Performing Arts Students Dazzle on TV!



Good Morning America Segment November 27

Congratulations to Arya Agulto; Kierah Streather; Bryce Costa (inside studio); Audrey Callaghan; Dorothy Propson; Elise Lowry; Jamesyn Douglas; Maggie Geraghty and Sofia Santana (outside in Times Square) who shined bright Monday morning with other high school singers on Good Morning America on ABC as part of the United States of Frozen! Kudos to student stage managers Hannah Kennedy and Natalie Terrill who were also in attendance with Mercy Performing Arts faculty Shelley Bajorek, Abha Dearing and Aimee Crosby.

WXYZ Channel 7 Segment November 21

Watch this WXYZ Channel 7 news segment featuring our Performing Arts students getting ready to sing on GMA and preparing for "Frozen" to hit the Mercy stage in March!

Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness Success

Thank you Mercy community! We raised over $2000 in the pink out for breast cancer awareness day held last month. The money was split equally and sent to Angel Pillow Project, Beaumont Sharing & Caring and Trinity Health Hospital Livonia Marian Women's Center. We received a lovely thank you letter from Angel Pillow Project/Gilda's Club recognizing us for eight years of donations totaling over $25,000! Mercy HS will also be acknowledged on the Gilda's Donor Wall.

JOIN US FOR #GIVINGTUESDAY

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back, and we invite you to join in this tradition of generosity. Mercy President, Dr. Cheryl Delaney Kreger '66 & John Kreger have pledged to match every #GivingTuesday donation dollar for dollar up to $10,000! Double your donation and make a gift today. Together, we can make a difference for our Mercy girls.

Ways to Give

Online: mhsmi.org/giving-tuesday

Text2Give: Text Mercy to 243725

Thank you for your generosity!

Save the Date for the 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!

MERCY DADS' CLUB

Join Us at our next Meeting

The next Mercy Dads' Club meeting will be held on December 6, 2023 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. 

The meeting will be held in the Mercy cafeteria. Dinner will be pizza, salad and refreshments.

Come meet with fellow Mercy dads as we get in the holiday spirit. Meeting RSVP coming soon.

Join us for Mass at Mercy

Feast of the Immaculate Conception & Blessing of Youth Mercy Associates

Parents/Guardians are invited to Mercy for our Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mass Friday, December 8 at 10:15am in the Auditorium. Worship with us as we celebrate this special holy day and induct our new Youth Mercy Associates.

CHRISTMAS DANCE INFO, APPLICATION & TICKETS

Attention Juniors & Seniors!

Here are details for the Christmas Dance (A-Ball) which was sent to all students.

When: Wednesday, December 20, 6:30-10:30pm (you must arrive by 7:00pm for dinner and once you leave there is no re-entry)

Where: Laurel Manor, 39000 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia, MI 48150

Ticket Price: $140.00 per couple or $70.00 per person + online ticket fees. Mercy students may purchase up to two tickets. Purchase online here by December 7th.

Attire: Semi Formal, shoes must be worn at all times.

A-Ball Dance Application: Mercy students not bringing a guest need to be sure that a dance application was completed in FinalForms. For students bringing a guest, the 2023 A-Ball Dance Guest Application here should be completed by Friday, December 8 and the guest's high school administrator must email the application to deanofstudents@mhsmi.org. Please read ALL information on the guest application carefully! Tickets may be refunded if the A-Ball Dance Guest Application has not been completed and submitted on time. 

Special Note: The table selection request information will be sent the week of December 11th. 10 per table is the ideal recommended number. Anyone arriving or departing on a "party bus" will be required to submit a full passenger list. This form will be available with the table selection form.

45TH ANNUAL MERCY AUCTION

Please save the date for the Mercy Annual Auction on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Saint John's Resort! 

Acquisitions

Auction acquisitions are underway! Successful auctions always depend on fabulous gifts. Take advantage of the holiday sales and 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.

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.

We're looking for a few more amazing people to join our Auction Committee. Please reach out to J`aime Law at auction@mhsmi.org for more details.

More Auction event details and invitation coming soon!

END OF SEMESTER DATES & POLICIES

All students were sent the following information regarding important end of the semester dates and policies to help plan ahead for preparation for final exams, papers, projects and presentations.

Fall 2023 End of Semester Dates

Wednesday, December 6 - Test day for any last test/quiz/formal assessment in ANY Math, Religious Studies, or Performing Arts course.

Thursday, December 7 - Test day for any last test/quiz/formal assessment in ANY Social Studies, Computer Science, or Art course. 

Friday, December 8 - Test day for any last test/quiz/formal assessment in ANY Science, World Language, or Physical Education course. 

Thursday, December 7 - World Language Orals begin.

Friday, December 15 - All Final English papers are due by this date. 

Friday, December 15 - All class assignments should be graded and posted by midnight for ALL Courses, except for Final Exams, Essays, Projects, and Presentations.

December 11-15

The five days prior to exams should be assessment-free for students to prepare for final exams, complete final projects/presentations, and prepare for world language orals. Students can be assigned classwork but not extensive homework these days.

Final Exams Dates

Final exams are scheduled to last one (1) hour and 20 minutes and are given on the assigned test day and time.

Monday, December 18, 2023

1st hour 8:30am - 9:50am

2nd hour 10:00am - 11:20am

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

3rd hour 8:30am - 9:50am

4th hour 10:00am - 11:20am

5th hour 11:30am - 12:50pm

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

6th hour 8:30am - 9:50am

7th hour 10:00am - 11:20am

Final exams are given on the assigned test day and time unless, for serious reasons and under rare circumstances, other arrangements have been made with Administration. Students must initiate that request two weeks before the date by completing and submitting this form to be signed by the parent, verifying the need for a change in test time, accompanied by appropriate documentation (i.e. medical documentation, airline tickets, etc.). The request must be approved by the Associate Principal of Academic Affairs, the Dean of Students, and the teacher involved.

Students can rearrange their final exams to ease their load on the 3,4,5 day or two hard finals on one day by changing the day/hour (but not to finish earlier). Please work with your teachers and request they send an email notification, approving this arrangement to Ms. McMaster. Make sure to thank your teacher for accommodating this request.

Thursday, December 21 - Thursday, January 4 - PowerSchool will be turned off on Thursday, December 21, and turned back on Thursday, January 4. The purpose of turning off PowerSchool is to give students and staff a true break over the holiday.

Please note: Emails can be sent over the Christmas holiday, however staff are not expected to respond until staff return to school on Monday, January 8, 2024.

Thursday, January 11 - First semester grades will be reviewed, double-checked, and posted by 9 a.m.

Final Exam/Essays/Project/Presentation Policy

Final Exams/Essays/Projects/Presentations will be weighted 20% of the final grade in ALL classes except for some courses in the Performing Arts and Art departments. All Final exams/Essays/Projects/Presentations will be a common final assessment (exam, project, paper). This will be implemented in ALL courses. Exams need to be at least 75% the same for all students taking the course. The other 25% can be determined by each individual teacher.

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.