The Ursuline School

Infobox School
name= The Ursuline School


established= 1897
type= Private all-girls secondary/middle
religion=Catholic
principal= Mrs. Eileen Davidson
streetaddress= 1354 North Avenue
city = New Rochelle
state=New York
zipcode=10804
country= United States
colors=
mascot=
free_label = Students
free_text= 800
free_label2 = Grades
free_text2= 6-12
website= [http://www.ursuline.pvt.k12.ny.us]

The Ursuline School is an all-girls, independent, private, Roman Catholic middle and high school located on a 13 acre campus in New Rochelle, New York in Westchester County. The school was founded in 1897 by the Order of St. Ursula.

The mission of the school is to prepare young women to be life long learners, women of integrity, and responsible leaders committed to the Ursuline tradition of "Serviam" - I will serve".

Ursuline students come from throughout the Metropolitan Area, including Westchester County, Manhattan and Connecticut.

The current principal is Mrs. Eileen Davidson.

History

The school began as the Ursuline Seminary for Girls, graduating its first class in 1897 and operating out of Leland Castle at what is now the College of New Rochelle. As registration increased a wing was added to the southern end of the Castle and the College of New Rochelle was founded. The Ursuline Seminary girls shared building with the college students until moving to its present location at 1354 North Avenue in 1929. The North Building was added in 1960, the gym in 1981, the Chapel of St. Angela was in 1986 and The Mooney Hancock Arts Center in 2002.

Academics

Central to the philosophy of the school is the goal of providing young women with a challenging, student-centered environment in which academic and personal achievement is expected. Ursuline students must complete 24 specified credits in order to graduate, including four years of English, social studies, and religion; three years of science, mathematics, and foreign language; a year of Latin or art/music; and a semester of computer applications and health. Physical Education is also a requirement. More than 90 percent of students take four or more years of science, math, and foreign language.

The traditional college preparatory program includes three modern foreign languages (French, Spanish, and Italian), five years of Latin, a year of classical Greek, a broad range of fine arts courses, computer courses, and a variety of electives. Honors courses are available in all disciplines, and Advanced Placement courses are offered in art, French, Spanish, Latin, Italian, English, calculus, biology, physics, and European, U.S. history and U.S. government. The school also offers an Authentic Science Research program through which, in addition to their regular science courses, students engage in three years of directed independent study. Seventh-and eighth grade students at Ursuline have the opportunity to earn high school credit in foreign language, mathematics, and science. [ [http://www.ursuline.pvt.k12.ny.us/s/744/start.aspx The Ursuline website; ACADEMIC PROGRAM] ]

Clubs and organizations

Accomplishments

* In 2007, 80% of Ursuline's 133 Advanced Placement students who took 191 AP exams in June earned college qualifying scores of at least a 3. Over 50% earned the highest scores of 4 or 5. [ [http://www.ursuline.pvt.k12.ny.us/s/744/index.aspx?sid=744&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1013&ecid=1013&crid=0&calpgid=15&calcid=1179 The Ursuline School - Ursuline Advanced Placement Students Score High ] ]
* 16 members of the Class of 2007 were named AP Scholars, 3 with Honor and 7 with Distinction. The awards are based on successful performance on Advanced Placement Exams, the number of exams taken and the grades earned on those tests. Scholars earned an average composite score of 3.79 (out of 5); the Scholars with Honor 3.92 (out of 5) and the Scholars with Distinction 4.49 (out of 5). The school AP grade average is 4.21 out of 5. [ [http://www.ursuline.pvt.k12.ny.us/s/744/index.aspx?sid=744&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1036&ecid=1036&crid=0&calpgid=15&calcid=1179 The Ursuline School - AP Scholars Named at Ursuline ] ]

Athletics

Ursuline belongs to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, with 30 interscholastic teams in swimming, tennis, field hockey, soccer, volleyball, cross-country, cheer leading, basketball, softball, lacrosse, golf, and indoor and outdoor track. Athletic facilities include a full-size gymnasium, a multi-sport playing field, and four tennis courts.

Accomplishments

* The Ursuline Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheerleaders both placed third at the 2008 UCA National Cheerleading Competition. [ [http://www.ursuline.pvt.k12.ny.us/s/744/index.aspx?sid=744&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1129&ecid=1129&crid=0&calpgid=15&calcid=1179 The Ursuline School - Ursuline Cheerleaders Place 3rd in Nationals ] ]
* In 2007 the Golf Team placed second in the league.
* Also in 2007; JV Tennis (10-0) and JV Soccer (13-0) finished on top of their leagues; Varsity Volleyball was undefeated in League play; The Swim Team was undefeated in Division 1, the strongest league in the Section, capturing their second consecutive Division Title; Varsity Cross Country finished 2nd in both League and County Championships; JV Cross Country won the County Championships; Freshmen Cross Country finished 3rd in the County Championships. [ [http://www.ursuline.pvt.k12.ny.us/s/744/index.aspx?sid=744&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1041&ecid=1041&crid=0&calpgid=15&calcid=1179 The Ursuline School - Ursuline Teams Enjoy Winning Fall Season ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.ursuline.pvt.k12.ny.us/s/744/start.aspx The Ursuline School]
* [http://www.section1athletics.org Athletics link]