Ursuline High School increased its endowment fund last year to make the education it provides affordable to families.
The Youngstown, Ohio, school, which marks its 121st year in 2026, offers 139 scholarships in the endowment.
Ursuline expanded science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics programming last year and the Merici Med Prep Program added a new course, Biomedical Ethics.
The high school also began a mentorship program.
“The goal of the House System is to foster a sense of belonging, spiritual growth and faith development, leadership, mentorship, healthy competition and school spirit and increased social engagement,” says Carolyn Korenic, Ursuline’s director of alumni and advancement.
Every student and staff member is assigned to one of the four mentor groups each of which meets daily.
“The organizational structure increases a student’s sense of identity and connection with the school community,” Korenic says.
Ursuline will begin a reaccreditation process through the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association this year. Accreditation allows the school to maintain its charter from the State of Ohio. Ursuline will be reaccredited through Cognia, a national accrediting agency which Ursuline has maintained membership with since 1933.
Korenic says Ursuline maintains its tradition of academic excellence and three seniors earned National Merit Scholar Honors.
Emma Choufani was named a National Merit Semifinalist, placing her in the top 1% of students in the country, and is competing to become a National Merit finalist.
Anna Choufani and Evan Brockway earned National Merit Commended Scholars honors, placing them in the top 3% of all test takers on the 2025 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test.
For the second consecutive year, an Ursuline senior earned a perfect score on the ACT exam. Evan Brockway earned an ACT composite score of 36 on the exam.
