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We are delighted to share highlights here from our 20th Annual Tea for Tuition held April 28th. (Photos by Kristina Sikora) Congratulations to our outstanding Alumna Award recipients: Nicole Gopoian Wirick '99, Distinguished Alumna & Ariana Kabodian '11, Trailblazer Alumna.
April 2024 Newsprint
Read the latest issue of student-produced Newsprint here. Features include: Politics become entertainment for Americans; Opinion: A TikTok ban threatens the rights of Americans; Pro/con: veganism and vegetarianism impacting environment; What's the deal with FAFSA?; Standardized Testing; Mercy debutantes grace the Masonic Temple stage; Arab American Heritage Month; and more.
Check out Class of 2021 Alumna and University of Michigan Lacrosse Player Jill Smith on this WXYZ TV news segment here.
Jill is a two-time high school All American and just earned All Big Ten Conference Honors as well as set the U of M Women's Lacrosse program all-time goal scoring record!
Congratulations to Class of 2000 Alumna and Detroit Artist Tiff Massey on her solo exhibition “7 Mile + Livernois,” which opened May 5th and runs until May 2025 at the Detroit Institute of Arts!
Learn more here.
Congratulations to Grace Eliya '24 this year's Sr. Emily George Award recipient! The Sr. Emily George Award is one of Mercy's most honored distinctions recognizing a Senior who exhibits scholarship, spirituality, service, leadership, integrity and school involvement.
Congratulations to Mercy Varsity Basketball's Aizlyn Albanese '25 on being nominated for Girls Basketball Player of the Year award at the Detroit High School Sports Awards! Aizlyn joins two other previously announced Mercy athletes, Amylia Higgins ‘24 (Swimming & Diving) and Campbell Flynn ‘25 (Volleyball) as nominees for Athlete of the Year in their respective sports. The award show takes place on June 18 at the Fillmore Detroit.
Mercy students took the annual National Latin Exam with over 107,000 students from all 50 states and 26 foreign countries. We are pleased to announce awards for the following 16 Mercy students, who received national recognition for their outstanding performance in this academic competition. A very special congratulations to Chisom Nwoke '25, who earned a Gold Medal.
Cum Laude
˚Gabby Backus '25
Haleigh Cameron '25
Lena LaJoy '24
Naomi Piasecki '24
Magna Cum Laude
*Lindsay Hermann '25
Congratulations to our Class of 2024 Spring signing college bound athletes! Check out photo gallery here. (Pictures by Kristina Sikora)
Luwam Abraha: Soccer - Union University
Abby Slankster: Golf - Duquesne University
Angie Butler: Volleyball - Hope College
Haley Lipscomb: Track - University of Detroit Mercy
