Mercy High School (Farmington Hills, Michigan)
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Mercy High School | |
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Address | |
29300 Eleven Mile Road , , 48336 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°29′11″N 83°20′11.3″W / 42.48639°N 83.336472°WCoordinates: 42°29′11″N 83°20′11.3″W / 42.48639°N 83.336472°W |
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Type | Private, All-Girls |
Motto | Women Who Make a Difference |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic, Sisters of Mercy |
Established | 1945 |
Founder | Venerable Catherine McAuley |
President | Cheryl Delaney Kreger, Ed.D. '66 |
Principal | Patricia Sattler |
Faculty | 85+ |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 655 (2020) |
Average class size | 170 |
Campus size | 25 acres (100,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
Slogan | Educating Women Who Make A Difference |
Athletics conference | Catholic High School League |
Mascot | Marlin |
Team name | Marlins |
Accreditation | Recognized nationally as an Exemplary Private High School by the United States Department of Education, Mercy has been accredited by AdvancedEd. Mercy has been named an Apple Distinguished School since 2013 for being recognized by Apple as a distinguished school for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence. |
Newspaper | Newsprint |
Yearbook | Lore |
Tuition | $14,100 |
Dean of Students | Eleasha Mercer Tarplin ‘94 |
Admissions | Amy Sill Iacobell ‘93 & Kelly Stirling McSweeney ‘93 |
Athletic Director | Nancy Malinowski |
Website | http://www.mhsmi.org |
Mercy High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory high school for girls in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
The Sisters of Mercy opened Our Lady of Mercy High School in Detroit in 1945. The school moved to Farmington Hills in 1965.
Notable alumnae[]
- Meg Mallon, professional golfer
- Diane Dietz, basketball player chief marketing officer of Cranbrook Educational Community
- Lauren Lake, talk show host
- Heidi Ewing, documentary filmmaker
- Mozella, singer/songwriter also co-writer of Billboard #1 hit Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
- Catholic secondary schools in Michigan
- Schools in Farmington Hills, Michigan
- Educational institutions established in 1945
- Girls' schools in Michigan
- High schools in Oakland County, Michigan
- 1945 establishments in Michigan
- Sisters of Mercy schools