Monday, February 28, 2011

And the Ursie goes to...

In honor of last evening's Academy Awards, I decided to present a few awards for those students who put on their favorite designers and headed to UA's Winter Semi-Formal Dance. I will call these, the Ursuline ACADEMY AWARDS! Let's see who took home an Ursie...

"Best Supporting Friends"
Best Song: Single Ladies / Best Leading Dancer: Jillian Lawler / Best Supporting Dancer: Dana Weston
Best Senior Class in a High School
Most Animated Features: Ms. Hestmark / Best Supporting Actors: The young men behind her!
Best Cinematography - because this is a really nice looking photo!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE OTHER FANTASTIC NOMINEES!!!!!!!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Toe Pick!

Chantal Chammas (above) & Charlotte Marquis skated in the 26th annual Bay State Winter Games.
[WickedLocalWalpole c/o Gary Gartley photo c/o of SportsPix ]


Check out this article from The Walpole Times

featuring 2 UA students who are pursuing their ice skating dreams!

Click here to read the story...

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Reaching New Heights


Our very own Francesca Metcalf '11 finished 2nd at 2011 ABS 12 National Bouldering Championship in Boulder, CO last weekend. She was up against the very best climbers in the country. Earlier this month, Francesca "made it look easy" at The Dark Horse Series Championship in Everett, where she took home the first place prize. (Photo by Pat Bagely)

Monday, February 7, 2011


Model Students
Ursuline students make their mark at Model UN Conference

Abby Hevert (left) led Team Ursuline at the event
Abby Hevert and Victoria Sitcawich like politics.

So when senior year rolled around and they recognized that Ursuline did not offer many opportunities for students to explore and discuss global affairs outside of the classroom, the girls teamed up to initiate Ursuline Academy's very fist Model United Nations Team.

"We know that a lot of girls at Ursuline are interested in politics, but there wasn't an outlet for open debate or discussion," said Hevert, who recently signed up her newly formed team to participate in the 10th Annual Boston Invitational Model United Nations Conference at the fancy Park Plaza Hotel in Boston. The two day conference, sponsored by Boston University, welcomed over 1,300 high school students from around the world to discuss civics, economics, diplomacy and globalization.

"We got to meet lots of new people, from many different countries," says Hevert, who was assigned to represent the country of Norway during the event. "It was really fun."

Twenty Ursuline students were divided into committees and represented a variety of countries. Their research and preparation was conducted prior to the event, so that they were prepared to offer probable resolutions to current issues. Abigail Sullivan '13 represented Bulgaria and discussed the peaceful use of outer space and the possibility of utilizing satellites to monitor natural disasters.

Victoria Sitcawich gets right to business
"Bulgaria tends to cooperate with surrounding countries," said Sullivan, who agreed with Hevert that the forum was a perfect opportunity to practice public speaking skills.

Though it was their first year as a club, Hevert says that Ursuline's inaugural UN team made a strong first impression at the annual invitational conference.

"We learned a lot. Even thought it was our first time, we definitely made our mark."