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Quick Links & Calendar
SADD Assembly featuring Tina Meier
Sept 26 @ 1:40pm
September 28
Mothers'/Fathers' Club Happy Hour
September 28 @ 6:30
Helen Fitzgerald's
October 7 @ 10am
October 7 @ FF
Freshman/Sophomore Parent Liturgy
October 11 @ 8am
Cardboard Village
October 12
Feast of St. Ursula Liturgy
October 19 @ 12:15pm
Leadership for Diversity Team welcomes
Immaculee Ilibagiza
October 26 @ 7pm
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Parents
Eighth-grade sisters of current students are invited to join us for Sibling Visit Day on Tuesday, October 2.
Students
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Alumnae
Plan your costume and get your table together for Trivia Night on October 27! Register by mail or online.
Everyone
If you have news to share or an Ursuline-related event or activity to promote, just email
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the ursuline @cademy link September 21, 2012 |
Greetings!
 Fall Festival is only two weeks away! Current parents, please remind your daughters to sell their Fall Festival raffle tickets and return the money to Mrs. Picha. Support UA and the Spirit Princess candidates, and earn the following day off school!
Spirit Week is October 1-5. Dress like a Mermaid on Oct 1, tropical on Oct 2, nautical on Oct 3, like a tacky tourist on Oct 4, and in your class color that Friday!
Volunteers are also needed for Fall Festival on Sunday, October 7. Contact Linda Kriegshauser at lkriegshauser@gmail.com to get involved. |
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Discover the power within...
The weekend of September 8, Kendyl Cuddihee '16, participated in the MS150, fundraising and cycling over 85 miles in memory of her grandmother who battled multiple sclerosis. Great job, Kendyl!
 The Face Painting & Clown Club participated in the first annual Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Walk at Tilles Park on September 15 in coordination with Meg Turner Krenn '99 whose daughter suffers from the condition.
 Maddie Stadler '13 was UA's 2012 Outstanding Student Leaders Award recipient, awarded by St. Louis County and presented by County Executive Charlie Dooley on September 17 in Clayton. Before the ceremony, the many student leaders representing St. Louis County high schools participated in leadership activities, discussions and lunch.  On September 20, Brittany Moleski '14 and Emily LaMarche '14 and were honored as recipients of the UMSL College of Fine Arts and Communications Dean's Award for Creative Achievement in the Arts. This award recognizes selected Missouri and Illinois high school juniors in the visual and performing arts who display outstanding talent, leadership and responsibility in one or more of their high school arts programs, and includes a $1000 scholarship to UMSL. Emily and Brittany were nominated by Mrs. Ann Shea and Ms. Annie Scheumbauer, and UA was one the few schools--if not the only school--to have two recipients. |
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Big Week for Freshmen
The class of 2016 enjoyed welcoming activities throughout the week, including lunch with their big sisters on Tuesday (below), the Freshman Induction Ceremony on Wednesday and the Big Sister-Little Sister Lock-In on Thursday. The candlelight circle around the pond late Thursday evening was a treat for all--including passers by!
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UA Mothers' and Fathers' Clubs
Parents of seniors are invited to join the Class of 2013 Lock-In Committee at its first meeting on Tuesday, September 25, at 7pm in the cafe. Contact Tina Holstein at tbholstein@hotmail.com for more information.
Volunteers are also needed to assist with the annual Mother-Daughter Mass & Brunch. The committee will meet on Thursday, September 27, at 5:15pm in the boardroom to stuff invitations and discuss plans.
There is already a great crowd planning to attend the UA Fathers' Club and UA Mothers' Club Happy Hour on Friday, September 28, 6:30pm at Helen Fitzgerald's, 3650 S. Lindbergh in Sunset Hills. RSVP today and meet some other parents on the 28th! Every attendee will receive a ticket for one free beer or wine, and heavy appetizers will be served during the first hour. RSVP to fathersclub@ursulinestl.org with the number attending no later than September 21. We look forward to seeing you there! |
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Upcoming Speakers
Wednesday, September 26, 1:40pm at UA  Tina Meier, on behalf of the Megan Meier Foundation, will speak to students, co-workers and any parents who wish to attend. Her presentation will provide up-to-date information about the dangers children face online as well as offline, discussing Megan's story, cyberbulling, sexting, suicide statistics and more. Presented by the UA SADD organization.
Saturday, October 13, 9am-12pm at Chaminade
The Women's Day of Reflection event features Deby Schlapprizzi and Joanne Weaver, author of Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, rosary and blessing by Fr. Augustine Wetta, OSB. Presented by the Parent Network of Catholic High Schools. Friday, October 26, 7pm at UA
 Immaculee Ilibagiza, author of Left to Tell, will share her story of faith, hope and forgiveness in Rwanda. Presentation begins with an 11-minute video at 7pm, followed by a book sale and signing session from 8:30 to 9:15pm. General admission seating is $5 for students, $10 for adults. Contact Mrs. Pat Harris for more information or to purchase advance tickets. Presented by the UA Leadership for Diversity Team. |
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What's going on in the classroom?
Mrs. Maria Berra's Photoshop class got twice as creative as usual with their "Me and Me" projects. Below are works by Sarah Basler '13 and Samantha Jakubeck '13. Next Friday, September 28, the junior class will join high school juniors from around the area at SLU's Chaifetz Arena for a youth day program run by Catholic Charities. Mrs. Joni Mullen (theology) has been instrumental in the planning and organization of the event, and we are excited about the opportunity for our students to take advantage of this program for faith development. Juniors will report to school that day and will travel to SLU by bus. |
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Prayer Day Relays
Autumn is such a wonderful time to be reminded of God's beauty around us. We welcome the season with our first Prayer Day Relay of the year on Thursday, October 11, from 9am until 3pm (following the freshman/sophomore parent liturgy). All current and past parents, co-workers and alumnae are invited to participate in this unique opportunity to come together in prayer for our Ursuline community. Four times per year we will have "pray-ers" sign up for half-hour shifts to pray in the UA chapel. In addition to praying for each student and her family, we also pray for intentions submitted by the community. At the end of your shift, you are "tagged" by the next "pray-er," with the intent of having an unbroken chain of "pray-ers" in the chapel throughout the day. It is powerful for the students to see us in prayer and it is a peaceful time for you. Contact Mary McGovern (mom of three UA alumnae) at nevir@swbell.net to sign up for a time slot, and save the date for the next relay on December 6. |
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