Ursuline Academy (Dedham, Massachusetts)

Ursuline Academy

Address
85 Lowder Street Dedham, Massachusetts, (Norfolk County) 02026 United States
Coordinates	42°14′42″N 71°11′3″W / 42.24500°N 71.18417°W / 42.24500; -71.18417Coordinates: 42°14′42″N 71°11′3″W / 42.24500°N 71.18417°W / 42.24500; -71.18417
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Serviam (I will serve.)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1819
President	Mrs. Rosann Whiting
Dean	Shannon Parker, Academic Affairs Dr. Catherine Muldoon, Student Affairs
Principal	Ms. Michelle Smith
Grades	7–12
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	approx. 450 (2008)
Color(s)	Dark Green and White
Slogan	Serviam
Song	"Serviam"
Mascot	Bear
Nickname	UA
Team name	Bears
Rival	Notre Dame, Hingham
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges^[1]
Publication	Serviam Magazine
Newspaper	The Blazer
Yearbook	Olim
Vice President	Tim Lawlor
Admissions Director	Maura Polles
Athletic Director	Michael O'Connor
Website	www.ursulineacademy.net

Ursuline Academy is an independent college preparatory day 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 10 varsity sports, all award-winning. The Boston Globe has praised Ursulines' 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]

Notable Alumna

Marian Walsh, Massachusetts State Senator

References

↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Retrieved 2009-07-28.
↑ History Official site.
1 2 "Overview". Ursuline Academy. Retrieved June 11, 2017.

External links

Ursuline Academy
Massachusetts Department of Education directory profile

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
Ordinaries	Bishops Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus Benedict Joseph Fenwick John Bernard Fitzpatrick Archbishops John Joseph Williams William Henry O'Connell Richard Cushing Humberto Sousa Medeiros Bernard Francis Law Seán Patrick O'Malley Auxiliary Bishops Current: John Anthony Dooher Robert Francis Hennessey Mark William O'Connell Robert Philip Reed Peter John Uglietto Retired: Walter James Edyvean Arthur L. Kennedy Deceased: Joseph Gaudentius Anderson
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Cross Basilica and shrines Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston St. Anthony Shrine, Boston St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, Boston Parishes Holy Name, West Roxbury Holy Trinity, Lowell Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton Sacred Heart, Cambridge St. Albert the Great, Weymouth St. Charles Borromeo, Waltham St. John the Baptist, Salem St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge St. Joseph, Boston St. Leonard, Boston St. Mary, Dedham (History) St. Mary, Milton St. Mary, Newton St. Mary, Waltham St. Mary, Winchester St. Mary – St. Catherine of Siena, Charlestown St. Paul, Cambridge St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Chelsea St. Susanna, Dedham Former parishes Holy Cross, Boston Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East Boston St. Aidan, Brookline St. Catherine of Sienna, Charlestown St. Joseph, Roxbury St. Mary, Charlestown St. Stephen, Boston
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Other	The Pilot (archdiocese newspaper)
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Girls' schools in Massachusetts

Private girls' schools

Boston area	Academy of Notre Dame (PreK-8 coed, girls' high school, Tyngsborough) Elizabeth Seton Academy (Boston) Fontbonne Academy (Milton) Mount Alvernia High School (Newton) Nazareth Academy (Wakefield) Newton Country Day School Notre Dame Academy (Hingham) Ursuline Academy (Dedham)
Closed	Our Lady of Nazareth Academy (Wakefield)

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