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Senior Salute: Class of 2013
The days of summer are dwindling and we've already started welcoming students back to Lowder Street for Fall Sports Tryouts...the start of the 2012-2013 school year is upon us!The Class of 2013 came...
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Welcome Back!
Last Tuesday, September 4 was the official start to the 2012-2013 school year!Students in grades 7-9 came to campus for a half day of school and a Welcome Picnic. 10th grade "Big Sisters" also joined...
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Welcome Coffees with President Whiting & Principal Keaney
Last week, President Whiting and Principal Keaney hosted four Welcome Coffees for parents of students in grade seven, in grade eight, in grade nine and in grades ten through twelve.Parents joined...
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Renovated Guidance Office Unveiled!
Ursuline Academy's new and improved Guidance Office was officially unveiled last Wednesday, September 12!The expansion and renovation of the Guidance Office was made possible through the Senior Parent...
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Fun & Friendship at the 2012 Family Mass & Barbecue
Over 300 members of the Ursuline community gathered together on Sunday, September 23 to celebrate the new school year at the annual Family Mass & Barbecue.Father Oscar Pratt, a frequent presider at...
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Reaching for the Sky
At Ursuline, all our students are taught to strive for their dreams and reach for the sky. Each fall, our newest students learn this lesson quite literally when they take a day trip to do a team...
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Think Pink
Their t-shirts proclaimed the message "Think Pink," and that is just what over 230 members of the Ursuline community did when they braved the cold and rainy weather to walk in the 2012 Making Strides...
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Making Global Connections
The students in Señora Levin's Spanish III class took a field trip to Argentina, all without leaving their seats in the classroom on Lowder Street!Señora Levin arranged for the UA girls to meet...
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November Prayer Remembrances
Church tradition holds that November is the month for remembering departed relatives and friends, and we are doing that in several special ways here at Ursuline this month.On Thursday, November 1,...
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Cross Country Wins Division VI Eastern Mass Championship!
The UA Cross Country team made history over the weekend, winning their first-ever Division VI Eastern Mass State Championship! The fleet-footed champions earned their victory with a score of 96, edging...
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Socratic Seminars Help Students Find Their Voice
"Would Hester Prynne have confessed without the Puritans putting the scarlet 'A' on her?"Sophomore English students participate in a Socratic seminar.One of Michael Mayer's sophomore English students...
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Last week, President Whiting and Principal Keaney held two morning Coffee & Conversation events for parents. Parents of 7th and 8th grade students came to campus on Wednesday, November 28 and...
View ArticleAnnual Christmas Gathering Spreads Holiday Cheer
The classic Christmas movie Elf said it best: "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!" Christmas cheer was in abundance at the annual Christmas Gathering on Sunday,...
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Peer Ministers Volunteer at Christmas in the City
During the whirlwind that is the holiday season, 12 of Ursuline's junior and senior Peer Ministers took time out to give back at Boston's annual Christmas in the City event. This special day of food,...
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Glog On!
Before the advent of technology and the internet, a science project might have looked something like this:Photo Source: iStockOr this:Photo Source: iStock But in 2013 in 9th grade biology class at...
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Broadcasting Live from UA...it's Lowder News!
Broadcasting live from UA...it's Lowder News!The Communication Arts class taught by Mrs. Maura McCarthy Polles '86—also known as Lowder News—is a favorite elective course among UA seniors. The class...
View ArticlePeer Ministers Bring Light to UA Community
In December 2012, 25 juniors and seniors were commissioned to serve as Peer Ministers for the remainder of the school year.These Peer Ministers act as leaders in faith and service for the Ursuline...
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Pilgrimage for Life
In January 2013, 20 Ursuline students made their first pilgrimage to the March for Life in Washington, DC. This yearly march supports the right to life of every human being and the Ursuline students...
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Explorer Hall of Fame
Without the explorers of the past, our study of geography today might look very different. Mr. Will Donovan's 7th grade Geography students created an Explorer Hall of Fame to commemorate the...
View ArticleWelcoming A New Generation of Ursuline Girls
Though it is only February, preparations have already begun for next year here at Ursuline Academy! Current students are in the process of course selection for the 2013-2014 school year and calendar...
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