In This Edition
- Reunion Updates
- News & Events
- Mercy in Our World
- Roll Call
- Skippers Remembered
- From the Mercy Archives
- Mercy Girls Today
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May your home be filled with the joy of the Christmas season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Mercy!
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Upcoming Reunion Dates
Keep an eye out for your next reunion here! Don’t see your class listed? That means a coordinator is still needed! Mercy’s event spaces are free to rent for reunions, so contact Georgia Wasley '09 in the Alumnae Office to book your reunion today!
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Class of 1989 - 30th Reunion
- Contact Alexandra Millard Ghiozzi
- Jan. 22-26, 2020
- Grand Princess Coastal Cruise
- Coordinator still needed for pre-cruise reunion celebration!
Class of 1994 - 25th Reunion
Class of 1999 - 20th Reunion
Class of 2009 - 10th Reunion
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Looking Ahead...
Class of 1960 - 60th Reunion in 2020
Class of 1970 - 50th Reunion in 2020
Class of 1975 - 45th Reunion in 2020
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Reunions Already Celebrated in September & October
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- Class of 1959 - 60th Reunion
- Class of 1964 - 55th Reunion
- Class of 1969 - 50th Reunion
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- Class of 1974 - 45th Reunion
- Class of 1979 - 40th 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 reaching out to classes celebrating milestone years in 2020 in the next couple months.
If you would like to start the planning committee for your class reunion, or if you have more information about upcoming reunions, please email Georgia Wasley '09, Alumnae Development Officer, at
gwasley@mercyhs.org.
*Planning underway!
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Mercy Is At A Crossroads…
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Thank you to all who answered the call to action and have given to Mercy in her most critical time of need.
We are halfway to reaching our year-end goal of $100,000 to receive an additional $100,000 matching gift from an anonymous donor! While that's great progress, there is still more to be done!
Please consider giving a gift to Mercy to help us meet our goal by December 31.
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Are you 70½ or older? Consider making a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) to Mercy from your IRA to fulfill your required minimum distribution (RMD) this year. This is a great way to support Mercy and taking advantage of tax benefits!
PLEASE NOTE:
If you received your appeal letter in the mail and it was addressed to the wrong alumna, we are so sorry! We assure you that we know your name! Unfortunately, there was a mix up on an unknown section of letters at the printing company we use for large mailings and some letters ended up in the wrong envelopes.
Please know that you are a truly valued alumna of Mercy and we extend our sincerest apologies for this mishap. Feel free to let us know if you were affected and we will try to make it right.
Contact Bekah Paige, Director of Development, at
bpaige@mercyhs.org
or 415-334-7941 with any issues.
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Thank You for Supporting the Holiday Boutique!
Thank you to the alumnae that celebrated the holiday season with Mercy this past weekend at our annual Holiday Boutique! Alumnae, parents, and community members enjoyed holiday shopping from more than 30 vendors, food trucks, Irish coffees, and snapshots in the photo booth!
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Mercy Winter Choral Concert
Date: Friday, Dec. 20
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Rist Hall, Mercy High School
Free to attend,
RSVP
required
Take a break from your Christmas shopping and join us at Mercy's Winter Choral Concert. Stop by Rist Hall to enjoy the sounds of the season with the beautiful voices of our Mercy Concert Choir, Chamber Chorus, and Mixed Choir. Student soloists will also be featured. #mercysf #christmasatmercy
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Caccia '83 Book Signing Invitation
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2020
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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Save the Date:
Crab Feed
Date: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
Time: 5:30 p.m. Beer & Wine Social Hour, 6:30 p.m. Crab Dinner
Location: McAuley Pavilion, Mercy High School
Tickets on sale soon!
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Save the Date:
La Merced Gala
Date: Thursday, Mar. 26, 2020
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: The Olympic Club, Lakeside
The La Merced Gala is our signature event dedicated to current and future students and supports the Mercy Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance to help families afford a Mercy education for their daughters.
Join alumnae, parents, friends, and community leaders in celebrating the spirit of Mercy at the La Merced Gala. By giving back, you help bring to life the school’s mission and vision of educating women who graduate with fierce determination and daring action to improve our world.
Early Bird Ticket Pricing Available Now through January 31, 2020
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Alumnae Directory Edit
Members from the Class of 1976 got together on November 23 at Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant in Pleasant Hill, CA. Thanks to this event, it came to our attention that an alumna was incorrectly listed as deceased in the Alumnae Directory. We are happy to share with all alumnae, but especially the Class of 1976, that
Eugenia (Gigi) Betta '76 is alive and well! Our sincerest apologies for not catching this error.
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Shop with AmazonSmile This Holiday Season & Support Mercy!
AmazonSmile has the same products, prices, and shopping features that you know on Amazon. The difference is that when you shop on
AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of your purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.
Every item available for purchase on Amazon is also available on
AmazonSmile (
smile.amazon.com) at the same price. Eligible products are marked "Eligible for AmazonSmile donation" on their product detail pages.
To date, we have received nearly $1,000 from
AmazonSmile because of supportive shoppers like you. Thank you!
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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: 1957,1959
- 60s: 1961, 1962, 1967
- 70s: 1973, 1977
- 80s: 1983, 1989
- 90s: 1998
- 00s: 2000, 2006
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Mercy in Our World
Alumnae Living Out Mercy's Mission
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Evans '64 on South Africa
Sister Jean Evans '64 recently wrote an article for Global Sisters Report titled “The known unknown explained in South Africa”. It is about her experience leaving behind life in the San Francisco Bay Area to minister with Sisters of Mercy in South Africa in 1984. Read more about the different emotions she felt, the fears she overcame, and how the “known unknown” was explained in South Africa.
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Lang '17 Reducing Single Use Plastics in Boba Culture
Galina Lang '17 is a full-time undergraduate student, majoring in advertising and minoring in entrepreneurship and innovation. She is also a part-time boba barista who is working on a startup to reduce single use plastic waste in the boba tea industry. She was influenced by a research paper she wrote her freshman year in college regarding plastic pollution. Her creation, the
BobaMate: The Boba Bottle, redesigns the way people drink boba tea and therefore bridges sustainability with convenience. “I believe boba tea brings people of all backgrounds together...and that
BobaMate can continue doing this while creating a more sustainable earth.”
In order to bring this project to life, Galina and her team need to reach their
Kickstarter fund goal of $45,000 by January 2, 2020 to begin producing the Boba Bottles. Because of the unique and custom made design of the Boba Bottle, their manufacturer needs to create a mold for the product. Without the mold, they are unable to produce the product. Mold fees are extremely costly, so without your help, they are unable to pay this fee.
With almost 200 backers, and 15% of the goal already completed, Galina and her team are well on their way to creating a more sustainable bottle for boba tea, but they cannot do it without you!
Learn more about Galina’s inspiring creation and join the rest of the Mercy community by backing
BobaMate and making your pledge today.
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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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Katherine Griffin Drucker '60
Update: Recently retired from Fiore and Co. after 29 years of service.
Jeannie Clayton Wood '64
Update: Happy to report that after directing a preschool for almost 20 years, I'm spending more time with my husband, Scott (48 years) and our 3 adult kids, their spouses, and 4 grandsons.
Stephanie Mischak Lyons '67
Update: Retired from the City & County of San Francisco. Drawing and painting in the coast side area. Member at St. John of God parish in S.F. Husband is a writer & poet. Son is volunteer coordinator for Rec & Park Dept. and oversees Alemany Farm.
Linda Richardson Barbero '73
Current City: Pleasant Hill, CA
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Lani Manansala Parker '86
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Job Title: Realtor at Keller Williams Napa Valley
Current City: American Canyon, CA
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Natasha Ferreira '08
Job Title: Project Engineer at Dome Construction
Current City: San Francisco, CA
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Virginia Gilmore Brown '56
June 29, 1938 - November 19, 2019
After a brave battle with esophageal cancer, Virginia Gilmore Brown died on November 19, 2019. Born in San Francisco to James Lester Gilmore and Claire Crean Gilmore on June 29, 1938, Virginia lived in San Francisco and later Daly City. She was a devoted member of Holy Name and Our Lady of Mercy Parishes. Virginia attended Holy Name School and Mercy High School. She was “always a Senior” as she was in the first class to ever attend Mercy, entering in 1952 and graduating in 1956.
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Marie Conway Foge '60
October 17, 1942 - November 23, 2019
Marie F. Foge (nee Conway) passed away surrounded by her children on November 23, 2019 at the age of 77. A native San Franciscan, Marie grew up in the Sunset, attending St. Gabriel's and Mercy High School class of 1960.
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Connie Hornick Cozzolino '62
April 10, 1944 - July 20, 2019
Connie Cozzolino, 75, passed away July 20, 2019. Survived by husband, Gene Cozzolino; children, Dave (Carol) Cozzolino and Lisa (Ron) Ruehlen; grandchildren, David (Joyce) Cozzolino, Cody Ruehlen and Nicole (Josh Baca) Ruehlen; great-grandson, Anthony Cozzolino; siblings, Darlene Ferro and Bob (Liz) Hornick; and numerous family and friends.
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From the 1960 Yearbook:
Fr. Leach, Martha Guilfoy '62, Monica Mitchell
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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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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 Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays beginning at 3:15 p.m. and every school day from 11-1 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
Kathryn Ann Dougery or call her at 415-334-0525 x 142.
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Admissions
Help Us Bring in New Skippers!
Do you have a daughter, niece, friend, or granddaughter who has a passion for social justice and may be interested in Mercy’s Special Programs? Please share your Mercy pride! Let her and her family know they are welcome to join us at upcoming Admissions events at Mercy High School!
Display Your Mercy Pride and Keep our Legacy Alive!
Will you help us reach young women like you by showing your Mercy pride? We are happy to send you the
Mercy Viewbook and bi-annual Anchor magazine to display at your place of business.
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Review Mercy on these Sites!
We are updating our Mercy High School profiles on various third-party, external school review sites. Now, we need your help in spreading the good word about Mercy. Thank you for taking a moment to help improve what others see on the ‘net about Mercy by submitting your own reviews about our unique community!
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Athletics
Basketball:
- Dec. 12 @ Bentley HS (Hoops vs. Cancer Classic Tournament), 8 p.m. Varsity
- Dec.13-14 (Hoops vs. Cancer Classic Tournament), TBD
- Dec. 21 v. Urban, 4 p.m. Varstiy
- Jan. 2 @ South City, 5 p.m. JV, 6:30 p.m. Varsity
- Jan. 4 @ University, 2:30 p.m. JV, 4 p.m. Varsity
- Jan. 7 @ Notre Dame SJ, JV 5 p.m., Varsity 6:30 p.m.
- Jan. 9 @ Mercy B, 6:30 p.m. Varsity
Soccer:
- Jan. 7 @ Castilleja, 4 p.m.
- Jan. 10 v. Crystal Springs Uplands, Crocker Pitch #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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