Friday 4/15
B Day
SalsThon 10pm-6am
Tuesday 4/19
D Day
Sports Banquet
Wednesday 4/20
E Day
Cultural Day
Sunday 4/24
Mother/Daughter Liturgy & Brunch
Wednesday 4/27
C Day
Seniors - College Shirt Day
Thursday 4/28
D Day
Dress Down For Charity
Friday 4/29
Faculty In-Service Day
No School For Students
Friday 4/29
Junior Prom
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"Live in harmony united in one heart and one will"
St. Angela Merici
Dear Parents, Students and Friends,
The Ursuline School, Brescia House, is located in the heart of Bryanston, just outside of Johannesburg. With an enrollment of 930 students, it is one of the leading girls' schools in South Africa. Ursuline Wilmington is proud and honored to have our South African sisters visit with us for the next two weeks. The girls and their chaperones are acclimating to the change in time and temperature. A huge thank you goes out to the families who are hosting the girls, and everyone who is supporting this exchange. We truly appreciate your efforts. Just look at those smiles in the pictures; that says everything.
May God bless you and your families.
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St. Angela, watch over all our days.
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RSVP FOR MOTHER/DAUGHTER BRUNCH
Sunday, April 24th
Mother/Daughter Liturgy & Brunch
Please click here to register.
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COUNSELING CENTER
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
Congratulations to Maddy Taylor who has been awarded a Tuition Exchange Scholarship to Furman University valued at $136,000 over four years of study.
Congratulations to Sabriya Harris for being admitted to Drexel University, Temple University and to Saint Joseph's University where she was awarded the SJU Opportunity Award and the United Scholars Grant valued at $44,000 over four years.
Congratulations to Katie Corbino for being admitted to Loyola University Maryland and being awarded the Loyola Presidential Scholarship valued at $64,000 over four years.
Congratulations to Anna Clare Desch for being admitted to Drexel University and being awarded the AJ Drexel Scholarship and Drexel Grant valued at over $128,000 over four years.
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Scholarships Available
The SmartDrive and Amy Stevens Scholarship Foundations have announced their Amy C Stevens Life Through Leadership Award. This award is a $500 scholarship given to a New Castle or Kent County student who submits a plan on explaining the importance of safe driving for drivers and passengers to your peers. Please see the counseling center for more details on the criteria.
Please check the following website by Friday, April 15th if interested in eight local scholarships administered by PNC Bank as Trustee. Please click scholarships for full details.
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GLOBAL EDUCATION
WELCOME TO OUR SISTERS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
On Wednesday, we welcomed fifteen students and two chaperones from Brescia House - our sister school in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mrs. Neill, Mrs. Ferrier, and Mr. Frazier met the group at Philadelphia International Airport after more than 24 hours of travel. The girls were full of excitement and energy. They were ready to take on the USA and Ursuline Academy.
We spent a few hours touring Philadelphia, visiting Old City, and enjoying the sunshine. We visited Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell before moving across the city to enjoy some Chick-fil-A on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The girls enjoyed their first meal in America!
Upon arriving to Ursuline Academy, the girls were warmly greeted by their host sisters on the steps of the auditorium. The new "sisters" quickly became inseparable and lined up to process into the auditorium for our Welcome Ceremony.
Led by senior Nina Budischak and Mrs. Neill, the delegation from Brescia House, along with their host sisters and chaperones, processed into the auditorium to the beautiful sounds of our String Quartet and loud cheers from the entire Upper School along with host families. Several of the BH girls remarked that they felt like "American rock stars"!
The ceremony included the singing of our National Anthem and the South African National Anthem, which was very moving for both our guests and student body. Mrs. Neill, Mrs. Field Lloyd & Mrs. Zogby welcomed the delegation and officially opened our exchange. Mr. Louden led our choir in singing "We Are the Voices," and the ceremony closed with the singing of our Alma Mater. Our Upper School students did an outstanding job of welcoming our South African sisters to Wilmington!
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St. Ursula, protect our future.
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SERVIAM
Guests Giving Back
Because they share the same mission, Serviam, our sisters from South Africa got right to work by volunteering. They spent the afternoon at the Sunday Breakfast Mission sorting out toiletries for the less fortunate. Their hard work was rewarded with a trip to Starbucks. The girls were super excited because Johannesburg currently doesn't have one.
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CLUB NEWS
The Multicultural Coalition and International Clubs enjoyed an interesting and informative field trip to the Shofuso Japanese House and Garden located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. They toured the house which reflects conditions of seventeenth century Japan and learned the purpose and significance of all the main features of the site. In addition to touring the house and beautiful gardens, they experienced the traditional Japanese tea ceremony which included a brief history of tea in Japan, and a sampling of some of the teas. Two of our sisters from Brescia House, Tammy Haa and Alexandra Amsinck accompanied Ursuline students Lauren Boysen, Carin Colon, Katie Corbino, Destiny Dennis, Kryshell Gordy, Mary Kate Kalinowsi, Maryam Pasdar, Alex Perna, Sarah Prendergast, Maddie Randolph, Lexi Romine , Maya Showell, Elexa Thomas, Morgan Thornton, Alicia Wilson and Kay Wulah.
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FINE ARTS
Katie Corbino preparing for One Acts
Looking for a fun night of comedy? Come support UA and Sallies students in this hilarious series of one-act plays - best comedies in years! This will be the last performance for Morgan Thornton and Katie Corbino, so don't miss these talented seniors. The plays begin at 7 p.m. TONIGHT!!, April 15th in the auditorium. Best of all...it's FREE!!
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
4/22 at 8pm 4/29 at 8pm
4/23 at 8pm 4/30 at 8pm
4/24 at 2pm 5/1 at 2pm
Our online ticketing system is up and running. Go to www.showtix4u.com and search for "How to Succeed"... Come see this show.
It is awesome.
Imagine Mad Men but...with music and dancing and pirates and a zombie apocalypse. No kidding...there's a zombie sequence. And a pirate sequence. And music and dancing.
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ATHLETICS 
Follow us @UARaiders!
Congratulations to the five seniors who signed their Letters of Intent on Wednesday 4/13. These seniors will play at the following colleges:
Erin Davis- Saint Leo's University for Lacrosse
Gina Hallman- Elizabethtown College for Softball
Alex Perna- Drexel University for Crew
Sophia Simoes- Ursinus College for Track and Field
Erin Turulski- University of Delaware for Swimming
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Sports Banquet Reminder - On Tuesday, 4/19, Ursuline will hold it's Annual Sports Banquet in the gymnasium at 6:15pm. This is when we honor our All-Catholic/All-State Athletes from the year as well as present many other special awards. It is a catered dinner by Café Riveria, and we cap off the night with a great slideshow by photographer Bud Keegan. Please come early to get a seat! If you haven't RSVP'd yet, it's not too late... just email sheiss@ursuline.org or pick up a form from the Athletic Office.
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RAIDER CLOSET
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00am-9:00am
Friday: 2:00pm-3:15pm
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Have a wonderful weekend!
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