The Ursuline Academy was founded in 1727 by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula, in New Orleans.

[4] The Academy included the first convent, the first free school, and the first retreat center for ladies.

It offered the first classes for female African-American slaves, free women of color, and Native Americans.

[4] An Ursuline education is based on the philosophy of Saint Angela Merici.

[4] Rally began in 1948 as a way for classes to show their school spirit in the areas of volleyball intramurals, through skits, posters, songs, and cheers.