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Senior Parent Brunch Class of 2013

On Sunday, May 5, the Ursuline community gathered to celebrate the Class of 2013 and their parents at the Senior Parent Brunch.This wonderful Ursuline tradition is hosted each year by the junior class...

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Spring Has Sprung!

Spring has sprung at UA! Flowers are in bloom and the trees are green. The classroom windows are open and physical education class has officially moved from inside the gym to the field. Students are...

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Prom 2013

The juniors and seniors had a blast at the Prom on Friday, May 10, dancing the night away at the Great Gatsby-themed soiree. See photos of all the fun here!

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Adventures in China

Not many high school students can say that they walked along the Great Wall of China or rode a rickshaw through the busy streets of Beijing during their April vacation, but 16 Ursuline Academy students...

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Class of 2013 Commencement

"Destiny is not always a destination, but rather a path to becoming your best self." ~ Darlene Luccio Jordan '85, 2013 Commencement SpeakerThe 65 seniors of the Class of 2013 received their diplomas...

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UA Welcomes New Faces in the Classroom

It's the start of the school year and there are many new faces on campus at UA, from the 7th graders and other incoming students to the new faculty in the classroom. Get to know our four new faculty...

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Summer Engineering Camp Takes Off at UA

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's the Ursuline quad-copter!The mysterious black object flying high above the field behind the school this summer wasn't a strange-looking bird or a UFO. It was a...

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Fire and Roses Author Visits Ursuline

The roots of Ursuline education in the Boston area reach all the way back to the 1830s, when a group of Ursuline Sisters ran a school and Convent in Charlestown. At the start of the school year, the...

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College Choices

College application season is in full swing! Here at Ursuline, the seniors are hard at work on their essays and applications, and the juniors are starting to explore their college options. The best way...

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Fall Fun at the Family Mass & Barbecue

The sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky on Sunday, September 15 when over 400 members of the Ursuline community gathered for the annual Family Mass & Barbecue.This event is a...

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God's Masterpieces

"Each of you is a unique, unrepeatable masterpiece from a master creator."Hearing this statement on an early Monday morning was quite the inspirational way for the 428 Ursuline students to start their...

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Pond Explorations

The pond behind Ursuline Academy has long held a fascination for generations of UA students.Students wonder what kind of fish swim beneath its depths and a flock of geese has been known to call it...

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Spanish Students Go Beyond the Classroom

UA Spanish teachers Sra. Brandt and Sra. Levin went beyond vocabulary, grammar and textbooks with their students when they planned a cultural field trip outside the classroom for October 11.The...

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Teachers in Plaid for a Cause

Ten hardy Ursuline teachers and staff members donned the school uniform today, making good on their pledge to dress as students in reward for the girls' amazing effort to raise $2,000 for the...

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Four Ursuline Students Honored with Globe Scholastic Art Awards

Four talented Ursuline girls won a combined eight awards in the 2014 Boston Globe Scholastic Art & Writing awards.  Congratulations to all the girls!Lindsay March '14Honorable Mention for her poems...

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Junior Anna Splitz wins first place in figure skating competition

Anna Splitz '15 won first place at the Baystate Winter Games fiqure skating competition, held on March 21-23.  Anna earned first place for Artistic Freestyle, and now qualifies for the 2015 State Games...

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Jackie Gonzalez '16 to compete at Augusta National Golf Club

Sophomore Jackie Gonzalez will be competing in the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt Championship National Finals to be held on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at the historic Augusta National Golf Club in...

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Junior Eleni Haberis Named Finalist in Essay Contest

Eleni Haberis '15 was named a finalist in the 2014 Boston GLOW (Girls Leadership|Organized Women) IGNITE Change essay contest that asked the question: "If you had $1000, what could you change for women...

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Ursuline Girls Help Club Hockey Team to National Title

Junior Kayla Anderson and freshman Maeve Moynihan earned a national title when their club hockey team, the Charles River Blazers, won the Tier II U16 championship in Amherst, NY on April 6.  Both girls...

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Senior Scholarships and Awards

At graduation and the related ceremonies of Baccalaureate Mass and Class Day, many members of Ursuline's Class of 2014 received scholarships or awards for their efforts in academics, athletics, or...

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