November 6, 2019  |  PARENT ENEWS 

Dear Mercy Families,

It's Giving Week! One thing I love about Giving Week is how we invite alums, parents of alums, current families, faculty, staff, and community members to be a part of our mission. Being part of Mercy's mission on a daily basis is a true gift, and we want to share that wonderful feeling of supporting our Mercy students with all of you by inviting you to give to our young women and to the Mercy mission.

Whether you can give in time, treasure, or talent, know every type of gift is appreciated and needed. One area we will be placing additional emphasis on this year is inviting families to share their talents through the various needs of the school. In coming weeks you might notice more outreach in terms of us asking for help such as interior painting or small construction projects. We hope that you will share your talents with us as we continue to look at the school's needs and opportunities.

Thank you to all of you who have supported Mercy through the Annual Fund and through our Giving Week. Your gift truly allows us to offer our students more and to allow them special opportunities to know Mercy's mission through your generosity and compassion. On behalf of our students, thank you so much for sharing this gift with us.

Thanks,
Natalie

A HUGE thank you to our entire community for participating in the fall Red Cross Blood Drive! We collected 30 pints of blood saving a total of 90 lives!! Although the wait times, at times were very long, most that signed up were able to donate. The Red Cross is working on a way to decrease the wait times. We appreciate the patience our patients showed. Thank you to our student volunteers, it wouldn't have happened without all of you!  

Student Store and Used Uniform Pop-ups- Check out our sale prices!

We'll be hosting two upcoming student store pop-ups on Friday Nov. 8th (12-12:45pm) and Friday Nov. 15th (1-1:45pm) in clock hall during pick-up hour (minimum day)! All student store items are marked down, click HERE for price list  so come pick up some holiday stocking stuffers! If your daughter is looking to replace or add more uniform pieces to her closet, we'll also have used uniforms for sale. We accept cash, card or check. See you there! 

MPC and Academics Night-
Course Schedule Planning

Wednesday, Nov. 13th 7-8:30pm - Mercy Cafeteria 

Join us for a night with our Counseling and Academics departments as we cover the courses students should be taking over their four years at Mercy.  We will walk through possible course selections and how that plays into the college application process. Please complete this RSVP form if you plan to attend!

Soup Supper

Thursday, November 14th

Our annual soup supper benefiting Catherine's Center will be on Thursday, November 14th from 6-7:30pm. It is an inspiring and educational evening with a simple soup supper and a speaker from Catherine's Center. The cost of the event is $10.00 per person. The money goes directly to Catherine's Center, which is a transitional program for women transitioning from the justice system into society.  Catherine's Center is sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul and the Sisters of Mercy. Mercy Students will receive 2 hours of LEARNING service hours if they attend. And this year, we are inviting Serra High School to attend this fabulous event! To sign up RSVP email Ms. Simonetti at asimonetti@mercyhsb.com Or Sign up on the front door of the Campus Ministry.

Sign up today to help at two of our upcoming fun events! We have a busy end of the year coming up and we need helping hands at our upcoming events! Help us celebrate Mercy and open our doors to the community! Want to attend the event? No worries! You can sign up for a shift or two and still enjoy the rest of the evening. Any and all help is appreciated.  

TASTE AND TAKE (Wine Tasting) Friday, Nov. 22nd 

CHRISTMAS AT KOHL Wednesday, Dec. 4th

For more information please contact Amaré Silva at asilva@mercyhsb.com.

Shop for Mercy this Holiday Season

With the holiday season quickly approaching, we want to share a few ways you can give back to Mercy through your holiday shopping at no additional cost to you! Check out our Shop for Mercy page for information on the shopping programs that benefit our school as you shop online and in stores. 

Mercy is building a simple grotto!  We are looking for anyone with carpentry skills who can help with this project.  If this fits YOU and you are willing to help in the next few months, please email Angie Simonetti at asimonetti@mercyhsb.com.

Invite friends - Purchase tickets - Volunteer!

Please join us at this fun and festive event! Friday, Nov. 22nd • 7-10 p.m. Mercy's Taste and Take Event is one of the few opportunities for our school community to invite friends and family to experience the historic Kohl Mansion! Enjoy live music and a variety of wine, spirits, and food from local vendors. 

• Event Info & Shareable link
  
• Tickets & Sponsorships
• Volunteer link 
  

For more information, contact Jennifer Munsey at jmunsey@mercyhsb.com or 650-762-1199.

Adult Only Event Volunteer Sign Up  

The Annual Taste & Take Wine, Distilled Spirits, & Brew Event is Friday, November 22nd and preparations are underway for what is sure to be a wonderful evening.  Please take a moment to review all the volunteer opportunities. We hope you can lend your time and talent to this event. All volunteers are welcome to come and help even if you are unable to help for the entire shift!

Click HERE for the sign up form. For more information contact Amare Silva at asilva@mercyhsb.com

Don't miss out! 
The Alps to the Mediterranean - Summer 2020 European trip for Mercy students only!
(Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, France, and Spain in one trip)
The trip will start to fill up over the next month as it is getting closer to the deadline of December 25th.

This can make a great Christmas gift from parents or grandparents, or a graduation gift before they head off to college. Send your daughter on a trip of a life-time to places that they may never get the opportunity to go. Many people visit London, Paris, and Rome, but beautiful Lucerne in the Alps, the Tuscan region in north Italy, the luxurious Monaco, the French Riviera, and festive Barcelona, Spain are places that are rich in history, fun to shop, and gorgeous to view. Parents have the opportunity to sign their daughters up for this educational excursion (during which you get a vacation at home) happening July 22-Aug 1 give or take a few days.

The enrollment is limited to 30 students. Some students have already enrolled. Open to students only.

Click HERE to find out more about what your daughters will experience and how to sign her up. 

For more information visit the EF Tours website or email Randall Watts at rwatts@mercyhsb.com

Tour Number: 2271527NN

Enrollment Website: www.eftours.com/2271527NN

If families want to enroll via a customer service rep, then they can call 800-665-5364.

Volunteer with Music at Kohl Mansion!

Sunday, November 10th is the next Music at Kohl concert – come volunteer with us! Volunteers are needed from 6-10pm to help with concert and reception. Student volunteers receive 4 hours of service credit. Parent/adult volunteers receive our undying gratitude. Everyone gets to enjoy the concert!  Please contact Katie Riggs at admin@musicatkohl.org if you are interested or have questions.  Thank you!

Dear Senior Parents,

Graduation diplomas will be ordered soon!  Please complete this very short form with your senior's name as you wish it to appear on their diploma. Please click HERE and complete the form. If you have any questions please email: csmall@mercyhsb.com.

Senior Parents:  Join us in celebrating your senior by placing a Yearbook Recognition Ad for your student by Saturday, November 30th.  To purchase, click HERE to begin. Ad space is limited so purchase yours today!

A few tips for creating your ad

Words: Think about the message from the point of view of your daughter: 

• What moments in their life were the most significant? 
• Does the family have any inside jokes that would make the tribute special for her? 
• What do you admire most about her?

Photos: 

• The ad will look better if the photos have the same orientation as the picture box
• Use clear high-resolution photos. If a photo is blurry, it will be blurry in the ad
• Use the cropping tools on the website to crop out unnecessary background to focus on your student

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

Uniform Returns: Please have all uniforms/Mercy gear returned cleaned/washed once your daughters fall season is completed. All items should be returned to the office of the Athletic Director Charlie Dougherty

Games & Practice Schedule

Winter Sports tryouts started 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.

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

Lobster Feed Benefiting Children in Kenya

Please join members of the OLA parish community and Mercy High School in supporting Mercy Alum Michele Ostertag '87 who founded Rafiki we Maendeleo Trust an organization that serves orphans in Kenya, through medical and educational services. The Lobster Feed will be at OLA gym on November 16, 2019 @ 6pm. Please see the attached flyer for details. If you would like to volunteer as a server at the event please contact Sandy Flaherty at Mercy sflaherty@mercyhsb.com. Please click HERE for flyer.

Help Decorate Kohl Mansion for the Holidays!
Help needed Monday, November 18 starting at 9am and commit to 3 hours or more of time. If you would like to help email Terri Baldocci, Director of Kohl Mansion at tbaldocchi@mercyhsb.com

Mills Uniform Company's 2019 Fall Sale

November 2-16 
15% Off everything / 25%+ and More Off Clearance items and $5 shipping on orders $100+ placed during the sale. Click HERE for flyer.

Remember to be good neighbors while driving to and from school! The speed limit in the residential area is 25mph. Keep in mind that Tuesday is garbage day and Thursday is street cleaning day so please leave a few minutes early to allow for delays in the streets. Thank you!

From November 5th 2019-February 28, 2020, students are allowed to wear non-Mercy winter jackets and vests. Acceptable colors are navy blue, black, white and gray. This does not apply to fleece, sweatshirts and windbreakers. Please do not wear non-Mercy outerwear on formal uniform and liturgy days. A student will receive a uniform infraction if she fails to comply with the preceding.