Thirty-five St. Ursula Academy students inducted into Spanish Honor Society                                    

Thirty-five St. Ursula Academy students recently were inducted into the Spanish Honor Society. The honorees include Lucy Abare of Mt. Lookout, Lisa Alban of Anderson Twp., Leah Baker of Independence, Ky., Katie Bettner of Delhi, Emily Carroll of Anderson Twp., Maggie Deremo of Green Twp., Anne Dirkes of Indian Hill, Libby Dorger of Anderson Twp., Ally Gibler of Anderson Twp., Liz Heskett of Glendale, Kortney Holt of Mt. Airy, Tori Huster of Madeira, Erin Hummeldorf of Mt. Washington, Leigh Jennings of Green Twp., Hannah Kitzmiller of Anderson Twp., Caroline MacKenzie of Symmes Twp., Laura Grace Mezher of Anderson Twp., Katie Mideli of Anderson Twp., Maggie Millea of Delhi, Kathy O'Connor of Anderson Twp., Josie O'Toole of Anderson Twp., Caitlin Ragland of Mt. Washington, Casey Ridge of Anderson Twp., Kelly Roessler of Anderson Twp., Molly Rumpke of Wyoming, Annamarie Schaffield of Anderson Twp. and Loveland, Juliet Schwartz of Hyde Park, Patricia Shahrooz Anderson Twp., Brett Sweeney of Mt. Lookout, Kathryn Taylor of Colerain Twp., Becca Thompson of Mt. Carmel, Olivia Thomason of Hyde Park, Ryan Tillery of Union Twp., Grace Tucker of Hyde Park, and Hannah Witte of Price Hill. 

Spanish teacher Linda Strotman of Delhi says that membership requirements for the Spanish Honor Society include an A- or better average in the 4^th year level of Spanish, and the students should have an interest in studying Spanish in college.  The Spanish Honor Society sponsors a girl from the Dominican Republic and helps out at the Hispanic Festival at SU CASA, the Hispanic Ministry House.

St. Ursula Academy is a Catholic, college-preparatory, secondary school for young women.  In 2002 the academy was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School. The campus, located at 1339 E. McMillan Street in East Walnut Hills has been the home of St. Ursula Academy and Convent since 1910.