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Saint Ursula
Address
1339 East McMillan Street Cincinnati, (Hamilton County), Ohio 45206-2164 United States
Coordinates	39°7′29″N 84°28′54″W / 39.12472°N 84.48167°W / 39.12472; -84.48167
Information
Type	Private, College-Preparatory
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1910
CEEB code	361105
President	Lelia Keefe Kramer '77
Principal	Kathy Restle
Teaching staff	57.8 <"NCES"/>
Grades	9–12
Gender	All-Girls
Enrollment	646 (2020–21)
Average class size	165
Student to teacher ratio	11.2
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	Girls' Greater Catholic League
Mascot	bulldog
Team name	Bulldogs
Accreditation	AdvancED Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
School fees	$600/year technology fee for tablet program (2018–2019); $4,790.00 Educational Services Program Fee (2018–19)
Tuition	$16,500 in 2018-2019
Website	http://www.saintursula.org

St. Ursula Academy, located in the East Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, is a Catholic college-preparatory high school for young women that offers an intensive four-year program in the fields of English, mathematics, science, social studies, French, Spanish, Latin, and religion. An entrance test is required of all prospective freshmen students. Academic scholarships are also based on the results of this test. The school's Educational Services Program (ESP) assists girls with learning disabilities.

History

St. Ursula Academy was established in 1910 by the newly founded Ursuline community as a private academy for students from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. The sisters had an enrollment of sixty-three pupils that first year when classes were held in a house they rented at Ingleside and McMillan. The following year the school was in session at 1339 East McMillan in the Worcester residence, which the sisters had recently purchased. In December 1910, the community acquired the Schuster-Martin building. The facilities were enhanced in 1915 with the building of a chapel wing, which connected the two original buildings and also provided enlarged kitchen and dining areas. About the same time, the far west building was built by Bellamy Storer and his wife, Maria Longworth Nichols Storer, as their residence. When the Storers died, the building became the property of the sisters and was utilized for additional classroom space. In 1952 two smaller houses adjacent to the west wing were purchased. The original gym-auditorium was added in 1954. Every inch of space was used to the fullest to accommodate the growing number of students. A new classroom wing was added to St. Ursula in 1967.

For several years the McMillan Street site was the school for grades one through twelve. In 1960 the purchase of the twenty-five acre LeBlond estate in Mt. Lookout enabled the community to provide space for the elementary division, known as St. Ursula Villa. Unlike the high school, the Villa is coeducational. Although the Villa is not officially part of St. Ursula Academy, more than 60% of its recent female graduates went on to attend the Academy. More than 60% of its recent male graduates went on to attend St. Xavier High School.

St. Ursula Academy is now chartered as a four-year college preparatory high school, and grades seven and eight are located at the Villa. November 1985 marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of St. Ursula's foundation. With the generous support of alumnae, friends, and parents, the physical plant underwent an extensive renovation, enabling the school to accommodate an increasing number of students.

From the beginning until the 1990s, St. Ursula Academy was owned and operated by the Ursulines of Cincinnati. From its earliest days, however, the support and assistance of lay alumnae, parents, and friends were critical for its success. In the late 1970s, the sisters formalized that support by establishing the Advisory Board. In 1994 St. Ursula Academy was incorporated as a separate entity and is now governed by a board of trustees. In 1999 St. Ursula Academy purchased the McMillan Street property from the Ursulines of Cincinnati. In March 2000, the two small buildings at the comer of Upland and Fleming Streets were demolished to make room for the construction of a new academic building. This building encompasses four levels and provides eight new science classrooms/labs, 10 general classrooms, and two music rooms. In June 2002, construction began on a gymnasium/convocation center and was completed in June 2003.

In April 2017, the nearby University of Cincinnati announced that its women's basketball and women's volleyball teams would play their home games in the 2017–18 school year at the St. Ursula Gymnasium & Convocation Center while the teams' normal home of Fifth Third Arena undergoes renovations.

Tablet PC program

The one-on-one tablet PC program was introduced with the class of 2010 to aid in St. Ursula Academy's mission of preparing women for a changing world. All students now use the tablets daily in class, and their classes are expected to be "paperless" for the most part. St. Ursula was the first school in Cincinnati to have this program, and many schools now look to Saint Ursula for guidance in developing and enhancing their own one-to-one programs.

Clubs and activities

St. Ursula's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

• Girls Golf - 1994,1997
• Girls Soccer – 1991, 1993, 2007, 2008
• Girls Volleyball – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2024
• Girls Swimming – 1993, 1994, 1995
• Girls Cross Country – 2006
• Girls Field Hockey - 2010

Notable alumnae

• Tori Huster - NWSL midfielder for Washington Spirit
• Aubrey Kingsbury - NWSL goalie for Washington Spirit
• Heather Mitts - Olympic soccer star (3-time gold medalist) and ESPN analyst
• M.A. Vignola - NWSL defender for Angel City FC

Notes

1. The top 25% of scores are above 30 on the ACT.
2. The top 25% of scores are above 1870 on the SAT.

References

1. ^ "Faculty, Staff & Board". Saint Ursula Academy. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
2. "High School CEEB Code Search". Retrieved 2016-02-10.
3. "About SUA". Saint Ursula Academy. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
4. ^ "2018-2019 School Profile". Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
5. ^ "Parent-Student Handbook 2018-2019" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2018.
6. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
7. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
8. ^ "ST URSULA ACADEMY". Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
9. "Athletics Announces 2017-18 Playing Site For WBB & VB" (Press release). Cincinnati Bearcats. April 3, 2017. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
10. "2009 Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
    • "2010 State Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). OJCL.org. Ohio Junior Classical League. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
11. "Constitution of the Ohio Junior Classical League" (PDF). Ohio Junior Classical League. March 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009. ...by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
12. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.

External links

• Saint Ursula Academy website

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