Mercy Updates
The Junior High did a fantastic job preparing the Back To School Mass on August 29th. We were thankful to have Father Bill Verbryke as our celebrant that morning. Parents were invited to come early to enjoy some coffee and breakfast in the parlor and then join their children for mass. It was…
Read MoreThe halls of Mercy were filled with the sweet smell of chocolate in August when lower elementary teacher, Noreen Sullivan, hosted the first annual Chocolate Reading Camp. The camp focused on three books, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “The Chocolate Touch”, and “Chocolate Fever”. Great reading is made up of 5 skills – phonetic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary,…
Read MoreMercy graduates, Violet Schramm (’13) and Max Freyberger (’11), were selected as part of a group of eight ArtWorks Youth Apprentices who worked with artists, Anthony Luensman and Emily Sites, to create their own projects in anticipation of an outdoor neon installation by Luensman at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Violet, Max, and their co-apprentices presented…
Read MoreBe on the lookout for these Mercy Movers and Shakers! They are sure to go on to achieve great things as they look ahead to high school and beyond. These amazing students celebrated their graduation Mass on Friday, May 23rd in Our Lady of Mercy Chapel followed by a reception and catered dinner. The following…
Read MoreMercy Montessori 8th Grader, Caitlin Barnes, was recently honored with the Pentel International Children’s Art Exhibition’s Foreign Minister Award for her painting titled, “Ice Dancing”. Caitlin is one of 10 honorees to receive the award internationally and competed against a pool of 40,000 works from over 40 countries. She is the only Foreign Minister Award…
Read MoreMercy Montessori recent graduates, Audrey Felton and Alexia Scholl have been recognized by National History Day as 7th in the Nation and Best Overall in Ohio for their project, “Angelina and Sarah Grimke: Advocates for Racial and Gender Equality“. Their project was selected out of 600,000 entries nationwide and 2,400 at the national award ceremony.…
Read MoreA great time was had by all at the first annual All Alumni Night Out. Friends old and new gathered at Next Chapter in Mt. Adams on June 21st to reminisce about their days at Mercy and network with Mercy Grads from a wide range of graduating classes. Special thanks to Libby Cherrington and…
Read MoreMercy Montessori Spring Fling 2014 Auction Recap Mercy Goes … Gatsby! Thank you to the many volunteers, sponsors, donors and attendees who made this year’s Spring Fling a ‘roaring’ success! The 2014 event was the highest grossing fundraiser to date, bring in over $73,000 in support of Mercy Montessori’s financial assistance program. We are grateful…
Read MoreA literary tradition that has taken place in one of Mercy’s 6-9 classrooms for more than a decade is an afternoon of poetry reading, followed by pumpkin pie. Parents and siblings of students in Melissa and Noreen’s lower elementary class enjoyed a stellar turnout for this pre-Thanksgiving experience. Students, singly and in groups of various…
Read MoreOur 290 students hosted 410 guests during November’s Grandparents’ Days. A favorite of all ages, it was a pleasure to host the grandparents, grandfriends, and other adults who spent two wonderful mornings with their favorite Mercy students. Each day begins in the chapel, where a number of upper elementary and junior high students shared their…
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