Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School (Georgia)

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Our Lady of Mercy High School
Address
861 Highway 279
Fayetteville, Georgia, (Fayette County), 30214
United States
Coordinates 33°32′53″N 84°27′44″W / 33.54806°N 84.46222°W / 33.54806; -84.46222Coordinates: 33°32′53″N 84°27′44″W / 33.54806°N 84.46222°W / 33.54806; -84.46222
Information
Type Private / co-ed / Secondary
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 2000
Locale Urban, Fringe of Large City
Principal Brian Newhall
Asst. Principal JoAnn McPherson
Chaplain Friar Gabrial Scasino
Faculty 42
Grades 9–12
Color(s) Red and White         
Team name Bobcats
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Athletic Director Bill Schmitz
Website http://www.mercycatholic.org

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School is a private, Catholic high school in Fayetteville, Georgia. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Summary

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School (Mercy) opened to freshman and sophomore classes in August 2000. It is a Catholic college-preparatory high school located in Fayetteville, Georgia and administered by the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta. Mercy is one of several schools established by Archbishop John F. Donoghue.[2]

The school is located near the confluence of Fayette, Fulton and Clayton counties. Its campus of approximately 48 acres includes an academic building, a field house, two football fields, a baseball field, a soccer field, a tennis court and a small pond. The primary football field is also equipped with a full track and field facility. In addition, the campus contains a one mile cross country track.

Mercy has a full range of academic offerings in the arts and the sciences and has a tradition of acceptance of offers from United States military academies.

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