Spring is Coming – Really!

As we finish the second week of March I am very hopeful that we may have turned the corner when it comes to winter storms!  We have just completed a week without delay or snow days and the next week is as promising!

We have a number of activities planned and the Spirit at Mercy is very high!

Discover the Cure

Mercy students attended the orientation to the Yale Medical School Discovery to Cure Summer Internship Program on March 6. The girls listened to Yale Professors, research experts, and Doctors about current research projects - various topics ranging from cognitive brain functions to the road to the cure for ovarian cancer!

Read Across America

 On Friday, March 6 we joined with others across the United States taking 20 minutes out of the school day to drop everything and read quietly.  It was a great experience and you could hear a pin drop in the hallways!

Fiddler on the Roof

Each year Mercy and Xavier join forces to present a spring musical.  This year we enjoyed Fiddler on the Roof the weekend of March 6-8.  It was a great experience for students as they spent many weeks practicing and learning about another time and culture.  Thank you to all who worked so hard to put forward such a wonderful production!

Upcoming Events:

·        Monday night our basketball team will be playing in the Class LL semifinals.  The game will be held at Jonathan Law High School in Milford.  We will have a team bus leaving from Mercy at 5:00 p.m. Students have already signed up and handed in their permission slips. 

Join us for the game that starts at 7:00 p.m. as we continue our “Run to the Sun”! The winner of Monday night’s game will play in the state finals at Mohegan Sun the weekend of March 21/22.

·   Monday begins Spirit Week at Mercy.  Our SAC officers have an exciting and busy week planned.  Please see below:

Monday, 3/16:  Twin or Multiplicity Day.  Students may wear their own clothes as long as they have a twin or group to match with.

Tuesday, 3/17:  St. Patrick’s Day.  Students may wear anything green along with their skort.

Wednesday, 3/18:  Cake Auction.  Students wear their class shirts along with their skort.

Thursday, 3/19:  Class Battle Day.  Each class has selected a particular theme and will dress accordingly.

-          Seniors:  Xavier Boys

-          Juniors:  High School Musical

-          Sophomores:  Superhero

-          Freshwomen:  Neon

-          Faculty:  Red for St. Joseph’s Day

Friday, 3/20:  USA Day.  Students may show their Patriotism by wearing red, white and blue.

Students are to be in uniform if they are not in Spirit attire.  This is a fun week with a lot of competition and excitement.  Prizes will be awarded for the most spirited students and faculty!  Watch for the pictures on Twitter next week!

·        Sports physicals will be held March 17 & 18.  Students should have already scheduled an appointment with the nurse.  If a physical is needed, please contact our nurse as soon as possible.

·  Thursday, March 19^th is the Induction ceremony for the Foreign Language Honor Societies.  For the first time the Italian Honor Society will be inducting members as well as French, Latin and Spanish.  The ceremony will begin at 7:00 p.m.  Congratulations to all inductees and future honor society officers!