Guys and Dolls OPENS THURSDAY

The Mercyhurst Prep Performing Arts Department presents Guys and Dolls on November 15, 16, and 17 at 7 p.m. and on November 18 at 2 p.m.  Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $5 for students.

MPS is calling back all former students, faculty, and friends from the April 1978 MPS production of Guys and Dolls for an “onstage” reunion following the final bows of the Saturday, November 17, performance.  If you are a graduate of that production or are in communication with anyone from that show, please contact Art Martone at amartone@mpslakers.com for more information.

Set in Times Square during the depression era, this romantic musical comedy tells the story of interlocking lives of a high-rolling gambler, a showgirl hoping for a better life, a missionary, and a floating craps game manager. Guys and Dolls premiered on Broadway in 1950 and ran for 1200 performances. It won the Town Award for Best Musical and has had numerous Broadway and London revivals. The MPS performance of this musical will be held in the school’s Performing Arts Center.

MEET CAPTAIN LAKER LOUIE

A "Name Our Pirate Mascot" contest was recently held at MPS and the entry of Captain Laker Louie received the most votes. Laker Louie attended our Open House last Sunday, and you will be seeing him at numerous upcoming events. Go Lakers!

MPS TAKE SECOND PLACE IN MATH COMPETITION

On November 8, 2018, 16 of our students participated in the 34th Annual Clarion Math Competition along with 280 students representing 26 high schools. Our team won second place. In addition, Tyler Warzynak and Tan Siwei had the second and the fifth highest overall scores, respectively. Other participants were:

Jerry Li, Timothy Yan, Jacky Li, Abigail Olsen, Kevin Hogan, Danny Li, Lyle Huang, Annie Chen, Judy Ji, Nikita Qu, Vina Li, Susan Qu, Jeff Peng and Chayne Zheng. Congratulations to all involved!

SPEECH AND DEBATE

The Speech and Debate team had our Mercyhurst Prep and McDowell Invitation at Behrend this past Saturday. Elizabeth Whiteford placed 5th in Prose Interpretation and the team of Elise Rinke and Conor Amendola took first place in Public Forum. Ryan J. Maloney, MSEd, is the speech and debate adviser, social studies teacher, sophomore class coadviser, and JV boys soccer assistant coach.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MODEL UN

The Mercyhurst Prep Model UN team participated in the 66th annual Gannon Conference this past weekend.  The 32–member team was part of over 400 students from the tristate area, who came together to debate topics such as the use of child soldiers, WTO reform, mental health youth issues, and current events. The team represented the countries of the United States and Guinea, sponsored nine major resolutions, and authored and passed a directive for the Security Council. We would like to congratulate Harrison Romero for his award of 3rd Best Delegate for the Security Council! Great job, Model UN!

Mrs. Nicole Brugger is a social studies teacher, Model UN adviser, coadviser for the freshman and senior classes, and adviser for the Mercy Service Group.

OPEN HOUSE WINNERS

Tyler Dahlkemper and principal Tom Rinke


Nathan Gonser, Louie the Laker, and principal Tom Rinke
 

NEW MPS EVENTS CALENDAR

The events calendar is located at mpslakers.com/events. You’ll find all sports, performing arts, concerts, and other public events listed here. You can also subscribe to the entire calendar or specific event types. The events calendar will be updated as schedules change, so please check this calendar regularly. If you subscribe to the calendar, changes will automatically sync.

CHEER BOOSTERS FUNDRAISER

What? More delicious PIZZA?

Please support the MPS cheerleaders at a fundraiser at Blaze Pizza on Wednesday, November 14, from 11 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.  Please bring the attached flyer or show it on your phone before paying your bill. Thank you for your support!

Download the Flyer

ATHLETIC NEWS

• Good luck to the football team, who will play in the D-10 SEMIFINAL ON SATURDAY AT 1:00 p.m. against Sharon High School at Meadville High School.
• Good luck to both the boys and girls soccer teams, who will play Saturday in the PIAA State Quarterfinal at Mars High School. The boys play Shady Side Academy at 3:00 p.m., and the girls play Bedford High School at 5:00 p.m.