Ursuline Academy (Delaware)

Ursuline Academy
Ursuline Academy
Address
	1106 Pennsylvania Avenue; Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19806; United States
Coordinates	39°45′10″N 75°33′32″W / 39.75278°N 75.55889°W
Information
Type	Private, independent
Motto	Serviam; (I will serve)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Ursulines
Patron saint(s)	St. Angela Merici
Established	1893 (131 years ago)
CEEB code	080210
President	Dr. Trisha Medeiros
Principal	Dr. Jennifer Anthony (upper school); Lisa Clody (middle school); Samantha Varano (lower school);
Grades	Montessori 3,4,5, Kindergarten, 5th - 12th grade
Color(s)	Red and white ;
Mascot	Raider
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Tuition	$8,760 -$28,180
Website	www.ursuline.org

Ursuline Academy is a private school in Wilmington, Delaware, which offers Early Childhood (Montessori (ages 2.5–5) and Kindergarten) and elementary (grades 1–5) school for both girls and boys, Middle (Grades 6–8), and Upper (Grades 9–12) school classes for girls. Established in 1893 by the Ursulines, it is an independent, Catholic, college-preparatory school.

Notable alumni

Erin Arvedlund, financial journalist^[3]
Valerie Biden Owens, political strategist, sister of President Joe Biden^[4]
Vera Gilbride Davis, Delaware politician^{[citation needed]}
Elena Delle Donne, WNBA player for the Washington Mystics;^[5] played collegiately at the University of Delaware^[6]
Aubrey Plaza, actress, comedian, and producer^[7]
Marjorie Rendell, federal judge and former first lady for the State of Pennsylvania ^[8]
Val Whiting, former WNBA player; athletic hall of fame inductee at Stanford University^[9]

References

^ MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
^ "History". ursuline.org. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ "Delawarean Erin Arvedlund reacts to ABC's portrayal of Bernie Madoff". Delaware Business Times. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ Ursuline 2018 Inductees accessed 11/9/2020
^ "Val Whiting - Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ "Elena DelleDonne joins UD volleyball team". www1.udel.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ "Wilmington Native Aubrey Plaza Pokes Fun at Her Hometown on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"". Delaware Today. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ "The Private School Insider". Delaware Today. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ "Val Whiting - Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

External links

Official website

[MSA-Committee_on_Institution-Wide_Accreditation-1] MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-07-31.

[History-2] "History". ursuline.org. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[3] "Delawarean Erin Arvedlund reacts to ABC's portrayal of Bernie Madoff". Delaware Business Times. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[4] Ursuline 2018 Inductees accessed 11/9/2020

[5] "Val Whiting - Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[6] "Elena DelleDonne joins UD volleyball team". www1.udel.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[7] "Wilmington Native Aubrey Plaza Pokes Fun at Her Hometown on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"". Delaware Today. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[8] "The Private School Insider". Delaware Today. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[9] "Val Whiting - Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

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Bishops	Thomas Albert Andrew Becker Alfred Allen Paul Curtis John James Joseph Monaghan Edmond John Fitzmaurice Michael William Hyle Thomas Mardaga Robert Edward Mulvee Michael Angelo Saltarelli William Francis Malooly William Edward Koenig
Coadjutor bishop	Hubert James Cartwright
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