Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, At this time of year, especially with our seniors, we try to put into words the experience of being a student at Saint Ursula Academy - or what it all “means.” The priest who celebrated the May Crowning and Baccalaureate Mass this past week reminded the seniors to remember all of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, I hope that you have had a great week! Speaking of great, I want to take this opportunity to highlight our amazing faculty and staff at Saint Ursula Academy. In the world of education, the first full week in May is always Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week, so next week we […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, Sometimes I suspect that as parents and caregivers it would be interesting to have a peek into some of the traditions and activities that help to define the SUA student experience. Last week’s Gold Bell was a great example of one of those. The students gathered to hear speeches from the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, A great benefit of being a Catholic school principal is the opportunity to develop my own faith through retreats offered by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. I was able to attend one of these on Monday that focused on our Catholic identity, who we are in Christ. The last reflective song was […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, Whatever your plans were for the spring break, Lelia and I hope that you and your family enjoyed it. We hope that there was time to relax as well as fun, memorable moments. One of the things that I love about working in schools is their various "seasons." The one that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, By the time that you receive this Parent Bulletin, it will be very quiet around Saint Ursula Academy. School never clears quicker than the day before a well-deserved break. Whatever your plans for the break ahead, I hope that it holds a lot of quality time with your family and friends. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, We have some long-time employees who will be wrapping up their time at SUA at the end of the year. We are grateful for their time and contributions at SUA and wanted to share these updates with you. Please join Lelia and I in wishing them the best. RETIRING Geri Walsh […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, By the time that you receive this letter, we will be a couple of days into the final term of the school year - astounding! As you well know, this time of the school year has its own special sense of excitement and challenge: students are looking forward to the upcoming […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, I hope that you and your family were able to enjoy some of the beautiful weather over the weekend. Lelia and I are among the many snow day lovers in the building, but if we can’t have a snow day, we might as well enjoy these previews of spring! Last Friday, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, If your daughter attended the Winter Formal this past weekend, Lelia and I hope that she had a blast! Thanks to all of the efforts of Student Council and their faculty advisors, we had our largest dance ever at SUA: 840 students from across the area gathered for a night of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, There are many times throughout my first year as principal that I feel especially proud of Saint Ursula Academy. I like to include these in my letters as I know as parents/caretakers of teens and young adults that sometimes the information that makes it home is a little spotty. One of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, It is a bit of an odd combination to have Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day on the same date. This combo challenges us to think about how both observations have love at their core. I hope that you have time today to reflect on the love of God as well as […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, SUA Palooza was a tremendous success! Lelia and I want to thank all who attended, made a donation, purchased a raffle ticket, volunteered, or contributed to the event in any manner. We are always sincerely grateful for all of the ways that you support the mission of Saint Ursula Academy. As […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, This week we are celebrating Catholic Schools Week! Each day focuses on a different aspect of our Catholic school community: from remembering our connections to other Catholic schools across the country to expressing appreciation for our current students, faculty, and staff to reflecting about vocations. The girls are enjoying out-of-uniform, themed […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, This week Lelia and I ask that you keep Saint Ursula Academy’s Class of 2028 in your prayers. Enrollment Day is Wednesday, January 31st, appropriately in the middle of Catholic Schools Week. One of the first things that happened as we welcomed prospective students at Open House was we gave them […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, I hope that you are having a good week so far! As I have mentioned before, one of the great privileges of my role is that I get to witness firsthand some wonderful examples of sisterhood. Today I thought I would pass along an experience that I had at last week’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, Happy New Year! Lelia and I hope and pray that 2024 holds many blessings for you and your family. After all of the holiday happenings, this time of year with its return to more “ordinary time” can feel relaxing in its own way. One of the focuses of this time in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, By the time that you receive this Parent Bulletin, the halls of Saint Ursula Academy will be very quiet. Nothing clears out a school like the end of exams! All of the preparation, studying, and projects, and performances will be complete. The Christmas fun and festivities on campus will have concluded. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Saint Ursula Community, It is hard to believe that this is our last full week before the Christmas break and the end of the semester. This week is a great example of how the Saint Ursula Academy experience involves our past, present and future. The week started with the annual tradition of the Christmas […]