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  • February 8th, 2011

    Mercy High School Establishes Robotics Team

    Mercy High School Establishes Robotics Team Mercy High School has established its first Robotics Team, the Tech Tigers.  Sponsored by JC Penney, with additional funding contributed by United Technologies Corporation, the Tech Tigers are participating in FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization founded by Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in… Read Article

  • February 7th, 2011

    Mercy Wins State Mock Trial Competition

    Mercy High School Wins State Mock Trial Competition The Mercy High School Mock Trial Team captured the state championship title at the Connecticut Supreme Court in a trial against Westhill High School of Stamford.  A total of 65 high school teams participated in the statewide competition sponsored by Civics First. Mercy played the role of the prosecution in an attempted… Read Article

  • January 5th, 2011

    Mercy Holds Pajama Party for Those in Need

    Mercy Holds Pajama Party for Those in Need By:  Jennifer C. Kensel, Mercy High School Mercy students Leigha Santoro, Samantha Smith, Sara McLarty, Kaitlyn Carroll and Mallory Bordonaro collect pajamas for teenager girls in need. On the day before their Christmas vacation, students at Mercy High School held a school-wide “pajama party” – designed with the spirit of giving in… Read Article

  • December 14th, 2010

    Mercy Continues Holiday Pie-Baking Tradition

    Mercy Continues Holiday Pie-Baking Tradition Mercy students Morgan Friel, Abigail Nagy, Alexandra Zampini and Christy Parmenter prepare pies during the annual holiday pie baking at Mercy High School Each Thanksgiving, Mercy High School students, their family members, faculty, staff and administrators gather in the school cafeteria to make hundreds of pies.  The pies provide the “finishing touch” for Thanksgiving dinner… Read Article

  • December 14th, 2010

    Mercy Senior Speaks at State Capitol on Safe Driving

    Mercy Senior Speaks at State Capitol on Safe Driving Senior Victoria Piscatelli and Principal Sr. Mary McCarthy at the state capitol During Teen Safe Driving Awareness Week, Mercy senior Victoria Piscatelli was chosen to speak at a statewide briefing held by the Department of Motor Vehicles at the State Capitol.  Representing teen drivers, she said that the new laws have… Read Article

  • December 13th, 2010

    Mercy Students Attend SADD Conference

    Mercy Students Attend SADD Conference SADD officers and members attending the leadership conference include: Kathleen Darling, Shannon Egan, Sarah Hemstock, Victoria Piscatelli, Sophia Panaccione, Bridget Scott, Michelle Ruel, Amanda Bernard, Rachel Hemstock and Mrs. Sanchita Maitra. Photo submitted by: Sanchita Maitra, Mercy High School Members of Mercy High School’s SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Chapter recently attended a leadership conference… Read Article

  • November 10th, 2010

    Mercy Senior Receives DAR Good Citizen Award

    Mercy Senior Receives DAR Good Citizen Award Sr. Mary McCarthy, Principal of Mercy High School, congratulates Sophia Panaccione on her DAR Good Citizen Award. Sophia Panaccione, a senior at Mercy High School, has been named the 2010 recipient of the Good Citizen Award from the Wadsworth Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.  Sophia was selected for the award… Read Article

  • October 27th, 2010

    Mercy Juniors Receive Class Rings

    Mercy Juniors Receive Class Rings Mercy Juniors Kelly Murphy, Elizabeth Konefal and Meghan Garrity celebrate receiving their class rings. The members of Mercy High School’s class of 2012 celebrated their new status as “upperclasswomen” when they received their class rings on October 21, 2010.  At a special liturgy celebrated by the Most Rev. Michael Cote, Bishop of Norwich, 173 juniors,… Read Article

  • October 8th, 2010

    Mercy High School Senior Named National Merit Commended Student

    Mercy High School Senior Named National Merit Commended Student Mercy Senior Julia Kannam has been named a National Merit Commended Student. Photo by: Marie Curtis, Curtis Studios Sr. Mary A. McCarthy, RSM, principal of Mercy High School announced today that senior Julia Kannam has been named a Commended Students in the 2011 national Merit Scholarship Program.  Julia is the daughter… Read Article

  • September 22nd, 2010

    Mercy High School Senior Named National Merit Semifinalist

    Mercy High School Senior Named National Merit Semifinalist Julia Kelly, a senior at Mercy High School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program.  Julia is among only one percent of U.S. high school seniors to receive this designation.  These academically talented students have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,400 National Merit… Read Article