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Welcome Event September 8

The Mercy High School Mothers' Club cordially invites all Mercy mothers/guardians to join us on Thursday, September 8th at 7:00pm for an evening of appetizers, drinks and fellowship! Our Welcome Event is a chance to reconnect with friends, meet new moms, learn how to become involved with the Mothers' Club and Mercy High School.

The event will take place in the Lobby of the Auditorium entrance near the gym. Please RSVP for the Welcome Event here. To help cover the costs of both food and beverages for our in-person events at the school, we have a recommended donation of $20 and a bottle of wine. We will be accepting donations at the door. Thank you in advance for your generosity and support!

Parent Night Refreshment Donations Needed

Sign-Up here to donate refreshments for Parent Night Thursday, September 1.

About the Mercy Mothers' Club

To become better acquainted with the Mothers' Club and activity committees, please review informational flyer here. We are looking for participation in volunteers and committee leaders. If you have any questions regarding any event or the Mercy Mother's Club, please reach out to the board at mercymothersclub@mhsmi.org. Additionally, there is updated information involving the Mercy Mothers' Club on our website, Facebook and Instagram.

It is going to be a great year filled with fun all in support of our Mercy girls. We look forward to seeing you on September 8th!

September Meeting

We wish to welcome all Dads & Male Guardians to our first Dads' Club meeting of the school year, Wednesday, September 7 starting at 6:30pm in the Mercy Cafeteria. Our first meeting will kick-off with a coney dog dinner starting at 6:30pm, followed by the general meeting at 7:00pm. We kindly ask for a $10 donation to cover food and beverage costs. 

Family Bonfire

Save the date for the annual Spirit Week Mercy Dads Family Bonfire on Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. 

Mercy HS Parent Night

Tuesday, September 13th

6:30pm - 8:30pm

The evening offers a unique glimpse into your daughter's daily Mercy experience. You will have the opportunity to walk through her schedule and meet each of her teachers as they share their course plans with you. For the evening to run smoothly, we will begin our schedule promptly at 6:30pm and ask that you be in your daughter's adviser room at that time. More info here.

CLASS OF 2023: Senior Parent College Guidance Presentation will be held 5:30pm to 6:15pm in the Media Center.

Adviser Group: 6:30-6:40 Opening prayer and welcome over the PA

1st: 6:45-6:55

2nd: 7:00-7:10

3rd: 7:15-7:25

4th: 7:30-7:40

5th:7:45-7:55

6th: 8:00-8:10

7th: 8:15-8:25 Closing remarks over the PA

Handbook

We are pleased to share with you the 2022-23 Mercy Student & Family Handbook. This is a living document that will be updated as needed to reflect current policies. We are still in the process of some minor fine-tuning, yet hope you find this to be a valuable resource to reference and support your daughter throughout the school year.

Please note a handbook acknowledgement form for both students and parents/guardians to sign is forthcoming.

Academic Updates

Terms, Finals, and Semesters

On PowerSchool, semesters have been divided into terms and finals (T1 & F1 for Semester 1, T2 & F2 for Semester 2). All of the coursework for the Term is weighted 80% and Finals are weighted 20% to total 100% for the Semester grade. This new delineation will make it easier for teachers to calculate final semester grades. On the mobile app if you click on one of your classes T1 and S1 currently display under the course name. F1 will be visible sometime in December. Only the semester grade will be displayed and recorded on your report card and transcript. 

Weighted GPA

Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, any student currently enrolled or previously enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP) course will have a recalculated GPA, creating a weighted GPA. This will apply to the class of 2023 and beyond. Each AP course will receive .5 GPA Added Value Points, so an A will be worth 4.5, A- 4.2, B+ 3.8, etc... Both the unweighted and weighted GPA will be displayed on a student's transcript. Colleges process GPA in many different ways. A weighted GPA scale will allow students to benefit if the colleges they are applying to utilize the weighted GPA for admissions or scholarship purposes. Please note: The standard 4.0 GPA will continue to be used for honors and awards as well as National Honor Society and Valedictorian/Salutatorian selection. 

It’s Cafe Incentive Time!

Load $200* onto your student ID card now through September 9, 2022 and get an extra 10% per $100 dollars! 

How it Works:

Bring a check for $200 and get $220 loaded onto your card

Bring a check for $300 and get $330 loaded onto your card

And so on….

*The entire amount must be loaded in one transaction.

Questions? Contact Cafeteria Director Anne Hallberg at 248-893-3536 or amhallberg@mhsmi.org.

Please click here to read the latest news and information from the Mercy HS Counseling Office for August & September 2022. Features include: Meet the Counselors, check out important dates, college corner, 9th-12 grade counseling curriculum, and more.

The Mercy Performing Arts Department is excited to announce the 2022-23 theater season!

Fall Play

"Clue"

October 21 - 23, 2022

Spring Musical

"Matilda"

March 17 - 29, 2023

You are invited to join us for Mass on Tuesday, September 20 at 10:05am in the Auditorium. We welcome all parents and grandparents to celebrate with us! You may sit with your Mercy daughter/granddaughter and there will be a light reception following Mass. Tours will be also available to grandparents interested in seeing the school. 

Please spread the word to your Mercy family and worship with us as we pray for and pay tribute to our wonderful Mercy Grandparents in a special way. All grandparents are kindly asked to RSVP online here. Please note event details will be communicated to attendees.

SchoolMessenger Text System

Mercy High School will utilize the SchoolMessenger Communicate system to deliver SMS text messages straight to your mobile phone with important emergency information about school closings and safety alerts. All parent/guardian mobile phone number data in FinalForms syncs with the SchoolMessenger Communicate text system. Please be advised that we will be sending a TEST TEXT MESSAGE on Thursday, September 1 to those parents/guardians who have opted in. If you haven't already done so and if you don't receive Thursday's test text message, parents/guardians must opt-in to give permission to receive messages by texting "Y" or "Yes" to short code number 67587 along with ensuring your phone number is current in FinalForms.

New Parent Orientation Presentation

In case you missed it, reference Mrs. Tarplin's presentation slides here. Highlights include: uniform policy, attendance and discipline.

Yearbook Orders

Order online here with code 13826 for the discounted rate of $60. Yearbooks will increase to $70 after September 5.

Parking Pass

Submit vehicle registration form online here to receive your 2022-23 parking pass. Please complete for each car that will be driven to and parked at Mercy.

Marlin Shop

The Marlin Shop will be open after school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Quarter zips will be available for purchase in early September for $35. Cash, check, credit card and Apple Pay accepted.

Important Dates at a Glance

Thursday, September 1: Fall Play Auditions

Friday, September 2 - Monday, September 5: No School Labor Day Break

Wednesday, September 7: Club Expo Day; Dads' Club Meeting

Thursday, September 8: Mothers' Club Welcome Event

Tuesday, September 13: Senior Parent College Presentation; Parent Night

Monday, September 19 - September 24: Spirit Week

Monday, September 20: Mercy Day & Grandparent Mass

Wednesday, September 21: 1:35pm Dismissal Staff Meeting

Thursday, September 22: Make a Difference Day; Family Bonfire

Friday, September 23: Senior Tailgate; Field Day

Sunday, September 25: Homecoming Dance

Monday, September 26: No School

Wednesday, October 5: Maroon & Gold Raffle Fundraiser Kick-Off

Tuesday, October 11: Sophomore Retreat

Wednesday, October 12: 9th Grade Service Project & Diversity Retreat; 10th & 11th Grade Test Day; No School Seniors

Thursday, October 13: 11:30am Dismissal; Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences 

Share your Mercy News

Have any news to share for the Mercy Messenger? Please send any announcements, media inquiries, awards, accolades, and more to Director of Communications Julie Earle at jhearle@mhsmi.org.