Clubs & Activities

The California Scholarship Federation is a statewide organization which honors outstanding academic achievement. Membership is determined by a point system based on semester grades. Sophomores, juniors and seniors may apply for full membership; freshmen may apply for associate membership. Applications for membership are accepted in September and January, during a two week enrollment period announced by the CSF moderator. Students must submit a copy of their report cards. Copies of additional report cards may be obtained from the Registrar for $1.00.

Students who earn membership for four of the six semesters of their sophomore, junior and senior years are Life Members and are entitled to wear the CSF honor cord with their graduation gowns. Students who earn membership for all six semesters of their sophomore, junior and senior years become Life Members with Highest Honor and are entitled to wear the CSF honor stole with their graduation gowns.

The California Scholarship Federation exists to promote and recognize high standards of scholarship, service and citizenship on the part of students in California schools. For more information, students should contact their counselor.

Please turn in forms to the Assistant Principal of Academics Office. Forms are available in PDF form below and available in the main office. Application forms are due to the Registrar or the Main Office by September 29th. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Francesca Ohanessian at (650) 762-1151.

CSF Course List and Application

Science National Honor Society:

The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and Portuguese and is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Formally organized as the Spanish National Honor Society in 1953, the name was changed in 1959. At present there are over 1,700 national and international chapters.

The purpose of the society is to recognize high achievement of high school students in the Spanish and Portuguese languages and to promote a continuing interest in Hispanic and Portuguese studies.

Any secondary school student who has maintained an honor average in the study of Spanish or Portuguese for a minimum of three semesters and is in the 10th grade or higher is eligible. Definition of "honor grade" is left to the discretion of the individual sponsor but it should be remembered that the SHH is an honor society for those students of high academic achievement.

For more information, contact the Mercy High School World Language Department.

The French Honor Society at Mercy High School is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French which recognizes high achievement in French at the secondary level.

Student Membership
General Eligibility Requirements to be met by all students:
a. Membership shall be based on scholarship in general and scholarship in French in particular, leadership in French activities and interest, either in a group or as an individual.
b. Membership shall be restricted to those actively engaged in the study of French in a secondary school.
c. Candidates must be enrolled in the fourth semester of French.
d. Candidates must be in the 10th, 11th or l2th grade of high school. Exception made for those second semester of Level II because of extensive junior high school work in French.
e. Transfer students must have spent at least one full semester in the high school before becoming eligible.
f. Selection of candidates shall take place as determined by the Foreign Language Department.

Scholastic Eligibility Requirements to be met by all students:
a. Candidates must have maintained an A- average or higher in French during the semester of selection as well as a cumulative semester average of A-. This latter average is to be based on the grades of the three preceding semesters.
b. Candidates must have maintained a B- average or higher in all other subjects during the semester of selection as well as a cumulative semester average of B-. This latter average is to be based on the grades of the three preceding semesters. French may not be used in calculating this average.

For more information, contact the World Language Department at Mercy High School

Mercy High School students belong to various Honor Societies. Please check out the additional links to view information on these Honor Societies.

National Honor Society (NHS)

California Scholarship Federation (CSF)

Science National Honor Society

Spanish Honor Society

French Honor Society

Tri-M Society

Mu Alpha Theta

The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for middle/junior high and high school students. It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership. Through more than 4,500 chartered chapters, Tri-M has helped thousands of young people provide years of service through music in schools throughout the world.

Tri-M shares and supports the objectives of every dedicated music educator-to increase student and school involvement with music and to make a stronger and more unified school music program. Tri-M offers a complete system of rewards that help inspire students and recognize excellence in individuals and chapters. With this system, the society builds self-esteem and provides a channel of personal fulfillment.

Tri-M is a program of MENC: The National Association for Music Education, the largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of music education. Through its many programs, activities, publications, and conferences, MENC addresses all aspects of music education and works to ensure that every student can be a part of a balanced, comprehensive, and high quality program of music instruction.

Tri-M was founded in 1936 by Alexander and Frances Harley, incorporated and renamed Modern Music Masters in 1952, and in 1983 recognized as the Tri-M Music Honor Society, a program of MENC: The National Association for Music Education.

Mercy has been a part of the Tri-M Music Honor Society since 2005. A special induction ceremony is held during our fall semester for new members.

For more information, contact the Mercy High School Visual and Performing Arts Department.

Mu Alpha Theta is the National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society with 99,000 student members in June 2013 in more than 2000 schools. We are dedicated to inspiring keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school and two-year college students.

Mu Alpha Theta achieves these goals by:

• Providing a method for schools to recognize and encourage those students who enjoy and excel in mathematics.
• Organizing a national convention for students and teachers to participate in math-related events and interact with others from across the country.
• Rewarding outstanding extracurricular achievement by offering special awards to both students and their faculty advisors.
• Providing mathematics competitions to participating members at their own school through the Log 1 Contest, the Rocket City Math League, and the Mathematical Minutes Video Contest.

Members of the National Art Honor Society are recognized for their artistic talent as well as service. Members of NAHS from the Junior Class create portraits for orphaned children for the Memory Project. Members actively serve the neighboring community of Burlingame by representing the Mercy High School Visual and Performing Art Department at functions including, but not limited to, the annual Mercy Arts Fest and the Fabulous Works of Art Elementary School Art Competition.

The National Honor Society for Dance Arts recognizes outstanding artistic merit, leadership and academic achievement in students studying dance and fosters an appreciation for dance as a true art form and one worthy of recognition and prestige.