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Because of COVID-19, which started to affect the U.S. in early March, millions of workers nationwide have lost their jobs due to local and statewide shutdowns. Employment rates have plummeted … Continue reading How COVID-19 is Affecting Ursuline Students and Their Families
As I reflect on my time at Ursuline, I am appreciative to so many peers and teachers who have helped me become who I am today. One person who rises … Continue reading Dancing Goodbye: Teacher and Choreographer Answers a Senior’s Questions
No one could have known that the last normal day of school for 2019-2020 would have fallen on Career Day. On March 11, Ursuline closed and has remain closed through … Continue reading Recalling the Last Day of School: Career Day 2020
The number one question on every student’s mind when struggling with algebraic equations or memorizing every act of the U.S. Constitution goes like this, “When am I ever going to … Continue reading New Life Skills Class Offers Practical Lessons
Abigail Hess ‘20, a student in Ursuline’s Advanced Theater course and a natural comedian, is extremely excited to direct “These Shining Lives,” one of the Theater department’s spring shows. … Continue reading The Directors Behind Ursuline’s Spring Plays
The novel coronavirus has certainly thrown the world into a period of uncertainty, as no age group or population is untouched by its effects. The virus directly combats the … Continue reading Coronavirus Disrupts Students’ Global Experiences
After the controversy of Spring Jam (the casual mixer that replaced the Sadie Hawkins dance for a brief stint in the Spring of 2018), the class of 2021 could not … Continue reading Sadie’s Becomes the Sophomores’
For Ursuline’s first-ever Global Week in January, student delegations from Ursuline’s sister schools Colegio Santa Ursula in Lima, Peru and Beijing Huaxia Girls’ School in Beijing, China were present for … Continue reading Double the Delegations, Double the Fun: Peru and China Visit
Dr. Jonathan Moody is well known as a dedicated distance runner and science teacher, but there is more him than Ursuline cross country, sophomore chemistry and now Physics II Honors. … Continue reading The Man Behind the Running Shoes and the Lab Goggles
As most students have heard, Ursuline just added a pants option to the required uniform for regular school days. Since the Ursuline uniform has always been recognizable by the … Continue reading Now We Wear the Pants
Jon Schweikhard, aside from having an extremely difficult-to-spell last name, works in Ursuline’s performing arts department and has worked at Ursuline for six years. Before Ursuline, however, he attended SMU … Continue reading Meet Jon Schweikhard, Ursuline’s Playwriting Music Teacher
Students’ schedules are getting a makeover in the future. Ursuline has lowered its required credits for graduation from 28 credits to 26 credits. But what does this mean? The … Continue reading Ursuline Lowers Credits Required to Graduate