Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, By the time you read this, we will already be well into our first week of the May Minimester.  This May, students are taking 26 distinct courses, 15 of which are brand new since December.  The full list of May courses is included below, and more details are available in our Minimester […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, We can all likely remember those special individuals who touched our lives in profound ways when we were students ourselves.  They may have been a teacher, staff member, counselor, or coach.  These individuals may have invested in us, supported us, challenged us in new ways, inspired us, or saw something in us […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, I would like to begin by recognizing and congratulating our juniors and seniors who attended Prom last Friday evening.  Our students were kind, polite, and genuinely appreciative for one another, our guests, and the chaperones.  Many took the time to personally thank those who helped make the evening possible.  This spirit of […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, Lelia and I hope that you had a wonderful Easter!  We also hope your spring break allowed time for relaxation and renewal with family and friends. You, as parents and guardians, know well that there are “seasons” in the school year, and we are heading into one of the particularly busy ones […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear SUA Community, Lelia and I hope that you have had a meaningful and prayerful Holy Week so far.  Central to our mission is helping students grow in their faith, which compels us to consider our faith through the lens of young women.  As we recall the events that make up the final days of […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, One of the best parts of my job is having a front row seat to important moments in students’ lives and the sisterhood here at Saint Ursula Academy.  This Sunday’s performance of Lost Girl included one of those experiences that I would like to share with you. First, many congratulations to the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear SUA Community, One of the distinguishing characteristics of Saint Ursula Academy is how academic excellence is combined with a focus on whole-person development.  Developing thinkers, leaders, nurturers, and prophets is a key component of our mission and the goal of much academic and non-academic programming.  One recent example of this commitment in action was […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, Safety of our students, and all those in our community, is always our highest priority.  To that end, I want to share information about some safety drills that we will be conducting this spring.  Over the past several years, Lelia and I have gained approval to use the UC Victory Parkway Campus […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, These have been big weeks for our Bulldogs in athletics, so I want to take a moment to recognize the hard work and successes of our amazing student athletes: The Winter Formal was held this past Saturday in the SUA Gym, and it was an incredible evening.  With 889 attendees, Winter Formal […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, While our weather can’t exactly decide if it is spring or winter, the occasional sunshine and warm days remind us that spring is coming.  This is the time of the school year when we are making plans for a strong finish for one year and looking forward to the next. One of […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, One of the favorite parts of my role is sharing the wonderful things that our SUA students are accomplishing.  In addition to last week’s article about the Mock Trial’s success, I have a few more highlights. Several weeks ago, I mentioned that our students participated in the Ethics Bowl, a competition in […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear SUA Community, Last week was National School Counselors’ Week, and I want to take a moment to recognize the outstanding counseling team at SUA.  Our Counseling Department includes Tiffany Berry, Kelly Burgei, Elizabeth Jutte, Wendy Long, Jaime Rueger, and Jenna Wilker, with Laura Roman serving as Senior Director of Counseling and Family Resources and […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Parents and Guardians, Thank you for your support of Saint Ursula Academy’s inaugural Minimester experience. Following the December 2025 Minimester, we invited parents, students, and faculty to share feedback so we could better understand the impact of this unique learning model and identify opportunities for growth. We are pleased to share the […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, Lelia and I want to thank you for your patience with the adjustments to our schedule this week. We always want school to be in session, as we know each day is valuable learning time.  Our first priority must always be the safety of our students, faculty, and staff.  The sheer volume […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear SUA Community, One of the ways that I often describe Saint Ursula Academy is by noting that we excel at combining academic excellence with whole-person development.  This means nurturing our students spiritually, academically, socially, and emotionally, while encouraging them to live out our mission through leadership and service. Faith development is a cornerstone of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear SUA Community, It is wonderful to have the girls back on campus!  They bring such life and energy to all we do.  I can’t tell you enough how much we value and appreciate what each of them bring to our community. In the interest of respecting your time, I will keep this message brief […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear SUA Community, Happy New Year!  Lelia and I hope your Christmas was filled with special moments with family and friends celebrating the joys of the season.  We pray that 2026 is filled with hope and peace in our lives, families, and world. Before turning our focus fully to the spring semester, we want to […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear SUA Community, As we near the conclusion of the December Minimester, I am filled with gratitude for the rich, experiential learning these days have brought to our school community.  The minimester courses have created space for deeper focus, meaningful exploration, and hands-on learning.  I am so impressed by the exceptional faculty and staff who […]

Reading Time: 1 minute Dear SUA Students and Parents/Guardians, As you know, snow is in the forecast from Thursday evening into Friday morning.  There is a potential that the school day may be impacted, so we want to share all of the possible plans with you in advance. In the event that we cannot safely have school on Friday, […]