![]() December 6, 2017 PARENT ENEWS ![]() We invite you to make a gift to Mercy in support of Catholic education for young women. Every girl benefits when you make a donation! Please help us reach our goal of 500 donors. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported Mercy this year! ![]() ALL SCHOOL ![]() *Holiday Food Drive
![]() Thank You! Thank You to all parents who helped to make Christmas at Kohl such a wonderful success! We could not have done this without you! Mary Lund and Carol Fraher *This Monday, December 11, is the Priority Application Deadline for 8th graders applying to Mercy High School. Our Final Application Deadline is Wednesday January 10, 2018, but after this Monday the application fee will increase. Any families applying to the AMES program or applying for Financial Aid must apply by Monday December 11. Please contact the Admission Office with any questions at admission@mercyhsb.com or 650-762-1114. ![]() *Winter Formal! MERCY PARENT CLUB CANCELED ![]() *SAVE the DATE! ![]()
Night of Mystery at the Mansion! March 3, 2018 Join us for an interactive night of VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS ![]() Winter Dance Concert Thursday, Dec. 14 Featuring the Mercy High School Dance Department, Mercy's "It's Christmas" production is a dazzling combination of classic carols, high kick routines and holiday songs from around the world. We hope you'll join us! ![]() UPCOMING DATES ![]() Monday, Dec. 11 Upcoming Dates:
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance Program for 2018-19
All families who would like to be considered for financial assistance for the 2018-19 school year must complete an online financial aid application. Applications must be submitted by February 9, 2018* with all necessary documentation. This link https://www.mercyhsb.com/admissions/financial-aid-clone will direct you to our website for further information and the online TADS application. Late applications are processed and reviewed, but meeting the appropriate deadline is strongly recommended to be included in the first round of aid awards. Please contact Lynn Beal at 650-762-1101 or lbeal@mercyhsb.com if you have any questions.
*Please note returning 10th, 11th and 12th grade families must apply by February 9, 2018. Families that have both an applying 8th grader and returning student must meet the December 11, 2017 deadline. SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Please click HERE for Placement Opportunities, Immersion Trips, Requirements and Saturday's of Service. For questions please email Peter Diaz at pdiaz@mercyhsb.com ![]() Mercy Burlingame & SF Price: $250
We will be working with Loaves and Fishes which was started by a Sister of Mercy. We will learn about sustainable farming vs. commercial farming. Also, we will be visiting UC Davis and Chico State. Click HERE for flyer.
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FROM THE SISTERS OF MERCY ![]()
The Sisters of Mercy invite you to a year of special gatherings to enable Outreach and Solidarity with our neighbors who are suffering hate crimes, discrimination, and fear of deportation. During this year long program we will highlight the sacredness of each member of the human family in our global village. All events in the Year of Outreach and Solidarity are free and open to all. Free will offerings will be possible to support the ministries of the Solidarity Committee. ![]() One Warm Coat Drive The Sisters of Mercy's One Warm Coat drive will officially begin next Monday, November 13th and will end on Friday, January 12th. Hope you've been gathering up your clean and gently used men, women and children coats, jackets and sweaters. The blue bins will be located in Mercy Center front office and in Russell Hall main lobby. This year we will be collecting for City Team Ministries who serve people of extreme poverty. They have a great outreach to those who live on the streets of our cities. EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL ![]() Fancy a trip across the pond? www.eftours.com/1940124pk COLLEGE COUNSELING *CSU Deadliness Extended: Some of the CSU's have extended their deadlines. If you did not apply and still want to, check with the specific CSU or come by my office and we can check together.
*Send your SAT or ACT scores: I will take care of your transcripts and letters of recommendation but you, yes you, need to send your test scores. Most schools will suggest you send all your scores. Make sure you send the scores they are requesting. For example, if they require writing, make sure you send a writing score. You only need to send your scores to one UC and the rest will receive them. For the CSU's, there is one CSU number and the rest will receive them. Come see me with any questions.
*Get help writing your personal statement: You should have more than one person reading your personal statement. An adult is an added bonus. A friend is good but it is good to get a teacher, a counselor, a parent, a coach, anyone to look over your personal statement. They can provide great feedback to help you through the process.
*Need help?: If you don't understand a question on an application, ask me! Don't leave a question blank or put something random in because that does not look good. You want to provide the most accurate information to the schools. These applications can be confusing, so come and ask me if you have questions.
*Follow up: If you submitted your application and you aren't sure if the school has received everything, check in with the school, not everyday, but an email to introduce yourself and ask if anything is missing is okay. You can also give them a call.
*Online Portals: In the upcoming weeks, many schools will send you information about logging into application portals or the schools information portal. These portals are important in figuring out what is still needed.
*Decision Time: Some of you might be hearing from your colleges! Come on by and let me know which schools you are hearing from. You will also want to post that in your Naviance.
*Financial Aid: Remember to submit your FAFSA by going to www.fafsa.ed.gov. Please note that the FAFSA is free. If they ask you to pay for the FAFSA, you have completed the wrong form. You also may need to submit a CSS profile. The CSS profile is typically for private schools and you do need to pay for that. Check with your individual schools before submitting it as not all schools require this form. College Counselor SENIOR PARENTS SENIOR PANORAMIC PHOTO If you would like to purchase a copy of the 2018 Senior Panoramic Photo please use the link below. http://www.orderschoolportraits.com/Mercy-HS-Burlingame-C74.aspx
Attention Mercy Parents for Graduating Class of 2018 To purchase, follow the link below to get started. Prices for Senior Celebration Ad space start at $140, so be sure to purchase your ad space as soon as possible. Spaces are limited, so hurry now and claim your spot!
Follow the link to start the process: http://jostensadservice.com/?REF=A00543500 ATHLETICS ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() ![]() *Congratulations to our Mercy Dance and Cheer teams as they all qualified this past weekend for the Jamz Nationals in February! ![]() *Mercy Athlete of Week: *Click HERE for the schedule for team events for the *Make sure to follow all of our team results as they happen via our Mercy athletics twitter page. Mercy Athletics @MercyAthletics All results of each team can be found in the Mercy scoreboard- Conditioning Schedule for the Spring Quarter Sports:
![]() *The Mercy High School Athletics Department is excited to offer our varsity letterman jackets. Athletes who have lettered and competed in two varsity seasons of sport are eligible to order a jacket. Jackets can be worn with the school uniform on a daily basis and will be a long lasting memento of a high school athletic career. Jackets can be ordered for a base price of $115, which includes the block M. For an additional cost, athletes may embroider their name and sport, add their class year on the sleeve, and have a Mercy chenille patch on the back.
SHOP FOR MERCY Shop for Mercy Escrip & Benefit mobile and Link Help support Mercy with your everyday shopping! Register online with these various sites and select Mercy High School Burlingame as your school choice! Each time you make an eligible purchase a donation is made to Mercy! It's easy! It's Fun! It's Powerful! ![]() eScrip - Log on to www.escrip.com and go to "sign up" Designate Mercy High School- Mercy Parent Network - eScrip Group ID – 137617387. Register your debit/credit cards eScrip Benefit Mobile App - buy and redeem gift cards instantly from your mobile device! Click HERE for info on how to get app MERCY CAFE 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
Friday - 12/8 - BBQ Chicken wrap *NEXT WEEK's MENU - please see Schoology MUSIC AT KOHL MUSIC AT KOHL MANSION SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR DECEMBER 17 CONCERT Music at Kohl Mansion will be presenting our Gala Holiday concert on Sunday, December 17. Mercy parents and students are needed as volunteers to help with front of house duties (taking tickets, distributing programs, ushering) and concert reception help (preparing food platters, setting up, serving, cleaning up) from about 6-10pm. The mansion will be dressed in its holiday best and inspire anyone in its midst to get in the holiday mood. This is a fun way to get to know other Mercy parents and students, listen to world-class chamber musicians, all while helping out Music at Kohl (non-profit chamber music concert presenter and local music education provider). Students receive service credit for hours served. For more information or to sign up to volunteer for any of the concert dates, please contact volunteer coordinator/ program administrator Yvonne Wun at admin@musicatkohl.org. For more information about our concert series, link to: www.musicatkohl.org.
![]() Come to the Mercy Center Bookstore for your Christmas shopping! Hours: Wed 12 to 2 p.m. Thursday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2300 Adeline Dr, Burlingame UPCOMING EVENTS December 8 Mercy B Giving Day! December 11 4:30-6:30 December 14 FINALS December 19-22 Christmas Break Begins QUICKLINKS PLEASE NOTE: Mercy High School 2750 Adeline Drive • Burlingame, CA 94010 • Phone 650.343.3631 • Fax 650.343.2316
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