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November 10, 2017
Opening Night Thursday

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with music by Andrew Lloyd Weber and lyrics by Tim Rice will open on November 16.  The musical is based on the Bible’s Book of Genesis story of Joseph’s “coat of many colors”.

New Director of Finance

We welcome Doreen Zaksheske, a new director of finance, as our “treasured” Sharon Hiegel heads toward retirement in January after working at MPS for 18 years.  Mrs. Hiegel plans to spend more time with her husband Tom and son Stephen Hiegel as well as daughters Lauren Hiegel ’01 and Kristen Hiegel Wieczorek ’02 and grandchildren, Nellie and Blain.

Mrs. Zahskeske is a Harborcreeek High School grad and earned a BS in accounting from Penn State Behrend.  She has been married to Erieite Michael Zaksheske for 35 years and they are the proud parents of three boys.

The Zahskeskes have lived in various places, but most recently in Atlanta, where she was employed as VP of accounting and operations at the Center of the Visually Impaired.

They purchased a home in the Frontier area that was built in 1906 and state that they are back in Erie for good. Please feel free to introduce yourself to Mrs. Zaksheske when you visit MPS.
A Silver in Math

Ms. Katrin Ayrapetov, Mr. Tom Rinke and Ms. Mary Beth Whitford chaperoned students who participated in the 33rd Annual Clarion Math Competition last week. They competed against eleven other schools. Our students came in second as a school. In addition, Lyle Huang was the third highest individual scorer overall.

The participants were Ruthie Kunik ‘19, Nikita Qu ‘19, Susan Qu ‘19, Anna Wang ‘19, Jacky Li ‘20, Gideon Gu ‘19, Jax Shen ‘20, Gawain Zhang ‘19, Lyle Huang ‘20, Ted Wang ‘18, Cheyenne Zheng ‘20, Winston Zhou ‘18, Tyler Warzynak ‘20, Mike Guo ‘20, and Aligail Olsen ‘20.
Model UN Club Participated in Conference

Delegates included  (back l to r):  Jenna Brugger ’19, Joyce Zhou ‘18, Tyler Kloss ’18, Mwakana Mpunga ’18, Paige Butler ’18, Nick Walters ’20, Michael Deutsch ’19 and Max Presler ’19; (middle):  Harrison Romero ’21, Jake Zimmerman ’18, Alex Stefanovski ’21, Dylan Szymanski ’19, Starr Sherred ’18, Alexis Parnell ’19, Delaney Deitrick ’19, Sara DiPietro ’18, Abby Olsen ’20, Kaitlyn Klein ’18 and Edwin Meng ’18; (front): Shaneen Upal ’20, Katie Goring ’20 and Tia Snippert ’19.
 
The Model UN delegation did an amazing job of representing Mercyhurst Prep at the Gannon 65th Annual Model UN Conference, participating as the country of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). With 25 schools and over 450 students in attendance, we were able to be sponsors or signatories of 4 of the 6 committees that we were a part of. We were personally commended by Dr. Anjali Sahay, Gannon’s Director of Model UN, for our participation, professionalism, and decorum.
Holiday Pie Sale

Metz Culinary Management, the MPS food service company, is sponsoring a Holiday Pie Sale promotion. The profit from this pie sale goes to the charity of our choice, which is the MPS Feed the Hungry club.

Pumpkin Pie - $7.95

Apple Pie - $8.95

Pecan Pie - $9.95

All pre-orders are due by November 13. Late orders are NOT guaranteed.

All pies will be boxed and labeled. You can order by emailing ma1069@metzcorp.com or in the cafeteria at the cashier counter. Payment can be made at pick-up on November 16 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Feed the Hungry club members cook and serve a nutritious meal on the second Sunday of each month to individuals who are homeless in downtown Erie.

Open House

We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who had anything to do with our 2017 Open House.  It was a great, great day.  The energy was high and there was a sense of school pride and hospitality that showed how well the MPS community works together for the purpose of showing others who we are.  The tour guides were fantastic – articulate, knowledgeable, and welcoming.  We so appreciate our board members, students, alumni, administrators, teachers, maintenance, office staff, parent volunteers, bakers, our speaker and MCs, van drivers and parking lot attendants, phone callers, coaches and groundskeepers.  All of you had an important part in this day and we thank you.  You are all a blessing to us at MPS.

Eighth grade students who submitted an application on or before Open House were eligible to participate in a drawing for one of five $1,000 tuition scholarships for freshman year.  Winners are: Amanda Brown – JS Wilson, Cole Dombrowski – Wattsburg Middle School, Katelyn Robson – Iroquois,  Ethan Rupp – St. George, Jalen Salvi – Erie Day School.

The Open House winners of the Instax Mini 9 Instant Camera and $100 worth of film are Anna Tishchenko (photo, above) from J.S. Wilson and Natalia Miksa from Walnut Creek.

Again, thank you for making our Open House extra special!
Athletic News
 
Kudos to Lauren Habursky '19, who qualified for cross country States in Hershey.

Congratulations to the football team, who will play for the District 10 championship against Sharon on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.at Meadville High School.  Tickets are on sale for $5 in the Athletic Office.

Congratulations to the girls soccer team, who won their first state playoff game over Martinsburg Central. They will play Saturday in the state quarterfinal against Karns City at a site TBA.
 
Hats off to the boys soccer team, who finished a great season on Tuesday with a hard-fought loss to Beaver.
UPCOMING DATES

Daily Mass
Our Lady of Mercy Chapel
7:45 a.m.
All Are Welcome.
Please Note: 
NO mass on November 16 & 17
 
NOVEMBER 10
Application for early admission due
 
NOVEMBER 11
Pre-Act Test
9 a.m.
 
House of Mercy Techno Bingo 
Download the Flyer
Facebook Event Page
 
NOVEMBER 12
Feed the Hungry
10:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
 
NOVEMBER 15
Jeans Day to Benefit Senior Class
 
NOVEMBER 16, 17 & 18
Fall Play:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
7 p.m.
 
SAVE THE DATES
NOVEMBER 18
MPS Entrance Exam
9 a.m.
 
NOVEMBER 19
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2 p.m.
 
NOVEMBER 24
Alumni Black Friday Bash
Calamari’s
7 p.m.
 
DECEMBER 5
MPS Family Adoration for Advent
7 p.m.
 
DECEMBER 16
Breakfast with Santa
MPS cafeteria
10 a.m. to noon
 
Alumni News
 
Caitlin Welsh ’97 will speak at the Jefferson Society’s Global Summit IX on Wednesday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. about how America will help feed the world in the 21st century.

Black Friday Bash

Join us at Calamari’s
7 p.m. until 11 p.m.
Friday, November 24, 2017

Free food, prizes, 50/50 and fun!

Hosted by MPS and the MPS Alumni Association

All alumni are invited to attend, but those under the age of 21 will be asked to leave at 9 p.m.

Class of 2007 — 10 Year Reunion
November 24
Calamari’s
7 p.m. — 11 p.m.
Organized by Rowland Yang

Class of 1968 — 50th Reunion
Golden Anniversary Luncheon
August 10
at the Erie Yacht Club
Classes from 1926-1968 are our guests.
Faculty & Alumni Breakfast with Santa

Get in the Christmas spirit at the MPS Student Government sponsored Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 16.

The man from the North Pole is coming to our very own cafeteria to share holiday joy with your children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews, too! Breakfast will be served and there will be games, crafts and face painting for your children. The Brunch with Santa and his elves will run from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Breakfast will be served at 10:30. The cost is $7.00 for adults. Children are free.

We ask that parents and grandparents deliver a wrapped and clearly labeled gift for their child to the front office during the week before the brunch. We will place these gifts under the Christmas trees and in Santa’s bag to be given to the children after the brunch. We ask that you make reservations for those attending as this information will also go out to alumni.

Please RSVP to dkooser@mpslakers.com or call 824-2062 by December 8.
Spirit Store
 
Regular Hours

Monday through Friday:
8:10 — 8:45 a.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:
11:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday:
3:30 — 5 p.m.
Important Information for Parents About Asbestos

Thank you!



Thank you to St. Jude Church for donating chairs for our chapel.  They are currently being tightened and cleaned and we are happy to have kneelers for the first time in Our Lady of Mercy Chapel.
 
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