Prayer for the Beatification of Catherine McAuley
Loving God, you chose Catherine McAuley for the service of your people who are poor, sick and uneducated. You inspired her to found the Sisters of Mercy that these good works might endure. Give to each of us a portion of her compassionate spirit and ardent desire to serve your suffering people.
Bless all our undertakings and grant that union and charity may always thrive among us. Graciously hear our prayer for Catherine, and by granting the favors we ask through her intercession, hasten the day when her sanctity will be celebrated by all the church. Amen.
School Updates
- Mercy High School's Prom was as enchanting as our Mercy Girls dreamed of!
Congratulations to our
Queen, Gaby Banderas; our two Princesses, GraceAnn Robinson and Emily Browning, as well as the rest of this year's Prom Court!- Mercy High School's 2024 Prom Court:
- Students representing the junior class were Emily Browning, Mary Gurnon,
Allie Harbold, Lily Lindauer, and GraceAnn Robinson. - Senior prom court students were Gaby Banderas, Gigi Coniglio , Sarah
Coolon, Aly Daniels, Charli Shearman.
- Students representing the junior class were Emily Browning, Mary Gurnon,
- Mercy High School's 2024 Prom Court:
- Our seniors attended their Spring Retreat earlier this week in which they got to hear advice from alumnae, read letters from special people in their lives and were reminded of all the ways Mercy will be with them wherever they go.
- Mercy High School's Graduation will take place on Sunday, May 19th at 7pm at The Holland Center. Join us in celebrating our amazing 2024 seniors!
- A few of our Mercy juniors attended the Salvation Army’s DJ’s Hero Awards Luncheon where they heard inspiring stories from past and present scholarship recipients.
- The Salvation Army D.J.’s Hero Awards Program is named in memory of D.J. Sokol, who lost his battle with cancer in 1999 at age 18. His parents, David and Peggy Sokol, established the program to honor the achievements of outstanding Nebraska high school seniors who overcome adversity and show outstanding leadership qualities in their communities.
May Crowning and Outstanding Seniors
May Crowning is one of Mercy's long-standing traditions and so special to Mercy. For this celebration of Mary, students are chosen by their classmates to be members of the May Court. These honorees exemplify the grace and faith of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in their day-to-day lives as students, friends, daughters, sisters and teammates.
Congratulations to this year's May Court:
May Queen: Kaylee Epp
Senior Court: Alyssa Daniels & Molly Pensick
Junior Court: Kaitlyn Beran & Ellah Hoge
Sophomore Court: Shania AlvarezHurtado & Anna Katherine Verdoni
Freshmen Court: Lucy Gerken & Mabry Lehan
We'd also like to congratulate our 2024 Outstanding Seniors: Kaylee Epp and Landry Lehan! These girls were chosen by the senior class, faculty, and administration and represent the class in an outstanding way. They are considered by their peers and leaders to be loyal, trustworthy, spirited, compassionate, generous, and dedicated while also being involved in school activities.
SIESTA 2024
SIESTA 2024 was a huge success!! Mercy Girls raised money all year long for our mission to help young women in Kenya, Sudan, Cambodia and Nigeria and provide classroom supplies, uniforms, sanitary supplies, tuition and bikes for transportation! We’re so proud to see how hard these girls worked all while having a great time! We’re so proud to see how hard these girls worked all while having a great time!
This year, the juniors went home with the win of the Monarch Cup, earning them a day off from school!
The total raised was $26,175.28 — thank you so much to everyone who donated!
Upcoming Alumnae Events
Mark your calendars! Mercy's annual Driving for Excellence Golf Fest is September 16, 2024.
The event supports the school's Negotiated Tuition Program, which provides tuition assistance to students based on each family's unique needs and income. More than 82 percent of families benefit from this program.
Get your clubs ready and be on the look out for more details as the date approaches!
Who: All Mercy High School Alumnae
When: Sunday, September 29, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Where: The Our Lady of Mercy Chapel at Mercy High School
Mass will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Mercy Chapel.
Followed by a buffet brunch at 10:30 in Franey Hall and tours of the school from Student Ambassadors.
Join Us in Prayer
We remember these alumnae who recently passed:
Regina Van Buren Hoody SJ ’45
Rita Schram Ramm SJ ’51
Kathleen McCarty Hansen SM ’53
Donna Novotny Emick ’56
Karen Kronberg Paulson ’64
Deborah Ferraro Clyne ’68
If we have omitted anyone from this list, please contact our Database Coordinator, Naomi Chambers, at chambersn@mercyhigh.org or 402.553.9424.