Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Ursuline Academy is a four-year college-preparatory private girls’ Catholic high school founded by the Ursuline sisters of Brown County, Ohio in 1896. Current enrollment numbers 800 students from all over Greater Cincinnati (representing 50 different zip codes).
Ursuline offers a curriculum of more than 100 courses. Thirty-two different co-curricular activities are available to students including ten different sports at various levels. Fact|date=December 2007
Modular Schedule
During the 1970s, Ursuline switched to a modular schedule. This consists of 6 days (lettered A-F) each with 18 "mods". Each mod is 20 minutes long, with a three-minute passing time between each one added in 2004. Classes are either two or three mods long (43 minutes to an hour and six minutes).
Athletics
Ursuline Academy is a member of the GGCL
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
* Girls Volleyball - 1975, 1993, 2002
* Girls Swimming and Diving – 1991, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
* Girls Golf – 1999[cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA] ]Other Athletic Accomplishments
*Golf State Runner-up 1992
*Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1992
*Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1994
*Tennis State Champions 1994
*Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1995
*Volleyball State Runner-up 1995
*Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1996
*Golf State Runner-up 1998
*Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 1999
*Tennis State Runner-up 2000
*Volleyball State Runner-up 2001
*Golf State Runner-up 2003
*Volleyball State Runner-up 2003
*Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 2003
*Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 2004
*Swimming and Diving State Runner-up 2005
Notable Alumnae
* Amy Yasbeck, actress and widow of John Ritter.
*Theresa Rebeck, playwright and screenwriter
*Erin Phenix, Olympic swimmer
*Whitney Myers, Olympic swimmer
References
External links
*http://www.ursulineacademy.org
*http://www.ursulinelions.com
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