St. Ursula Academy unveiled its new Margaret Unnewehr Schott Hall on Wednesday, part of the school's $10 million building expansion made possible with a $1 million gift from the former Reds controlling owner.

        It was the single-largest gift ever received by the Catholic girls school in East Walnut Hills.

        The four-story building will provide eight new science classrooms/labs, 10 general classrooms and two music rooms.

Marge Schott's generosity made it possible for St. Ursula to build state-of-the-art science labs and classrooms. Her $1 million gift was the single-largest ever received by the Catholic girls school. (Tony Jones photo) | ZOOM |

        Some classes begin moving into Schott Hall next week, while others will move by August.

        “The classrooms are state of the art. Whenever you're working with the latest technology, that certainly enhances education,” said Principal Frances Romweber.

        Ellen Vogt, an 18-year-old senior from Bridgetown, will attend economics class in the new building next week. The building, she said, will offer more space and options for classes.

        Mrs. Schott, who attended the unveiling, graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, a girls school in Clifton that closed in 1970.

        Mrs. Romweber believes Mrs. Schott sees the same warmth, tradi tion and values at St. Ursula that she saw at Sacred Heart.

        “Mrs. Schott has been a personal friend of mine since I was very young,” Mrs. Romweber said. “I feel extremely blessed to know Marge Schott. She is such a giving person. She is such a kind, compassionate, loyal person. I think it's that loyalty to Catholic education that prompted her to take a look at St. Ursula Academy.”

        The school has raised about $5.5 million for the $10 million expansion, which will include a new gymnasium and convocation center, conversion of the current gym into a theater, expansion of the library into a state-of-the-art media center and renovation of older classrooms.
       

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