The Ursuline School

The Ursuline School (TUS)
Address
1354 North Avenue New Rochelle , (Westchester County) , New York 10804 United States
Coordinates	40°56′53.5″N 73°47′51″W
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Motto	Serviam (I will serve)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1897; 127 years ago
Founder	Ursuline Sisters
School code	21
President	Eileen Davidson
Principal	Rosemary Beirne
Chaplain	Msgr. Dennis Keane
Faculty	82 faculty members
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	800 (2019)
Campus size	13-acre (53,000 m2)
Color(s)	Blue and White
Athletics	Belongs to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association and fields 33 interscholastic teams.
Mascot	Koala
Nickname	TUS
Team name	Koalas
Accreditation	NYSAIS, New York State Association of Independent Schools
Publication	Pegasus (literary magazine)
Newspaper	Unison
Yearbook	Ac Fui
Tuition	$19,725
Athletic Director	Kim Saxton
Website	ursulinenewrochelle.org

The Ursuline School is an all-girls, independent, private, Roman Catholic middle and high school located on a 13-acre (53,000 m²) campus in New Rochelle, New York in Westchester County. The school was founded in 1897 by the Order of St. Ursula. The school is part of a network of 15 Ursuline schools in North America and many around the world.

Ursuline is home to approximately 800 students, grades 6-12, that come from throughout the Metropolitan Area, including the Bronx, Westchester County, Rockland County, Manhattan and Connecticut.

Ursuline's brother school is Iona Prep, also located in New Rochelle.

History

The school began as the Ursuline Seminary for Girls in September 1897, 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. By 1929, The Ursuline School, then a K-12 day school, moved to its present location at 1354 North Avenue. The North Building was added in 1960, the gym in 1981, the Chapel of St. Angela in 1986 and The Mooney Hancock Arts Center in 2002.

Academics

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 a foreign language; a year of Latin or art/music; and a semester of any computer course. Physical Education is also a requirement. More than 90 percent of students take four or more years of science, math, and a foreign language.

The traditional college preparatory program includes three modern foreign languages (French (taken as an elective), 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 a foreign language, mathematics, and science.

Clubs and organizations

Leadership, Service and Spiritual: Animal Rights Club Amnesty International Breast Cancer Awareness Cantors Doctors without Borders Heart Club HOPE Soup kitchen Key Club Catherine Puppa fan club National Art Society National Honors Society National Junior Honors Society National Italian Honors Society O Ambassadors Operation Smile SADD Social Action Teen Angels Tutorial

Co-Curricular Clubs : Art and Photography Book Club Physics Club Environmental Club Forensics and Speech Teams Math Club Model UN Poetry Club Other activities: Women for Women International Publications Eidelon (yearbook) Pegasus (literary magazine) Unison (newspaper) TUS Webs (student run "eMagazine")

Language and Culture clubs: Asian Society Caribbean Club French Club Gaelic Society Italian Club Japanese Anime Club Latin Club Linguistics/NACLO Club Spanish Circle Performance Choral Dance Club Band Orchestra Choreographic Workshop Spectrum Club Stage Crew Tech Crew Drama

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.
• 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.
• In 2010, "Team Sonia" was named the statewide "Top Youth Fundraising Team" in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Light the Night" walk. "Team Sonia" was created to honor classmate and friend, Sonia Dubey, who died from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia earlier that year.

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. The swim team has been undefeated for 8 years as of 2013.

Fall: Tennis - Varsity and JV Swimming Crew Cross Country Volleyball - Varsity, JV, 7-8 Field Hockey - Varsity, JV Cheerleading - Varsity and JV Soccer - Varsity and JV

Winter: Basketball - Varsity A, Varsity B, JV, 9th, 7-8, 6th Cheerleading - Varsity and JV Crew Indoor Track and Field

Spring: Lacrosse - Varsity, JV, 7-8 Golf Crew Softball - Varsity, JV, 7-8, 6th/7th Outdoor Track and Field

Accomplishments

• The Ursuline Varsity Cheerleaders placed 6th and Junior Varsity Cheerleaders placed third at the 2018 UCA National Cheerleading Competition.
• 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 third 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.

Racism Scandal

Following the death of George Floyd, Ursuline issued a statement after much pressure from its alumni and students on May 31st. There was no actual statement regarding Ursuline's specific attitudes and actions towards students of color, particularly their black students. Students proceeded to comment on the statement posted on their Instagram saying it was not what the students needs. Following this, hundreds of students sent emails to the administration of Ursuline, calling them to speak out regarding their statements and included specific things that the institution could do.

After students emailed and sent statements, Ursuline issued a Zoom call for students to speak on their experiences and ask for ways to improve. This was met with a huge response, with over 170 alumni joining the call. The call featured black students and other students speaking about their experiences at Ursuline, and administrators listened. There has been no current action taken by The Ursuline School to dismantle the racism built into the institution.

External links

• The Ursuline School
• Athletics link