Student; Marjorie Rawle, Commended Student; and Katherine Stahel, Semifinalist. They received certificates and flowers at a special breakfast and were acknowledged at the Spirit Pep Rally on September 30.

The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®)–a test which serves as an initial screen of more than 1.5 million entrants each year–and by meeting published program entry/participation requirements.

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2011 – Summer Reading Letter – 8th Grade and Incoming Students

2011 – Summer Reading Letter – Returning Students

2011 – Summer Reading Letter – Eng IV AP

2011 – Summer Reading Letter – Eng V AP

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Ursuline Academy congratulates senior Sarah Stuckey for being recognized as a National Merit Commended Student. Stuckey is among 34,000 students in the nation to receive this honor. She placed in the top five percent of more than one million students who entered this competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test last fall.

Way to go, Sarah!