In This Edition
- Reunion Updates
- Reunion Recaps
- News & Events
- Mercy in Our World
- Roll Call
- Skippers Remembered
- From the Mercy Archives
- Mercy Girls Today
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A Note from the Alumnae Office
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My heart goes out to all my sisters in Mercy this week as we try to process the devastating news of Mercy High School's planned closure. I know we all have questions, concerns, and even suggestions on what our next steps should be so please know that I am trying to be as available as possible to our alumnae community and welcome your communications. I ask that we work together to update the Alumnae Office with contact information for classmates so that our reach extends in the next few months to as many alumnae as possible.
There will be a "farewell event" to honor Mercy sometime in the spring, but plans are not underway yet. Please know that we are still fundraising, as there are still areas that need support, such as scholarships that we would like to send off with the students. Lastly, we believe in miracles, so although we would need some very significant contributions in the coming months to possibly turn things around, so many of us haven't given up hope. Feel free to continue reaching out to me with your ideas or connections.
Thank you for your support and prayers. I trust our sisterhood will endure these months of transition and beyond. Mercy High all hail to thee!
Forever Mercy,
Alumnae Development Officer
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Class of 1989 - 30th Reunion
Class of 1994 - 25th Reunion
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2020 REUNIONS
Class of 1960 - 60th Reunion
Class of 1970 - 50th Reunion
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2020 REUNIONS
cont.
Class of 1975 - 45th Reunion
Class of 1980 - 40th Reunion
Class of 2010 - 10th Reunion
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Reunions Already Celebrated
- Class of 1959 - 60th Reunion
- Class of 1964 - 55th Reunion
- Class of 1969 - 50th Reunion
- Class of 1974 - 45th Reunion
- Class of 1979 - 40th Reunion
- Class of 1999 - 20th Reunion
- Class of 2009 - 10th Reunion
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Become a Class Coordinator!
It is time to start planning our 2020 reunions! We need alumnae to serve as class coordinators and organize their class gatherings!
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- Class of 1960 - 60 years*
- Class of 1965 - 55 years
- Class of 1970 - 50 years*
- Class of 1975 - 45 years*
- Class of 1980 - 40 years*
- Class of 1985 - 35 years
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- Class of 1990 - 30 years
- Class of 1995 - 25 years
- Class of 2000 - 20 years
- Class of 2005 - 15 years
- Class of 2010 - 10 years*
- Class of 2015 - 5 years
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The Alumnae Office will be as supportive as it can for as long as it is able in regards to reunions. Class representatives must be solidified in the following months to stabilize an Alumnae Association that can survive and thrive outside the walls of Mercy High School.
*Planning underway!
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Class of 1999
20th Reunion
The Class of 1999 celebrated their 20th reunion on January 11 in Mercy’s M Lounge. Despite just learning of Mercy’s planned closure, all in attendance managed to put their sorrows aside and celebrated their love of Mercy (and the 49ers) together.
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Class of 2009
10th Reunion
Nearly 20 members from the Class of 2009 gathered at Mercy on December 21 to celebrate their 10th reunion. Stories, laughs, and new memories were shared by all as the class walked down memory lane on a fun campus tour.
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Caccia '83 Book Signing Invitation
Date: Saturday, Jan. 18
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Book Passage at Ferry Building One, #42, San Francisco, 94111
All are welcome to join
Valerie Caccia '83 at her
book signing of
How To Eat A Millennial...One Byte at a Time.
Buy your copy today on
Amazon!
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Winter Dance Concert: Ode & Homage
Date: Jan. 24, 25, 31, Feb. 1
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Mercy Theatre, Mercy High School
Cost: $15
Witness the poetry of movement as exhibited by our talented dancers at Mercy's annual dance concert,
Ode & Homage. This year we pay homage to great artists like Otis Redding, Vivaldi and Straus. Come see long-time Mercy choreographers, new faces, and featured guest performances by requisitedance and Sunset Dance Academy.
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Crab Feed Tickets Going Fast!
Date: Saturday, Feb. 8
Time: 5:30 p.m. Beer & Wine Social Hour, 6:30 p.m. Crab Dinner
Location: McAuley Pavilion, Mercy High School
Cost: $60 (Individual), $450 (Table of 8), $1,000 (Sponsor)
Come together as a community to celebrate Mercy for one last Crab Feed. Tickets are selling fast, so buy yours today!
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Graziani '09 Featured in SwearBy, A Word-of-Mouth Marketplace
Amalia Graziani '09 is a residential real estate developer with a passion for creating spaces that inspire a sense of calm. Her style is serene and simple, yet packed with character.
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Benjamin '19 Accepted into Albion College Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy & Service
Angel Benjamin '19
is a new member of Albion College's Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service
Students from a variety of majors participate in the Ford Institute, with its emphasis on community involvement and internships in government, nonprofit organizations, the media and the legal system. Institute participation is an academic concentration and part of an Albion bachelor's degree.
Congratulations, Angel!
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Help Identify Valedictorian of Your Graduating Class
Were you valedictorian of your class or do you remember who was? Mercy would like to compile a complete list of our valedictorians for our alumnae records.
We are still missing these years:
- 50s: 1959
- 60s: 1961, 1962, 1967
- 70s: 1973, 1977
- 80s: 1989
- 90s: 1998
- 00s: 2000, 2006
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Mercy in Our World
Alumnae Living Out Mercy's Mission
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Leung '99 Collaborates with Mercy Students on PSA
Christina Leung '99 is the Discount ID Office Manager for the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) where she works in the office for people with disabilities and older adults. Her ADA coordinator came up with the idea for a PSA video to raise awareness about special needs. Christina was tasked to reach out to schools to see if students would be interested in participating in this project since they wanted to reach younger audiences who don’t notice safety issues like the ones special needs riders face.
Christina and her friends were already talking about their upcoming 20th reunion, so she thought to reach out to her alma mater to see if the Mercy students were up for the challenge. After a quick email exchange with Mercy’s Dean of Academics, the project was up and running! The students, with the guidance of their WiTech Coordinator, came up with the vision and then directed, acted, and produced it!
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Lang '17 Reaches BobaMate Kickstarter Goal
Galina Lang '17 is well on her way to reducing single use plastics in boba culture with the creation of the BobaMate. “We successfully reached our fund goal! We are all so incredibly grateful for everyone who supported our project, and are super excited that our vision is going to become a reality,” Galina expressed to her supporters. Continue to check in on the
BobaMate for progress and updates.
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How do you live out Mercy’s mission every day?
What values from Mercy are you bringing to your community? How do you address the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy—volunteering in your church community, donating time to the homeless, assisting as a mentor, advocating for the marginalized and disenfranchised?
We want to share your “Mercy” to inspire others to do the same!
Please share your story for
Mercy In Our World by emailing Georgia Wasley '09, Alumnae Development Officer, at
gwasley@mercyhs.org.
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Roll Call
Grads who have recently "checked in"
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Elinor Renker Browne '56
Current City: Folsom, CA
Ann Chesterman Barner '66
Current City: El Dorado Hills, CA
Patricia Vince Carini '69
Current City: Rohnert Park, CA
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Paula Scudder Behmke '75
Current City: Glen Ellen, CA
Ani Bagdasarian Semerjian '89
Current City: Devon, PA
Adriana Valencia '09
Current City: Daly City, CA
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Teresa Rendon Walsh '63
September 9, 1943 - December 8, 2019
Dearly beloved wife to Donald Walsh (retired San Francisco Fireman) and a cherished mother to Kristina M. Walsh and Carla Walsh Rambod and her Son In Law, Houman Rambod. Devoted grandmother to Cecily Rambod, and a dear sister to Manuel Rendon. Teresa was also survived by loving relatives and friends. Teresa was an active parishioner of St. Gregory's Church in San Mateo, grammar school of St. Emydius Church, Mercy High School --all in San Francisco.
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Sr. Kathleen (Pat) Kearney '64, RSM
August 1, 1946 - December 15, 2019
Sister Kathleen Kearney, RSM died at the age of 73 on December 15, 2019 at Marian Oaks Life Center in Burlingame. The first of four children, Patricia Kathleen was born to William and Beatrice Donovan Kearney in San Francisco in 1946, grew up in St. Gabriel's Parish and came to know the Sisters of Mercy both there and at Mercy High School, San Francisco.
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Susan Baumer Jardine '73
June 7, 1955 - October 8, 2019
After surviving for more than three decades with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), Susan passed into eternity three months ago.
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Mary Ellen Kerr,
former Mercy science teacher
December 4, 1943 - November 26, 2019
Mary Ellen Kerr was born in San Francisco to Eileen O'Keefe and Joseph Kerr. She received a Dominican education through high school and then enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley where she received a degree in zoology. Mary Ellen taught high school science.
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Newspaper clipping from when Mercy first competed against public schools in a Pom/Cheerleading Competition in 1978. Submitted by former Song girl, ileta Joseph Sumner '80.
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Presumed to be Class of '70 in their freshman year. Submitted by former teacher Ann Johnson.
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Share Your Mercy Memories With Us!
We have a special request from all who have attended Mercy High School - WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS and YOUR MEMORIES OF MERCY!
Please email your pictures with a caption to Georgia Wasley '09, Alumnae Development Officer, at
gwasley@mercyhs.org
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Mercy Girls Today
Student News & Events, For You!
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Mercy Students Respond to News of Closure
The Catholic San Francisco wrote an article about how Mercy students have responded to the news of their school closing.
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4th Annual Women’s March
Date: Saturday, Jan. 18
Time: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Civic Center Plaza SF, 335 McAllister St. San Francisco 94102
Mercy's Social Justice Club invites the Mercy community to join them at the 4th Annual Women's March. Join them as they march through downtown San Francisco for human rights, social justice and equality. Mercy’s group is meeting at Helen Diller Civic Center Playground, outside of the fence in front of the Bi-Rite Cafe.
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Violins of Hope
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 21
Time: 4 - 6 p.m.
Location: McAuley Pavilion, Mercy High School
Free to attend,
RSVP
required
The Farkas Center invites you to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the Louis de Groot International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Mercy High School.
Violins of Hope: A Journey of Heroism, Healing and Humanity celebrates the cultural richness and resilience of music played by and for those targeted for genocide in the Third Reich.
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Alumnae Library Volunteers Needed
We would like volunteers to come in after school in Mercy's library to meet with students, proctor make-up tests, and keep our library open as a study area for students. We also would love to have alumnae on campus in our library during lunch time. There is no prior experience necessary in library work, just a willingness to be with our students and watch over them.
We are in need of volunteers in the afternoons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays beginning at 3:15 p.m. and every school day from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. If you are interested in learning more and/or volunteering in our library for a few days, one day a month, one day a week, or more, please email
Georgia Wasley or call her at 415-872-0968.
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Athletics
Come out and cheer on Mercy basketball in our beautiful gym for our last season. Our girls need your support now more than ever.
BASKETBALL:
- Jan. 17* vs. Castilleja, 4 p.m. JV, 5:30 p.m. Varsity
- Jan. 20 vs. Terra Nova MLK Tourney @ City College (Varsity)
- Jan. 21 @ The Kings Academy, 5 p.m. JV, 6:30 p.m. Varsity
- Jan. 25* vs. NDB, 2 p.m. JV, 3:30 p.m. Varsity
- Jan. 27* vs. NDSJ, 5 p.m. JV, 6:30 p.m. Varsity
*DENOTES HOME GAME
SOCCER:
- Jan. 17 @ Harker, 4 p.m.
- Jan. 21 @ NDSJ, 4 p.m.
- Jan. 24 @ Burton HS, 3:30 p.m.
- Jan. 27 vs. Eastside (Beach Chalet #2), 3:30 p.m.
- Jan. 30 vs. Castilleja (Beach Chalet #2), 3:30 p.m.
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Stay Connected with Mercy
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Update your contact information with Mercy so you can receive news and announcements about alumnae events and reunions!
We love to know how our alumnae are making a difference in our world!
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Alumnae Questions?
Contact Georgia Wasley '09, Alumnae Development Officer, at 415-872-0968 or
gwasley@mercyhs.org.
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Giving is a True Act of Mercy
Mercy needs your support now more than ever. Please consider making a gift to Mercy today.
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Our Mission
Mercy High School, San Francisco, educates women to pursue lives of spiritual and intellectual depth, determination, and daring action to improve our world as an inclusive, Catholic, college preparatory community enlivened by the Gospel of Jesus and the charism of the Sisters of Mercy.
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