HAPPY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

United in Faith & Community

January 28 - February 3, 2024

#CSW2024

Happy Catholic Schools Week! The Office of Mission and Ministry and our student team have a great week of activities planned for each day's theme.

Monday: Celebrating Community & Family

Activities included knitting, blanket making, placemat decorating for winter warming centers. Write cards to other Mercy students across the country and letters of gratitude for those who support Catholic Education.

Tuesday: Celebrating Faculty & Staff

Special staff breakfast and treats.

Wednesday: Celebrating Vocations & Our Parish

Senior Class Alumnae Breakfast is 8am-10am. Join us for all-school Mass in the Auditorium at 10:15am. Open House in Mission & Ministry to chat with guests about their vocation and Catholic faith.

Thursday: Celebrating Our Nation

Staff and students may wear Catholic grade school, high school, or college shirts. Group of students will attend the AOD Catholic Schools Week Mass at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Detroit. Write letters of support to veterans in the Mission & Ministry office. Coloring activity in the Media Center with American Catholic Saints.

Friday: Celebrating Students

Students may dress down in a slumber party theme and wear pajamas, pajama pants, slippers. Special student treat during Adviser Group and play Catholic Schools Week Kahoot!

AUDITORIUM/GYM ENTRANCE CLOSED 1/31

Please be advised students will not be able to enter the building through the Auditorium/Gymnasium doors and the Lobby will be closed tomorrow, morning, January 31. Students must enter at the Flagpole entrance. The Lobby will reopen after the Senior Class Alumnae breakfast.

Congratulations to Chisom Nwoke '25 who was named an Alliance Catholic Foundation Scholarship Winner and was awarded 2nd place ($4,500)! The Live It. Show It. Share It. Scholarship Contest was designed as part of the Alliance Catholic Credit Union sponsorship of the Catholic High School League and is run through the Alliance Catholic Foundation. The contest was open to any student planning to attend a Catholic High School League affiliated school for the 2024-2025 academic year. Students were asked to: Come up with an idea for an apparel item that features a message that inspires them and that they would be proud to wear and to share, and to explain why they think it would help to Unleash the Gospel.

Quiz Bowl

To kick off Catholic Schools Week, Mercy Quiz Bowl competed in the annual Heartland Catholic Scholar Bowl on Saturday, January 27. After 8 hours of grueling academic competition, Mercy A (back row) finished 11th overall, and Mercy B (front row) finished 8th overall. Back row (Mercy A): Isabella Casab '25, Chisom Nwoke '25, Lola Walter '24, captain Carson Kecskes '24

Front row (Mercy B): captain Sophia Segars '26, Emily Capatina '26, Alyssa Chavez '26

A special congratulations to Chisom Nwoke '25, who finished 7th place individually in the tournament with an impressive 345 points scored. Alyssa Chavez '26 finished 9th place overall with a final total of 295 points. Chisom and Alyssa were the highest-placing female competitors!

Forensics Tournament Success

Hats off to these fantastic forensics Marlins who took home top accolades in the recent tournament:

1st place in Oral Interpretation: Izzy Ahme '24: 

3rd place in Original Oratory: Madison Linton

1st place in Original Oratory: Mela Mendoza

Latin Advisory Committee

Congratulations to Mrs. Lauren Marquard, our esteemed Latin teacher, for earning an invitation from the Michigan Department of Education to join the Latin Content Advisory Committee for the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification. What an outstanding opportunity for Mrs. Marquard to contribute her expertise to this state committee!  

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

45TH ANNUAL MERCY AUCTION

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.

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.

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

YEARBOOK SPECIAL SALE INCENTIVE

Have you purchased your yearbook yet? Orders are only available online until April 13! The price increases after that. Don’t delay! If you order your yearbook within the next two weeks, by Tuesday, February 13, your student will be entered into a drawing to win one of four gift cards. There will be one winner from each grade. To order, please visit the order website here (order number: 13826) and follow the links. Be sure to order before the price goes up! 

MARLIN ATHLETICS

Varsity Letter Special Patches

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

TALK WITH TARPS

Talk with Tarps is open to all students and staff members. Come shat with Dean of Student Affairs Mrs. Tarplin and ask questions, concerns, complaints, compliments, or just have a casual chat.

Thu, 1/25, D5

Thu, 2/1, D4

Thu, 2/8, D3

Tue, 2/20, D2

Tue, 2/27, D1

Tue, 3/5, D6

Tue, 3/12, D4

Thu, 3/21, D5

Thu, 4/11, D6

Tue, 4/23, D1

Thu, 5/2, D2

Tue, 5/14, D3

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.