Mercy Updates

Mercy Welcomes Kristin Weiss, Director of Advancement

October 30, 2018

We are excited to welcome Kristin Weiss to the Mercy Montessori staff!   Kristin will be serving as Mercy’s Director of Advancement and job sharing with Gretchen Hooker in the Advancement / Communications office.  Kristin Weiss brings nearly two decades of successful non-profit fundraising experience to our school. Most recently, she served as Executive Director of…

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Mercy Walk-A-Thon

October 17, 2018

Click here to sponsor a student walker! Mercy students kicked off the school Walk-A-Thon with a pep rally in the gym. The Junior High shared information about the event with a fun skit on stage and then lead the school in a Walk-A-Thon cheer.  All proceeds from the event will support the MMPA and the Athletic…

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“A Little Less Straws” – Students Share Message with Community

September 19, 2018

Two Mercy Upper Elementary students visit local restaurants to encourage them to use less.

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Mercy Voted A Top Workplace by Cincinnati Enquirer

July 24, 2018

Mercy was recently honored as one of Greater Cincinnati’s Top Workplaces by the Cincinnati Enquirer.   After participating in a survey distributed through the Enquirer and its partner company, Energage, Mercy employees answered 24 questions about seven areas including: company alignment, effectiveness, connection, managers, employee engagement, leadership, and pay/benefits/flexibility.   Employee recognition, a clear company mission, and…

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Mercy Recognized as A Laudato Si Community By Archdiocese

July 19, 2018

Catholic communities honored for ‘Care of Our Common Home’ Pope Francis called on people to take better care of “Mother Earth” and 13 parishes, schools and religious congregations were recognized for doing so. Check out this story on cincinnati.com View photos of the service here

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Junior High Field Study: Day Four – The Freedom Trail

May 3, 2017

Can you walk in one’s presence if they’re dead? Honestly? Today I realized how important social ranking was.   I had always known it was important, but now I realized that people felt so strongly about how much money you owned, instead of who you were, that even Churches had a method using social ranking.…

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Maid of the Mist: Junior High Field Study 2017

April 26, 2017

April 25, 2017 Dear Parents, We survived the second day of the class trip! We started the day by visiting the Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls, New York. There, a boat drove through the waterfall’s mist, leaving us all drenched. We wore snazzy blue ponchos to make sure our clothes didn’t get too…

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Recycling Champions – Cap Collection

January 18, 2017

HELP FILL OUR BAGS Please send in used container caps  Our recycling teams are leading an initiative to collect caps and transform them into a bench or table for the school.  We need to collect ten (10) 55 gallon yard waste bags full of caps and we need your help! How to help: Read letter…

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Alumni Parent Highlights Cincinnati’s Accessible Venues

November 4, 2016

Kathleen Cail, alumni parent of Ben (a junior at Skidmore College) and Grace (a senior at Indian Hill High School), and wife of current Mercy Board Treasurer, Jeff Cail, is spearheading a community project called Access Cincinnati. This organization will help communicate the accessibility and visitability of venues downtown and in Over The Rhine. Kathleen…

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Essa Britt Selected As Honor Camper

November 4, 2016

Out of the nearly 3,000 campers who attended YMCA Camp Ernst this year, Essa Britt was among the two percent who won the prestigious Honor Camper Award. A tradition since 1928, Honor Camper was created by Willard  L. Wade (Camp Ernst’s founder) to recognize campers with outstanding character and leadership. Camp Ernst’s staff of more than…

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