Congratulations to Golf Coach Vicky Kowalski who was named one of the 2022-23 National Coaches of the Year for Girls Sports as Selected by the National Federation of State High School Coaches Association! Twenty-three high school coaches from across the country have been selected as 2022-23 National Coaches of the Year by the NFHS Coaches Association. The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program since 1982, honors coaches in the top 10 girls sports and top 10 boys sports. Read press release here.

45TH ANNUAL MERCY AUCTION

Get your early bird ticket by this Friday, January 26!

You're invited to the 45th Annual Mercy Auction on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Saint John's Resort! We hope you will find a meaningful way to join us in Celebrating the Mercy Spirit by attending, sponsoring or donating. We welcome and encourage your participation at any level, please see below for all the ways you can support the 2024 Auction. 

Join Us

Purchase in-person table and tickets or online bidding access HERE. Hurry! Special early bird pricing available until January 26, 2024.

Sponsorship

Become a sponsor today! This is our largest fundraising event of the year with great exposure for our sponsors, and we invite your sponsorship at any level. For more information on our sponsorship offerings, click here. We accept payment online here as well as via check with the enclosed Sponsorship Form.

Gifts-In-Kind

Give a gift to the auction - see our wish list here. Click here for item donation form. Please note while we cannot accept used items nor clothing for the auction at this time, we are collecting new or gently used baskets, for the packaging of all our auction items.

Volunteer

We depend on the amazing service of volunteers to make our Annual Auction a success. Please check out our Signup Genius to find a role that works for you, and if you don't see a time listed but would like to volunteer please email auction@mhsmi.org. 

FROZEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

Mercy Performing Arts Presents:

Frozen The Broadway Musical

March 15 - 17 & March 22 - 24, 2024

Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:00pm

Tickets on sale now!

• January 23 - January 31: VIP sales $25 adult, $20 student/senior citizen
• February 1: General Sales $20 adult, $15 student/senior citizen

Learn more about Frozen The Broadway Musical, see performance times and get tickets here.

CAFETERIA INCENTIVE TIME

Load $200* or more onto your student's My MealTime account now through January 25, 2024 and get an extra 10% per $100 dollars! The entire amount must be loaded in one transaction. Please allow 5-7 business days for the extra incentive amount to appear in your student's account. It will be reflected as an 'adjustment' in My MealTime.

General details about the Mercy Cafe, My MealTime, menu, rules and more are available here.

Have Cafe questions? Contact Cafeteria Director Anne Hallberg at amhallberg@mhsmi.org.

Meeting and Senior All Night Party Update

Join us for dinner and drinks to mingle with other moms/guardians, get MMC news, hear from guest speaker Detective Clark and stay for SANP update.

Mothers' Club Meeting

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Dinner at 6:15pm ($20)

Meeting at 7:00pm

SANP Update After MMC Meeting (45 minutes)

RSVP HERE BY TODAY

Guest speaker Detective Clark from Farmington Hills PD will be talking about handheld devices, texting while driving and things every parent should know.

Immediately following the MMC Meeting will be a Senior All-Night Party (SANP) update for 45 minutes on what has been set in place, brainstorm on other activities for the evening, discuss fundraising, and set up chairs for particular task areas. Zoom option is also available. Please contact Christine with questions at cpitcole@gmail.com.

Join us for Bunco Night!

Mercy parents/guardians, staff, alumnae and friends of Mercy are invited for a fun-filled night of Bunco. Proceeds will benefit the Class of 2024 Senior All Night Party.

Thursday, February 15, 2024

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Mercy Cafeteria

$15 Per Person

Snacks - Refreshments - Beer - Wine

RSVP HERE

2nd Annual Trivia Night

All Mercy parents/guardians, alumnae, staff and friends are welcome (21+) for a fun-filled evening.

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Doors Open 6pm

Cash Bar Opens 6:30pm

Trivia Begins 7:00pm

Mercy Gymnasium

$25 each or Table of 8 $200

• Decorate and dress up to represent your favorite College/University sports team!
• Bring snacks for your table and buy drink tickets at the door.
• Plenty of prizes and contests: 50/50 (arm-to-arm $20); buy answers (3 for $5); heads or tails (3 beads for $25)

TICKETS HERE

HELP NEEDED

Event volunteers and donations are needed in all areas. Please consider lending a hand and sign-up here. Students can receive service hours!

Sip & Shop 2024 Committee Needed

Anyone who would be interested in carrying out the Annual Holiday Sip & Shop Event next year, please contact the MMC Board at mercymothersclub@mhsmi.org. We had such a wonderful event this year and we are looking for organizers who would like to take what has been done and continue to expand.

DADS' CLUB

Pope Francis Center Volunteer Opportunities

We are coordinating with the Pope Francis Center in Detroit to create some service events. These approved opportunities are open to all Mercy students accompanied by a parent/guardian. They are looking for 8 people to help out each Saturday, so this will be four sets of parents/daughters. Two sets will help with food service and two sets will help with sorting and organizing donations.

The service dates are February 3rd, February 10th and March 9th at the Pope Francis Center from 6:45am to 11:15am. There is free parking right behind the Center in the University of Detroit Law School parking lot. The names of all volunteers will be reported to Mrs. Bennetts to ensure student service hours are properly recorded.

Sign-up to volunteer at Pope Francis Center here.

From the Pope Francis Center website: Faithful volunteers are the heartbeat of our work at the Pope Francis Center.We are blessed with individuals and groups who recognize that wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness…and we can always use more helping hands. Learn more about the Pope Francis Center here.

A parking and facility map will be sent to all families who sign-up. Contact Mark Lebednick at 248-722-1313 if you have any questions.

February Meeting

We would like to welcome all dads, guardians and grandfathers to the February Mercy Dads' Club February meeting! This is a perfect opportunity to meet other dads, see how you can get involved, hear what we have accomplished and what's coming up. Plus, stick around for euchre, poker and other card games while enjoying a drink and great company and 50/50 raffle.

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 

• Dinner & Social at 6:30pm - Dinner will be an exceptional food spread ($10 donation appreciated) and beer, wine, bourbon, soft drinks and water.
• Meeting & Activity from 7:00pm - 9:00p
• Mercy HS Cafeteria
• RSVP here

FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE

Join us for Mercy’s Annual Father-Daughter Dance! This fundraiser event hosted by the Junior Class includes fun and exciting games, music and more. All students, staff, alumnae and their father/guardian/father-figure guest(s) are welcome.

Father Daughter Dance & Game Night

Saturday, February 3, 2024

8:00pm - 11:00pm

Mercy Gymnasium

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

UPCOMING SPECIAL DRESS DAYS

Thursday, January 25

Go Lions! Students may wear Lions gear on top (shirt, sweatshirt, hat, scarf) along with the uniform skirt.

Tuesday, February 13

To celebrate Valentines' Day, students may dress in red, pink, hearts, etc...Valentine's Day themed sweats and pajamas may be worn or jeans with festive tops. Leggings or yoga pants may not be worn as stand-alone pants only as an accessory to a dress or skirt.

Please note all students should be in full proper uniform for Ash Wednesday Mass on February 14.

MARLIN ATHLETICS

Varsity Letter Special Patches

Please place your Athletic award patch order for your letter jacket or sweater on the form here by January 30, 2024.

Winter Sports in Action

Cheer on Marlin Basketball, Boardercross, Bowling, Figure Skating, Ice Hockey and Ski. Check out the calendar of events here.

Follow Marlins on Social Media

Be sure to follow Mercy Athletics on Instagram @mercyathletics, Facebook @mercymarlinsathletics and Twitter@mhsmiathletics. GO MARLINS!

AOD RISE DETROIT 2024

A Gathering of High School Youth

"Follow Me"

The Archdiocese of Detroit will once again be hosting RISE Detroit, a gathering of high school youth at Mercy High School. At RISE, high schoolers will unpack the theme based on Matthew 4:19, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

February 4, 2024

9:00am-7:15pm

Mercy High School

All 9-12th graders are invited to attend RISE! Teens must be accompanied by an adult chaperone (youth minister, high school campus minister, teacher, pastor, parent, etc.). The speakers include Pat Millea, Bishop Quinn, and Fr. Mario Amore. Activities include keynotes, powerful music and worship experiences, two workshop opportunities, small group discussion, and Liturgy.

Standard Admission: $35 for all participants: teens and adults. Includes lunch and dinner! Sign-up before January 5 to receive a 25% discount.

Visit https://www.risedetroityouth.org to learn more and register.

CLASS OF 2024 REMINDERS

Senior Class Alumnae Breakfast

This is a reminder of the 1/18/24 communication in regard to the upcoming Senior Class Alumnae Breakfast at Mercy HS on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. This annual tradition promises to be a wonderful opportunity for Seniors to meet alumnae from many walks of life and ask them questions about college, careers, and more. We look forward to sharing in this special sisterhood event!

Graduation Gown Approval

In order to participate in the graduation ceremony, every student must have her white graduation gown approved by Dr. Kreger or her assistant, Mrs. Wojcik. Reference the graduation gown requirement letter here. Please bring the garment to the Advancement Office or send a picture of the front and back of the dress, or a picture of you wearing the dress to cdkreger@mhsmi.org or mmwojcik@mhsmi.org.

Senior Graduation Quotes

Seniors should please complete the Google form with their three potential graduation quotes as they walk across the stage by February 1, 2024.

DO YOU FOLLOW MERCY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Connect to @mercyhighmi, @mercyathletics and @mercyperformingarts on Instagram. Plus, show your own Marlin pride and use the Marlin giphy stickers available on Instagram by searching @mercymarlins when you post to stories! Don't forget to follow @MercyHighSchoolMI, @MercyMarlinsAthletics and @MHSMIPerformingArts on Facebook. Check out list of social media accounts here.

Compelled by our Catholic faith and the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy High School is a premier college preparatory school that educates and nurtures young women of diverse backgrounds to excel academically, serve compassionately, and lead courageously.