AT URSULINE
Best Wishes,
Assistant Principal Denise Deldin Moore ’69 P’99 Dedicated teacher and administrator for 31 years, Denise Moore retires, having impacted numerous initiatives as Ursuline grew and thrived. Denise Moore joined Ursuline as a teacher in September 1990 after a career that spanned 10 years at St. Pius X in Scarsdale, New York. In those early days at Ursuline, Denise taught Reading to 7th and 8th graders and an integrated Science course to 9th graders. Later, Denise taught Middle School study skills, physical science, and an occasional math course. She absolutely loved Middle School, 6th grade in particular. Denise recalls, “My 6th grade students might remember the ‘Atoms (Addams) Family’ Song we would sing in science class to help us remember some science concepts!”
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Ursuline offers the chance to become involved in various projects to provide students with new and enriching experiences. Thus, over time, Denise’s responsibilities expanded. She co-moderated UNISON, managed the bookstore and was part of the original Learning with Laptops program. “Sr JB and I flew to Seattle in the 1970s to hear Bill Gates. Who knew at the time how influential he would become in the industry?” Denise was also on the initial faculty team to work with Meg Mackay in the inception of the Personal Development Program. In September 1997, Denise joined the administrative team as Assistant Principal for Facilities, a position that she held, as well as Middle School Co-coordinator, until 2012. Those were the years that the physical campus expanded and Denise was proud to be an integral part of various improvements: renovation of the South Building exterior, construction of the Mooney-Hancock Arts Center, the Clemente Science Labs renovation, cafeteria makeover, and main office refurbishment. Also, Denise coordinated the Faculty Advisement program, the student aid program and, for some time, the student ambassador program. In 2012, Denise agreed to serve as Interim Principal for two years. She considered it a privilege to work with faculty,
