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Ursuline High School (Youngstown, Ohio)

{{Short description|Private, parichial, coeducational school in Youngstown, Ohio, United States}}

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| name = Ursuline High School

| native_name =

| seal_image = UrsulineHighSchoolSeal.jpg

| image = Ursuline_high_school_5.jpg

| imagesize = 275

| caption =

| motto = Soli Deo Gloria

| motto_translation = For the Glory of God Alone

| established = 1905

| type = Private, parichial, coeducational

| religion = Roman Catholic

| president = Richard Murphy

| principal = Matthew Sammartino

| dean of students =

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| head =

| faculty = 35

| teaching_staff =

| enrollment = 438

| enrollment_as_of = 2016

| grades = 9-12

| streetaddress = 750 Wick Avenue

| city = Youngstown

| state = Ohio

| country = USA

| zipcode = 44505-2827

| county = (Mahoning County)

| coordinates = {{coord|41|6|35|N|80|38|35|W|type:edu_region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}

| oversight = Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown

| accreditation = North Central Association of Colleges and Schools{{cite web |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/? |title=NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement |access-date=2009-06-23 |author=NCA-CASI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ |archive-date=April 29, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}

| campus =

| colors = Green and gold {{color box|green}} {{color box|gold}}

| athletics =

| conference = Steel Valley Conference

| team_name = Fighting Irish

| rival = Cardinal Mooney High School

| yearbook = Ursulinian

| newspaper = The Irish Times

| free_label1 = Literary magazine

| free_text1 = The Seanachie

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| homepage = {{URL|www.ursuline.com}}

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Ursuline High School is a Catholic college preparatory high school in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. It operates as part of the Diocese of Youngstown. Founded in 1905 by the Ursuline Sisters, Ursuline was an all-women's academy until 1930.

History

Around the start of the 20th century, Ursuline High School began service to the ministry of Catholic Education as a simple day school for girls on West Rayen Avenue. With an initial enrollment of 25 girls, the Ursuline Academy of the Holy Name of Jesus was founded, the predecessor of today's Ursuline High School. The original curriculum stressed classical studies, language skills, doctrinal religion and strict discipline.

In the years following World War I, Youngstown, Ohio witnessed an unmatched period of growth and prosperity. Likewise, the academy flourished and outgrew its Rayen Avenue convent building. The Chauncey Andrews Estate was purchased in February 1919, thus beginning the “Wick Avenue Era,” reflective of Ursuline's current home on Wick Avenue on the north side of Youngstown. The Ursulines began a fundraising drive almost immediately upon moving into the Andrews Estate to build a new school that could accommodate 400 students. Groundbreaking was held in 1924, and in April 1925 the student body moved into a three-story brick building on Bryson Street.

The school became coeducational, admitting male students as the school's population increased.

Academics

The instructional program at Ursuline High School is designed for the college-bound student but is flexible enough to meet the needs of most students. Ursuline offers Honors and Advanced Placement sections in English, French, Spanish, American History, American Government, science and mathematics to challenge students who are gifted in those particular areas.

Athletics

Ursuline High School has participated in high school athletics and has been a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) for many years. Currently, Ursuline fields 17 varsity teams for both boys and girls and celebrates a long-standing athletic rivalry with Cardinal Mooney High School, another Diocese of Youngstown high school located on Youngstown's south side.

;Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

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  • Baseball—1988, 2000{{cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|access-date=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA}}{{cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/baseball/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Baseball|access-date=2007-02-12|author=Yappi}}
  • Football—2000, 2008, 2009, 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/football/StateChamps.html|title=Yappi Sports Football|access-date=2007-02-12|author=Yappi}}
  • Boys golf—1975, 1976
  • Boys basketball—1994{{cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/D3.html|title=Yappi Sports Basketball D3|access-date=2007-02-12|author=Yappi}}
  • Girls basketball—2004

Notable alumni

References

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External links

  • [http://www.ursuline.com/ Official website]

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Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown

Category:High schools in Mahoning County, Ohio

Category:Education in Youngstown, Ohio

Category:Catholic secondary schools in Ohio

Category:Ursuline schools