School & Student Successes
Honor Roll Semester 2 2017-2018
HONORS CONVOCATION 2018
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The entire Mercy school community convened on May 24th for the annual HONORS CONVOCATION to recognize all the stellar students of 2018. From math and science, service and scholarships, Newsprint and Lore yearbook, all were honored for their awesome achievements and a standing ovation to the seniors for a fabulous four years! Click here for photo album.
CONGRATULATIONS 2018 Teacher of the Year Ms. Lisa Robinet!
Students shared that they look forward to classes each day because they feel uniquely valued. Students feel safe and welcome from the minute they step into her classroom, where each voice is heard. Advisees say that Ms. Robinet finds a way to make all students come together in their group to form a family. Co-workers list the many responsibilities and contributions this teacher gives to the Mercy community. Ms. Robinet is described as incredibly dedicated, humorous, loving, real and uniquely spunky!
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West Point Bound!
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Congratulations to Hannah Blakey and Megan Hutter who received their Certificate of Appointment to the United States Military Academy West Point. We are so proud of your hard work and dedication!
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Congratulations, Mercy Forensics!
Over Memorial Day weekend, because of their excellence at the local level, 11 Mercy girls competed at the Grand National Tournament of the National Catholic Forensics League in Washington DC. These Mercy girls were amongst 66 fellow diocese, 558 schools, and 2,751 competitors. Each and every girl performed beautifully, they are:
 Elly Bryant
Cayla Stus
Abby Cataldi
Avalon Barr
Nathalie Gijsbers
Sophie Lamphier
Caitlin Griffin
Olivia Fras
Abbey Hembree
Cara Forfinski and
Maggie Ewald
Mercy had an exceptionally great weekend because of the fantastic success of three of our competitors. 2 students broke to the octofinal round making them top 48 in the nation. They are, Abbey Hembree in Original Oratory, and Maggie Ewald in Dramatic Performance. One student, Cara Forfinski, broke to the quarterfinal round in Dramatic Performance making her top 24 in the nation. This is an extraordinary accomplishment for all of these students and we are so incredibly proud! |
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Special Scholarships
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THANK YOU to Virginia Minolli '82 and Ray Okonski for presenting scholarships to outstanding Mercy seniors. Ana Warner and Katie Minnich received The Frank Minolli Scholarship which is given to a senior who is interested in STEM. Mr. Okonski awarded scholarships to Rebecca Heaman, Lauren Hunter, Megan Hutter, Supreet Nirman, Lexi Thomas and Ana Warner, honorees in the Hometown Life 2018 Academic Top 6 of Oakland County for their outstanding academic performance and leadership achievements.
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Congressional Art Awards
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Joelle Joyner '18 won two years in a row at the Congressional Art Competition - 2nd place in 2017 for a pencil portrait, 3rd place this year 2018 for a digital drawing.
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Val Sal 2018
We are proud to announce the Class of 2018 Valedictorian is Anastasia Warner and Salutatorian is Abigail Hembree. CONGRATULATIONS to all the Val Sal finalists Rebecca Heaman; Lauren Hunter; Megan Hutter; Lauren Isaacson; Caroline McLaren; Katherine Minnich; Supreet Nirman and Alexandra Thomas. This distinction considers not only academic record but also leadership, service and extracurricular involvement. God bless the Class of 2018!
Congratulations to Danielle McClain '18 who won the Optimist International Oratorical Contest for the State of Michigan and will be traveling to St. Louis to compete at the World Championships later this month.
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Art & Writing Award Winners - Several of our students placed in the 2018 Kappy Family Anne Frank Art and Writing Competition! This competition is to empower and inspire today's students to lead our world to a better future. The theme was The Power of Hope, and students were asked to reflect on the lessons of the Holocaust and to create a written or artistic response to the following quotation from Anne Frank's diary, "Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and make us strong again."
Congratulations Morgan Lowe: honorable mention (photography); Jessica Dillon: Second Place (non-fiction); Brooklynn Bates: honorable mention (poetry).
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State Solo & Ensemble - Congratulations to The Mercyaires for another First Division rating at State Solo & Ensemble Festival. All soloists who performed at State also earned First Division ratings:
Yana Ebbing; Nathalie Gijsbers; Kylie Kreucher; Alana O'Donnell; Anna Sauer; Cayla Stus; Madeline Surowiec.
In addition, special recognition to Kylie Kreucher for earning a perfect score on her solo and to
Alana O'Donnell for being selected as one of 12 soloists in the state of Michigan to perform at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival in Kalamazoo.
State Choral Festival - Advanced Glee and The Mercyaires combined to perform together at State Choral Festival and they earned a First Division rating, with excellent feedback from the adjudicators.
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Heart of Mercy
We rejoice for the 2018 Heart of Mercy Award recipients Annie Acho Tartoni '18 and Math Teacher Mrs. Vicky Kowalski who live out the values of Human Dignity, Mercy, Justice, Service and Option for the Poor. Thank you for being faithful and compassionate people of God who make a difference to everyone in our Mercy family!
Here are just a few comments of what students had to say about these inspirational school leaders: "Annie remembers people in prayer and her concern is genuine. Love and mercy pour out of her. She has the gift of presence. She has a heart that seeks others and a smile to greet all those she meets." Mrs. Kowalski changed my life. She always takes time to help. Her patience and love for her students gives them confidence. She looks for students who need help in math, making friends, or participating in extracurricular events at Mercy."
"We Are Mercy High" Single by Cayla Stus '20 - Cayla Stus '20 composed an original song, "We Are Mercy High" and it is now available on iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify! She hopes Mercy students and families have a chance to listen and enjoy: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-are-mercy-high-single/1345893687.
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Lea Caldwell Selected as Detroit PAL Ambassador
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Congratulations to Lea Caldwell '21 on being chosen as the Detroit Police Athletic League 2018 Youth of the Year! What an accomplishment to be recognized as a student, athlete and individual of high integrity. This is a huge honor, the highest that Detroit PAL offers for youth participants and Lea will represent the over 14,000 youth that PAL serves annually. As the Youth of the Year, Lea will have many great opportunities that will involve community engagement, public speaking, education and leadership exposure, and much more! Lea attended the grand opening, ribbon-cutting for new Detroit PAL field at old Tiger Stadium on March 24th and remarked to WDIV, "Being in the Detroit PAL gives you a sense of building character, how to accept constructive criticism, and how to be a leader. Children can come and play however they please, and come get off the streets and actually have a sense of pride that this is our home."
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Congratulations to Anastasia Warner '18 who was named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist!
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CONGRATULATIONS Scholastic Writing Award winners Clarisa Russenberger '18 and Anastasia Warner '18! Clarisa received a Silver Key in Journalism and Honorable Mentions in Journalism, Personal Essay/Memoir and Poetry. Ana
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