August 22, 2025

"Spread Peace"

We have a limited number of 24-25 yearbooks still available for purchase! From special events and school day photos to candid photos and classroom highlights, the Ursuline Academy Yearbook features our youngest students in Lily House to the Skips of 2025. 



8th-12th-grade students do NOT need to purchase yearbooks as they are included in their student fees.

As part of 1727 Day on Wednesday, August 27, we'll have a special yearbook signing party!

We’re thrilled to share that we have launched a Tinker Lab in our Early Childhood program! This imaginative space will invite our youngest learners to explore, build, create, and discover through hands-on activities and open-ended materials.

The Tinker Lab will spark curiosity, encourage problem-solving, and inspire collaboration—all through the joy of tinkering and play. To help us bring this space to life, we’re inviting our Ursuline families to keep an eye out for everyday items that might otherwise end up in the recycling bin or junk drawer. One person’s clutter could be another child’s creative masterpiece!

Please ensure all items are clean and free of sharp edges, glass, leaking batteries, or hazardous materials. Items can be dropped off at the front office. We’ll be gathering supplies throughout the month as we transform this space into a world of wonder.

Lions on the Loose, a fee-based, after-school enrichment program offered to our Toddler 3-4th-grade students, is back for 2025! Ursuline partners with vendors to offer a variety of class choices for our students, allowing them the opportunity to try out new things conveniently after school hours and on campus! Registration is through our partners. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Mallory Martin at aftercare@uanola.org. 

Seniors, please remember that as we kick off college application season, Director of College Placement Myan Sandifer Wright is available to meet individually with students. Her appointment link is pinned in Google Classroom and linked here. She is happy to help with essay writing and any other part of the application process!

• Tuesday, September 2 from Noon-12:50 p.m. - Alcorn State University
• Monday, September 8 from Noon-1 p.m. - Providence College
• Monday, September 8 from 10:55 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Brother Martin College Fair (Juniors)
• Tuesday, September 16 from Noon-12:30 p.m. - Sewanee: The University of the South
• Wednesday, September 24 from Noon-12:30 p.m. - Furman University

Ochsner will host athletics physicals on Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 8-8:15 a.m. Students may arrive at 7:45 a.m. at the Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute (1201 S Clearview Pkwy, Building B, 4th Floor, Jefferson, LA 70121). The physical form must be completed, signed by a parent, and submitted for each student participating in Ursuline athletics. Students may also choose to visit their own physician for a physical.

If your child missed Academy-Wide Picture Day on Tuesday, August 12, Barberito Photographers will be on campus for picture retakes on Monday, August 25, from 9-10:30 a.m. in St. Ursula Hall.

For those seniors who would like to retake their cap and gown photos with the appropriate cords and stoles, Barberito Photographers will be on campus in St. Ursula Hall on Monday, August 25, at 10:30 a.m. for these retakes. Please note that this retake day is for cap and gown photos only, and we have a list to verify which stoles/cords you will need for your photo. 

The photography studio has also opened dates for retakes at the studio. If you are strictly only retaking cap and gown photos, it will be a 15-minute session at no charge. If you choose to retake the drape and cap, and gown photos, there is a session fee. Please see the dates below for openings at the studio. They recommend you call and schedule your appointment at 504-455-6818 as soon as possible, as their fall dates fill up quickly. 

Tuesday, September 2

Wednesday, September 3

Thursday, September 11

Friday, September 12 (1-3:30 p.m.)

Monday, September 15

Monday, September 22

Tuesday, September 23

Wednesday, September 24

Parents with students in T2-12th grades should have received a link to view and order their child's school day portraits. If you can’t locate the email, please check your spam folder. We recommend adding Contact@barberitophotographers.com to your contacts to ensure you receive future emails.

If you’re still unable to find your child’s link, please reach out directly to Barberito Photographers at contact@barberitophotographers.com or call their office at 504-455-6818. When contacting them, kindly include your child's first and last name, grade, teacher, and school. This will help them efficiently locate your child’s link and send it directly to you.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out to Barberito Photographers directly.

Lily House school pictures will take place on Monday, October 6, from 9-11 a.m.

When the 27th of the month falls on a school day, we celebrate 1727 Day as one Academy – a way of honoring our founding year! On those days, students and staff are allowed to wear an Ursuline t-shirt. K-3rd grade students may wear PE shorts and an Ursuline t-shirt instead of their jumper. At the end of the day, the entire campus community gathers in the courtyard for a short prayer service.

As part of 1727 Day, we'll have a 24-25 yearbook signing party!

On the first Thursday of each month (September through May) at 8 a.m. in the Shrine, the Academy will host "Parents in Prayer" – Eucharistic Adoration and rosary, followed by coffee and fellowship.

We hope you will be able to join us for our first Parents in Prayer on Thursday, September 4, at 8 a.m.

You can park in front of the Shrine and enter through the main doors. The Rosary begins promptly at 8 a.m. and is usually done by 8:20 a.m. For those who have to get to work, please feel free to leave as needed. If you would like to stay, you are welcome to remain for Eucharistic Adoration and/or join us in the Shrine Room for coffee and breakfast treats.

The Class of 2026 Ring Mass and Ceremony will take place on Friday, September 5, at 10 a.m. in the National Votive Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor. Families should enter the Shrine through Outside Chapel (main entrance of the Shrine on State Street). Doors to the Shrine will open at 9:30 a.m., and the Mass and Ceremony should last approximately 1.5 hours. 

Seniors should check in at Date Door by 9 a.m., wearing their white or off-white dress (appropriately fitting and modest, with a hem no more than 2 inches above the knee) 

under their graduation gown, accompanied by white shoes (heels should be no higher than 3.5 inches). Students do not need to wear their graduation caps for the Ring Mass and Ceremony.

Please keep in mind that seniors will not have class on Friday, September 5, so that they can celebrate this momentous occasion with their family. 

Don’t miss this special evening of memories, dancing, and celebration!

Please join us in the Shrine on Sunday, September 7, at 9:30 a.m. for Traditions Mass and the Blessing of the Backpacks and our brand-new Serviam Shuttle!

The Traditions Mass honors those families for whom an Ursuline education is a tradition and also celebrates the families who have chosen to make it a new tradition. Join us in prayer as we celebrate our entire Ursuline Family. Students, please bring your backpack to Mass for a special blessing! We look forward to also bestowing a special blessing on our brand-new Serviam Shuttle. Our beloved Sister Regina Marie will be returning to State Street for this special tradition. After the Mass and blessing, enjoy coffee and beignets from a Café du Monde food truck in the Academy's State St. horseshoe!

Let us know that you'll be attending our first Parents' Club meeting of the 2025-26 school year on Wednesday, September 10, from 6-7 p.m. in Sisters' Dining Hall! Kindly RSVP below if you'll be attending and indicate if you'll need childcare for your Pre-K-5th-grade Ursuline girl by Noon on Monday, September 8.

Join us at City Park's Carousel Gardens for Leis and Lions: Parents' Club Mane Event 2025 on Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 6-9 p.m.! This is one of our community's favorite events of the year and the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Parents' Club. After the exciting night out, our students can enjoy sleeping in the next morning, as there is a 9:30 a.m. late arrival to school on Friday, September 26, 2025. 

All 8th-12th graders are invited to attend the NOLA Catholic Youth Conference on Saturday, September 27, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at Jesuit High School. The theme is "Illuminate," and the day will feature dynamic speakers, including Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, high school students from the Archdiocese of New Orleans, praise and worship with The Vigil Project, Mass with Archbishop Aymond, and more! This is a great opportunity for faith, fellowship, and a whole lot of fun.

The registration form is due by email or in person to Miss Sensenbrenner by Tuesday, September 2. The cost is $45 and includes lunch and registration.

For questions regarding this event, contact Miss Sensenbrenner or Ms. Joubert. 

All 11th and 12th-grade students are invited to attend the annual Close-Up Foundation Washington, D.C. Program, scheduled for January 18-23, 2026. Before students can receive their Close-Up login information, they must submit a $150 deposit to Ursuline Academy. This non-refundable deposit should be paid by check and delivered to Mrs. Schlaudecker in Room 122. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Schlaudecker at cschlaudecker@uanola.org.

Each week, a designated student will take home an 11" resin statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor along with an intention card. Each intention card will be collected and remembered in prayer by our community. Students will be able to keep Our Lady in their home from Friday through Tuesday, returning her to school on Wednesday. 

Our Lady of Prompt Succor, patroness of our city and state, hasten to help us!

In the spirit of community, we would love to pray for the special intentions of our Ursuline family. Prayer intentions can be submitted through this form. Please note that during our Academy Masses, we mention the names of families who have lost loved ones.

If you have recently lost a loved one and would like your family name to be mentioned during Mass, please complete this form.