Students Attend Peace Conference
Mercy students join over 300 high schoolers across the city to discuss peace and justice.

Students Participate in Night for the Fight
"Bobcats Bound for a Cure" raised money to support pediatric cancer research.

Master Teacher Interview
Community Press reporter Kurt Backsheider recently interviewed Mother of Mercy's five Master Teachers.

Social Media and Religion
Junior participates in interview about social media and religion.

Mercy and McAuley Make Music Together
Check out how Mother of Mercy and McAuley band students have come together!

School House Rock
Mother of Mercy Theatre presents School House Rock March 1 - 3.

Religion Teacher Travels with Archbishop
Mr. Bonnici joined Archbishop Schnurr and 30 others from Archdiocese to travel to Honduras and celebrate Our Lady of Suyapa.

Blended Learning
Two Mercy teachers recently contributed to a Cincinnati Enquirer article on blended learning.

Vocal Ensemble Christmas Performances
Mother of Mercy's VE will be featured on Q102 and Fox 19 News Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Fashion Show & Champagne Brunch
Tickets are selling fast for Mercy's 2nd Annual Mother/Daughter Fashion Show event.

Theatre Presents Guys & Dolls
Community Press reporter Kurt Backsheider recently interviewed several cast members from Mercy's Fall Musical.

Tennis Player Serves Up History
Community Press Reporter Tom Skeen recently interviewed junior tennis player Elizabeth Staley.

Mercy Soccer Aims for Big-City Shine
Community Press reporter Tom Skeen recently interviewed junior soccer player Sam Mattlin on her career and the current season for the Bobcats.

St. X Principal Takes Over Reins at Mercy
Community Press reporter Kurt Backsheider recently caught up with Mercy's new principal, Dave Mueller.

Help Mercy Receive Target Gift Cards
For every 25 votes, Mercy will receive a $25 gift card to be used towards the purchase of classroom supplies, student incentives for the Walk, giveaways at our auction, plus much more!

Top Students Grateful for Experiences
Kurt Backsheider of the Community Press recently interviewed Mercy's Valedictorian and Salutatorian of the Class of 2012. Click here to read the full article.

School Library Journal Highlights Mercy
The School Library Journal, the world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens, recently wrote a technology article featuring Mercy's library media specialist, Mrs. Behen, and our new iPad program. Click here to read the full article.

Senior Softball Player Shows Underclassman the Way
Enquirer sports reporter Tom Skeen writes how senior Anna Eggleston serves as a role model for Mercy's Softball Team. Click here to read the full article.

Mercy's iPad Program Receives Blog Post
No Shelf Required, a blog about eBooks, recently gave a nod to Mercy's iPad program. The blog moderator is Mercy grad Sue Minges Polanka '86. Click here to view the entry.

Softball Preview
The Community Press gives a preview of the 2012 softball season.

Mercy to Host Free Tech Sessions
Mercy will host FREE technology sessions for senior citizens 55 and older. 

Theatre Department Prepares for Spring Musical
Community Press reporter Kurt Backsheider recently interviewed cast and crew members of Mercy's upcoming Spring Musical, Songs for a New World. Click here to read the full article.

Bobcat Buddies
Click here to read an article about Mercy's Bobcat Buddies program with St. Boniface.

Leader of the Pack
Community Press reporter Tom Skeen caught up with senior bowler Amy Feie to chat about the success of Mercy's bowling team. Click here to read the full article.

Mercy Defeats Seton
The Bobcats defeated Seton 45-35 on January 24, 2012. Click here to view an interview with Emily Budde and Kelly Wiegman.

Students Paint Murals
Community Press reporter Kurt Backsheider recently met with several students who painted murals at the Cincinnati Police Personal Crimes Division Offices. Click here to read the full article.

Mercy Soccer Gives Back
Mercy's soccer team started the holiday season by giving back to some families in the community. Click here to read the Community Press article.

Mercy Presents "Hairspray"
Community Press reporter, Kurt Backsheider, recently interviewed several cast members of Mercy's Fall Musical "Hairspray." Click here to read the full story.

Community Press Winter Sports Preview: Basketball
Bakcourt to lead Bobcats. Click here to read Community Press reporter Ben Walpole's interview with Coach Mary Jo Huismann.

2004 Grad Head Volleyball Coach at NKU
Liz Holmes '04 has led NKU to their second consecutive NCAA II tournament appearance. Click here to read the Enquirer's "Five Questions with Liz Holmes."

Mercy Sophomore Finds Home as Runner
Emma Hatch '14 became the youngest Mercy individual to qualify to the State Meet this past season.  Ben Walpole of the Community Press recently caught up with Emma. Click here to read the full article.

Volleyball Dreams Realized for Mercy Senior
Community Press reporter Ben Walpole recently caught up with Mercy senior Marissa Prinzbach. Click here to read the full article.

Bobcats rewrite school records in golf
Click here to read the Community Press article on Mercy's Golf Team.

Amanda Philpot SEC Player of the Week
Amanda Philpot '09 was recently selected as SEC Offensive Player of the Week.

Alumna Recognized as Outstanding Educator
Kathy Bromer '61 recognized as an outstanding educator by Cincy Magazine.

Community Press Fall Sports Preview: Volleyball
Ben Walpole of the Community Press previews Mercy's upcoming Volleyball season.

Katelyn Groh joins Irish American Theater Company
Katelyn Groh '05 is the newest member of the Irish American Theater Company and takes the title role in "What Happens Bridgie Cleary?"

Ms. Bodollo Named Theatre Educator of the Year
Congratulations to Performing Arts teacher Ms. Lisa Bodollo who was named the Acclaim 2011 Theatre Educator of the Year!

Enquirer Announces Winter Sports All-stars
Mercy Winter Sports Athletes are among the top athletes chosen by the Cincinnati Enquirer as winter sports All-Stars.  (Cincinnati Enquirer 4/27/2011)

Basketball - Kelly Wiegman, Honorable Mention
Bowling - Katie Minning and Amy Feie, 1st Team
               Kelsey Schaible and Sarah Tabelman, Honorable Mention

Press Preps Blog of lists: Softball’s diamonds on the mound
The Community Press and Recorder sports reporters Nick Dudukovich, Tony Meale and Scott Springer put together a list of Ohio pitchers and hitters they’ve covered in their beats who have stood out to them so far in softball.  Mercy's Anna Eggleston, Amy Feie and Erika Leonard all make his list! (Cincinnati.com 4/28/2011)

Mercy Alumna earns All-GLVC honors
Bellarmine sophomore Maggie Schad shot a career-low 74 to finish tied for second as an individual at the GLVC Championship. Read more here.

Final shout to the winter sports season
I’d like to give one final shout to the winter sports season. Here are the best of the best of my official beats as well as the teams and players I covered a great deal.. (Community Press 4/4/2011)

Marine pays a surprise visit to Mercy High School
ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — As juniors and seniors left Mother of Mercy High School at the end of the school day on April 1, there was excitement in the air. Most were looking forward to getting ready for their prom but as they approached the senior lobby to head to their cars, they caught on to something else... (Community Press 4/6/11)

Anna Egan Performed in NKU's Opera Workshop
Anna Egan '09 sang the role of Dorabella in Northern Kentucky University's Opera Workshop performance of Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" ("Women are like that").

Mercy Grad Training for Olympic Trials
Jackie Reider Dikos '97 is currently in the midst of training for the 2012 Olympic Trials for the Women's Marathon.  Recently the Examiner.com caught up with Jackie.

Allie Hart noted as an "Unsung Hero of Winter Sports"
"Our goal with this week’s list is to shine a light on athletes who have made an impact on their teams, but might not be mentioned as much as their teammates or counterparts in larger schools. Again, these are lists based on Community Press sports writers’ interaction with their sources, seeing the athletes and speaking with coaches..." (Community Press 3/10/11)

Mercy Teachers Recognized in Ohio Magazine
Four teachers at Mercy were acknowledged in Ohio Magazine's 2011 Excellence in Education - Private High Schools recognition program: Steve Baker, Bob Bonnici, Rose Koch, and Theresa Murphy.

Alum Katie Kee's
Sophomore forward/center Katie Kees (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mother of Mercy) as named honorable mention. She led the team in rebounding with 7.6 rpg and blocked shots with 60, which ranked second in the PAC. Kees also averaged 5.3 ppg, and had 30 steals and 41 assists... (Community Press 3/2/11)

Shakespeare Holly Reckers

The finals of the 25th annual Shakespeare Competition sponsored by the Cincinnati branch of the English Speaking Union (ESU) are slated for Saturday at, appropriately, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.

Congratulations — and good luck — to:  Margot Plum,  Cincinnati Country Day;  Holly Reckers, Mother of Mercy;  Eric Torres, Covington Catholic;  Claire Beauchamp, Walnut Hills;  Beth Seeley, Anderson High School; and Kyle Quinlivan, School for the Creative and Performing Arts.... (Community Press 3/3/11)

Alumna to Help Lead Drama Program
Allison Hinkel is a performer, stage manger and box office assistant at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts.

Stars in Cincinnati and Around Mercy!
An enquirer writer uses Mercy student photos from the Tino concert to describe her excitement of meeting actor Ryan Goesling who is in town shooting scenes in George Clooney's movie. More photos from the concert will be in next Thursday's Hometown section of the Enquirer... (Community Press 2/24/11)

Mercy senior selected as National Merit Finalist
The College Board has formally named Mother of Mercy senior Elizabeth Ruwe as a National Merit Finalist. She is one of 16,000 high school students in the country with this honor...(Western Hills Community Press 2/15/11)

Mercy students honored for strong character
Two Mother of Mercy High School students were selected to be honored at the 2011 YMCA Young Character Awards. (Community Press 2/14/11)

Mercy swim team hosts first meets in more than eight years
Mother of Mercy High School’s swim team hosted McAuley and Walnut Hills in a tri-meet at Gamble-Nippert YMCA on Saturday, January 22, 2011. Although Mercy fell to both teams - Mercy 49, McAuley 53, Walnut Hills 68 - it was a very successful meet. The 2010-11 season marks the first year in over eight years that Mercy has been able to host a swim meet.. (Community Press 1/27/11)

Mercy students fair well at engineering challenge
A group of students from Mother of Mercy High School proved women are just as good, and even better, than men when it comes to engineering and construction... (Western Hills Press 2/2/11)

Huismann retiring as Mercy AD
Mary Jo Huismann announced that she will retire as Mercy athletic director, after 39 years. Huismann, also one of the top coaches in Cincinnati prep sports history, will continue as Mercy head basketball coach... (Community Press 2/8/11)

Mercy's Mock Trial Team advances to regional competition
Mother of Mercy High School’s Mock Trial team beat St. Ursula 138-112 and Princeton 105-87 at the district match held on Tuesday, February 1 at the Hamilton County Courthouse. They are one of 13 teams out of 40 to advance to the regional competition. ...(Western Hills Press 2/3/11)

Record-setting day for Mercy bowling team

"The Mercy bowling team had a school-record 2,846 pins in a match against Fairfield on Wednesday at Fairfield Lanes. Mercy (14-1) defeated Fairfield 2,846 to 2,544. The previous school record for a match was 2,730 against Seton at Western Bowl in 2010, according to Mercy coach Mike McDonald."... ( Community Press 1/20/2011)

Mary Jo Huismann gets win #600
"Mary Jo Huismann had won 599 games and lost 250 going into tonight’s matchup at Hughes High School..."
(Channel 9 - wcpo.com)

Mercy Students Earning College Credits
"Mother of Mercy High School is leading the way among area Catholic high schools that give students an opportunity to earn both high school and college credits...." (Community Press 11/26/2010)

Milestone Only the Beginning
"Every day, Mercy basketball coach Mary Jo Huismann makes the short walk downstairs from her office onto Huismann Court...." (Cincinnati Enquirer 11/17/2010)

Bobcats to return 6 of top 7 next season

"It's tradition. 

Mercy taking stage to 'Chicago'
"Mother of Mercy High School's performing arts students are bringing the award-winning Broadway musical "Chicago" to the West Side...."

(Community Press 10/29/2010)