Ursuline Academy (Dedham, Massachusetts) Explained

Ursuline Academy
Streetaddress:85 Lowder Street
County:(Norfolk County)
Zipcode:02026
Country:USA
Coordinates:42.245°N -71.1842°W
President:Kathleen Nolan Levesque
Principal:Mary-Kate Tracy-Robidoux
Slogan:Serviam
Song:"Serviam"
Motto:Serviam
Motto Translation:I will serve.
Accreditation:New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Mascot:Bear
Team Name:Bears
Nickname:UA
Yearbook:Olim
Publication:Serviam Magazine
Newspaper:The Blazer
Established:1819
Enrollment:approx. 400
Homepage:www.ursulineacademy.net

Ursuline Academy is an independent college preparatory school for young women in grades 7 - 12. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, United States, it is owned and operated by the Ursuline Sisters, a worldwide teaching order. The academy is a private Catholic school located on a 28-acre campus in Dedham, Massachusetts. It provides education in all areas and offers over 20 clubs and 15 varsity sports. The Boston Globe has praised Ursuline's athletes, the Bears, as winning the Singelais Award for maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher and excelling in their chosen activity.

History

The first Ursuline Academy in the Boston area opened in Charlestown in 1819. In 1957, the growing school relocated to its present site.[2]

Athletics

Ursuline Academy competes at the Division III or IV level (dependent on the sport) within the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Teams are offered at the Junior High (grades 7 and 8), JV, and Varsity levels.[3]

In the fall, cross country, field hockey, soccer, swimming and diving, and volleyball are offered. Winter sports include basketball, downhill skiing, ice hockey, and indoor track. The spring sports are golf, lacrosse, sailing, softball, tennis, and track and field.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools. 2009-07-28. NEASC-CIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20090616135733/http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools. 2009-06-16. dead.
  2. http://www.ursulineacademy.net/history.htm History
  3. Web site: Overview . Ursuline Academy . June 11, 2017 .