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the Oaks<br />
merc y high school, burlingame<br />
The Alumnae, Parents, and Friends Publication • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011<br />
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Join us for an entrancing<br />
experience full of<br />
fanciful fun! Featuring<br />
fabulous food, magical<br />
entertainment and an<br />
enchanting auction!<br />
RSVP online at www.mercyhsb.com<br />
or send in the reservation form<br />
on the inside back cover of<br />
this publication.<br />
For more information contact<br />
Patricia Glasser, Event<br />
Coordinator at 650.762.1199<br />
or pglasser@mercyhsb.com<br />
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Mystique<br />
mercy auction & dinner<br />
Saturday<br />
March 5, 2011<br />
5:30 p.m. Kohl Mansion<br />
Presented by the <strong>Mercy</strong> Parents’ Club
Dear <strong>Mercy</strong> Community,<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Starts with Me! <strong>Mercy</strong> calls each of us – students, faculty, alumnae<br />
and <strong>Mercy</strong> community members – to reach for our dreams and to achieve<br />
all that we are meant to be. As a school community, we empower our<br />
students to develop their faith, to be prepared for the rigors of college, and<br />
to give back to their communities sharing their<br />
gifts and talents to help create a better world.<br />
The front cover of this issue of the Oaks mirrors<br />
our new Admissions brochure. Over the past year,<br />
the Board of Directors and the Leadership Team<br />
worked with Mary Schwedhelm ’65 and Betsy<br />
Todd (Tyler Wienckowski ’12) Co-Founders of<br />
LOOK - a marketing, branding and advertising<br />
agency, to articulate what makes <strong>Mercy</strong> unique<br />
and different from other Catholic high schools in our area. What makes<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> unique is living out the vision of Catherine McAuley and the Sisters<br />
of <strong>Mercy</strong> in today’s world. <strong>Mercy</strong> Starts with Me calls each of us to look at<br />
who we are and how we want to be in the world.<br />
In this edition of the Oaks, we would like to highlight our alumnae and<br />
student achievements as well as a few new programs: Kairos Retreat,<br />
Link Crew, and Service Learning. Each of these programs touches the<br />
hearts of our students as they learn more about themselves, God and their<br />
community and “grow into the me you’re meant to be.”<br />
As you reflect on the many ways you are <strong>Mercy</strong> to the world, I want to<br />
take a moment to tell you of a wonderful opportunity which supports our<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> students. On May 4, 2011, we will host our 7th Annual Making A<br />
Difference Scholarship Luncheon which raises money for tuition assistance.<br />
Through Making A Difference we have raised over $365,000 for tuition<br />
assistance for <strong>Mercy</strong> girls. The <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Board of Directors<br />
generously underwrites the luncheon and there is no cost for guests to<br />
attend. However, those who attend are invited to be as generous as they are<br />
able in making a gift to support tuition assistance. We would love to have<br />
you join us. More information may be found on pages 6-7; you may RSVP<br />
or make a donation using the enclosed envelope or by clicking on the link<br />
to Making A Difference on the front page of <strong>Mercy</strong>’s website.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Laura M. Held<br />
Principal<br />
Board Of Directors: Carol M. Bucci, Georgene Vincent Carambat ‘65, Judith Carle RSM, Peter<br />
Comaroto, Michael Crockett, Joe Galligan, Paula Gilmartin, Margot Fourie Giusti ‘70, Laura<br />
Held - Principal, Carol Kelley, Marilyn Lacey RSM ‘66, Lorraine Welch Paul ‘68, Marilyn Cullen<br />
Quinlan ‘69, Jan Selenger Robertson ‘53, Marian Rouse ‘72, Howard Yang and Anita Ziebe.<br />
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Kairos Retreat<br />
(God’s Time)<br />
Kairos, Greek for “a time with God,” is our new Junior Retreat program offered<br />
twice per year. The Kairos retreat is a three day, two-night student-led retreat with a<br />
team of leaders comprised of students, members of the Campus Ministry Team, and<br />
other faculty/staff members. Retreatants are given the gift of time, something all<br />
too rare in our modern day lives. During this process, the retreatant also becomes<br />
very close with the others involved in the retreat. Through the course of the retreat,<br />
a building of a strong community takes place, through encouraging openness,<br />
reflection, and trust. During Kairos you can expect:<br />
• Opportunity to examine your life, faith, values, relationships, hopes and dreams<br />
• Friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> began Kairos in October 2010 for our junior class. In January 2011,<br />
we held a Kairos retreat for the seniors and will have a second Junior Kairos<br />
Retreat in March.<br />
—Angie Simonetti, Sandy Flaherty and Jessica Mueller , <strong>Mercy</strong>’s Campus Ministry Team<br />
“My daughter loved Kairos, I believe every teenager should have this experience.<br />
It strengthens their connection with God and with those they love. My daughter<br />
has the utmost respect for the teachers and leaders of Kairos.” – A <strong>Mercy</strong> Parent
As an immediate response to recent studies that have shown<br />
that student experience in the freshman year has a tremendous<br />
impact on the overall success one has in high school, <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> proudly implemented Link Crew this past fall.<br />
Link Crew is a nationally recognized student-centered<br />
leadership and mentoring program that helps create a positive<br />
atmosphere while laying<br />
the groundwork for<br />
building confidence among<br />
our freshman students.<br />
The program helps the<br />
girls feel that they are part<br />
of the <strong>Mercy</strong> community<br />
beginning with their<br />
first day of high school.<br />
Link Crew not only provides a compelling and interactive<br />
orientation program for our freshmen, but it also gives <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
the opportunity to expand our leadership opportunities for<br />
our junior and senior students. The Link Crew program<br />
focuses on leadership, freshman orientation and the infamous<br />
transition into high school that can so often be overwhelming<br />
for students.<br />
With our Link Crew Leaders welcoming our freshmen on<br />
Orientation Day and following up with them throughout the<br />
year in various Link activities such as team-building and grade<br />
checkups, we have been able to provide our freshmen girls with<br />
a more comfortable and encouraging transition into <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, which has helped to turn their overall <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
experience into a much more positive one. As one freshman<br />
noted, “Link Crew made me feel welcomed into <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
immediately, and it made me feel part of something. The<br />
older girls that became my Link Leaders continue to include<br />
me in activities, and they have made me feel special, like I<br />
am their little sister.”<br />
2010-2011 Link Crew Leaders<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Introduces<br />
Link Crew<br />
“Bringing <strong>Mercy</strong> Together<br />
One Link at a Time...”<br />
The driving force behind the Link Crew program is the belief<br />
that the older <strong>Mercy</strong> students are capable of incredible things.<br />
As positive role models, Link Leaders are motivators, leaders<br />
and teachers who help to guide the freshmen throughout their<br />
transition into <strong>Mercy</strong> while also encouraging them to get<br />
involved so that they may have a successful high school career.<br />
One junior Link Leader stated that, “Link Crew has given me<br />
the opportunity to be a leader in a new way on campus while<br />
helping our new freshmen.” One senior Link Leader followed<br />
this statement up by saying, “so many people talk about what<br />
we do for Link Crew, but what they left out was what it would<br />
do for us. Since becoming a Link Leader I have felt a greater<br />
connection to the <strong>Mercy</strong> community and I feel like I matter to<br />
the school. Link Crew is one of the best changes <strong>Mercy</strong> has had,<br />
and I feel very honored to have been picked to be a part of it.”<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>’s Link Crew Leaders are a cross-section of our student<br />
body with representatives from all social groups of the school,<br />
thus giving freshmen an older student with whom they can<br />
identify. Through identification with and connection to a Link<br />
Crew Leader, freshmen start to see themselves as leaders on<br />
campus, too. The Link Crew high school transition program<br />
provides the structure for <strong>Mercy</strong> freshmen to receive support<br />
and guidance from juniors and seniors who have been through<br />
the challenges that high school poses, and understand that the<br />
transition to a larger school can sometimes be overwhelming.<br />
The success of adding a program like Link Crew has been<br />
immediate at <strong>Mercy</strong>, and just like the program, the Link<br />
Leaders have brought with them a contagious and positive new<br />
spirit to the school that is already encouraging those around<br />
them to get involved and become Link Leaders for next year!<br />
Special thanks to the leadership and vision of the faculty/staff<br />
Link Crew Team of Colleen O’Donnell, Michele<br />
Macmillan and Ellen Williamson.<br />
—Natalie Cirigliano ‘02, Dean of Student Life<br />
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Making A Difference<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>’s Commitment<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> has always offered financial assistance to our students. This<br />
commitment allows us to fulfill our mission of educating young women of all economic<br />
backgrounds. However, rising costs and a challenging economy make it difficult for<br />
many families to afford a <strong>Mercy</strong> education. The requests for assistance have dramatically<br />
risen over the past few years. In 2004, we established our “Making A Difference<br />
Luncheon” in order to raise the additional funds necessary to help us achieve our goal<br />
of ensuring that all qualified applicants who dream of a <strong>Mercy</strong> education are afforded<br />
that opportunity. This luncheon is a crucial source of funding for out tuition assistance<br />
program and we need to increase available funding for our families.<br />
You Can Make A Difference<br />
Through the Making A Difference Luncheon we have been able to say “yes” to more<br />
students. We are seeking support from our <strong>Mercy</strong> community to help us meet the<br />
increased needs of our families. “Making A Difference” has raised over $365,700 for<br />
tuition assistance. The luncheon is generously underwritten by the <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Board of Directors; there is no cost to attend the luncheon. However, those who attend<br />
are expected to make a gift to support our tuition assistance.<br />
This year’s luncheon is more important than ever<br />
• <strong>Mercy</strong>’s tuition and fees for 2010-11 are $17,192<br />
• <strong>Mercy</strong> received over $1,800,000 in requests for aid for this school year and<br />
awarded $568,075 to 23% of our student body<br />
• Award ranges: $1,000 to $9,500 with 11% receiving awards from $8,000 to $9,500<br />
and 31% receiving awards from $5,000 to $7,500; 35% receive awards ranging from<br />
$3,000 to $4,750 and 23% receive awards of $1,000 to $2,750<br />
We invite you to join us at this luncheon<br />
100% of the gifts received for “Making A Difference” will directly support our Tuition<br />
Assistance Program. If you or a friend are interested in attending the “Making A<br />
Difference Luncheon”, please contact the <strong>Mercy</strong> Advancement Office at 650.762.1190<br />
or mlund@mercyhsb.com.<br />
Be a sponsor! Make your gift today!<br />
You may make a tax-deductible online donation to Making A Difference at<br />
www.mercyhsb.com or use the enclosed envelope to mail your gift directly<br />
to the <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Advancement Office.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Makes a Difference ..<br />
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.You Can Too!<br />
Save the Date<br />
Making A Difference<br />
Scholarship Luncheon<br />
Wednesday, May 4, 2011<br />
11:30 am – 1:00 p.m.<br />
Green Hills Country Club, Millbrae, CA<br />
Reservations required<br />
Welcome:<br />
Taimane Tuiasosopo ‘11<br />
Prayer:<br />
Sr. Suzanne Toolan, RSM<br />
Keynote Speakers:<br />
Stacey Longwich ‘98<br />
Courtney Rebholtz ‘11<br />
For more information, contact the<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Advancement Office<br />
650.762.1190<br />
email: mlund@mercyhsb.com<br />
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Students Embody<br />
Catherine’s Spirit through . . .<br />
Catherine McAuley’s spirit of courageous service is well alive at <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Students are hearing the call to<br />
“be Catherine in today’s world,” and are responding by taking risks to go places they have never gone and serve people<br />
who are unfamiliar to them. Whether it is traveling to Martinique over <strong>Spring</strong> Break or walking over to Marian Care right<br />
here on campus, students are learning about their own capacity to make a difference as they connect with the needs of<br />
various communities. Here are a few highlights from Fall 2010 as students share the presence of <strong>Mercy</strong> in the Bay Area.<br />
In October, the Varsity and Junior Varsity Water Polo team signed up<br />
for the Saturday of Service in San Jose. Working with Sacred Heart<br />
Community Services, students learned surprising facts about poverty<br />
and heard compelling stories of community support in the midst of<br />
hard economic times. Sacred Heart serves over 20,000 people each<br />
year who are near or below the poverty line, helping them with job<br />
training, food, clothing, and additional support to help them stay<br />
afloat and move ahead. While there, <strong>Mercy</strong> students put together<br />
almost 1,000 bags of food and household items for families who are<br />
living on the edge. It only took 3 hours for those bags to be picked<br />
up by working families who were needing help to subsidize their<br />
expenses and meet the needs of their family members.<br />
Also in October, the Cross Country Team joined with Stuart Hall to<br />
“serve on the run” at the Nike Women’s Marathon. They volunteered<br />
to help on a cold and rainy day, encouraging the runners and giving<br />
them water to help them along. The Cross Country Team shows<br />
us how to serve out of our own passions, as they turned their love<br />
of running into support for the community and the Leukemia-<br />
Lymphoma Society.<br />
In November, <strong>Mercy</strong> students worked with Jewish Family and<br />
Children Services (JFCS) to bring holiday cheer to the elderly who<br />
were anticipating Hanukah. It was a true intergenerational event—<br />
kindergarteners decorated the bags, adults at JFCS filled them with<br />
Hanukah goodies, and then <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> students delivered<br />
them to the elderly in nursing homes and Alzheimer care facilities.<br />
Students who were unfamiliar with Hanukah learned more about<br />
the tradition from the residents, and they experienced the true spirit<br />
of the season each time they witnessed the residents’ faces light up as<br />
they received their Hanukah bags.
Service-Learning<br />
Also in November, <strong>Mercy</strong>’s Green Team began the process<br />
of landscaping around Marian Care Center right on campus.<br />
After two <strong>Mercy</strong> teachers took a course on permaculture last<br />
summer, they have committed to cultivating a garden and<br />
beautifying the area. Several faculty and staff members joined<br />
for this Saturday of Service, getting their hands dirty as they<br />
connected with the earth and one another.<br />
In December, <strong>Mercy</strong> girls were fortunate to<br />
spend time with those who have invested their<br />
whole lives embodying Catherine’s spirit of<br />
service—the <strong>Mercy</strong> Sisters. Students went over<br />
to Marian Care to prepare for the Christmas<br />
holiday, where they helped the Sisters decorate<br />
for Christmas and then played Bingo together.<br />
The spirit of hospitality was overwhelming, as<br />
the Sisters were the ones who provided treats and<br />
called out Bingo for the students. After much<br />
laughter and<br />
a great time<br />
connecting, <strong>Mercy</strong> students came away with a sense that<br />
they have much more to learn from these companions of<br />
Catherine. They are looking forward to deepening those<br />
friendships over time—starting with a “Comfortable Cup<br />
of Tea” in late January in which <strong>Mercy</strong> students and <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Sisters will spend time getting to know each other better.<br />
This is only the beginning—there is much more to come! <strong>Mercy</strong> girls will be seen this<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Semester working with Habitat for Humanity, cooking homemade meals with Project<br />
Open Hand, going to San Jose for an Urban Plunge, deepening friendships with the <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Sisters, experiencing a Poverty Simulation with Serra <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> and Notre Dame, as well<br />
as participating in Immersion Trips to Salinas, New Orleans, and Martinique. In each of these<br />
experiences, students will be learning and sharing the spirit of Catherine—her commitment to<br />
hospitality, her courageous service to the poor, her love for deep and authentic relationships,<br />
and her effective action which flows from prayer.<br />
a part of the Catherine Project<br />
—Jessica Mueller , <strong>Mercy</strong>’s Campus Ministry Team, Service Learning Coordinator<br />
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<strong>Mercy</strong> Artists Visit<br />
Corpus Christi <strong>School</strong><br />
The senior art students at <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>, as the most advanced Art<br />
students in the Visual Arts program,<br />
are offering their valuable experience<br />
working with young children in the arts<br />
as part of a service learning component<br />
to their art curriculum, and their<br />
membership in the new chapter of<br />
the National Art Honor Society here<br />
at <strong>Mercy</strong>. These Honors and AP Art<br />
students are dedicated to compassionate<br />
service, inspired by our foundress,<br />
Catherine McAuley, and have been<br />
planning for this visit for weeks.<br />
These students, guided and directed by,<br />
their instructor, Nazira Kury-Arnold ‘98,<br />
visited the Kindergarten/First Grade<br />
class of Corpus Christi <strong>School</strong> in San<br />
Francisco and taught these students<br />
Visual Arts. Corpus Christi is an<br />
elementary school in the Excelsior<br />
District of SF and is run by an order<br />
of the Salesian Sisters. A senior artist<br />
was paired with a K/1 student for oneon-one<br />
instruction in the Visual Arts,<br />
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<strong>Mercy</strong> Art Students and Kindergarten/First Graders of Corpus Christi <strong>School</strong> in San Francisco<br />
following the California Visual Arts<br />
Content Standards for Kindergarten/<br />
First Grade. Our <strong>Mercy</strong> students<br />
came up with the lesson plan, aligned<br />
it to the Art standards and prepared<br />
all the material for this lesson. Art<br />
education is a method of discovering<br />
each child’s skills and talents, while<br />
enhancing their creativity and selfexpression.<br />
Learning experiences in the<br />
Arts contribute to the development<br />
of academic skills, including the areas<br />
of reading and language development,<br />
and mathematics. We believe that this<br />
service was not only a uniquely valuable<br />
experience for the community of<br />
Corpus Christi, but also for our <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
students. We hope to visit again next<br />
month to foster the relationships our<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> students have begun with their<br />
new art students!<br />
Tri-<strong>School</strong> Walk for the Catholic Worker House<br />
On September 25th students from <strong>Mercy</strong> Burlingame, Notre Dame and Serra <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>s along with their<br />
teachers and family members, walked 4.4 miles from <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> in Burlingame to the San Bruno<br />
Catholic Worker House. Over 100 students participated in the walk to raise money and awareness for the<br />
San Bruno Catholic Worker Hospitality House.
Counseling Staff: Kristin Southwick, Katie Paul, Dot Joo and Michele Macmillan<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Welcomes New Counseling Staff<br />
Katie Paul (daughter of Lorraine Welch Paul ’68) is in her second year as Director of<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>’s Counseling Program. Under Katie’s leadership, the Counseling Program now<br />
integrates personal, academic and college counseling. Beginning with freshman year<br />
and continuing throughout each girl’s four years, the Counseling Program provides<br />
course advising, college guidance, academic planning and support services, positive<br />
self-image education, and support in the transitions and challenges of high school. In<br />
this way, each counselor builds a strong relationship with their students and by senior<br />
year the counselor knows the girl well both academically and personally and can truly<br />
help with their college application and planning process. <strong>Mercy</strong> welcomes to our<br />
professional counseling staff Dot Joo, Kristin Southwick and Michele Macmillan.<br />
Kimberlee Cazale and Natalie Cirigliano ‘92<br />
Introducing Kimberlee Cazale<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>’s New Athletic Director<br />
Dean of Student Life, Natalie Cirigliano ’02 works closely with <strong>Mercy</strong>’s<br />
new Athletic Director, Kimberlee Cazale bringing a new level of energy and<br />
enthusiasm to Crusader sports. Kimberlee brings a background in management<br />
and coaching to her new role as Athletic Director. She began coaching<br />
swimming and diving as a college student at Loyola Marymount working with<br />
athletes ages five to seventeen. After graduation, she entered the insurance<br />
industry as a commercial property and casualty underwriter for Liberty Mutual.<br />
It did not take long before she decided to redirect her career and combine her<br />
passion of coaching with her background in management. With over fifteen<br />
years of Catholic education, Kimberlee understands the importance<br />
of educating the whole person.<br />
At <strong>Mercy</strong>, athletics are not just about winning or losing, but learning how to win or lose with integrity. Kimberlee has a vision to<br />
take <strong>Mercy</strong> athletics to the next level. She has already begun achieving this by hiring quality coaches that understand the mission<br />
of <strong>Mercy</strong>, renting high quality facilities near campus, and constantly working on improving and adding to the athletic department.<br />
She is working with varsity level coaches to establish and maintain overall programs for every sport to ensure that all<br />
levels are working on similar techniques, strategies, and goals. Most importantly, she is working with the school to<br />
bring the <strong>Mercy</strong> community together to improve school spirit at sporting events.<br />
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Congratulations<br />
Fall Athletes!<br />
The 2010 Fall Sports Awards Ceremony took place in November ‘10. The girls<br />
below were honored at the ceremony for their achievements in their respective<br />
sports. Congratulations to all the <strong>Mercy</strong> athletes on an excellent Fall season!<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Fall Sports Awards<br />
Varsity Tennis<br />
Most Valuable Player: Adriana Eversole<br />
Coaches Award: Mackenzie Hagey<br />
Coaches Award: Kristen McCormick<br />
JV Tennis<br />
Most Improved: Glennda Hou<br />
Most Valuable Player: Morgan Sanders<br />
Coaches Award: Katie Adams<br />
JV Water Polo<br />
Most Valuable Player: Marka Ballard<br />
Most Improved: Bella Manning<br />
Coaches Award: Aly Lee<br />
Varsity Water Polo<br />
Most Valuable Player: Daria Kekuewa<br />
Most Valuable Player: Alex Gomes<br />
Coaches Award: Katelynn McDermott<br />
Varsity Golf<br />
Most Valuable Player: Miranda Wiss<br />
Most Improved: Olivia Zell<br />
Coaches Award: Cathy Mariani<br />
Cross Country<br />
Coaches Award: Hannah O’Brien<br />
Most Valuable Player: Amanda Kielian<br />
Most Improved: Erica Maldonado<br />
Varsity Volleyball<br />
Most Valuable Player: Mary Alice O’Reilly<br />
Most Valuable Player: Veronica Smart<br />
Coaches Award: Midori Le<br />
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JV Volleyball<br />
Most Improved: Ellen DeMartini<br />
Most Valuable Player: Nicole Connolly<br />
Coaches Award: Shay Scerri<br />
Freshman Volleyball<br />
Most Valuable Player: Tiana Hernandez<br />
Coaches Award: Alexa Oropeza<br />
Most Improved: Lisa Stenson<br />
2010 All League Honors<br />
Volleyball<br />
Most Valuable Player: Mary Alice O’Reilly<br />
1st Team: Veronica Smart<br />
2nd Team: Jen Winnett<br />
Honorable Mention: Leslie Baumann,<br />
Samantha Benz, Katie Benz, Midori Li,<br />
Cristina Molina<br />
Golf<br />
1st Team: Miranda Wiss<br />
Tennis<br />
2nd Team: Adriana Eversole, Jenna<br />
Khoury, Deanna Williams<br />
Honorable Mention: Aoife Berril, Mackenzie<br />
Hagey, Avery Ikeda, Kristen McKormick<br />
Water Polo<br />
MVG: Daria Kekuewa<br />
1st Team: Alex Gomes<br />
2nd Team: Mia Wong, Courtney Reboltz<br />
Honorable Mention: Michelle Bradley<br />
Cross Country<br />
Honorable Mention: Jordan Chase, Sara<br />
Delucchi, Amanda Kielian, Rebecca Reid<br />
Fall Sports <strong>High</strong>lights<br />
Sophomore Golfer<br />
Represents <strong>Mercy</strong> at<br />
CCS Tournament—<br />
Congratulations to our<br />
sophomore, Miranda Wiss,<br />
who shot the low round of the<br />
league tournament! She had a<br />
personal best and whopping<br />
low 77 in her 18 hole match<br />
in which she shared the lead<br />
with Castilleja’s Harvardbound<br />
senior. Miranda represented <strong>Mercy</strong> in the CCS<br />
Tournament where she continued to excel. The entire<br />
golf team had a successful season as each girl improved<br />
by an average of 12 strokes throughout the season.<br />
Miranda and the rest of the team are looking forward<br />
to next year’s league matches!<br />
Volleyball Success— Led by seniors Mary Alice<br />
O’Reilly and Veronica Smart, our Varsity Volleyball<br />
Team had a very successful season in which they<br />
dominated the WBAL and continued on into the<br />
CCS Tournament. With new head coach Nga Tran<br />
and assistant coach Eric Ballelos, <strong>Mercy</strong> Volleyball<br />
began the season with two first place trophies from<br />
the Westmont and Carmichael Tournaments. The<br />
Crusaders took this confidence into the league where<br />
they dominated the WBAL and ultimately became<br />
the title holders for the 2010 league championships.<br />
The Crusaders continued their post-season play into<br />
the CCS Tournament where they lost in the semifinals.<br />
Overall the Crusaders were very pleased with<br />
their season and the new competitive edge Coach Nga<br />
brought to <strong>Mercy</strong>. We wish our senior Mary Alice<br />
O’Reilly a successful future at San Jose State University<br />
where she will be playing Division 1 Volleyball with a<br />
scholarship she signed this fall.
and Winter Sports Updates...<br />
Water Polo— <strong>Mercy</strong> Water Polo<br />
had an amazing season taking 3rd<br />
place in the annual Watsonville<br />
Tournament and 2nd place overall<br />
in their league. With the defensive<br />
strength of senior goalie, Daria<br />
Kekeuwaka, and the offensive<br />
speed and agility of Alex Gomes, Katelynn McDermott,<br />
Michelle Bradley, and Mia Wong, our team was able to have a<br />
fun and successful season. Congratulations to Daria who was<br />
the league’s Most Valuable Goalie! A major highlight for our<br />
girls this season was being asked to play in California’s first<br />
Pink Water Polo game. This game was played to honor those<br />
Breast Cancer survivors and victims and to raise money and<br />
awareness of the cause.<br />
Dance and Cheer Teams Qualify in Multiple Categories<br />
for Nationals— <strong>Mercy</strong> Cheer and Dance is doing something<br />
unprecedented by any other school by potentially taking<br />
six teams to Nationals this March! With our Cheer Novice<br />
Team, Mascot Team, Varsity Pom Team, and Junior Varisty<br />
Pom Team already qualified, our girls are stepping up their<br />
competition level at practices in preparation and anxiously<br />
awaiting to see if a few more of their schoolmates will be<br />
joining them. Our <strong>Mercy</strong> Hip Hop Team and Competitive<br />
Dance Teams are looking in prime position to qualify as<br />
well in their qualifying meet next month, and if these two<br />
teams qualify, <strong>Mercy</strong> will be doing the improbable by taking<br />
girls in so many different categories. When asked about this<br />
tremendous feat, dance coach Gary Ferguson said, “With<br />
an all-girls school of our size, we are doing something that is<br />
truly remarkable. The ability to take so many girls in different<br />
categories shows how far this program has come in a short<br />
two years, and it is a very obvious show of the talent we have at<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.”<br />
Crusaders and Padres<br />
Supporting Each<br />
Other— Throughout<br />
the fall our <strong>Mercy</strong> girls<br />
and the Serra Padres<br />
could be found on<br />
one another’s campus<br />
decorating locker<br />
rooms and hallways in<br />
attempts to help encourage one another before big games. <strong>Mercy</strong> and<br />
Serra look forward to continuing this new tradition of sneaking into<br />
the locker rooms to decorate with streamers, balloons, and signs while<br />
spreading out Gatorades and candy throughout each sport season.<br />
Basketball Mid-Season<br />
Update— With an<br />
entirely new basketball<br />
coaching staff, <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Basketball is heading<br />
in a new direction and<br />
has taken on a new<br />
competitive edge which<br />
has clearly been seen as<br />
each team entered the<br />
season with a winning record. Led<br />
by the new head coach Ola Dean,<br />
and assistant coaches, Ashley Dolezal<br />
(2003) and Darrell Davis, the Varsity<br />
Basketball Team started the year off<br />
with a first place trophy from the<br />
Live Oak Tournament and a second<br />
place trophy from the Santa Maria<br />
Tournament. With a new coaching<br />
approach that has brought on a<br />
much more aggressive play from<br />
our girls, the Crusaders have come<br />
into league play and shocked Crystal<br />
<strong>Spring</strong>s, ICA, and Kings Academy<br />
into defeats. With a 3-0 league<br />
record, our Varsity Basketball Team<br />
has proven that they are a force to be<br />
reckoned with this year. The team,<br />
which is led by captains Angela<br />
Finocchiario, Jenna Sweidan, Hayley<br />
Fanfelle, and Samantha Requilman<br />
are extremely excited with the success<br />
of their season thus far and have their<br />
eyes on the CCS Tournament!<br />
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Tri <strong>School</strong> Play<br />
The Philadelphia Story<br />
Tri-<strong>School</strong> Productions, the award-winning drama<br />
program featuring <strong>Mercy</strong>, Serra and Notre Dame<br />
students presented “The<br />
Philadelphia Story,” written<br />
by Philip Barry this past Fall.<br />
This light, romantic comedy<br />
featured <strong>Mercy</strong> Senior Barbara<br />
Del Castello as Tracy Lord,<br />
a rich east coast socialite<br />
entangled in a romantic<br />
triangle between her exhusband<br />
C.K. Dexter Haven<br />
(James Giusti – Serra) and her fiancé, George Kitteredge<br />
(Robert Cecchi – Serra). To complicate matters, their<br />
weekend getaway to the family estate is invaded by the<br />
media – reporter Macauly (Mike) Connor (Lucas Gust<br />
– Serra) and photographer Elizabeth Imbrie <strong>Mercy</strong> Junior<br />
Hilary De Witt. <strong>Mercy</strong> Sophomore Amanda Odaz played<br />
Mrs. Lord, Tracy’s mom and <strong>Mercy</strong> Senior Taylor Sanders<br />
played her minx of a little sister Dinah Lord.<br />
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Coming this <strong>Spring</strong>...<br />
For information on purchasing tickets visit <strong>Mercy</strong>’s website at<br />
www.mercyhsb.com.
Night at the Mansion:<br />
Freshman Fun!<br />
On the evening of Friday, January 21, the echoes of shrieks<br />
and shrills could be heard coming from the many rooms of<br />
the Kohl Mansion as over seventy freshmen gathered together<br />
for the first annual freshmen sleepover in the Great Hall. With<br />
over thirty upper classmen and Link Crew leaders guiding the<br />
girls through a number of activities, the night proved to be yet<br />
another successful addition to the Student Life portion that<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> offers its students.<br />
The evening was filled<br />
with fun ice breakers,<br />
dinner in the Black<br />
and White Room,<br />
the lantern tour of<br />
the school including<br />
the infamous fourth<br />
floor, an ice cream<br />
social, movies and<br />
lots of laughter.<br />
While some girls<br />
were able to fall<br />
asleep amidst the giggles in the Great Halls, others stayed up<br />
all night and morning, talking about nothing and everything!<br />
After waking up and having breakfast, our freshmen left with<br />
sleepy eyes, but huge smiles, stating that it was the best event<br />
they had been to yet. “It was such an amazing night!”<br />
It is our hope that by adding more annual activities such as this<br />
freshmen sleepover, our students will gain a greater connection<br />
to and appreciation for their school and one another, while<br />
also providing extra leadership opportunities for students to<br />
participate in.<br />
—Natalie Cirigliano Dean of Students<br />
Congratulations to...<br />
Seniors Amy Kuhn and Annette Lee<br />
National Merit Scholarship Commended Students!<br />
Only 2% of the 1.5 million students who took the<br />
2009 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship<br />
Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and entered<br />
the National Merit Program, are recognized<br />
as Commended Students by the National<br />
Merit Scholarship Program.<br />
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Hark…we hear a <strong>Mercy</strong> Caroler!<br />
On Thursday, December 9th the <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Interact Club, moderated by Mrs. Cynthia Yabes, headed down the hill to<br />
Marion Center where they proceeded to serenade the Sisters with various Christmas Carols. It was a wonderful afternoon with<br />
the Sisters not only enjoying the music, but participating in the singing. The Club Officers, Justine Carion, Lisa Dimech, Amanda<br />
Odasz and Nicole Wilson, worked with Ms. Yabes to provide the Sisters with copies of the music and a Christmas ornament. The<br />
Sisters had their own surprise for the girls and treated them to cookies and apple cider! The girls were excited to visit with the<br />
Sisters and thoroughly enjoyed their afternoon.<br />
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Quilting for Babies Club<br />
The Quilting for Babies Club delivered 9 finished quilts<br />
to Stanford Hospital in September. The head nurse, Kate<br />
Teague, gave the girls a tour of the NICU where they saw<br />
some of the baby preemies, one as young as 16 weeks short<br />
of her normal due date. They have 60 beds and all of them<br />
were full. The quilts provide parents a sense of normality<br />
besides feeding tubes, oxygen, medical equipment, etc.<br />
After seeing the babies in the NICU and realizing the<br />
huge need for these quilts, seniors Katherine Susa and<br />
Jennifer Re, the co-presidents of the club, discussed how<br />
they will try to increase their productivity to bring more<br />
quilts by the end of the school year.
Pink Week for Breast<br />
Cancer Awareness<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>’s Pink Week for Breast Cancer Awareness began<br />
with the 2nd Annual Dig Pink Volleyball Game which<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> hosted at Serra <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Walking into the<br />
pink-decorated gym, fans and players were able to buy pink<br />
shirts and baked goods in addition to honoring those who<br />
have been affected by breast cancer by placing their name<br />
on the Honor Wall. Prior to the varsity game vs. Sacred<br />
Heart Prep, <strong>Mercy</strong> staff and students held a presentation<br />
that honored breast cancer survivors. The <strong>Mercy</strong> Varsity<br />
Volleyball Team won a hard fought three matches! The Dig<br />
Pink Volleyball Game was one of many “pink” activities<br />
that <strong>Mercy</strong> sponsored for their Pink Week for Breast Cancer<br />
Awareness. In addition to the Dig Pink Game, which raised<br />
$1,200 to be donated to breast cancer research, <strong>Mercy</strong> held<br />
a Fact Day, a Pink Party for the girls as well as a pink bake<br />
sale and t-shirt sale. <strong>Mercy</strong>’s Pink Week ended with a Pink<br />
Rally and an official hair cutting ceremony in which 17<br />
students, Dean of Student Life Natalie Cirigliano, as well<br />
as Registrar Nancy Green had between 8 and 10 inches<br />
of their hair cut so that it could be donated to “Locks of<br />
Love” and “Pantene Beautiful Lengths” Foundations. At<br />
this ceremony senior Chrystelle Azcona gave a speech about<br />
being a wig recipient as a child, and counselor Katie Paul<br />
spoke about her mom’s battle with breast cancer.<br />
Students after hair cutting ceremony....<br />
their hair<br />
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<strong>Mercy</strong> senior Caitlin Philpott, honors her <strong>Mercy</strong> Teacher and<br />
breast cancer survivor Carol Galetta.<br />
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Photo taken by Kore Chank
Three Weeks in France...<br />
Written by Taylor Sanders, Senior<br />
This summer, my classmates and I took a three week trip to<br />
France. It consisted of three seniors and seven juniors from<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>. Not only was it a getaway to a foreign country but it<br />
also was a wonderful experience to see<br />
a whole new way of life and culture. I<br />
have always wanted to go to France. I<br />
had only seen Paris through pictures<br />
and movies. I had the opportunity<br />
to see monuments and buildings<br />
that make Paris stand out. We saw<br />
the illustrious Eiffel Tower, Arc<br />
d’Triumph, Louvre, and Notre Dame.<br />
Even though my friend Mckenna and<br />
I were terrified of heights, we decided<br />
to go to the top of the Eiffel tower knowing it was a once in a<br />
life time opportunity and were stunned by the view. Versailles<br />
was also another place that was stunning to say the least. After<br />
four days in Paris, our group took a four hour trip on the TGV,<br />
one of the fastest trains in the world, to the south of France.<br />
We lived with a family in Hyeres who spoke only French<br />
and went to an international school with other teenagers<br />
from around the world. Not only did I learn about French<br />
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culture, but also the cultures of Switzerland, Sweden, and the<br />
Czech Republic. Most of our class time was spent discussing our<br />
different lifestyles from schools to manners. We also visited Nice<br />
and Monte Carlo before taking an eleven hour flight back to San<br />
Francisco. Overall the food was fantastic, the sights magnificent,<br />
and the memories unforgettable. I could not have asked for a<br />
better experience in unique and extraordinary France.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> offers travel to Spain and France to our upper division<br />
French and Spanish students each summer providing travel, a<br />
homestay and intensive language classes. Students are in class<br />
with youth from all over the world and must truly speak the<br />
native language as they stay in communities who generally<br />
do not speak English.<br />
What do Sseko sandals<br />
and <strong>Mercy</strong> Burlingame<br />
have in common…they<br />
are part of the uniform,<br />
of course!<br />
This year a wonderful thing is happening:<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> is helping to make a<br />
difference in the lives of Ugandan women<br />
by purchasing the sandals that they make.<br />
Proceeds from the sales provide funds<br />
toward higher education for these women<br />
and contribute to the overall economic<br />
development of Uganda. In an effort to<br />
continue to “Make A Difference” in other<br />
women’s lives, <strong>Mercy</strong> girls are supporting<br />
Sseko Designs by having this sandal become<br />
a part of the <strong>Mercy</strong> uniform.
Laughter The Best Medicine…<br />
In September Kathy Buckley, gifted comedienne, award-winning actress, accomplished<br />
author, and renowned inspirational speaker, spoke to the students at <strong>Mercy</strong>. Kathy is<br />
billed as “America’s First Hearing Impaired Comedienne” and is a five-time American<br />
Comedy Award Nominee as Best Stand-Up Female Comedienne and winner of<br />
countless other awards. Her appearances include The Tonight Show, Good Morning<br />
American, Extra, CNN, HBO and many more. As a motivational speaker, she inspires<br />
hundreds of thousands of people around the world, sharing her story of overcoming<br />
some of the most difficult obstacles one can imagine in life, and how she met those<br />
challenges with dignity, courage, and laughter.<br />
Kathy told the compelling story of not being diagnosed as deaf until she was eight as<br />
well as the struggles she endured in school and in life. She wove a wonderful story<br />
about her life – infused with comedic humor and the stark reality of the challenges she<br />
has faced. Her poor performance in second grade landed her in a school for mentally<br />
and physically impaired children. It took school administrators, psychologists, and<br />
audiologists nearly a year to discover it was just a hearing loss and not a lack of mental<br />
acuity that was impeding her speech and language development. Today, Kathy shakes<br />
her head as she quips to amazed audiences, “... And they called me slow?”<br />
For many years, Kathy was a massage therapist working with cerebral palsy patients<br />
telling them stories of her youth and hearing impairment in a comedic way, which they<br />
loved! One day, friends encouraged her to participate in a Stand-Up Comedy Contest,<br />
which would benefit the children. Having no stand-up comedy experience, she had<br />
three weeks to practice what other comediennes have been doing for many years. Much<br />
to her surprise, she got up, gave her routine – not hearing the laughter mind you, but<br />
hearing the vibrations from the laughter. Imagine her surprise when she won and went<br />
on to the semi-finals where she placed 4th nationwide. With this, a new career was<br />
born! She later was able to obtain hearing aids that opened up a new world to her.<br />
Kathy believes that “our mind is the most important tool that we have” and this belief<br />
saw her through challenging times. Kathy ended her presentation by telling the girls “to<br />
always respect themselves and to, most of all, live in the moment and be in the now.”<br />
Her final comment to the girls was “If you want to make God laugh – tell him your plan!”<br />
2011 Calendar<br />
of Events<br />
Visit our website for details on<br />
these and other events<br />
www.mercyhsb.com<br />
“Mystique”<br />
Auction & Dinner<br />
Kohl Mansion<br />
March 5, 2011 • 5:30 p.m.<br />
“Into the Woods”<br />
Tri-<strong>School</strong> Musical<br />
Hillbarn Theater, Foster City<br />
March 31, April 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 - 7:30 p.m.<br />
Sundays, April 3 & 10 - 2:00 p.m.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Dance Concert at<br />
City College of San Francisco<br />
April 3, 2011 • 3:00 p.m.<br />
6th & 7th Grade<br />
Student Open House<br />
April 29, 2011<br />
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Concert<br />
Kohl Mansion<br />
May 12, 2011 • 7:30 p.m.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>ArtsFest<br />
Kohl Mansion<br />
May 24, 2011 • 5:00 p.m.<br />
Baccalaureate Mass<br />
Our Lady of Angels<br />
June 4, 2011 • 7:00 p.m.<br />
Class of 2011 Graduation<br />
St. Ignatius Church<br />
June 5, 2011 • 2:00 p.m.<br />
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Homecoming 2010<br />
Close to 200 alums from the classes of 1935 to 2005, celebrated their reunions and renewed<br />
friendships at <strong>Mercy</strong>’s annual Homecoming Mass and Luncheon in September!<br />
The day began with coffee with the Sisters in the Motherhouse, followed by<br />
a Mass in the Motherhouse Chapel. Following Mass, the Kohl<br />
Mansion came alive as classmates reunited; for some of our<br />
alums this was the first time they had been on campus<br />
since their graduation. It was a wonderful day!<br />
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Class of 1980 Class<br />
Class of 1990<br />
A generous memorial gift was mad<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Scholarship Fund in honor o<br />
O’Donnell by members of the Class
of 1985<br />
e to the Spirit of<br />
f classmate Moira<br />
of 1990.<br />
Class of 1960<br />
Many thanks to members<br />
of the Class of 1960 who so<br />
generously donated to our<br />
scholarship fund, Making A<br />
Difference, in order to help<br />
current and future <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
girls who are in need of<br />
tuition assistance!<br />
Class of 2000<br />
Dorothy Wagers<br />
Landrum<br />
Class of 1935<br />
Class of 2005<br />
Class of 1958<br />
Class of 1970<br />
Class of 1950<br />
Class of 1955<br />
Homecoming 2011!<br />
Homecoming is for all alums of <strong>Mercy</strong>, not only those<br />
celebrating a reunion! This year, Homecoming will be held<br />
September 18th. We hope you will join us!<br />
Reunion Classes— We invite you to hold your reunion at<br />
Homecoming. Rooms and tables will be reserved based upon<br />
the number of classmates in attendance. This year’s reunion<br />
classes include ‘36, ’41, ’46, ’51, ’56, ‘61, ’66, ’71, ’76, ‘81, ‘86, ‘91,<br />
’96, 2001, and 2006! We would be happy to assist you in any<br />
way in planning your reunion. The Advancement Office can also<br />
provide class lists, labels and any help you might need to make<br />
the day special. Please contact Mary Lund in the Advancement<br />
Office 650.762.1190 or the Alumnae Volunteer Office at<br />
650.762.1198 for futher assistance. Please let us know about<br />
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<strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Volunteer<br />
Corps<br />
Give a Year of Service in the<br />
United States & Guyana as a<br />
Lay Volunteer! For more<br />
information visit<br />
www.mercyvolunteers.org<br />
or contact Janet Gray at the<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Volunteer Corps Office<br />
215.641.5535<br />
Becoming a<br />
Sister of <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Spend your life in a<br />
community of women<br />
committed to <strong>Mercy</strong>.<br />
For more information visit<br />
www.sistersofmercy.org or<br />
email our vocation director at<br />
vocation@mercyburl.org.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Associates<br />
Associates are lay<br />
people, single or<br />
married, who are committed<br />
to the mission of <strong>Mercy</strong>. If you<br />
are interested in learning more,<br />
contact Sister Felice Sauers at<br />
fsauers@mercyburl.org or visit<br />
www.sistersofmercy.org.<br />
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Sister Mary<br />
Waskowiak<br />
Visits <strong>Mercy</strong>...<br />
Sister Mary Waskowiak, a native<br />
of California, and President of the<br />
Institute of the Sisters of <strong>Mercy</strong> of the<br />
Americas since July 2005, came to visit<br />
the <strong>Mercy</strong> Students this past August.<br />
She came to talk with the girls about<br />
her role as President of the Institute,<br />
what it means to serve others and the<br />
ongoing Catherine’s Project that <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Students will participate in<br />
this year.<br />
Sr. Mary encouraged the girls to really<br />
believe in themselves and know that<br />
they are each very special and wonderful young women, each bringing different gifts to the table.<br />
She asked them to try to incorporate “<strong>Mercy</strong>” into all aspects of their lives and that by doing<br />
so, they will continue to grow, to reach out to others and serve God. She asked them to think<br />
about what Catherine McAuley might ask of each of them. Sr. Mary concluded by asking them<br />
to continue the good works that they do here at <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> and to live a merciful life in the spirit that our Foundress, Sr. Catherine McAuley<br />
did before them!<br />
Sr. Mary has served as facilitator and/or presenter for groups of women and men religious in<br />
Argentina, Chile, England, Guyana, Ireland, Peru, South Africa, the United States and Zambia.<br />
Sr. Mary served as councilor on the Institute Leadership Team from 1991 to 1999 and as President<br />
of the Sisters of <strong>Mercy</strong> Regional Community of Burlingame, California, from 2003 to 2005.<br />
Sr. Mary also served as President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)<br />
from 1996 to 1999, during which time she participated as official observer to the Bishops’ Synod<br />
for the Americas at the Vatican. Her prior ministry experiences include secondary education,<br />
parish ministry, seminary field education, Sisters of <strong>Mercy</strong> vocation and formation ministry, and<br />
directing <strong>Mercy</strong> Center in Burlingame.<br />
Sr. Ellene Egan Spends<br />
the day at <strong>Mercy</strong>...<br />
This past November, Sr. Ellene Egan, Liaison Member of<br />
the Education Sponsorship Council, visited the <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
campus. Sr. Ellene spent time with various groups in order<br />
to better understand how we are “living out the Mission of<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> education.” Her schedule for the day included visits<br />
to a Junior Religion Class, meeting with the Leadership<br />
Team, lunch and meeting with student leaders and an<br />
orientation visit with our AMES Program.
<strong>Mercy</strong> Week 2010<br />
During the week of September 20th, the <strong>Mercy</strong> Community celebrated <strong>Mercy</strong> Week!<br />
During this fun-filled week, the girls participated in many activities to celebrate<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> and to welcome the new Freshmen. <strong>Mercy</strong> Week culminated on the Friday of<br />
this week with “<strong>Mercy</strong> Day.” On this very special day, the students, faculty and staff<br />
celebrated their connection to the larger <strong>Mercy</strong> family. As an institution founded by<br />
the Sisters of <strong>Mercy</strong> we are part of a large network of schools, hospitals and other<br />
service organizations which bare the name <strong>Mercy</strong>. On September 24th all these<br />
institutions take time to stop and remember our history as we celebrate the Feast of<br />
Our Lady of <strong>Mercy</strong>. It was on this day in 1827 that Catherine McAuley, the foundress of<br />
the Sisters of <strong>Mercy</strong>, dedicated the first House of <strong>Mercy</strong> in Dublin, Ireland. The House of<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> served as a shelter for women in need, a school for children and at times a soup<br />
kitchen for the hungry. As we celebrate <strong>Mercy</strong> Day we remember Catherine McAuley,<br />
all the Sisters of <strong>Mercy</strong> who have gone before us and their compassionate service to<br />
those in need and are inspired by them to make a difference to the needy of our own<br />
time. At <strong>Mercy</strong> Burlingame, <strong>Mercy</strong> Day began with an all school photo taken on the<br />
patio near the mansion followed by a beautiful Eucharistic Liturgy in the Motherhouse<br />
Chapel. The students then changed into their class colors and the day continued<br />
with a barbeque luncheon, games, skits and a spirited rally on “the green.”<br />
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Young Alums Come Back to <strong>Mercy</strong>!<br />
Over the Christmas Holidays, the <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Alumnae Association was happy to host a Young<br />
Alum Wine and Cheese. About 100 young alums met at the Kohl Mansion to catch up and reconnect<br />
with old friends! It was a great night with lots of laughter and <strong>Mercy</strong> “remember when’s!”<br />
The Alumnae Association hosts this event once every 4 years to give the alumnae who have been away<br />
at school and starting new jobs a chance to reconnect with old <strong>Mercy</strong> friends. Please visit the mercy<br />
website at www.mercyhsb.com to view more photos of this fun night!
Alumnae Spotlight... Alumnae<br />
ROYAL . . . Realizing Our Youth As Leaders<br />
Maggie De Vera ’87, Founder<br />
Maggie De Vera ’87 is the President and CEO of ROYAL<br />
- Realizing Our Youth as Leaders, Inc., a non-profit<br />
organization dedicated to providing at-risk youth with the<br />
skills to identify positive opportunities that break the cycle<br />
of limited choices that inevitably leads to negative social<br />
consequences. After years of experience as a Clinician,<br />
Administrator, Family and Child Advocate, Social Worker<br />
and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Maggie<br />
recognized a gap in effective services for a growing<br />
population of forgotten children. In 2003, Maggie<br />
founded ROYAL, which prepares disadvantaged and/or<br />
at-risk youth, ages 5 to 18, for success in life by providing<br />
therapeutic counseling services as well as training in personal<br />
empowerment and family and community leadership.<br />
Maggie returned to <strong>Mercy</strong> this fall to speak with our<br />
students. Her accomplishments are wide ranging from<br />
acting, to CEO and therapist. Maggie has also been on the<br />
speaking circuit at a variety of organizations, schools, and<br />
parishes as well as radio and television appearances. If that<br />
were not enough, adding to her Master’s Degree and Clinical<br />
Certificates, Maggie will soon be referred to as Dr. Maggie<br />
upon completion of her Doctoral Candidacy.<br />
Maggie believes and tries to live out the ideals of Catherine<br />
McAuley in her everyday life. She was the first to admit that<br />
life at <strong>Mercy</strong> was not always the smooth ride, but that she<br />
tried to be involved, and that because certain faculty treated<br />
her with dignity and believed in her, she grew up to be the<br />
strong and caring woman she is today. Her high school<br />
days helped to shape and mold her into who she is now….<br />
a woman who wakes up every day feeling fulfilled!<br />
Maggie encouraged the girls to work through life’s<br />
challenges and to remember to be true to themselves.<br />
Maggie has demonstrated success in working intensively<br />
with children, adults, and families who have significant<br />
behavioral, emotional and mental health issues. She is a<br />
well-respected therapist, trainer and consultant in the Bay<br />
Area. Backed with extensive experience (over 19 years)<br />
and education/training, Maggie is known in her field for<br />
working effectively with the most challenging cases and<br />
currently runs a private therapy practice.<br />
Starting ROYAL gave Maggie the privilege to work with<br />
the top 3% of at-risk children in San Francisco. Maggie<br />
stated that you “don’t want to give people fish, but rather<br />
you want to teach them to fish, so that they will always<br />
have food.” She said they have seen such amazing results<br />
in these youth, and that the goal of preparing them for life<br />
and leadership is the ultimate reward of her job!<br />
Maggie is one of the few professionals who have<br />
successfully packaged 28 hours in a 24 hour day<br />
and we thank her for generously giving of her<br />
time to all of us here at <strong>Mercy</strong> today.<br />
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Welcome Class of 2014<br />
Alumnae Daughters!<br />
P.S. We Care<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Students Start Foundation<br />
Juniors Patty De Luca and Stephanie Sierra started their own<br />
foundation, P. S. We Care, to help people with autism. After<br />
volunteering at Hillsdale <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s Special Education<br />
summer school program, the girls began asking themselves<br />
“How can we help them? How can we give back to these kids?”<br />
For Stephanie, working at Hillsdale’s Special Ed Summer <strong>School</strong><br />
program was an eye-opening experience. Stephanie and Patty<br />
had the extraordinary opportunity of working individually with<br />
each of the students. Stephanie was struck by how the simplest<br />
activities brought joy to the students. “As complicated as our<br />
lives are, I realized we sometimes forget the simple joys we<br />
experience. The truth is we are given so very much and here was<br />
an opportunity to help kids with much less.”<br />
For Patty, autism is a part of her life. At the age of two, Patty’s<br />
older brother was diagnosed with Autism, OCD, and Epilepsy.<br />
“My brother changed my life. Having him in my life made<br />
me look at situations and get the best out of them, it made me<br />
more patient, it made me not judge people who are<br />
different. I believe that he is a blessing in disguise; and<br />
now I want to give, we want to give thanks back to<br />
him for how he has changed my life.”<br />
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<strong>Mercy</strong> proudly welcomes the following Alumnae Daughters!<br />
Pictured above from bottom to top, right (daughter) to left<br />
(mother): Anastasia Koehler and Tracy Brady Koehler ’93 of<br />
St. Catherine Parish; Allison Barri and Katie Olson Barri ’81of<br />
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish; Alexis Ayllon and Gina<br />
DeNatale Ayllon ’85 of St. Robert Parish; Alyssa Hoyt and Karen<br />
Gutierrez Hoyt ’82 of St. Veronica Parish; Rebeccaimee Jimenez<br />
and Rebecca Huerta ’86 of All Souls Parish; Claire Unger and<br />
Jane Cavagnaro Unger ’78 of Our Lady of Angels Parish;<br />
Sabrina Arsalane and Maricar Floresca-Arsalane ’86 of<br />
Our Lady of <strong>Mercy</strong> Parish.<br />
L to R: Stephanie Sierra, Patty De Luca and Patty’s Brother<br />
Because of Patty’s brother and the kids who they worked with<br />
this summer, the girls wanted to start our own foundation called<br />
P.S. We Care. On May 1st they are hoping to have their first<br />
annual walk-a-thon at Hillsdale <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> to help raise money<br />
for people with autism. Funds raised from the walk-a-thon will<br />
be donated to Community Gate Path, a non-profit that fosters<br />
hope, dignity and independence among children and adults with<br />
disabilities. They are looking for volunteers, so for those of you<br />
who would like to help…we need you! Watch for information on<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>’s website or contact <strong>Mercy</strong>’s Advancement Office at<br />
jscerri@mercyhsb.com or 650-762-1190.<br />
Patty and Stephanie presented to the student body at the Justice<br />
Liturgy in January. This article reflects excerpts from their<br />
outstanding presentation. Stephanie Sierra is the daughter of<br />
alumna Jackie Speier ’68.
Alumnae<br />
Class Notes... Calling All Alums! Let us know what you are up to! We love to have information for the<br />
Class Notes section of the Oaks, as well as information we can use in an article! Use the enclosed envelope to send us your<br />
news and photo or e-mail us at alumnae@mercyhsb.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon!<br />
1940’s<br />
Valerie Schuld White ‘45 sent us her class note via<br />
email and writes, “At 83 I am now doing email! After 7<br />
years in a lovely retirement facility owned by the <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
nuns in No. Bend, Or., I felt the need for an extended<br />
visit with family in CA. Two months of fun with my<br />
2 daughters, 5 grand-daughters and 6 great-granddaughters<br />
plus 1 g-grandson. Will forward a picture.<br />
Each morning I start my day in thanksgiving for my<br />
faith, family and friends. I am truly appreciative for my<br />
education and the Sisters of <strong>Mercy</strong>. May God continue<br />
to bless us.”<br />
Winifred Brisbois Buckley ‘48 writes, “I graduated from<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> in June of 1948. I then attended Dominican<br />
College where I was Social Chairman my Senior year. I<br />
was the first Catholic <strong>School</strong> graduate ever to be hired<br />
for Hillsborough <strong>School</strong>s. My husband Jim and I were<br />
married Nov. 28, 1953 and we were blessed to have 12<br />
children (8 girls & 4 boys) and 27 grandchildren thus far.<br />
He was a doctor in Belmont until he had kidney failure<br />
several years ago. He passed away on April 8, 2010.<br />
Beverly Minotto Muzio ‘49 writes, “ For the third<br />
time I was a vendor at Christmas at Kohl and sold my<br />
American doll knitted and sewn clothes.”<br />
1950’s<br />
Fran Duarte Lawrence ‘52 writes, “Just a little note<br />
of what has been going on in my life in the last 58<br />
years since I graduated <strong>Mercy</strong>. This past November my<br />
husband and I have been married 55 years. We have<br />
two daughters and three granddaughters. To keep busy<br />
I am the Office manager for the Fear of flying Clinic,<br />
which helps people with their flying anxiety and I also<br />
do taxes during the tax season. My oldest daughter and<br />
I are partners in her Art Supply Business, Maggie’s Art in<br />
Redwood City. Then in my spare time I play golf.”<br />
Mary Sacco Camacho ‘58 writes, “I am still at my job<br />
at the State of California, Consumer Affairs Branch.<br />
We handle consumer complaints in regard to utilities,<br />
including energy and telecommunications where I have<br />
been since October 29, 2007. I am located in the San<br />
Francisco Office of the CPUC.”<br />
Jeanette Lazare Brown’s ‘61<br />
great-grandaughter<br />
Lillian Elizabeth Patterson<br />
Maureen Jolly Szostak ‘63 and<br />
Maureen Marconi ‘63<br />
Maureen Jolly Szostak ‘63 and<br />
Maureen Marconi ‘63 in Finland<br />
1960’s<br />
Jeanette Lazare Brown ‘61<br />
writes, “Hello, I am sending<br />
this photo of our first greatgrandchild,<br />
Lillian Elizabeth<br />
Patterson, born to our<br />
granddaughter and her husband,<br />
Caitlin and CJ Patterson. Both<br />
are Marines and are trained<br />
in Linguistics at this time. My<br />
husband and I have been married<br />
for 40 years, and between our five<br />
children, have 10 grandchildren<br />
and now one great-grandchild.”<br />
Maureen Marconi ‘63 and<br />
Maureen Jolly Szostak ‘63 went<br />
on a 10 day Baltic Cruise with<br />
their husbands Aug. 30, 2010.<br />
Maureen Marconi writes, “It was<br />
my birthday during that month<br />
so the first picture is of us in front<br />
of my cabin. Second picture is<br />
in Helsinki, Finland where they<br />
were having an exhibit of Bears<br />
decorated in the culture of over<br />
90 countries. We are standing<br />
next to Ireland’s bear since we<br />
both are Irish. I also became a<br />
grandmother for the first time last<br />
April 2010. My granddaughter’s<br />
name is Mariana Murphy.”<br />
Peggy Cosgrave ‘64 writes,<br />
“Off to Vienna Austria Jan. 2 to<br />
March 13 performing as Big<br />
Momma in “Cat On A Hot Tin<br />
Roof “ at the ENGLISH THEATRE<br />
OF VIENNA. Started acting at<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> (with Sister Mary Earnest<br />
) and have been a professional<br />
actor since 1971. Loved<br />
my <strong>Mercy</strong> years.”<br />
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Valerie Armento ‘69 at Hot August Chill Donner Lake<br />
Class Notes... Alumnae<br />
Marilyn Lacey, RSM ‘66 in Sudan<br />
hand pounding lulu nuts<br />
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Marilyn Lacey,<br />
RSM ‘66 writes,<br />
“In my work with<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Beyond<br />
Borders in<br />
Southern Sudan,<br />
I am privileged<br />
to meet many<br />
resilient, inspiring<br />
women. Surviving<br />
is, for them, a<br />
daily struggle<br />
against poverty,<br />
heat, disease, and<br />
the violence that<br />
persists after 40<br />
years of civil war.<br />
Here I am in the<br />
town of Rumbek,<br />
Sudan, trying my<br />
hand at pounding lulu nuts, a source of oil that the women can<br />
sell. I gave up after a few hoists of that awkward and suprisingly<br />
heavy wooden pestle, convinced that my energies are better<br />
suited for raising awareness here in the States about ways that<br />
we can partner with our sisters and mothers and daughters in<br />
Sudan to improve their lives. Check out our website for more info:<br />
www.mercybeyondborders.org<br />
Members of the class of 1965 recently reunited —Annette<br />
Adams reunited with Melanie Allen, Mary Presta, Ginny<br />
Callaghan, Peggy Fallon, Judith Nickson, Anne Barber and<br />
many more. Annette Adams writes, “I am<br />
currently living in San Cristobal de las Casas<br />
and have traveled the globe, written books<br />
and had a career in the arts.”<br />
Kate Gomez ‘65 writes, “After 30 years<br />
working in marketing and advertising in<br />
New York, I will be returning to California in<br />
January, not to retire, but to transition into a<br />
new phase of life. I will be living in Santa Rosa.”<br />
Suzanne Michelony ‘67 writes, “After<br />
38 years in education as an elementary,<br />
junior high teacher and principal, Suzanne<br />
Michelony ‘67 removed her shingle as of<br />
1-1-2011.”<br />
Valerie Armento ‘69 has been an ardent<br />
open water swimmer for over 20 years.<br />
She had an extensive 2010 open water<br />
swimming season, participating in 16<br />
northern California swims, ranging from<br />
500 yards in the Russian River (first place) to 2.8 miles (the length<br />
of Donner Lake). She scored well enough to capture 4th overall<br />
in her competitive age group of 58 participants. She also was<br />
part of a 6 person coed team in the turbulent Maui Channel<br />
Swim from Lanai to Maui on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.<br />
Photo is from the Hot August Chill event at Donner Lake, where<br />
Val swam both the 0.5 mile and 1.5 mile courses back-to-back<br />
and came in third in each event.<br />
1970’s<br />
Elizabeth Fajardo ‘72 has written a<br />
new book “Eavesdropping on Angels:<br />
10 Tips to Survive Job Loss from 10<br />
People Who Inspired Me.” The book is<br />
$10.90 (includes tax, shipping is $3.25,<br />
Liz will deliver to <strong>Mercy</strong> girls in the<br />
area.) To order, send a check or money<br />
order to Elizabeth Fajardo at P.O. Box<br />
#77, Millbrae, CA 94030.<br />
L to R: Terry (Sweeney) Walsh ‘72, Susan (Landucci) De Paula ‘72,<br />
Kathy O’Leary’72, Cris (Demattei) Philipps ‘72, Susan Eschelach’72,<br />
Liz Fajardo ‘72 , Joanne (Borg) Bennett ‘72 and<br />
Eugenia (Paine) Rapasky ‘72.<br />
Photo by Joanne (Borg) Bennett ‘72.<br />
Eugenia Paine Rapasky ‘72, writes “Some of the <strong>Mercy</strong> Class<br />
of 1972 got together on October 23, 2010 in Livermore, CA at<br />
Catherine (Lehanne) Myers home, had a Wine Tasting and dinner<br />
together. Great fun. I would like to let fellow classmates know<br />
as of August 2010 there are about 37 of us on FACEBOOK and<br />
growing. It is great after graduating from high school, college,<br />
having careers, getting married or single, having children etc.<br />
some of us are reconnecting on FACEBOOK. WOW!! Join us on<br />
FACEBOOK.”
Class Notes...<br />
Nancy Cafferata Gorell ‘76 and<br />
Ann Schweitzer Minahan ‘76<br />
Nancy Cafferata<br />
Gorell ‘ 76<br />
writes, “Ann<br />
Schweitzer<br />
Minahan’s son<br />
J.T., attends the<br />
Naval Academy<br />
and I live in<br />
the D.C. area.<br />
So after the<br />
Navy Football<br />
game, Ann and<br />
I met downtown<br />
Annapolis for<br />
dinner. It was awesome getting together after 34 years! I look<br />
forward to seeing the rest of the <strong>Mercy</strong> Class of ‘76 next<br />
September for our class reunion.” Nancy serves as the Chair<br />
of the Commissioning Committee for the PCU Arlington (LPD<br />
L to R- Command Master Chief Lawrence M. Riccitiello,<br />
Nancy Cafferata Gorell -Commissioning Committee Chair, Commanding<br />
Officer - Commander Darren W. Nelson and<br />
Executive Officer - Commander Brett C. Hershman<br />
24). It is to be named for Arlington, Virginia, the location of<br />
the Pentagon. Like her sister ships, USS New York (LPD 21) and<br />
PCU Somerset (LPD 25), she is named in commemoration of<br />
the September 11, 2001 attacks. Ship commissioning is the act<br />
or ceremony of placing a ship in active service. The ceremonies<br />
involved are rooted in centuries old naval tradition. A ship will<br />
have PCU in front of the name until she is commissioned and<br />
becomes a U.S. Navy ship. PCU stands for Pre Commissioning<br />
Unit. Our commissioning committee includes spouses<br />
of those who lost lives in the Pentagon and on American<br />
Airlines flight 77. First responders—firefighters, police and<br />
emergency medical technicians who came to rescue—they<br />
too are represented on the commissioning committee. More<br />
information about the ship, commissioning ceremony and the<br />
work of the commissioning committee is at;<br />
http://ussarlingtoncommissioning.org/.<br />
Marianne Barrett ‘78 writes, “This year marks my 25th year<br />
anniversary as an Assistant District Attorney in the San Francisco<br />
District Attorney’s Office. I am currently the managing attorney<br />
of our Child Assault Unit. It’s hard to believe how time flies!”<br />
Ivette Amaro ‘79<br />
Alumnae<br />
Sandra Corradetti ‘79 writes, “Jacob just turned four Dec 13th - The<br />
same day I started back to work after four years of being home with<br />
“my baby”. I accepted a job with Citi Venture Cap in Palo Alto. It’s a<br />
bitter sweet transition but an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. “<br />
1980’s<br />
Ivette Amaro ‘79 writes, “Turning 50 in<br />
May! Went back to work after 12 years!<br />
Just passed the Nation Test for mortgage<br />
brokers.”<br />
Erin McHale Armsuewicz ‘81 writes, “I am living in Marin County.<br />
Daughter Kate will be graduating college in San Diego. Robert is<br />
Erin McHale Armueswicz’s ‘81 children<br />
18 and living in Sonoma County working fulltime for/with step dad.<br />
Are we having a big party reunion for our 30th? I hope so!!!!!<br />
Would love to see everyone again!”<br />
Susan Lopez- Guerra ‘81 is currently living in San Mateo and still<br />
working in her own company, LeaseMobile/California, located in<br />
Burlingame. Susan writes, “...I am currently training to compete in<br />
my 6th marathon in December, in the hopes of qualifying for the<br />
Boston Marathon.”<br />
Lisa Davies ‘84, Bret Harte Middle <strong>School</strong> Principal, has been<br />
chosen as the city of Hayward Chamber of Commerce “Educator<br />
of the Year”. Lisa has been the Principal of a middle school in<br />
Hayward for the last six years. She is well known for her positive<br />
attitude, her dedication to bringing the community and parents<br />
into her school and her laser focus on student achievement and<br />
success for all students. She has led her school to 52<br />
point gain in academic achievement as measured on<br />
state standardized testing. A gala event to celebrate<br />
this amazing honor was held on January 22, 2011 at<br />
California State East Bay.<br />
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Class Notes... Alumnae<br />
Mariclare Dunne Ballard ‘54 (aka Marcy) writes, “I have a 13<br />
year old granddaughter living in Northfield, MN and 19 month<br />
old fraternal Twin Grandsons: The Together Boys - Nikolay and<br />
Anthony.....Hello to All. Hope to get together again soon.”<br />
Hospital too much<br />
to consider moving<br />
back to CA. If any<br />
1986 alumnae want<br />
to stop in and say<br />
hello on their way to<br />
Vail or Beaver Creek,<br />
CO, drop me a line.<br />
anagloriar@aol.com.”<br />
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Mariclare Dunne Ballard’s ‘54 twin grandsons<br />
AnaGloria Rodriguez-Wilkinson ‘86<br />
and daughter Penelope<br />
AnaGloria<br />
Rodriguez-<br />
Wilkinson, M.A.<br />
‘86 writes, “My<br />
family and I are<br />
enjoying life in the<br />
Rocky Mtns. My<br />
husband, Corbett,<br />
and I are raising two<br />
beautiful, bilingual<br />
children. Penelope is<br />
5 and Charles Jasper<br />
is 3.5 years old. I<br />
keep trying to figure<br />
out a way so that<br />
Penelope can attend<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>, however, my<br />
husband enjoys his<br />
job at the Children’s<br />
AnaGloria Rodriguez-Wilkinson’s ‘86<br />
son Charles Jaspar<br />
Marquetta D. Pinkard Sarsour ‘88 and husband Laurent<br />
Marquetta D. Pinkard Sarsour ‘88 writes, “I am happy to<br />
announce my marriage to Laurent Sarsour (Mills <strong>High</strong> school Class<br />
of ‘91) on Sunday October 31, 2010 at Burlingame’s Crystal <strong>Spring</strong>s<br />
Golf Course. My cousin Marguerite Suzette Sanders-Rodriguez<br />
Class of ‘83 <strong>Mercy</strong> SF, Gwendolyn Pinkard-Harris Class of ‘88<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> SF and my classmate Deena Patel Class of ‘88 were three<br />
of my eight bridesmaids. The officiant was my Uncle Prentice Earl<br />
Sanders (Retired Chief of Police of San Francisco). My husband is<br />
a videographer for the San Francisco 49ers and I am working in<br />
the medical field as a medical administrative. We are residing<br />
on the Peninsula.<br />
1990’s<br />
Danari Mahal daughter of Narimel Tulawan Tarver ‘92<br />
Narimel Tulawan Tarver ‘92 and husband Daron happily<br />
welcomed their daughter Danari Mahal Tarver on<br />
February 9, 2010, 9.46 lbs and 19 1/2 inches.
Class Notes...<br />
Julie Olson ‘95 writes, “My boyfriend of three years, Jeff Adams,<br />
proposed on December 21, 2010 at the spot where we first met. We<br />
are getting married on September 24, 2011 at Charles Krug Winery in<br />
St. Helena and couldn’t be happier!”<br />
Tessa Marie Manni O’Dowd ‘95 writes, “I am the Account &<br />
Operations Manager for a wine producer named Cameron Hughes.<br />
Cameron is a modern international négociant, who partners with<br />
top-tier wineries around the world, buying and contracting their<br />
ultra-premium wine to sell at very affordable prices. We produce $50<br />
- $100 program wines and sell them under $30. Managing all levels<br />
of the accounting and HR department has been very rewarding both<br />
personally and professionally. It is a fun, exciting, and hardworking<br />
industry to be in. BTW – I love <strong>Mercy</strong>. I pray I can afford it when my<br />
daughter goes. Yikes it will be 2024.”<br />
Phoenix Rey son of Melissa Tameta ‘96<br />
Melissa Tameta ‘96 writes, “My husband, Cesar, and I welcomed<br />
a baby boy (Phoenix Rey) into our family on August 25. We’re so<br />
excited to have in our family, and so is my sister, Alanna Tameta<br />
(Class of 1998). “ Phoenix is at about 2 months in the photo.<br />
Erica de Jesus Garcia ‘97, husband <strong>Mercy</strong> teacher Michael Garcia<br />
and daughters Mia and Emma<br />
Alumnae<br />
Erica de Jesus Garcia ‘97 and husband Michael, <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> faculty, welcomed their second child, Mia Michael Garcia,<br />
on December 7, 2010, 7 lbs 3 oz, 19 inches. Erica also writes, “I am<br />
also thrilled to announce I achieved my Masters of Arts in College of<br />
Education with a concentration in Instructional Technologies from<br />
San Francisco State University.”<br />
Rebecca Duran Malinowski ‘98<br />
and husband Erik<br />
Rebecca Duran<br />
Malinowski ‘98<br />
maried Erik<br />
Malinowski<br />
on 10/10/10<br />
in Monterey,<br />
California.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> girls in<br />
attendance<br />
were Roxana<br />
Cardoza ‘98,<br />
Brandy Navarro<br />
(Martinez) ‘98,<br />
Monica Aiello<br />
‘98, Maggie<br />
McDermott ‘98,<br />
Colleen Kennedy<br />
(Cafferkey) ‘98 and<br />
Gina Comisky ‘98.<br />
L to R: Roxana Cardoza, Brandy Navarro (Martinez), Monica Aiello,<br />
Rebecca Duran Malinowski , Maggie McDermott,<br />
Colleen Kennedy (Cafferkey), Gina Comisky<br />
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Class Notes... Alumnae<br />
Alumnae<br />
Online<br />
Community<br />
Hundreds of alumnae have<br />
logged in and set up their<br />
personal pages on <strong>Mercy</strong>’s<br />
Online Alumnae Community, since it was launched in March<br />
2008 at www.mercyhsb.com.<br />
Who has already registered? Alum’s from 1945 to 2010<br />
are posting greetings, reunion info, photo’s and class notes.<br />
Once you are registered, you will be able to browse through<br />
the online community to find old friends from any<br />
graduating year and network with new ones.<br />
Register today and connect with classmates and other<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> alumnae! If you are an alumna and have not<br />
registered, look on the address label on the back of The Oaks<br />
for your personalized first time login Registration ID.<br />
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page! We will post photos and updates about <strong>Mercy</strong> on the<br />
fan page. For more information contact Carol Fraher<br />
at cfraher@mercyhsb.com or 650-762-1192.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Dues Are<br />
Now Being Collected...<br />
The annual <strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae dues are now being collected<br />
for the 2010-2011 year. It is through the generosity of the<br />
alumnae that we are able to mail you this newsletter. The<br />
Oaks gives us the chance to keep you abreast of the latest<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> news - your dues are a critical funding source for<br />
this publication. We appreciate your support!<br />
• Annual Dues: $15<br />
• Lifetime Membership: $150<br />
Dues may be sent to the <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Alumnae<br />
Association by using the enclosed envelope or may be<br />
made online by checking the gift box marked Alumnae<br />
Dues/Membership.<br />
New Lifetime Member: Patricia Sotherden Huskey ‘62<br />
Alumnae<br />
2 The Oaks • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011<br />
L to R: Gina Rosaia Collins 99’, Heather Manders Torres 99’, Casey Stern Sternsmith ‘99,<br />
Katie Olson Tobin ‘99, Emily Frye Diop ‘99, and Natalie Frye Diop ‘99.<br />
Casey Sternsmith ‘99 and husband Benjamin welcomed son Jack<br />
William Sternsmith born April 30, 2010. Casey writes, “He is the lucky<br />
nephew of Tess Stern ‘02. This is a photo on my first mother’s day,<br />
Jack is only 2 weeks old in the photo!”<br />
Thank you!<br />
2010 Foundation Grants<br />
A special thank you to the following<br />
foundations who awarded grants this<br />
past fall for tuition assistance:<br />
• The Drum Foundation<br />
• The Carl Gellert and Celia<br />
• Berta Gellert Foundation<br />
• Trust Funds
Class Notes...<br />
Loubna Qutami ‘03, center, with <strong>Mercy</strong> Seniors<br />
Alumnae<br />
Alumnae<br />
Alumnae Association Board Members<br />
Annie Bianchini ‘90 • Caroline Connolly Bottoms ‘77 • Ruth Curran Dolim ‘41 • Eugenia Dubbiosi Hovland ’59 • Nancy Cummings Johnson ‘50 •<br />
Kristina Kronenberger ’00 • Kathleen Lama ‘87 • Stacey Longwich ‘98 • Marian Marsili ‘71 • Kelly Hendon Molloy ‘89 • Kathy Lacunza Pompili ‘78 •<br />
Arlene Figoni Rohrer ‘59 • Lorraine Mozzini Sbragia ‘60 • Casey Sternsmith ‘99 • Kirsten Strobel ‘96 • Jessica Buick Viltman ’00 • Mary Lund, Director<br />
of Advancement • Carol A. Fraher, Director of Public Relations • Laura M. Held, Principal<br />
The Alumnae Board members have had a fantastic year with<br />
Homecoming, Christmas at Kohl and the Young Alum Wine and<br />
Cheese. This year, the funds raised by the Alumnae Association will<br />
support four scholarships for alumnae daughters, the bus for the<br />
Senior Kairos Retreat, a special year-end gift to our senior class as well<br />
as funding for some new projects in the spring. Thanks to everyone<br />
for your support!<br />
2000’s<br />
Loubna Qutami ’03, a graduate student in Ethnic<br />
Studies at San Francisco State University, returned<br />
to <strong>Mercy</strong> in October as a guest speaker in our Global<br />
Speaker Series.<br />
As President of the Student Body at <strong>Mercy</strong>, Loubna<br />
first began to pursue her passion to respond to<br />
the needs of others. Since then she has spread<br />
her wings by utilizing her given talents in many<br />
ways. She has worked as the Special Project<br />
Coordinator at the Arab Cultural and Community<br />
Center where her responsibilities include social<br />
services coordination, youth programming, and<br />
cultural competency presentations to local service<br />
providers, domestic violence case management,<br />
civic engagement and policy reform work.<br />
Loubna stated that we must always remember to respect the role that we play in our community and that nothing that we do is “private”,<br />
as we are all intrinsically connected to one another. She further stated that each of us has the opportunity to become either a “passer<br />
or an actor” in life…. we can pass on and pretend that we did not know what was going on, or we can act and entrench ourselves in the<br />
injustice and help to change the world. She told the girls that college is a place where you can explore yourselves and encouraged each<br />
of them to be deliberate, to ask questions and to find their passion as the opportunity to be a change maker is up to each of us.<br />
Dawn Bailey ‘06 graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a major in Studio Art. She’s done mission work in Mexico<br />
and Kenya, and has been a youth leader in her parish and diocese. She led the design and installation of the new labyrinth at St. Mike’s<br />
University Church, made from recycled materials. The idea of incorporating recycled materials was inspired by Dawn’s concern for the<br />
immense amount of plastic waste discarded into our ocean. Dawn is currently an intern at St. Mary’s in West Harlem, NY, working for<br />
AmeriCorps through Episcopal Social Services at the Early Head Start Program in the Bronx, providing care to families with very<br />
young children.<br />
The Alumnae Board meets 4-5 times per year and sponsors<br />
the above mentioned events! We have a great time and would<br />
love to have more people join us! If you are interested you may<br />
contact Advancement Director Mary Lund at 650.762.1191 or<br />
email mlund@mercyhsb.com. We hope to hear from you!<br />
The Oaks • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011
<strong>Mercy</strong> Mass Program<br />
Memorial and Honorary<br />
At each of our school liturgies, the<br />
students and faculty of <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
pray for those people who have been<br />
acknowledged in the <strong>Mercy</strong> Mass Program.<br />
Not only are donations made in memory<br />
of a loved one, but also to honor others on<br />
special occasions such as anniversaries and<br />
birthdays, or at times of illness. Donations<br />
support the <strong>Mercy</strong> Tuition Assistance<br />
and Scholarship Programs.<br />
To enroll someone in the <strong>Mercy</strong> Mass<br />
Program, simply contact the <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Advancement Office at (650)762-1190 or<br />
salbers@mercyhsb.com and we will send<br />
you a Mass envelope or you can fill out and<br />
return the form on page 37. We will keep<br />
you in our prayers and ask that you also<br />
pray for the community.<br />
The donors listed have made a donation to<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> in honor or in memory of the special<br />
person listed in italics above their name.<br />
The Oaks • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Mass Program<br />
Richard Adams<br />
Richard & Betty Battaglia<br />
Patricia Adamson<br />
Penny Alexander<br />
Dorothy Aiello<br />
Lorraine & John Leatham<br />
Jose Alfaro<br />
Elizabeth Castillo Hoyt<br />
George Almes<br />
Mercedes Mendieta<br />
Margaret Almes<br />
Mercedes Mendieta<br />
Nathan Almes<br />
Mercedes Mendieta<br />
Dr. Philip Alper<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Estelle André<br />
Nancy Souza André<br />
Cecelia Andrews<br />
Robert Artoux<br />
Dr. Veronica Avalos<br />
Ed & Shirley Barazoto<br />
Raymond Barazoto<br />
Howard & Pearl Bloom<br />
Gordon & Beverly Chalmers<br />
James & Nancy Copland<br />
Lynn Cornish<br />
Robert & Rita De Lue<br />
Patricia Deeny<br />
Norma Dercole<br />
Jack Driscoll<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Walt Farrell<br />
Natalie Finn<br />
Ivor & June Garlick<br />
Keneth & Eulalie Glaser<br />
John & Carol Gray<br />
Thomas & Marlene Halligan<br />
Matin & Carol Harband<br />
Sydney Kapchan & Steven Tulkin<br />
Jerry & Kathleen Krause<br />
Kathy & Jerry Krouse<br />
Henry & Theresia Lang<br />
Annette Lantos<br />
Mrs. Jacquelyn Tremeroli Longhini<br />
Bryan & Kathleen Mahan<br />
Kathy & Roger Martarano<br />
Barbara McCullum<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Joan Minsky, M.D.<br />
Mary & Robert Molinari<br />
Bernard & Gail Nebenzahl<br />
O’Kane & Tegay Insurance Brokers<br />
Madeline Ongwarski<br />
Merilyn Pezzuto<br />
Wm. & Joan Protz<br />
Linda Rawlings<br />
Sensiba San Filippo<br />
Marlene Schaffer<br />
Robert & Margaret Shay<br />
Mary Somers<br />
Mr. Wm. Spencer<br />
Joseph & Ruth Starr<br />
Ellen & Wayne Thivierge<br />
C. Thomas & Stella Thompson<br />
Jerold & Helen Thompson<br />
Alvira Belvini<br />
Jackie & Paul Tremeroli<br />
Lilyan Tremaroli<br />
Fred & Patricia Ulrich<br />
Jacqueline A. Willson<br />
Charles & Nikki Zarganis<br />
June Draga Tilton<br />
Marilyn Archambault<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Yvette Ball<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Marguite Garnier Bargetto<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Shirley Barisone<br />
Mary Ann Button<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Cahalan<br />
Victor Baroody<br />
Ray, Rita & Nicole Ramos<br />
Anita Barry<br />
Chris Sevieri<br />
Irene Barton<br />
Shelby Molini<br />
Daniel Begovich<br />
Penny Alexander<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Janet Belton<br />
Ellen & Martin Frank<br />
Kelli Benz<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Joseph & Helen Beresford<br />
Barbara & David Dinelli<br />
Johnny Berges<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Karen Hansen Bergstrom<br />
Nadine Goyenetche<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Lawrence Bertolucci<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Rita Bianchi<br />
Paul & Linda Bianchi<br />
Mary Ellen Bichard<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Rudona Bleichner<br />
Pam Scannell<br />
Argentina Bodker<br />
Diane Battaglia-Dillon<br />
Beverly Bonamie<br />
Penny Alexander<br />
Elsie Borba<br />
Richard & Betty Battaglia<br />
Julio Borruso<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Keith Bottoms<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Gwen Lacey Bowsley<br />
Kathy & Skip Mefford<br />
Bill & Pat Britton<br />
Julie Britton Kanzaki<br />
Paul J. Bromham<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Kathleen Doherty Moran<br />
John Bruni<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Dora Bruno<br />
Lois Scampini<br />
Irene Wright<br />
Dr. James Buckley, M.D<br />
Laverne Barrett-Marzalek<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Wendy Burge-Dickenson<br />
Julie Lowndes<br />
Joan Louise Burns<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Sue Burns<br />
Penny Alexander<br />
Lefty Burrows<br />
Barbara Cleary<br />
R. Alan Burt<br />
Barbara Bowden<br />
Bert Laurence<br />
Carol Busalacchi<br />
Cathy Barranti
Mary Alice Edwards Bussell<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Antonia C.<br />
Anonymous<br />
Lucy Cabel<br />
Mrian Marsili<br />
Richard Canziani<br />
Robert & Elizabeth Mantegani<br />
Richard Canziani<br />
Lois Scampini<br />
Sam Caponio<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Mischelle Carey<br />
Eugenia Paine<br />
Charles “Harry” Carlin<br />
Mr. & Mrs.Oliver Connolly<br />
Antonio Casagrande<br />
Roberta Cerri Teglia<br />
Evelyn Casagrande<br />
Roberta Cerri Teglia<br />
Luigina Casagrande<br />
Roberta Cerri Teglia<br />
Annie Casanova<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Famlies Casanova<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Louis Casanova<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Maritza Casanova<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Richard Casanova<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Keith Cattaneo<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Charlotte Faith Centurion<br />
Catherine Eusebio Moody<br />
Alfredo Cerri<br />
Roberta Cerri Teglia<br />
Alvin Cerri<br />
Roberta Cerri Teglia<br />
Ambrosia Cerri<br />
Roberta Cerri Teglia<br />
Catherine Cerri<br />
Roberta Cerri Teglia<br />
Betty Cirigliano<br />
Mercedes Mendieta<br />
Roy Clansky<br />
Jeanne Biernat<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Ray, Rita & Nicole Ramos<br />
Mary Nora Clark<br />
Mary Germano<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Classemates’ 52<br />
Lilia Cady<br />
Bridgette Clement<br />
Catherine Lutz<br />
Victoria Lutz<br />
Conrad Earl Clizbe<br />
Dava Sheehan<br />
Greg Cochran<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
William Cochrane<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Lou Coffaro<br />
Pauline Bertolino<br />
Bill Collins<br />
Barbara Lenardon Cleary<br />
Aldina Corradetti<br />
Diane Isola<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Dorothy Corvi<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Vincent Cosgrave<br />
Peggy Cosgrave<br />
Claire Costantino<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Morgan Crofton<br />
Cathy Plevin<br />
Gayle Darling<br />
Ann Diedrich<br />
Fern Davis<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Larry & Jane Urmini<br />
Mr. De Smedt<br />
Maureen Nerli<br />
Anne Deakle<br />
Carol J. Simmons<br />
Leo Del Rosso<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Raymond Jerome Dempsey<br />
Maureen Claire Lami<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Steve Dennison<br />
Ruth & Clare Dolim<br />
Philip Deredi<br />
Daniel Brown<br />
Wendy Burge Dickenson<br />
Julie Lowndes<br />
David & Jane Dinelli<br />
Barbara & David Dinelli<br />
Thomas Dolan<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Paul Domeniconi, Jr.<br />
Richard & Betty Battaglia<br />
Michael Dudley<br />
Molly O’Brien<br />
Brian Dunleavy<br />
Judie & Stu Harris<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dunleavy<br />
Melanie & Rick Cirigliano<br />
Patrick Dunleavy<br />
Penny Alexander<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Cris Dematei Philipps<br />
Gina Bowcutt Dynes<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Minnie Madrona Elizaga<br />
Orlando & Cynthia Yabes<br />
Claire Jones Emanuels<br />
Nancy Cummings Johnson<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Kevin & Ruth Epidendio<br />
Judy Epidendio Etchamendy<br />
Jean & Marie Etchamendy<br />
Judy Epidendio Etchamendy<br />
Dan Evans<br />
Joan Del Secco<br />
Jacinto & Victoria Fajardo<br />
Annette Fajardo<br />
Norma Falletti<br />
Marian Marsili<br />
Kendra Fallon<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Eugene Fanuuchi, Sr.<br />
Lana Appenrodt<br />
Florence Ferko<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Agnes Rose O’Donnell Fernandez<br />
Jacqueline & Robert O’Donnell<br />
Filomena Ferreira<br />
Nannette Morgan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Finnigan<br />
Kathy & Skip Mefford<br />
Alfred Fisk<br />
Sheila McVicar<br />
Margaret Fitzpatrick<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Elizabeth “Betty” Flynn<br />
Maureen Medeiros<br />
Christi Fontenot<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Rose Forbes<br />
Mary Lou Brignolo Harris<br />
Mary & Lars Lund<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Beverly Bonalanza Ford<br />
Roberta Cerri Teglia<br />
Alice Fore<br />
Jane &Larry Urmini<br />
Alfred & Margaret Fourie<br />
Tom & Pat Fourie & Family<br />
Karen Fraher<br />
John, Carol, Shawna &<br />
Heather Fraher<br />
Thelma Fraschieri<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Mary Frazier<br />
Dorothy Flanagan<br />
Patricia Flanagan<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Adolph (Doph) Joseph Frengs<br />
Alain & Patricia Brie<br />
James Brisbois<br />
James & Winifred Brisbois Buckley<br />
Graphics Service Bureau<br />
Norma & James Carney<br />
Jack & Patricia Collins, Jr.<br />
Michael & Mary Del Carlo<br />
Timothy & Jennifer Elliott<br />
Frank Frisella<br />
Stephanie & David Henri<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Ann & George Mitchell<br />
Dennis & Margaret O’Donnell<br />
James & Margaret O’Donnell<br />
Robert & Jackie O’Donnell<br />
Friends of Rosalie Natole<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Gail Galligan<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Lois Scampini<br />
Joseph Galligan, Sr.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Lois Scampini<br />
Jorge Garcia<br />
Gwen Garcia<br />
Barbara Gates<br />
Betty Battaglia<br />
Steven Geramoni<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Victoria Ashby Gil<br />
Marlene Bacon<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Helen Fagan Reidy<br />
Neale & VirginiaThompson Smith<br />
Clementine Giraudo<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Mass Program<br />
Eda Giusti<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Dan Gower<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Tosca Graziani<br />
Marian Marsili<br />
Bob Greenberg<br />
Kathy & Skip Mefford<br />
Ario Gregori<br />
Lois Scampini<br />
Jackie Greig<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Janessa Greig<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Bernadine Grundhoefer<br />
Carol Johnson Simmons<br />
Anna Guth<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Doug Hale<br />
Nancy Johnson<br />
Caroline Hansen<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
George Hanson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. J. Baldanzi<br />
Charles & Rosemary Bogert<br />
Joseph Hanson<br />
Kathy & Skip Mefford<br />
Aileen (Mickey) Hart<br />
Ron & Sandy Albers<br />
Richard & Betty Battaglia<br />
Clare Dolim<br />
John & Carol Fraher<br />
Larry, Arden & Joel Hamilton<br />
Nancy Johnson<br />
Ruth & George Dolim<br />
Jim & Mira McTiernan<br />
Maureen Medeiros<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Associatin<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Ronald & April Quok<br />
Donald & Lizbeth Seil & Family<br />
Geraldine Barry Seil<br />
Barbara Seil Toth<br />
Thelvina (Lina) Vitalie<br />
Lesa & Bob Wilson<br />
Janessa Harwood<br />
Bob & Charlotte Wiard<br />
Jeff Healy<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Judy Lynn Petrini Heath<br />
Toni Craviotto<br />
Margaret Heiduk<br />
Bob & Charlotte Wiard<br />
Joan Herman<br />
Jeanne Biernat<br />
Annetter & Tom Counts<br />
Carol Fraher<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Charles Hoenisch<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Howard Huenergardt<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Margaret Hustedt<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Nancy Gray Ianson<br />
John & Arlene Rohrer<br />
Catherine Imbellino<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
The Oaks • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011
<strong>Mercy</strong> Mass Program<br />
Gabriella Isola<br />
Diane Isola<br />
Elda Jekot<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Vicente Jimenez<br />
Rebecca Huerta<br />
Nancy Johnson<br />
Ruth, George & Clare Dolim<br />
Sherlye Lynn Jones<br />
Michelle Squires Hytry<br />
Raymond Kam<br />
Rina Kam<br />
Muriel Kannengeisger<br />
Therese and Kevin Kannengeiser<br />
Lisa Karaeff<br />
Jessica Karaeff<br />
Julia Karpawich<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Louise Kehoe<br />
Clare & Ruth Dolim<br />
David Keller<br />
Patricia Lane<br />
John Kennedy<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Anthony “Tony” Kester<br />
Tom & Carol Walsh<br />
Sr. Mary Mercedes Kiely, SHPH<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Lisa Kilmartin<br />
Laurie Gomes<br />
Maria Kiu<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Laura Koch<br />
Dianne Offield<br />
Omar Komsan<br />
Penny Alexander<br />
John Krol<br />
Ron & Eugenia Hovland<br />
Mr. Kukla<br />
Orlando & Cynthia Yabes<br />
Anthony Kulisch<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Marty Kulisch<br />
Gwen Lacey<br />
Kathy & Skip Mefford<br />
Maureen Clooney Landeck<br />
Patricia Casey<br />
Pat Caulfield<br />
The Hickey Family<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Rick Lang<br />
Joanne Giovannini Storkan<br />
Constance Ann Sims Langill<br />
Constance Anne Langill<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Joan Lawson<br />
Nancy Johnson<br />
Frank Leonard<br />
Maureen Leonard<br />
Dan Linehan<br />
The Glasser Family<br />
Brigida Lombos<br />
Orlando & Cynthia Yabes<br />
Lowndes Family<br />
Amanda Lowndes<br />
Butch Lupo<br />
Chris Sevieri<br />
Esther & John Mackesy<br />
Margaret Mackesy Booker<br />
Maura Mackesy McDonald<br />
The Oaks • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011<br />
Rose Maimone<br />
Nancy Cummings Johnson<br />
Rush Manbert<br />
John, Carol, Shawna & Heather<br />
Fraher<br />
Mike Marsala<br />
Bob & Charlotte Wiard<br />
Teagan Rose Marsh<br />
Patricia Scanlon Lane<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Margaret Mary Marshik<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
John Masio<br />
Nancy Cummings Johnson<br />
Helen Maslock<br />
Caroline Assereto<br />
Boris Massenkoff<br />
Maria Massenkoff Hoppe<br />
Irene Massenkoff<br />
Maria Massenkoff Hoppe<br />
Madeline Estelita Mathiesen<br />
Daniel Mathiesen<br />
Kathy & Skip Mefford<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Geraldine Mackle Mattocks<br />
Sheila Canzian<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Elizabeth Mayer<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Margaret Ralston McCool<br />
Rosemary Baldanzi<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Oliver McDermott<br />
Carmel Brown<br />
Gail McGinty<br />
Suzanne McGinty Petrocchi<br />
Timothy John McInerney<br />
Patricia O’Brien Valencia<br />
Nancy Gray McKay<br />
Phil & Marianne O’Reilly<br />
James McKeever<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Edward McLaughlin<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Steven McLaughlin<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Walter McVicar<br />
Sheila Fisk McVicar<br />
Hannah McWeeney<br />
Lars & Mary Lund & Family<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Timothy & Patricia McWeeney<br />
Rafael & Patricia Valencia<br />
Derek Meffert<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Vaneeta Mehta<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Sister Mary Jean Meier, RSM<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Richard Melodia<br />
Claire Melodia<br />
Donald Menicucci<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Tom Menicucci<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Ray Mensing<br />
Barbara Gilivich Bowden<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Community<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Charles Meyers<br />
Jackie Harris<br />
Walter Meyers<br />
Marian Marsili<br />
Arthur Middleton<br />
Penny Alexander<br />
Gracela Mier y Teran<br />
Elizabeth Castillo Hoyt<br />
Edwina Miller<br />
Ron & Eugenia Hovland<br />
Hugh Mitchell<br />
Kelli Benz<br />
Judie & Stu Harris<br />
The McCann Family<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Mary Monteverdi<br />
Julie McCarthy<br />
Arlene Navarett Mooch<br />
Joan Moreno<br />
Cassandra Leigh Moody<br />
Nelia Eusebio<br />
George Morasci<br />
Terry Kenealy<br />
Morgner Family<br />
Jo Ann Fields Evans<br />
Timothy Murphy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Brennan<br />
Rafael & Patricia Valencia<br />
Willian & Ramona Murray<br />
Ramona Prieto<br />
Laurance Nannini<br />
Richard & Betty Battaglia<br />
Natole<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Joseph & Annette Natole<br />
Rasalie Natole<br />
James Michael Neary<br />
Rob & Lori Hervatine<br />
Muriel Nicolini<br />
Inger Bischofberger<br />
Judy Nydam<br />
Phil & Marianne O’Reilly<br />
William Oberster<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
James O’Brien<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Paul O’Kane<br />
John & Carol Fraher<br />
Craig Orlando<br />
Bob & Charlotte Wiard<br />
Frank O’Rourke<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Assocation<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Theadora Ortega<br />
The Rowan Family<br />
Walter O’Toole<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Virginia Pagano<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Assocation<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
John Palm<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Pete Papapietro<br />
Jeanette Papapietro<br />
Peter Parashis<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Roy Parenti<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Associaton<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Barbara Parodi<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Robert Patton<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Grace Marie Paulus<br />
Kim Paulus<br />
Cecelia Pearce<br />
Nancy Johnson<br />
Mary Irene Pellizzer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Chet Chapin<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Josephine Petrancosta<br />
Roberta Cerri Teglia<br />
Stephen Petrocchi<br />
Suzanne McGinty Petrocchi<br />
Birgith Piccini<br />
Dr. Kathleen Baratte Beebe<br />
Wanda Pickett<br />
Joan Del Secco<br />
Walter Podesta, Sr.<br />
Jeanette Papapietro<br />
Natalia Jean Poletti<br />
Shelly Simons-Luba<br />
Melba Price<br />
Jeanette Papapietro<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
William Pritz<br />
Rafael & Patricia Valencia<br />
Alice Puccetti<br />
Pauline Bertolino<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mantegani<br />
Merce Puccinelli<br />
Chris & Mark Sevieri<br />
Patricia Conway Putkey<br />
Mary Conway Zodrow<br />
Margaret Quigley<br />
George & Jane Caughman<br />
Alberto Quintanilla<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Christina Raquel<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Diane Reid-Romero<br />
Cathy Elchinoff<br />
Frank Renda<br />
Lars, Mary, Theresa, Kathleen & Kevin<br />
Lund<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Sister Jeri Renner, O.P.<br />
Eileen Ryan<br />
Camille Renzulli<br />
Debra Cochrane Vercammen<br />
Henry Risso<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Tim Rivers<br />
Judie Harris<br />
John Roake<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Judy Robb<br />
Vivian & Don Davis<br />
Ruby Robinson<br />
Dave & Denise Shaffer<br />
Diane Reid Romero<br />
Mark & Catherine Elchinoff<br />
Olga Roveta<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Richard Rozzi<br />
Jeanette Papapietro<br />
Susan Ruperto<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Claire Ryan<br />
Nina Thompson
Leonard Saldanha<br />
Mary E. Meissner<br />
Margaret Fregosi Salmon<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Ray & Mildred Samaroo<br />
Orlando & Cynthia Yabes<br />
Eugene Santi<br />
Richard & Betty Battaglia<br />
John Saracino<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Gladys Scherba<br />
Annmarie Fahy<br />
Tommy Scodeller<br />
Kathryn & James Dwyer<br />
Alana Mae Scott<br />
Ix Cel Mendieta De La Torre<br />
& Family<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Patricia Segura<br />
Kathy & Skip Mefford<br />
Audrey Seiler<br />
Cathy Plevin<br />
Frank Sevieri<br />
Mark & Chris Sevieri<br />
Juliana Molloy Shields<br />
John Shields<br />
Jean Silveira<br />
Patricia Flanagan<br />
Frank Siri, Jr.<br />
John & Arlene Rohrer<br />
Jerry & Celeste Cozzoli Brasuell<br />
Alan Sloan<br />
Charlotte Wiard<br />
Cecilia Jobst Smith<br />
Elizabeth Jobst Cruz<br />
Dura Smith<br />
Clare Dolim<br />
Your <strong>Mercy</strong> Mass donation<br />
helps support the<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Tuition Assistance<br />
and Scholarship fund.<br />
Thank you!<br />
Ernest T. Souza<br />
Nancy Souza Andre<br />
Al Spangenberg<br />
Ron & Sandy Albers<br />
Anne Spinharney<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Penny Boden Stack<br />
Gus & Kay Benz<br />
Denise Severi<br />
Craig Stagnaro, Jr.<br />
Adela Stagnaro<br />
Jack & Carol Steffens<br />
Barbara & David Dinelli<br />
Patsy Stevinson<br />
Penny Alexander<br />
John & Althea Sullivan<br />
Barbara Sullivan-Clegg<br />
Rene Tanjuakio<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Cecelia Telles<br />
Carol J. Simmons<br />
Jean Thomas<br />
Elleen Kirby Ryan<br />
Mary Thornton<br />
The Hickey Family<br />
Pat Toohig<br />
Laverne Barrett<br />
Allison Renee Tweden<br />
Richard & Betty Battaglia<br />
Ceil Twomey<br />
Hickey Family<br />
Amelia & Zefferino Uliana<br />
Caterina Uliana<br />
Mike Valdez<br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Robert Valdez<br />
Maria Cava<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Rosalie Natole<br />
Shirley Van Wart<br />
Richard & Betty Battaglia<br />
Ron & Eugenia Hovland<br />
Alfredo Velasquez<br />
Nora Sotelo Kury<br />
Rita Vereli<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
Ethene Vergie<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Yvonne Vick<br />
Andine Hadfield<br />
Steven Allen Vina<br />
Richard & Betty Battaglia<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Jeanette Papapietro<br />
Ray Rita & Nicole Ramos<br />
Irene Wright<br />
Aracely Wadel<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Carmelita Waechter<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Mary Conway Walsh<br />
Peggy Cosgrave<br />
Walter McVicar<br />
Sheila McVicar<br />
Kim Webber<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Valeria Werdeman<br />
Phil & Marianne O’Reilly<br />
Ken Whelan<br />
Rebecca Beck<br />
Ken & Mary Lou Whitcomb<br />
Joan White Selchau<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Mass Program<br />
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Larry Wight<br />
Vivian & Don Davis<br />
Benetta Wilson<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Casey Wise<br />
Barbara Caballero Wise<br />
Patrick Wisecarver<br />
June Wisecarver<br />
William Wisecarver<br />
June Wisecarver<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Associaton<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Ralph Arthur Woodman<br />
Marsha Aliamus<br />
Beldon Yee<br />
Richard & Laurie Warner<br />
Ronald Young<br />
Carol J. Simmons<br />
Pauline Youtsos<br />
Patricia Ivancich Dassios<br />
Nicole Zagar<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Antonio Zenteno<br />
Mercedes Mendieta<br />
Helen Zerga<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Jeffery Zingg<br />
Julie Urquidez<br />
Silvina Zipp<br />
Ida Crowley<br />
Carolyn Zipp Amador<br />
Nick Zlatunich<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Association<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
The Oaks • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011
U Rest<br />
The Oaks • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011<br />
in Peace<br />
Please remember the following alumnae, alumnae family members and friends of the <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Community in your<br />
prayers. Please note we have tried our best to list all deceased members and relatives of the <strong>Mercy</strong> Community. In the event we<br />
have missed someone, please contact the <strong>Mercy</strong> Alumnae Office at 650.762.1198 and we will include their name in the next Oaks.<br />
Margurite Garnier Bargetto ’45 sister of Elizabeth<br />
Garnier Taylor ’49 and Rosemary Garnier Cross ‘49<br />
Victor Baroody father of <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> faculty<br />
member Nadine Baroudi<br />
Katherine Battaglia mother-in-law of <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> staff member Betty Battaglia<br />
Karen Hansen Bergstrom ’71 sister of Kristine Hansen<br />
Muller ’67 and Kathryn Hansen ‘69<br />
Lawrence Bertolucci grandfather of Melissa Melnikoff<br />
’98 and Cristina Melnikoff ‘03<br />
Mary Ellen Bichard mother of Gabrielle Bichard ‘83<br />
Jean Boffi mother-in-law of Catherine Revetria Boffi ‘72<br />
Julio Borruso grandfather of Marisa Borruso 2000<br />
Lillian Bottali grandmother of Jessica Bottali ‘05<br />
Paul J. Bromham husband of Moira Doherty Bromham<br />
’60, brother-in-law of Marjorie Doherty Sangmaster<br />
’48 and Kathleen Doherty Moran ’53 and Peggy<br />
Doherty Fallon ‘65<br />
John R. Bruni friend of <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Joan Louise Burns mother of Carolyn Leahy Slavich ’59<br />
and Barbara Leahy Reilly ‘61<br />
Mary Alice Edwards Bussell ’37 aunt of Deborah<br />
Edwards ‘80<br />
Sam Caponio father-in-law of Eileen Johnson<br />
Caponio ‘71<br />
Mishell Wilkinson Carey cousin of Egenia Paine ‘72<br />
Mary Nora Clark grandmother of Kristina Germano ‘08<br />
Mary Roberts Clark grandmother of Angelina<br />
Simonpour ‘01<br />
Greg Cochran uncle of Cristina Henderson <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> P.E. Teacher<br />
Claire Constantino mother of Doris Constantino<br />
Osterling ’61, Joan Constantino ’67 and Catherine<br />
Constantino ‘72<br />
Aldina Corradetti mother of Lidia Corradetti Roman ’78<br />
and Sandra Corradetti Gendron ‘79<br />
Dorothy Corvi mother-in-law of Denise Boragno<br />
Corvi’68 and grandmother of Cara Corvi ‘01<br />
Fern Davis mother-in-law of Dona Pesino Edlund ‘65<br />
Raymond Jerome Dempsey brother of Maureen<br />
Dempsey Lami ‘49<br />
Thomas Dolan grandfather of Lisa Zito Sawyer ’92, Erica<br />
Zito ’98 and Ana-Alicia Dolan ‘04<br />
Patrick Dunleavy father of Catherine Dunleavy Rosaia<br />
’72, father-in-law of Cindy McDonald Dunleavy ’81<br />
and grandfather of Gina Rosaia Collins ‘99<br />
Florence Ferko mother of Cynthia Ferko Behrend ’64,<br />
past President of <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
Shield Guild<br />
Jeaneen Tanner Ferraris ‘58 sister of Marueen Tanner<br />
Huth ‘54 (deceased)<br />
Mary Frazier mother Kathleen Frazier Holmgren ’61,<br />
Grace Frazier Robinson ’65 and Patricia Frazier<br />
Ryken ’67 (deceased)<br />
Gail Galligan mother of Marie Galligan Evans, Judy<br />
Galligan Chong, grandmother of Patricia Walworth<br />
’03 and mother of Joe Galligan member of <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Board of Directors<br />
Joseph Galligan father of Marie Galligan Evans, Judy<br />
Galligan Chong, grandfather of Patricia Walworth ’03<br />
and mother of Joe Galligan member of <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> Board of Directors<br />
Steven Geramoni father of Monica Pavia ’87 and Phaidra<br />
Pavia Garcia ‘88<br />
Victoria Ashby Gil daughter of Helene Thompson Ashby<br />
’52 and niece of Virginia Thompson Smith ‘48<br />
Clementine Giraudo mother-in-law of Barbara Breuer<br />
Giraudo ‘78<br />
Eda Giusti mother-in-law of Diane Buchner Giusti ’67<br />
grandmother of Emily Giusti ‘99<br />
Frederick Glesener father of Kathyrn Glesener ’72, Mary<br />
Glesener ’76, Elizabeth Glesener Piper ’78, Christianne<br />
Giesener Becker ’80 and Barbara Glesener ‘83<br />
Dan Gower husband of Agnes Evans Gower ’46, brotherin-law<br />
of Norma Evans Leonardos ’46 and Joan Evans ‘47<br />
Anna Guth grandmother of Lisa Chapman ’06<br />
Aileen (Mickey)Barry Hart ’41 mother of Sandy Hart<br />
’72, sister of Geraldine Barry Seil ’39, Mary Jane Barry<br />
Cannon ’36 (deceased) and Patricia Ann Barry Barbier<br />
’34 (deceased) and Sister Ethel Barry Ellis<br />
Jeff Healy brother of Kathlin Healy Carpenter ‘80<br />
Charles Hoenisch grandfather of Corine Hoeniseh ‘88<br />
Margaret Hustedt mother of Mary Hustedt Milton ’66<br />
and Patricia Hustedt ‘71<br />
Catherine Imbellino mother of Nicole Imbellino ‘01<br />
Elda Jekot mother of Jill Jekot Ballard ‘80<br />
*Sister of Mary Mercedes Kiely S.H.S.P. (Catherine Kiely ’45)<br />
Julia Karpawich grandmother of Delenne Franco 2014<br />
Tony Kulisch husband of Martha Schwarz Kulisch ’61<br />
brother-in-law of Mary Schwarz Egan ‘56<br />
Maureen Clooney Landeck ’71 sister of Barbara Clooney<br />
Lyons ’66 and Aunt of Tara Lyons Graupera ’90 and<br />
Kerry Lyons ‘97<br />
Margaret Mary Marshik mother of Gail Marstik Sutton ‘75<br />
Geraldine Mackle Mattocks ‘73<br />
Madeline Estelita Mathiesen ’66 sister of Lorraine Estelita<br />
Greenberg ’72 and Carmen Estelita Mayo ‘77<br />
Margaret Morgan Ralston McCool ’52 mother of Julie<br />
Ralston Zavala ’76, Kelly Ralston ’79 and Melissa<br />
Ralston Bishop ‘81<br />
James D. McLain husband of Donna Sullivan McLain ‘56<br />
an d sister-in-law of Maureen Sullivan Spencer ’49<br />
Edward McLaughlin father-in-law of Marianne Bock<br />
McLaughlin ‘67<br />
Steven Mclaughlin brother-in-law of Diane Henneberry<br />
McLaughlin ‘78<br />
Kenneth McKay uncle of Kathy McKay <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Staff member<br />
James McKeever grandfather of Jennifer Turdici ‘99<br />
Derek Meffert brother of Amanda Meffert ‘08<br />
Sister Mary Jean Meier RSM, Principal of <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> Burlingame 1959-1962<br />
Donald Menicucci father of Lynn Menicucci ‘69<br />
Tom Menicucci uncle of Lynn Menicucci ‘69<br />
William Oberster father of Lisa Oberster Mancina ‘88<br />
James O’Brien brother of Suzanne O’Brien Brady ’52<br />
and Jane O’Brien Boehle ‘62<br />
Marilyn Archambault Olson ’44 sister of Carol<br />
Archambault Dillon ’47<br />
Frank O’Rourke father of Maureen O’Rourke Ranken ‘64<br />
Walter T. O’Toole father of Sharon O’Toole Debiagio ’65,<br />
Carolyn O’Toole Seits ’67 and Catherine O’Toole ’68<br />
Virginia Pagano mother-in-law of Anne Repetto<br />
Pagano ‘71<br />
Peter Parashis grandfather of Marie Parashis Campo ’83<br />
and Suzanne Parashis ‘90<br />
Mary Irene Pellizzer grandmother of Julie Pellizzer<br />
Rachfal ‘85<br />
Alberto Quintanilla father of Clarissa Quintanilla ’03 and<br />
Sara Quintanilla ‘08<br />
Henry Risso father of Dr. Marlis Risso ‘88<br />
John Roake father-in-law of Joan Stalteri Roake ‘75<br />
Olga Roveta mother of Sandy Roveta ’58 and Melanie<br />
Roveta Conroy ’65 (Deceased)<br />
Margaret Fregosi Salmon ’56<br />
John Saraceno father of Rachelle Saraceno Quinn ’66,<br />
Renee Saraceno O’Brien ’68 and Rosey Saraceno ‘70<br />
Alana Mae Scott grandmother of Morgan Giusti 2012<br />
Robert Valdez husband of Sharon Valdez former <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Staff member<br />
Rita Verili mother of Corinne Verili Courtney ‘60<br />
Steven Vina husband of Joan Mayr Vina ’61 and brotherin-law<br />
of Jeanne Mayr Graves ‘64<br />
Joe Vinal grandfather of Mary Vinal ‘02<br />
Aracely Wadel grandmother of Marissa Wadel ’92 and<br />
Leslie Wadel Hoppe ‘94<br />
Carmelita Waechter mother of Madeline Waechter<br />
Bottari ’67 and mother-in-law of Linda Murphy<br />
Waechter ‘70<br />
Kim Webber daughter of Susan Roby Webber ’71, niece<br />
of Sr. Linda Roby BVM ’68 and Diane Roby ‘70<br />
Benetta Wilson mother of Kathleen Wilson ’65, Kristine<br />
Wilson Morales ’75 and sister of Selena Rogers<br />
Sanders ’41 (deceased)<br />
Ralph Arthur Woodman brother of Mary Lou Woodman<br />
Whitcomb ‘56<br />
Helen Green Zerga ’44<br />
Sylvina Zipp mother of Carolyn Zipp Amador ’57 and<br />
Elizabeth Zipp Paso ’59 (deceased)<br />
Nick Zlatunich uncle of Theresa Zlatunich Elzea ’58, Clare<br />
Zlatunich Yerba ’61, Marianne Zlatunich La Rosa ’67,<br />
Christine Zlatunich Hurley ’68 and Corinne Zlatunich<br />
Web ‘68<br />
The <strong>Mercy</strong> Mass Program—At each of our<br />
school liturgies, the students and faculty of <strong>Mercy</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> pray for those people who have been<br />
acknowledged in the <strong>Mercy</strong> Mass Program. Not<br />
only are donations made in memory of a loved<br />
one, but also to honor others on special occasions<br />
such as anniversaries, birthdays, or at times of<br />
illness. To enroll a loved one in the <strong>Mercy</strong> Mass<br />
Program, simply contact the <strong>Mercy</strong> Advancement<br />
Office at 650.762.1190 or salbers@mercyhsb.com<br />
and we will send you a Mass Envelope. Once you<br />
have enrolled someone, we will send them a Mass<br />
Card telling them or their loved one that you have<br />
enrolled them in the <strong>Mercy</strong> Mass Program.
Reserve your<br />
spot now for...<br />
Mystique<br />
mercy auction & dinner<br />
Saturday<br />
March 5, 2011<br />
5:30 p.m. Kohl Mansion<br />
RSVP online at www.mercyhsb.com or send in the<br />
reservation form below. You may also become a sponsor online.<br />
Specific Sponsor Level Benefits can be found on the website.<br />
For more information contact Patricia Glasser, Event Coordinator<br />
at 650.762.1199 or pglasser@mercyhsb.com<br />
Mystique<br />
Auction and Dinner • March 5, 2011<br />
Name<br />
Address<br />
Please RSVP with payment by February 25 th<br />
(adults only please)<br />
Reservations may also be made online at www.mercyhsb.com<br />
City/State/Zip<br />
Phone /<br />
Email<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Alum Year: Daughter’s Class:<br />
Please reserve place(s) at $80 per person.<br />
Please include names of guests, with entrée choice of<br />
beef, chicken or vegan<br />
Please reserve table(s) of 10 at $750 per table.*<br />
*To receive special price above for tables of 10, full payment<br />
per table must accompany this reservation request and<br />
be received by February 25th.<br />
Please include me in the program as<br />
a sponsor at the following level:<br />
See invitation for sponsor level details.<br />
$5,000 $500<br />
$2,500 $250<br />
$1,500<br />
$1,000<br />
Other $<br />
Your gift is appreciated and tax deductible to the extent<br />
allowable by law. <strong>Mercy</strong>’s Tax ID is 94-1230999.<br />
Payment for Reservations/Sponsorships:<br />
Enclosed is my total payment of $<br />
� Check (payable to <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>) $<br />
Please charge my:<br />
� Visa � Mastercard $<br />
Card #<br />
Exp /<br />
Name as it appears on card<br />
� For quick check-out at the Auction use the<br />
credit card # above for my Silent or Live Auction<br />
purchases.<br />
For further information contact Patricia Glasser at 650.762.1199 or pglasser@mercyhsb.com<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> • 2750 Adeline Drive • Burlingame, CA 94010<br />
The Oaks • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011
Address Service Requested<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
2750 Adeline Drive<br />
Burlingame, CA 94010<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
“Tools for <strong>School</strong> with a Twist”<br />
Summer Program for<br />
6th, 7th & 8th Grade Girls<br />
June 13 - July 8<br />
For more information call 650.762.1105<br />
or visit the <strong>Mercy</strong> website at<br />
www.mercyhsb.com<br />
0 The Oaks • <strong>Spring</strong> 2011<br />
2011<br />
“Tools for <strong>School</strong> with a Twist,” features a new spin<br />
on our ever popular full day summer program<br />
for girls entering 6th, 7th and 8th grades! A<br />
new integrated approach to courses will allow<br />
students to practice and enhance their reading,<br />
writing, mathematics and study skills while also<br />
enjoying art, dance, American Sign Language,<br />
drama and swimming. Each Friday we will head<br />
off campus for a fun filled field trip. Sign up<br />
soon as enrollment is limited!!!<br />
* There is a separate program for <strong>Mercy</strong> students and incoming<br />
freshmen. Watch for more information on <strong>Mercy</strong>’s website at<br />
www.mercyhsb.com.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>’s 6th & 7th<br />
Grade Student<br />
Open House!<br />
Friday, April 29, 2011<br />
1:30 -3:00 p.m.<br />
NON-PrOfit Org.<br />
U.S. POStAgE<br />
P A I D<br />
MErCY HigH SCHOOL<br />
See if <strong>Mercy</strong> is right for you! Here is your<br />
chance to take a quick tour of our campus<br />
and enjoy fun-filled student demonstrations.<br />
For more information contact Director of<br />
Admission, Ellen Williamson at 650.762.1114<br />
or ewilliamson@mercyhsb.com.<br />
“the Oaks”<br />
The Oaks is published twice yearly for<br />
the Alumnae, Parents, and Friends of<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Burlingame<br />
a Catholic College Preparatory<br />
Laura M. Held<br />
Principal<br />
Mary Lund<br />
Director of Advancement<br />
Carol Fraher<br />
Director of Public Relations<br />
Mary Lund • Carol Fraher<br />
Editorial Staff<br />
Designed by: Jill Scerri<br />
Graphic Communications Coordinator<br />
Main Office: 650.343.3631<br />
Advancement Office: 650.762.1190<br />
Alumnae Office: 650.762.1198<br />
FAX: 650.343.2976<br />
E-Mail: alumnae@mercyhsb.com<br />
Website: www.mercyhsb.com