SUMMER EDITION
Sections
  • Head of School Message
  • Academics
  • Mission
  • Business
  • Mercy Parent Association
  • Important Dates
  • Upcoming Events
Back-to-School Forms
Complete Required Forms by August

Please complete the following forms by signing in to Parent Portal
*FORMS REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS*
Complete each form by August 20

  • 2018-19 Student/Parent Profile Update Form
  • 2018-19 Emergency Contact Form
  • 2018-19 Parent/Guardian Consent Form
  • 2018-19 Student Medical Information Form

NEED HELP LOGGING IN? Follow this link for instructions on logging into your Parent Portal

Contact Veronica Zermani, Associate Registrar, vzermani@mercyhs.org or 415-334-0525 x136.

Completion of the Health Examination for School Entry Form
*REQUIRED FOR All INCOMING STUDENTS - Freshman as well as transfer students*
  • Rising Junior and Seniors this form is optional, but encouraged.
  • Rising Sophomores completed a similar form during admissions last year, so this is not needed.
  • All student athletes will be required to submit an additional form for athletic participation. Please see the athletic information.
This form with ALL immunizations completed is required in order to attend classes.

  1. Sign form in section III, RELEASE OF HEALTH EXAMINATION FOR SCHOOL ENTRY
  2. Take form to your pediatrician to complete.
  3. Return completed form to Mercy High School, Attention Veronica Zermani, Associate Registrar, by August 10

Contact Veronica Zermani, Associate Registrar at vzermani@mercyhs.org or 415-334-0525 x136.

Completion of Medications on Campus Form
*OPTIONAL* If your student will be carrying any prescription medication(s) on campus and/or if you would like the school to store any medications for your student (ie Epi Pen),


This form must be submitted for any prescription medications being carried on campus, even if the student will be carrying the medication herself. This form does NOT need to be submitted for medications taken at home and NOT carried on campus.

If the school is to store the medication, then medication must be in ORIGINAL packaging with prescription attached and submitted to Mercy High School, Attention Katie Mattias, Attendance Coordinator with this form.

Contact Katie Mattias, Attendance Coordinator, kmattias@mercyhs.org or 415-334-0525 x118.
Academics
Women in Medicine (WIM) will become Women in Science & Health (WISH)

While many of our WIM graduates go on to study Nursing or take Pre-Med and other health-related Pre-Professional courses in college, some choose to pursue careers in Engineering, BioEngineering, Neuroscience or other sciences. New fields of study and careers in the sciences are opening up every day. In addition, colleges and universities are interested in how high school students perform in STEM courses, especially for certain majors.

We are updating the name from WIM to Women in Science & Health (WISH) to reflect the choices of our students and accurately describe the curriculum we are offering. WISH will continue to bring in speakers from a wide variety of health fields, as before, but we will also try to incorporate more speakers and field trips in the science and tech fields, such as last year’s visit to Genentech. We hope this additional focus will enrich our program and appeal to a wide variety of our students.

Contact Dori Ryken, WISH Moderator and College Advisor , dryken@mercyhs.org
Student Life
School Uniform Guidelines & Ordering
Please review the school uniform guidelines below so your daughter comes to school in the appropriate outfit. The required clothing can be purchased at the Tommy Hilfiger School Uniform website by clicking the link below.

There are 13 days of formal dress during the 2018-19 school year - the scheduled days are below.


Contact Raquel Oliva-Gomez, Director of Student Life, roliva-gomez@mercyhs.org
Senior Parents: Senior Portraits Scheduled for July

Class of 2019 - Senior Portraits are coming! Note from Prestige - Come prepared! Remember you can bring multiple outfits.

Date: July 26 and July 27
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Theater Lobby

Contact Raquel Oliva-Gomez, Director of Student Life, roliva-gomez@mercyhs.org
Frosh Parents - RSVP for Mercy Skipper Day
Class of 2022 Skippers and your families are invited Mercy Skipper Day - an exciting opportunity to get acquainted with your classmates and our Mercy community. The day is filled with the spirit of Mercy fun and love! Students and parents will have different events throughout the day.


All Class of 2022 students are expected to attend as new members of the Mercy Community. Families are also expected to be present the whole day.

Contact Raquel Oliva-Gomez, Director of Student Life, roliva-gomez@mercyhs.org
Yearbook Club Wins Regional Award
Ms. Karen Vanuska and the Mercy Yearbook Club are at an annual yearbook workshop and conference hosted at UC Santa Cruz this week where they were awarded the 2018 Yearbook Excellence Award. Each year, fewer than 400 yearbooks nationwide are recognized with this honor, placing Mercy in the top 5% nationally. This is the second consecutive year that the Mercy Yearbook has received this prestigious award.

Congratulations to Ms. Vanuska and the Yearbook team on this tremendous accomplishment. And further thanks for the dedication of all involved in yearbook and their willingness to give up part of their summers to ensure the 2018-19 school year can be memorialized with one of the best yearbooks in the country.
Athletics
Fall Sports Tryouts - Volleyball & Tennis

All student-athletes need to be enroll with Appryse before coming to tryouts. Please click her to enroll beginning July 10. A medical clearance from doctor is needed to participate. Physical forms can be downloaded from Appryse once an account is created.

Volleyball Tryouts
Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
  • August 6-10th 
  • 3:30 p.m., McAuley Pavilion
Frosh
  • August 24
  • 3:30 p.m. in McAuley Pavilion

Tennis Tryouts
Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
  • August 20
  • 3:30 p.m., Mercy Tennis Courts
Frosh
  • August 24
  • 3:30 p.m., Mercy Tennis Courts
Business
2018-19 Tuition Payments Begin in July

Payments are made monthly (11 installments July - May), semi-annual (in July and December) or annual (July).

Mercy High School, like many of the other high schools, contracts with Smart Tuition for our tuition billing and collection. During the registration process, families have signed up for a payment date (5th or 20th of each month).

It is critical that your payments are made on time to avoid late fees. These late fees are the fees that Smart Tuition charges and are not set by the school.

In order for your daughter to receive her class schedule in August, upon return to school, all registration & tuition accounts must be up to date.

Contact Marie Colón, Accounting Associate, mcolon@mercyhs.org
Important Dates
2018-19 School Year Dates
Friday, August 24
  • First Day of Classes - Special Schedule
Nov. 21-23
  • School Closed - Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 7-12
  • Final Exams
Dec. 17-Jan. 6
  • School Closed - Christmas Break
April 18-28
  • School Closed - Easter Break
May 24, 28, 30
  • Final Exams
Friday, May 31
  • Last Day of School
Saturday, June 1
  • Senior Graduation Ceremony
Our Mission
Mercy High School, San Francisco, educates women to pursue lives of spiritual and intellectual depth, determination and daring action to improve our world as an inclusive, Catholic, college preparatory community enlivened by the Gospel of Jesus and the charism of the Sisters of Mercy.
Our Vision
We are the Social Advocacy Based Learning Catholic school of the San Francisco Bay Area where women graduate with fierce determination to improve their world.