Ursuline Academy (Delaware)

Ursuline Academy
Ursuline Academy
Location
	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 affiliations	Catholic; Ursulines;
Patron saint	St. Angela Merici
Established	1893
CEEB code	080210
President	Trisha Medeiros
Principal	Jennifer Anthony (upper school); Lisa Clody (middle school); Samantha Varano (lower school);
Grades	Montessori 3,4,5, Kindergarten, 1st - 12th grade
Colors	Red and white;
Mascot	Raider
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Tuition	$9,725 -$30,945
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
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^[5]

References

^ "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". MSA-CIWA. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
^ "History". ursuline.org. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "Delawarean Erin Arvedlund reacts to ABC's portrayal of Bernie Madoff". Delaware Business Times. February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ "Ursuline 2018 Inductees". Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Val Whiting - Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ "Elena DelleDonne joins UD volleyball team". www1.udel.edu. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ "Wilmington Native Aubrey Plaza Pokes Fun at Her Hometown on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"". Delaware Today. June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ "The Private School Insider". Delaware Today. June 23, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

External links

Official website

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

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

[3] "Delawarean Erin Arvedlund reacts to ABC's portrayal of Bernie Madoff". Delaware Business Times. February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

[4] "Ursuline 2018 Inductees". Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[gostanford-5] "Val Whiting - Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

[6] "Elena DelleDonne joins UD volleyball team". www1.udel.edu. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

[7] "Wilmington Native Aubrey Plaza Pokes Fun at Her Hometown on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"". Delaware Today. June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

[8] "The Private School Insider". Delaware Today. June 23, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
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
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Cathedral Cathedral of St. Peter Parishes St. Joseph Church, Greenville, DE St. John the Baptist Church, Newark, DE St. Joseph's Church, Middletown, DE St. Peter's Church, Queenstown, MD St. Francis Xavier Church, Warwick, MD Resurrection Church, Wilmington, DE Immaculate Conception Parish, Elkton, MD St. Anthony's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Catherine of Siena Church, New Castle County, DE St. Hedwig's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Joseph's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Wilmington, DE St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilmington, DE
Education	High schools Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE St. Mark's High School, New Castle County, DE Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE Primary schools Mount Aviat Academy, Childs, MD St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE Immaculate Conception School, Elkton, MD Former colleges and schools St. Mary's College St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE
Priests	John Barres Benjamin Joseph Keiley
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