Ursuline Academy (Dedham, Massachusetts)

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Ursuline Academy

Address

85 Lowder Street Dedham , (Norfolk County) , Massachusetts 02026 United States
Coordinates	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
Sister school	Xaverian Brothers High School
President	Mrs. Rosann Whiting
Principal	Mrs. Mary Jo Keaney
Grades	7–12
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	approx. 450 (2008)
Color(s)	Dark Green and White
Slogan	Serviam
Song	"Serivam"
Mascot	Bear
Nickname	UA
Team name	Bears
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges^[1]
Newspaper	The Blazer
Admissions Director	Catherine Spencer
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]

Notable Alumna

Marian Walsh, Massachusetts State Senator

References

^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Retrieved 2009-07-28.
^ History Official site.

External links

Ursuline Academy
Massachusetts Department of Education directory profile

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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)
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