Mercy High School (Omaha, Nebraska)

Mercy High School is a private, all-girls, Roman Catholic high school in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 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, 27 percent of whom are minorities. 98 percent of the graduating class goes on to college.[2]

Mercy High School
Address
1501 South 48th Street

Omaha
,
(Douglas County)
,
Nebraska
68106-2504

United States
Coordinates41°14′41″N 95°59′6″W
Information
TypePrivate, all-girls
Motto"Where Mercy Girls Become Women of Mercy"
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
PresidentSr. Delores Hannon, RSM
PrincipalKristi Walters Wessling
Grades9–12
Enrollment360 (2017)
Average class size19
Student to teacher ratio13:1
Color(s)Blue and gold   
Team nameMonarchs
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
TuitionNegotiated
AffiliationSisters of Mercy
Websitewww.mercyhigh.org

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. The school has 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
  1. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. Jonathon Braden. "Mercy principal's 43-year education career draws to a close". Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. MHS. "Mercy High School Web site". Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  4. Valerie Novotny. "Mercy teacher 2nd on 'Jeopardy!'". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  5. NSAA. "Nebraska State Activities Association Web site". Retrieved 2007-05-10.


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