Ursuline news for Thu Sep 02, 2010
Rapport, August 27
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Online Bookstore Now Open
Ursuline’s online bookstore is now open. You may reach the store
here: http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/ursulineohio.htm
To order textbooks, follow the "Order my books" link. You will then be
directed to a list of courses. Place a check next to the courses that
correspond to those listed on the schedule you recieved at the end of
June. Once you have made your selections, click the "Submit Course ID
selections button at the bottom of the page. You will see a list of
materials required for those courses. Used materials will be selected by
default where available. After reviewing the list, click the "Proceed to
checkout" button on the bottom of the page. You will then be guided through the
checkout process.
Because the State of Ohio provides many of the non-religious textbooks to
Ursuline, many students have few, if any books to purchase.
FRESHMAN STUDENTS/NEW STUDENTS: A Texas Instruments
Graphing Calculator is also required. We have found that parents/students
receive the best pricing on these items buying them independently. The
required calculator is a TI-84 Plus Silver Edition. For your convenience,
there are product links for three retatilers below:
amazon.com
target.com
walmart.com
Freshman students will be provided locks for lockers and safety goggles by
Ursuline. They will receive locks on Orientation Day, and goggles in their
science classes.
If you have any questions you may contact the school during regular operating
hours.
Ursuline Academy Hires Tom Barhorst as New Principal
Ursuline
Academy Hires
Tom
Barhorst as New Principal
Ursuline Academy has recently hired Mr. Thomas Barhorst to succeed
Principal Adele Iwanusa who retired at the end of the 2009-2010 school year.
Barhorst, of Mason, had served as assistant principal at Ursuline since
2007. Previous to that he taught social studies with a focus on economics,
government, and psychology to grades 11-12, and then moved on to the position of
educational technology coordinator. His key accomplishments in that role
included identifying and planning the implementation of an improved student
information system to integrate scheduling functions with grading, attendance,
and other key administrative factors. He served as liaison among the
school, architectural firm, and contractors for the $3 M construction of a new
gym, created and managed six-figure budgets for technology and maintenance, and
initiated and implemented a technology outsourcing agreement.
Barhorst has a Master of Science degree with a major in educational
leadership from the University of Dayton, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Xavier University. He says that he is excited about the opportunity to assume
his new post for the coming school year. "Ursuline is an outstanding
school. We have a long tradition of excellence; we have a committed and talented
faculty; we have intelligent, hard working students; we have parents who are
actively involved and devoted to their daughters’ success; we have a unique and
dynamic physical environment. I think the major challenge I find is to
build on the school’s success and find areas where we can improve
further."
President Sharon Redmond says that Barhorst is
a perfect fit as Ursuline’s principal. "He gets what it means to be an
administrator in a Catholic school, which I think is different than being an
administrator in any other school. He is a person of integrity. He
will never compromise his professional integrity nor would he do anything to
jeopardize the integrity of Ursuline Academy. He is a person of strong
character yet has a great sense of humor." Redmond further explains that
Barhorst’s career in academia came naturally as both of his parents and his
sister are educators, and his father also served as the principal and president
of Lehman Catholic High School in Sidney, Ohio where Barhorst grew up. In
addition, Barhorst’s wife, Susan currently teaches science at
Ursuline Academy.
Ursuline Academy Welcomes New Faculty and Staff
Ursuline
Academy Welcomes New Faculty and Staff
Ursuline Academy welcomes four new faculty/staff members to the 2010-2011
school year——Emily Lorentz, Michelle
Pfaltzgraff, Carmen Thiemann, and Elizabeth
Wojtowicz. Ms. Lorentz of Amberley Village is
the new administrative assistant to the development department. She has a
bachelor’s degree in psychology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and has
nearly three years’ experience in the business arena; she also is an Ursuline
alumna.
Ms. Pfaltzgraff of Oakley is a junior/senior guidance
counselor in her first year of counseling, and has a Master’s degree in school
counseling from Xavier University. She previously interned at Sycamore High
School.
Ms. Thiemann of Mt. Airy is teaching Spanish 1 college prep,
Spanish 1 honors, and Spanish 4 honors. Her experience includes teaching in her
native country of Costa Rica for 20 years, and six years teaching in Catholic
high schools and in the business sector in the United States.
Ms. Wojtowicz of Mt. Lookout is teaching college prep and
honors anatomy, physiology and environmental science to sophomores thru seniors.
She has had several years teaching undergraduate courses as a graduate student
in biology, and also did cancer research at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She
has a Master’s degree in biology with an evolution/ecology focus from the
University of North Carolina.
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