Celebrating a School Milestone

Sister Jean Marie Humphries, O.S.U., principal of Academy of Mount St. Ursula in the Bronx, marks the school’s 165th anniversary Oct. 1 by sharing a Sprite toast with student Ashley Veriguete. Sister Jean Marie holds a proclamation from the office of the Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr. citing that day as Academy of Mount St. Ursula Day in the Bronx.

Maria R. Bastone

All students received an umbrella and care bag.

Maria R. Bastone

Students raise their glasses.

Maria R. Bastone

Posted Wednesday, October 7, 2020 12:05 am

Academy of Mount St. Ursula in the Bronx, celebrated the its 165th anniversary Oct. 1. The school for young women was founded by the Ursuline Sisters in 1855 and moved to its current location at 330 Bedford Ave. in 1892. School officials said Mount St. Ursula is the oldest continuously operated Catholic girls’ high school in New York state.

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