Type Private, All-Girls Established 1727 Grades T2–12 Founded 1727 Phone +1 504-861-9150 | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic President Karen McNay Tuition 9,625 USD Mascot Lions | |
Motto Serviam
("I will serve") Address 2635 State St, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA Similar St Mary's Dominican High Sch, Cabrini High School, Jesuit High School, Academy of the Sacred H, De La Salle High School Profiles | ||
Ursuline Academy is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school and elementary school (Toddler 2 through 12th grade) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and under the trusteeship of the Ursuline Sisters of the New Orleans Community, part of the Ursuline Central Province of North America. Founded in 1727, the Academy is the oldest Catholic school and the oldest school for females in the United States.
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History
The Ursuline Academy was founded in 1727 by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula, in New Orleans. It is the oldest continuously-operating school for girls, and the oldest Catholic school in the United States.
The Academy included the first convent, the first free school, and the first retreat center for ladies. It offered the first classes for female African-American slaves, free women of color, and Native Americans.
Academics
An Ursuline education is based on the philosophy of Saint Angela Merici.
Traditions
Rally began in 1948 as a way for classes to show their school spirit in the areas of volleyball intramurals, through skits, posters, songs, and cheers. Each class was given a name (Skip, Mac, or Sioux) to replace existing sororities on campus and carried them until they graduated and passed them on to a little sister class.