How to Find the Right Career
Arguably the most important part of high school, finding the right career path can be hard. In the United States, people between ages 18...
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Arts Classes: Essential for a School’s Curriculum
Some may argue that funding the arts in schools will only take away from seemingly more enriching classes such as math, science, or...
The Waiting Game: A College Tour, Despite COVID
It’s a crisp October morning, and my dad and I have driven four hours to visit Oberlin College and Conservatory, one of the closest...
College Admission and COVID-19
A lot has changed in our world since the emergence of Coronavirus, as we have taken to wearing masks and social distancing. There is a...
10 Tips to Help for ACT
Don’t cram! Schedule your time wisely when studying and make sure you get a good night’s sleep before your ACT. Familiarize yourself with...
Advice on College and Career
Below are two questions about colleges and careers that Ursula students recently wanted some advice on from a peer. If you have any...
Senior Budget Challenge
With the month of April fast approaching, a certain level of financial competency is needed for an American adult to file their April tax...
Is There a Gap in Taking a Gap Year?
If given the choice between two options—enrolling in a 4-year college in hopes of a degree, or taking a year off of academic life for...
March Round Tables
So, what do you want to be when you grow up? You have probably been asked this question, like, a zillion times. Yet, every day you inch...
#BuckeyeStrong
During our freshman and sophomore years, we attend assemblies to review the ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) protocol...
The Infamous Fact Checker
You have submitted assignments through this program. Your teachers use this program. This program ensures that your facts are creatively...
Are Boys Better at Math than Girls?
In January 2005, Lawrence H. Summers discussed the underrepresentation of women in “tenured positions in science and engineering at top...
The War Over Education
As the 2016 presidential election is finally underway, candidates have been testifying why they could be the greatest president that the...
LinkedIn - The Next Social Media Craze
When you see the word “LinkedIn”, do you think that it is only a site for business people? In the past, LinkedIn was merely a...
Advice from the Experts on How to Win the College Game
College serves as a foundation for academic intellect, a springboard for personal growth and development, and the final bridge between...
Homework: Less is More or More is Less?
The controversy has existed for as long as we can remember: is more or less homework beneficial for students? In its last meeting, the...
Girl Rising: Bringing Education to Girls around the Globe
by EMILIE KILFOIL '17
Flipped Classes: Turning Tradition Education On Its Head
With the new technological advances that are constantly improving modern society, a new era has begun to arise in the field of education....
The Green Dorm: 5 Ways to Go Green in College
If you’re going to college soon you’re no doubt searching the web for the cutest monogrammed curtains and chevron bed skirt. But how will...
Why Take Latin?
In March, the Ohio Junior Classical Club (OJCL) of St. Ursula Academy gathered in the Ramada hotel in Columbus with hundreds of other...