Mercy High School (Connecticut)

Mercy High School

Address
1740 Randolph Road Middletown, Connecticut, (Middlesex County), 06457-5155 United States
Coordinates	41°31′57″N 72°40′33″W / 41.53250°N 72.67583°W / 41.53250; -72.67583Coordinates: 41°31′57″N 72°40′33″W / 41.53250°N 72.67583°W / 41.53250; -72.67583
Information
Type	Private, All-Girls
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
President	Sr. Mary McCarthy
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	600 (2015)
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Tiger
Team name	Tigers
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges^[1]
Publication	Muse (literary magazine)
Newspaper	"Tiger Times"
Yearbook	Epoch
Dean of Curriculum and Technology	Melissa M. Bullock
Dean of Academics	Steven Brickey
Dean of Students	Virginia Sullivan
Admissions Director	Diane K. Santostefano
Athletic Director	Timothy Kohs
Website	www.mercyhigh.com

Mercy High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in Middletown, Connecticut located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich.

History

Recognizing the need for Catholic secondary education in Middlesex County, the Diocese of Norwich opened Mercy High School for girls and Xavier High School for boys in 1963. Mercy High School's first class of young women began school under the direction of the Sisters of Mercy in temporary quarters on the second floor of Xavier High School. On Palm Sunday, March 22, 1964, the groundbreaking ceremony for Mercy High School took place. City officials and members of the clergy from throughout Middlesex County assisted His Excellency the Most Reverend Vincent J. Hines, D.D., Bishop of Norwich. The blessing ceremony of the Mercy High School building was held in September 1965 and classes began at that facility.The first class graduated from Mercy High School in 1967.

Mercy is an all girls high school that is class LL and offers sports. Their mascot is a tiger and the school basketball team won the state championship in 2013.

Sports

Interscholastic sports offered at Mercy include: Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis and Volleyball.

Notes and references

↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Retrieved 2009-07-28.

External links

Diocese of Norwich

Ordinaries	Bishops Bernard Joseph Flanagan Vincent Joseph Hines Daniel Patrick Reilly Daniel Anthony Hart Michael Richard Cote

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Patrick Parishes Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Quaker Hill St. Joseph Parish, Rockville St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish, Middletown

Education	College and seminary Holy Apostles College and Seminary High schools Academy of the Holy Family, Baltic Marianapolis Preparatory School, Thompson Mercy High School, Middletown Saint Bernard High School, Uncasville Xavier High School, Middletown

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Single-gender schools in Connecticut

Private boys' schools

Brunswick School (Greenwich)
Fairfield College Preparatory School (Fairfield)
Notre Dame High School (West Haven)
Xavier High School (Middletown)

Private girls' schools

Academy of the Holy Family (Baltic)
Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall (Milford)
Convent of the Sacred Heart (Greenwich)
Mercy High School (Middletown)
Miss Porter's School (Farmington)
Sacred Heart Academy (Hamden)
Ethel Walker School (Simsbury)
Westover School (Middlebury)

Merged	Rosemary Hall (Greenwich)

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