Sending you some summer sunshine from the Mercy Alumnae Office! I hope this email finds you healthy and happy and taking time for yourself this summer. If you are in town, stop by the office to say hello! You are always welcome to come back to your Mercy home.
Tune into Mercy news by visiting the Mercy website. There's always something new to read about from alumnae achievements to student successes and everything in between.
~ Jennifer Stark, Alumnae Coordinator
Merci Make-Over!
The next Merci will arrive fashionably late in your mailboxes. The alumnae publication is currently "under construction" but will return this fall packed with Mercy news, class notes, and a whole new look.
Splash into MERCY
2006 Alumnae Swim and Dive Meet
It's swimsuit season so grab your suit and head to the Mercy Pool! All alumnae swimmers and divers are invited to join the fun at the 3rd Annual Mercy Alumnae Swim Meet.
Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
Mercy High School Pool
To pre-register, send your intent to participate along with the number of family members attending to Lbargardi@wideopenwest.com.
Hope to see you there!
Sticky Situation Pays Off for Alumna
Way to stick it to 'em! Haley Cavanaugh '08 and her date Keith of UofD High won 2nd place in the Stuck at Prom Duck Brand Duct Tape Scholarship Contest for her prom duct tape attire.
Haley and Mercy will each be awarded $2,000 for her duct tape ingenuity. And she made headlines, click here and here to read about her adventure.
Many thanks to all alumnae who voted!
Twist and Shout!
A "shout out" goes to some Mercy alumnae who were featured in the Detroit Free Press Twist section. You might remember these friendly faces!
Click hereto see Meg Mallon golfers Lori Macdonald '81, Karen Kluk Rotondo '81, Caroline Chapman Arbour '80 and Julie "Tooter" Moll '80.
Click hereto see '75 grads Therese Kowaleski Pilchak , Mary Jo Hafner Finney, Andi Brancato, and Nancy Kapolnek.
A Mercy Tradition Retired
Many of you may have stopped by Mercy during the Thanksgiving weekend to do some shopping at the Mercy Marketplace Arts and Crafts Show. We appreciate your patronage of the this event over the past 29 years and the funds raised have been a great support to the school.
After feedback from many attendees and careful consideration we will no longer be hosting this event. A new focus of exploring options to create another activity is underway! We welcome you to visit the school during one of our other events or just stop by the Alumnae Office to say hello and tour the halls!
Tea in D.C.
For those Washington D.C. alumnae who can't join us at the annual Mercy Tea, we have a tea party for you!
Mercy alumna Judy Richer '76 is opening up her home to enjoy food and fellowship and of course some Mercy memories. Mercy alumnae in the Washington DC area were welcomed by Judy in March 2007 and we're ready for more tea time.
Information will be mailed out soon!
Reunion Committees
Check out the Class Reunion page on the Mercy website to keep up to date with reunion plans for your class. Don't see your class listed? Contact Jen Stark in the Alumnae Office to find out how you can start planning for your reunion celebration!
Pal Pictures
Do you have special outings or social time with your Mercy friends? Email a group picture and share what you do for fun. You just may see your smile featured in the Pal Picture of the Month.
Submit your picture and caption to Jen Stark in the Alumnae Office today!
Check out this photo from the winter edition of the Merci.
This group of '91 grads makes it a point to get together for their monthly “Dinner Club” and have been doing so for the past 10 years. Pictured left to right. Back: Gina DeAgostino Gray, Liz Myers Bukowinski, Lora Scott Auten, Colleen Wright Berardelli, Missy (not an alum). Middle: Megan Stoneback Neumann, Stephanie Dickow Surowiec, Rebecca Leddy McDonald, Lisa Greenlee LaSala. Front: Andrea Styrna Hagelstein. Those not pictured include: Laurie Chapp Walsh, Nora Hand Bernarducci, and Jen Kowalski Rajala.
Starry Night on Sylvan Lake
The 7th Annual Starry Night on Sylvan Lake will be hosted on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at the Oakland County Boat Club. The fun begins at 5:00pm and includes a champagne cruise, delicious dining and two live bands.
Tickets are $100 per person and proceeds benefit the Julie K. Horn '79 Memorial Scholarship Fund at Mercy and Gilda's Club in Metro Detroit.
For tickets or Donations contact Jim Horn at 248.895.4676 or loansfromjim@aol.com.
Mercy High School • 29300 W. 11 Mile Road • Farmington Hills, MI • 48336-1409
The next Merci will arrive fashionably late in your mailboxes. The alumnae publication is currently "under construction" but will return this fall packed with Mercy news, class notes, and a whole new look. 
For those Washington D.C. alumnae who can't join us at the annual Mercy Tea, we have a tea party for you! 
