October 23, 2019  |  PARENT ENEWS 

Dear Mercy Families,

 

Today our Junior Class had their Junior Ring Ceremony and our Freshmen Class had their Class Officer Elections. Together both events serve as a reminder of how quickly the high school years fly by. As our freshmen begin a new journey of possibilities, our juniors are beginning their journeys of exploring colleges and planning for their next exciting chapters in life. Whether your daughter has one year left at home or four more years, I hope you are cherishing every moment you have with them. It always amazes me how quickly time passes for our students and then they are suddenly expected to be grown ups living on their own. Know it is our privilege to partner with you during these four years before they embark on their young adult lives. If there is anything you feel we can better support you in please do not hesitate to reach out.

 

Thanks,
Natalie

Dear Mercy Families, 

 

I regret to inform that your child may have been exposed to lice as there are students in our community who have reported cases of head lice this week. 

 

In order to ensure that our students are free of lice, please examine your daughter's hair and scalp for evidence of live lice, lice eggs, or nits (egg casings left behind after lice have hatched). If lice or eggs are present, they will be found close to the scalp. If you find head lice please notify the school or others with whom your child may have had direct head to head contact. Students with head lice should be treated as soon as possible to minimize the spread to other individuals.

 

Students with lice may not return to school until they have been properly treated and the lice no longer exists. 

 

Please click HERE for more information on lice.  

 

Thank you for your partnership in ensuring we get back to a lice-free environment as soon as possible. 

 

Sincerely,

Claire Rietmann-Grout

Asst. Head of School for Student Life

 

Tri-School Productions presents  
Lord of the Flies

This year's unique Fall Play is presented with two casts - an all-female and an all-male. Don't miss it! Learn more at www.mercyhsb.com/news.
Buy tickets HERE!

• Female Cast:
  October 26 & November 2 • 7:30pm
• Male Cast:
  October 25 & November 1 • 7:30pm

It's time for the MERCY FALL BLOOD DRIVE!

When: October 30th (10:00am-4:30pm)

Where: The Great Hall in Kohl Mansion

Who: Anybody 16 and over that fits the requirements (click here to access the Red Cross site for requirements)

To our parents: We need your help!!! Our girls have a difficult time filling the requirements to donate blood. Please consider helping us reach our goal of collecting 40 pints of blood at our Fall Blood Drive. The Red Cross will be taking donations in the Great Hall. You can register HERE and enter the zip code 94010, scroll to Mercy High School and sign up. If you are having trouble signing up, please contact Dr. Bradley at pbradley@mercyhsb.com.

Mother Daughter Tea- Dads/Guardians
we need your help!  

 

Dads/Guardians! We need 20 helping hands to work at the Mother Daughter Tea so that all of our moms/guardians can attend! Click HERE to volunteer.

 

RSVPs have now closed, please email asilva@mercyhsb.com with questions. 

Mercy Parent Club Meeting- en Español! 

Thursday, Oct. 24th - 7-8:30pm - Kohl Mansion

La escuela Mercy tendrá una reunión del Club de Padres para las familias que hablan español! La Directora de la Escuela, Sra. Cirigliano-Brosnan, y las Profesoras de Español, Sra. Castillo y Sra. Orantes estarán presentes para hacer una presentación al club de padres y hablar de las diferentes maneras en que puedan participar en la vida de la escuela. También habrá tiempo para preguntas y comentarios acerca de lo que les ayudaría saber. Acompáñanos el jueves 24 de octubre de 7-8:30 pm en la Kohl Mansion. Favor de responder si nos pueden acompañar antes de Oct. 17th. 

 

Mercy is hosting a Mercy Parent Club meeting for our Spanish Speaking Families! We will be joined by the Head of School, Ms. Cirigliano-Brosnan, and Spanish Teachers, Ms. Castillo and Ms. Orantes, to give an introduction to our parent club, discuss ways to get involved at Mercy, and allow for questions and feedback on what resources you'd like to see. Join us Thursday, October 24th from 7-8:30pm in the Kohl Mansion. Please RSVP by Oct. 17th. 

Join us for a fun and festive evening!
Taste & Take Event at Kohl Mansion
Wine, Spirits, Food & Live Music
Friday, Nov. 22nd • 7-10 p.m. 

Experience the Mansion in its holiday best!
Open to the Public 21 & Over

All Proceeds benefit Mercy High School

$25 in Advance - $30 at the Door

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW & SAVE!

 

Thank you to our Sponsors & Underwriters!

MERCY PLAID SPONSORS

⋅ John and Melinda Adams

TASTE & TAKE VENDOR SPONSOR

⋅ Chris and Mary Denten

⋅ Daland Body Shop Inc. - Rich and Kelly Pera

UNDERWRITER

⋅ Anonymous

A big THANK YOU from Music at Kohl Mansion to our team of volunteers who helped make the opening concert of the season on October 20th a grand success: Yohko Fick, Hanako Fick, Kyra Howell, Marissa Abaya, Sophia Flagg, Evelyn Yturralde, Brandon Gregg, and Mike Popa. 

Class Rings

Anyone who needs their class ring resized, or otherwise repaired should bring their ring to school on Thursday, October 24 before school in  the cafeteria.  New ring orders may be placed as well.  Extra ring information envelopes are in the main office. If you have any questions you may reach out to Bill Reid from Jostens at bill.reid@jostens.com, or 415-472-7871. 

Please feel free to contact me anytime with concerns or comments at 650-762-1107. I am looking forward to a great 2019-20 with Mercy Athletics!

Charlie Dougherty, Athletic Director

 

Follow Mercy Athletics on Twitter for game updates and scores!

All results of each team can be found in the Mercy scoreboard-place HERE

Purchase Fall Team Photos

If you would like to purchase photos taken by Lifetouch for Fall Sports, please use this link to access pictures. events.lifetouch.com/mercyburlingamehighschool

Fall Sports Awards Night

Wednesday, Nov 13 

6:30pm - Great Hall

Games & Practice Schedule

October 24-30

Athlete of the Week
Volleyball Player Becky Roos 
Becky, a senior, is one of the team captains and a 4 year member of the Varsity Volleyball team. As the starting libero for the Mercy team, Becky's all around play has helped the team to finish the regular season with a 20-12 overall record. In the past week in which the team played 3 games, Becky has had 65 assists, 27 digs, 8 kills, 5 aces and 3 blocks. Volleyball has qualified for the CCS play-offs and our seeding will be announced next Thursday Oct 31 with the first round game being played on Nov 2. Great job Becky, keep it going!!!!

Softball Players:
All softball players are asked to attend an interest meeting on Tuesday Oct 29 in Grassilli immediately following school at 2:30pm. Coaches will be present to discuss upcoming season expectations.

Spring Sports Conditioning will start on Wednesday November 11: Sessions will be held each Monday and Wednesday that school is in session thru Dec 11.  We will resume sessions on January 8. Spring Sports start on Feb 3, 2020

• 2:45-3:30pm-Softball and Swimming
• 3:30-4:15pm-Lacrosse, Gymnastics and Track and Field

Winter Sports tryouts will start on Nov 4. The evaluation period will be a minimum of one week. Tryouts are not a one day session. Coaches will make team selections once they have completed their evaluations.

• Basketball tryouts will be at College of San Mateo. Monday thru Friday 6-8pm Tryouts are expected to be completed in one week
• Soccer tryouts will be at Skyline College in San Bruno. Monday thru Friday 3-5pm. Athletes should have both running shoes  and soccer gear (cleats and shin guards). Players will be going thru timed runs in addition to soccer drills. Tryouts could last into the second week

Make sure you have completed all the Magnus registration showing full athletic clearance. No athlete will be allowed to start a tryout if they are not cleared.

Mercy's 4th annual Giving Week is Nov. 4-8, 2019! 

During Giving Week, we will invite all members of our community, including alumnae and parents of alumnae, to make a gift to Mercy's Annual Fund.

 

If you haven't already made a gift or pledge commitment to the Parent Giving Program, you can still make an impact by participating in GivingWeek! Consider making a gift today!

 

Thank you to all current families who have already made a donation to the Annual Fund Parent Giving Program, your gift will be counted towards our Giving Week goal of 500 gifts to the Annual Fund.

 

If you would like to support our efforts, please consider sharing our Giving Week posts on your social media feeds to help boost our visibility. By spreading the word about this campaign, you'll give us the opportunity to reach a wider audience and grow our circle of supporters. You'll find Giving Week content on our Facebook page and Instagram feed in the coming weeks.

Please contact Jennifer Munsey for more information.

We're looking for Raffle Items!
Mercy Parent Club raffles make it possible for us to host our traditional events free of cost for our families. For the upcoming Mother Daughter Tea raffle we are looking to fill the following baskets: Formal/Prom (hair/nail services, gift cards to stores for formal wear), Lululemon and Yoga (yoga related items, hydroflask, gift card to Lululemon), Movie (tickets, snacks, food gift cards), Self Care (hair/nail/massage/at home self-care treats, books, tech), Burlingame Ave (coffee, tpumps, shops on the Ave), Sports (Giants/Warriors/49ers related items).
 

If you have any related items you would like to donate or questions please email asilva@mercyhsb.com.