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*TONIGHT! Mercy Dads’ Get-Together
Wed., Sept. 28, 2016 - 7:00PM
Mercy High School, Kohl Mansion
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*Save the Date!
Mother Daughter Tea
Sunday, October 16th
10:30am - 1:00pm
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Invitations are being mailed this week! New this year- please RSVP at
http://tinyurl.com/MMDTRSVP Junior parents
 *Junior Parents:
Kairos Retreat LAST CALL! We will be finalizing the list at 3:00pm on Thursday, September 29th. Please let us know if your daughter is planning on attending. If you have any questions, please email Angie Simonetti.
*Save the Date!
Junior Ring Ceremony
Tuesday, October 25 - 1:30pm
Mother House Chapel
Reception in the Great Hall
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Athletics
*Make sure to follow all of our team results as they happen via our athletics twitter page. Mercy Athletics @MercyAthletics
*Make sure you try and attend our Dig Pink game for volleyball on Friday, Oct 7 at Serra High. Frosh @3:30pm, JV@4:30pm and Varsity@5:45pm. We want to fill the gym as we play Mercy SF!  *Mercy Athlete of the Week:
Freshman Jennifer "Tiger" Ye
Jennifer continues to thrive in competition and has become a valuable contributor to Varsity Tennis. Jennifer brings her energy and exuberance to practice each day and through listening and applying, has made significant improvements to her game. Playing in the #3 Singles spot, Jennifer has played in tough, long matches and has come through defeating strong competition while showing the very highest standard of sportsmanship. Great Job Jennifer!!!
*If you missed the interest meeting for basketball or soccer, come see Mr. Dougherty so he can explain what the expectations are for each of the sports prior to the start of tryouts. Tryouts for the Winter sports teams will start on Oct 31. *If an athlete wanting to play soccer or basketball is not involved in a fall sport, they are expected to participate in our conditioning program on Monday and Wednesday from 4-5pm. Conditioning for basketball will also take place on Saturdays from 9:30am-11am…… If you have any questions, please come see the AD. *Softball fall conditioning is in full swing. The team will be gathering on Wednesday and Saturday thru Oct 29. So far, the number of girls out there has been outstanding. Any girl who is interested in playing and is not signed up, please contact Coach RG in the SBO office Every athlete must be fully registered in the Appryse system and cleared to play sports before they are placed on a roster. A physical is required to get cleared. You can go onto the Mercy website and go to quicklinks and find the drop down for Appryse. Simply click and start your registration process. Please remember if you are a returning student you still have to re-register. Any student athlete participating in a sport must turn in both the athlete and guardian contract. If the signed forms by both student and guardian are not turned in, the student will not be allowed to play in any event until they have turned in the paperwork. The forms are available on the Mercy website at https://www.mercyhsb.com/athletics/forms-athletic-qualifications. Click on the link and print the contract after you have read the Handbook. Completed forms must be returned to the Athletic Director or to the main office. All student athletes who are currently on a fall sport roster should be purchasing their Crusaderwear gear designed specifically for their respective team. The site to purchase the gear can be found on the Mercy website under Athletics. Any Parent who is available and/or willing to drive students to games must turn in all the paperwork to the main office in order to be cleared to drive. This would be for your own car or a school van. The form can be downloaded from the Mercy website on the Athletics page. All results of each team can be found in the Mercy scoreboard-
https://www.mercyhsb.com/athletics/scoreboard-enews *Click HERE for the schedule for team events for the upcoming week of September 29 - October 5 If you ever have any concerns/comments, please feel free to contact me at anytime. I can be reached at my office at Mercy at 650-762-1107. I am looking forward to a great 2016/17 with Mercy athletics. Charlie Dougherty
Athletic Director College Counseling *Naviance: Senior Students should be updating their college lists in Naviance to reflect where they are applying and by which deadlines they plan to submit. This is the official list that will be used when submitted transcripts and other documents on your daughters behalf. If your students need any help with this, please encourage them to see Ms. Mahalak! *Teacher and Counselor Recommendations: If senior students have not asked 2 teachers and a counselor to write a recommendation letter on their behalf, they need to do so as soon as possible. All teacher recommendation requests should be added to Naviance at this point and the Counselor recommendation google form should be completed. If they have not done these things, they are at risk of falling behind in this process. We're here to help in counseling so please don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions. *CSU Application Opens this weekend: The California State University System will open it's application for the 2016-17 cycle this Saturday, October 1st. Students may begin working and completing the required documents at that time. The final deadline is November 30th. (The UC application is already available but will also be due on November 30th.) *Junior Parent College Night Presentation: Thank you to those that were able to attend yesterday's Junior Parent Night! We hope the information was helpful. Even if you could not make it, please find the presentation here for your reference. This is the combined ppt from our guest speaker from Saint Mary's College and AJ Tutoring. Let us know if you have any questions! *PSAT: The PSAT will be administered at Mercy on Wednesday, October 19th. Juniors and Sophomores will take this test as a practice for the SAT. Freshman will take the PSAT 8/9 which is more geared for students in their first year of high school. This is simply a way of gaining practice with standardized testing and becoming more comfortable with the thought of taking the official SAT or ACT later on. More information about understanding the scores and future test prep opportunities will be coming soon. Seniors do not have school the 17th, 18th, and 19th of this week and are encouraged to visit colleges and work on their applications. Tri-School Financial Aid Night will be on Wednesday, October 26th at 6:30pm in the Great Hall. This event is intended for senior parents to review important information about how to complete the FAFSA, review the different types of aid available as well as other relevant information. Upcoming Events: Serra will be hosting the Tri-School College Fair on October 19th at 6:30pm. This event is great for getting more information about different colleges and for meeting college representatives. Plan to attend!
College visits: This year we will be hosting a number of colleges on campus. These visits will be posted on Schoology, the parent page of the school website, and the College Visit calendar. It can also be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/a/mercyhsb.com/document/d/1T4-DxBXQt9U8pnLB33vVmUj-qnI7A8oua75y2PjIeQE/edit?usp=sharing.Students will need to give their teacher's one day notice that they will be attending the visit. Connecting with the college admissions counselors is an important part of the application process. The more these counselors interact with your daughter, the more they will know about them when they read their applications. Please encourage your daughters to attend.
Register for the fall SAT at www.collegeboard.com. Students may take any SAT up until the December date for Fall admission. Be sure to register ASAP.
Register for the ACT at www.actstudent.org.
Personal Statement Writing Help: If your daughter is looking for more support with her personal statement writing, please have her check in with Ms. Mahalak. She may also reach out to her English teachers. Ms. Mountain and Ms. Horan are also available to help your daughter's with their personal statements. It is helpful to have more than one person read and review the personal statements.
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Library News
*Tinkerspace and Engineering Club The library is developing a Tinkerspace for use by the Intro to Engineering club and others interested in tinkering at lunch times and after school. We are seeking some basic tools and materials to help get the space established. If you might be in a place to donate tools we would be very grateful! In particular see the list below for items that we could use in the near future. In addition if you know of someone who has a career in engineering of any sort who might be willing to share their experiences in some way with the club please let Sarah Murphy in the library know - smurphy@mercyhsb.com.
Tools list:
- basic tool kit - needle nose pliers, wire cutters, wire stripping tools, pliers, screwdrivers, especially small ones of various types, adjustable wrenches,
- cutting boards
- third hands - a tool for holding lots of fiddly wires together securely in place
- soldering equipment
- storage boxes (preferably plastic see-through)
- xacto knives
- clamps and vises
Materials list:
- electronics components of any sort
- small stuffed toys with electronic parts - so they move or speak that we could take apart (any condition)
- electric motors (small)
- old broken electronic equipment for taking apart
- batteries and batteryholders
- duct tape
- cardboard
- cardstock - letter size for printing
- dowels and toothpicks
- popsicle sticks.
- felting wool
- scrap wood pieces
Thank you in advance for any donations. If you have any questions or suggestions please let me know - Sarah Murphy - Library coordinator smurphy@mercyhsb.com. service opportunities  *Click HERE for Service Opportunities as posted to students through x2VOL for 2016-17 School Year.
Looking ahead to Service Opportunities sponsored by Mercy High School. Click HERE 2016-17 for dates and times. If you have any questions about service opportunities please contact Mr. Diaz at pdiaz@mercyhsb.com.
 Mercy Students & Parents
Join us for an evening of beautiful music.Music at Kohl Mansion offers exciting opportunities for Mercy & Serra students and parents to attend concerts as volunteers, helping in the front of house, distributing programs, taking tickets, ushering patrons and to set up, prepare and serve at post-concert receptions where musicians and audiences mix and mingle over delicious refreshments. You will be able to watch some of the performances by our world-renown musicians, while getting to know other students, parents and community volunteers. This long time Music at Kohl Mansion tradition offers Mercy and Serra students and parents an opportunity to perform worthwhile community service. Service is needed from 6-10 on the below listed Sunday evenings. Concerts are held in the Kohl Mansion at 7pm. Volunteers help to keep music alive on the Peninsula!
Our 34th Season Concert Dates: October 16, November 6, December 18, January 29, February 12, March 26, April 9, April 30
Please contact Yvonne Wun Program Administrator at 650.762.1130 or admin@musicatkohl.org if you'd like to join us this season - come for one concert, or all eight! Hope you will join us this season.
Education travel
 *Wanna throw a shrimp on the barbie??? Fancy petting a koala??? How about boxing with a kangaroo??? Just kidding with the boxing!
This summer the Visual and Performing Arts department will be traveling down under. We will begin our 15 day journey with stops in both New Zealand and Australia. For anyone interested in this summers VPA trip to Australia and New Zeland there will be an information meeting Monday October 10th from 5:15p-5:45 in the dance room. For more information or to sign up visit: www.eftours.com/1812821vb or contact Mr. Ferguson at gferguson@mercyhsb.com for more information.
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 Iceland is calling. We are still trying to secure our school trip to Iceland.
It is 5 days and 4 nights. The departure date will be Saturday April 15th, 2017. The price is about $2400 per student. This includes air, lodging, meals, transportation and much more! This is not just a sightseeing tour (although there is a chance you will witness the Aurora Borealis!) We pride ourselves on the STEM aspects of this trip such as geothermal and hydroelectric energy, geography, geology, earth science, volcanology and history.
Please take a moment to check out the details. This link will take you to the detailed itinerary, power point and a short video:http://visionsineducation.co.uk/stem-discovery/fire-ice-iceland/
If you are interested, please contact Pat Bradley at pbradley@mercyhsb.com. We will need to secure spots ASAP with a $200 deposit. This is open to all grade levels!
_____________________________________________________________________________  Science Research Opportunity through
Ecology Project International
Join us for a trip to the Galapagos Islands to explore their unique biodiversity! There's no better laboratory for conservation and biology field studies! From the waters teeming with species found only here, to the highlands inhabited by giant tortoises, you'll work to understand and protect this fragile ecosystem. We will be working behind the scenes at the Darwin Research Center, collecting data on the baby tortoises, snorkeling around various islands, and helping to clear out invasive species. Students will receive 20 core service hours. The trip will be from July 10 – 21, 2017. Details can be found by clicking HERE. Parents and alums are welcome to attend! Please contact Jennifer Lambdin,jlambdin@mercyhsb.com, if you have questions. Here are some photos from our 2012 trip! cafeteria specials Lunch Order Form - to save time, students may fill out this form and drop off at the Cafeteria in the morning. Please Visit the cafeteria for our daily salad selections Thursday, 9/29: Open Face Tacos, Chicken or Beef Two Corn Tortilla topped with Mexican Style Seasoned Shredded Chicken OR Shredded Beef dressed with shredded lettuce, Salsa, Mexican cheese , served with our famous Spanish Style Rice.
Friday, 9/30: Greek Style Chicken with Vermicelli Rice and Vegetables *NEXT WEEK's Menu Oct. 3-7
Monday: Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches Thinly sliced Beef grilled with Caramelized onions and Bell Peppers, topped with Provolone Cheese over a soft French Roll Tuesday: Mimimum day - We will be accepting pre-orders to be picked up after school Wednesday: Kefta Kabob with Rice and Cucumber Yogurt Salad Ground beef with parsley garlic and onions seasoned with our Mediterranean blend of spices skewered and grilled, served over a bed of seasoned rice and a side of cucumber yogurt salad. Thursday: Thai Chicken Wrap (A MUST TRY new item) Chunks of chicken simmered is coconut curry sauce over steamed rice wrapped in a tortilla with a ginger cabbage slaw, shredded carrots and red bell peppers Friday: Fear The LASAGNA Our Special recipe of red sauce and seasoned meat layered between sheets of pasta, spinach and a blend of cheeses served with a green salad and Ranch Dressing. For the Vegetarian, Please try our white sauce lasagna with layers of Spinach and cheeses between perfectly cooked pasta sheets :=) Don't forget to check out the variety of specialty Salads daily changing to fit your taste and busy schedule....and if you ask the day before for a specialty Salad, we will gladly prepare it for you. Feed back is greatly appreciated on menu and new items, we are here thriving to please your taste buds :=) Have an awesome week! - Your Friends at Mercy's Café | 
