Mercy High School (Omaha, Nebraska)

Mercy High School
Where Mercy Girls Become Women of Mercy
Address
1501 South 48th Street Omaha, Nebraska, (Douglas County) 68106-2504 United States
Coordinates	41°14′41″N 95°59′6″W / 41.24472°N 95.98500°W / 41.24472; -95.98500Coordinates: 41°14′41″N 95°59′6″W / 41.24472°N 95.98500°W / 41.24472; -95.98500
Information
Type	Private, All-Girls
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
President	Sr. Delores Hannon, RSM
Principal	Sarah Regan
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	390 (2013)
Average class size	19
Student to teacher ratio	13:1
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Team name	Monarchs
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Tuition	Negotiated
Affiliation	Sisters of Mercy
Athletic Director	Holly McCoy
Website	www.mercyhigh.org

Mercy High School is a private, all-girls, Roman Catholic high school in Omaha, Nebraska, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. It is the only high school in Omaha with a negotiated tuition program, so each family meets with the President at the start of each academic year to agree upon what they will pay for tuition. Mercy has approximately 385 students with 24 percent being minority. They have 95 percent of the graduating class going to college.^[2]

Background

Mercy High School is one of 41 high schools owned and operated by the Sisters of Mercy. ^[3]

In 2012 Brooks Humphreys, a Social Studies teacher at Mercy, won second place in the teachers edition of Jeopardy!.^[4]

Activities

Omaha Mercy is a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association. They have won the following NSAA State Championships:^[5]

Girls Volleyball – 1978
Girls Basketball – none (Runner-Up 1981)
Girls Soccer – none (Runner-Up 2007)
Speech – none (Runner-Up 2009)

References

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ Jonathon Braden. "Mercy principal's 43-year education career draws to a close". Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ MHS. "Mercy High School Web site". Retrieved 2007-05-10.
↑ Valerie Novotny. "Mercy teacher 2nd on 'Jeopardy!'". Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ NSAA. "Nebraska State Activities Association Web site". Retrieved 2007-05-10.

External links

School Website

Archdiocese of Omaha

Ordinaries	Bishops James O'Connor Richard Scannell Jeremiah James Harty Joseph Francis Rummel Archbishops James Hugh Ryan Gerald Thomas Bergan Daniel E. Sheehan Elden Francis Curtiss George Joseph Lucas

Auxiliary Bishops	Daniel E. Sheehan Anthony Michael Milone

Churches	Cathedral St. Cecilia Cathedral Parishes St. Anthony's Church, Cedar Rapids St. Leonard Church, Madison Holy Family Church, Omaha Immaculate Conception Church, Omaha Sacred Heart Church, Omaha St. Frances Cabrini Church, Omaha St. John's Church, Omaha St. Joseph Church, Omaha St. Bonaventure Church, Raeville

Education	Higher Education Creighton University College of Saint Mary High Schools Archbishop Bergan High School, Fremont Cedar Catholic High School, Hartington Central Catholic High School, West Point Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School, Bellevue Duchesne Academy, Omaha Holy Family High School, Lindsay Marian High School, Omaha Mercy High School, Omaha Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School, Omaha Norfolk Catholic High School, Norfolk Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School, Elgin Roncalli Catholic High School, Omaha St. Francis High School, Humphrey St. Mary's High School, O'Neill St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School, Omaha Scotus Central Catholic High School, Columbus V. J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School, Omaha

Priests	Blase J. Cupich William Joseph Dendinger Edward J. Flanagan Joseph G. Hanefeldt Edward Joseph Hunkeler Patrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern John Linus Paschang

Other	Boys Town Notre Dame Academy and Convent

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