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Source: The Observer/Eccentric
Author: Dan O'Meara
Opposing coaches and people in the know see Farmington Hills Mercy as the team to beat once again in Division 1 girls swimming and diving.
The defending state champions have another talented team and are ranked No. 1 in the statewide poll of high school swim coaches.
Source: Click on Detroit
Author: n/a
Source: The Michigan Catholic
Author: Elizabeth Wong Barnstead
Local Ukrainian artist’s forgotten design comes full circle
FARMINGTON HILLS — As a young man studying sculpture in Minsk more than 30 years ago, Sergei Mitrofanov was considering a design of the “Deposition of Christ,” also commonly known as the “Pieta.”
Source: The Observer/Eccentric
Author: Dan O'Meara
If Farmington Hills Mercy continues on its current pace, the Marlins can anticipate 2014 being another outstanding year in the game of volleyball.
They already have established themselves as one of the top teams in the state and have the potential to do great things this season.
Source: The Detroit Free Press
Author: Patricia Montemurri
Oprah Winfrey has invited 222 seniors from Farmington Hills Mercy High School to attend her two-day “The Life You Want” extravaganza for free this weekend at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Source: CBS Detroit
Author: Edward Cardenas
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – Lisa Ludwinski has been baking since she was a child, making unique creations in professional kitchens and her own home.
Now, after winning the 2014 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by the Detroit Lions Wednesday, she will be able to bring her hand-made, seasonal pies and cookies to a larger audience through her bakery Sister Pie.
Source: Observer/Eccentric
Author: Dan O'Meara
Defending state champion Mercy High School got an early jump on the competition and the 2014 girls swim season Wednesday morning.
When the clock struck midnight, the Marlins hit the water at the earliest possible moment on the first official day of practice.
The event was meant to build team unity and an esprit de corps among the 60 athletes--more than a third of whom are freshmen.
Source: Observer/Eccentric
Author: Joanne Maliszewski
Mercy High School junior Emma Feeheley was crowned Miss Farmington 2014 during the annual pageant ceremony Wednesday night at the Civic Theater.
Sponsored by Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home, Feeheley, 16, had little time to enjoy the honor as she is expected to be visible and working during the Farmington Founders Festival, during which she will be seen in the Saturday morning festival parade.
Source: MI Prep Zone
Author: Matthew B. Mowery
One coach gambled, and it resulted in a league title. One coach gambled, and it backfired.
Placed on the inbounder by her coach because of her long arms, Taylor Jones stole the ball with 4.2 seconds left in Sunday’s Catholic League A-B championship game, and swiped a CHSL title for the Farmington Hills Mercy Marlins.
Source: Detroit Free Press
Author: Joe Guillen / Eric Seals
While more and more schools throughout metro Detroit are using iPads in the classroom, Mercy High School in Farmington Hills has been recognized for its innovative adoption of the portable tablet.
The school’s pairing of two courses — speech and a digital art class — shows how the iPad is enhancing both of the traditional subjects at Mercy and giving students technology skills, said associate principal Laurence Baker.