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MMA Students Prove They’ve Got Spirit
MARCH 2011 I S SUE | A NE WSLE T TER FOR MMA PARENTS & STUDENTS
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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This year, Spirit Week was more than just a competition to show which class had more school spirit – instead it was an opportunity to give back to our South Buffalo community. The week-long event was called FOOD FIGHT and the rules were simple: fill your class container with non-perishable food items for points – fill the other classes containers with toiletries to eliminate their points. The food drive lasted four days and the students combined gathered thousands of items for the South Buffalo Food Bank. Congratulations to the Seniors for coming in first place for FOOD FIGHT and overall in Spirit Week.
SENIORS BRIDgET JACkSON AND qUINN CASSIDY COUNTINg THE SEEMINgLY ENDLESS BOxES OF DONATIONS
Second Quarter Honor Roll
Congratulations!
SPIRIT WEEK PHOTO GALLERY
SAvE THE DATE
McAuley Gala Saturday, April 2, 2011
Check out our new billboards around town...Featured here: Felicia and Emily Diaz ’12
EVENTS & Happenings03.02.11Early Dismissal
03.09.11Ash Wednesday Prayer Service
03.15.11College Information Night
03.25.11Annual Fish Fry
03.26.11Red Carpet Event
04.02.11McAuley Gala “April in Paris”
04.05.11Booster Club Meeting6pm in Room 101
04.07.11End of Third Quarter
Dear Parent and Guardians,
We welcome our students back after winter break
and a very successful Spirit Week. Congratulations
to the Spirit Week Committee, the Student Govern-
ment officers and the moderators for making this
one of the most enjoyable Spirit Weeks in recent
memory. I also wish to thank all of our students for
their generous donations to the South Buffalo Food Pantry. Our Spirit Week
Food Fight will provide many families with the food they need during very dif-
ficult economic times. The Spirit of Mercy and the legacy of Catherine McAuley
shine through in our students!
March will be a long month but an opportunity for us to pick up the academic
pace. With consistent instruction and multiple opportunities to meet with
teachers and attend review sessions your daughter should be able to acquire the
knowledge and the skills she needs to achieve mastery level on all of her exams.
Your daughter needs to push herself and not be satisfied with simply passing.
With your encouragement and ours, she should be able to achieve mastery (85
or better) on all her exams but most significantly on her Regents exams. Her
hard work in March will pay off in June.
June 30th will be my last day as principal of Mount Mercy Academy. After
twenty-seven years at MMA and eight as principal and over thirty-three years in
education it is time to pass leadership to a new generation. Retirement is a scary
and yet exciting prospect and this decision was not made lightly. I will always be
a part of the Mercy Community and a supporter of Mount Mercy Academy as it
fulfills its mission to educate young women.
March will bring us spring, daylight savings time and a time to reflect and pray
as we enter the Lenten Season. May all of us in our Mercy community use this
time to acknowledge our sinfulness and hope for the renewal Lent can bring.
God bless you all.
Sincerely,
Paulette Gaske
Principal
A MESSAgE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL
Second Quarter Honor RollClass of 2011First HonorsCarly AndriaccioVictoria DedloffRebecca FinkEmilie FoseStephanie KhourySarah KrausMolly KrugKathryn LoopsLeah MoranAmanda StachowskiNicole Tombolesi
Second HonorsAlyssa BrennanKarly BuntichAbigail CampbellChelsea CourtadeKatie FarrBreanne FlynnKrista GanisStephanie GeorgeLeigha GibsonAmy HummelBridget JacksonCatherine KasianowiczCaitlin McBratneyMargaret McDonaldAshley MulichakKaitlyn MurphyElizabeth RedanzMarley RobertsonJillian RybczynskiJessica SawyerRylie SchreiberJennifer StankiewiczColleen WebsterMolly WebsterBrittanyAnn Wolf
Merit RollQuinn CassidyChelsie CrawfordMichelle DomesKelsey HayesSimone HowardMarissa KelleyChristine MarksKatherine MarrenShannon McHughLia-Marie PrineCassie SchaeferJoAnna SetlockAutumn SikorskiAmelia SkagiasRachel SuchockiKatie Whelan
Class of 2012First HonorsEmily AndersonCara BarnesRachel BellisAlison BenzHeather BuckMegan CheneyEmily DiazLeah DomianoMeghan FitzgeraldJenna GleasonJordan HawkinsAbigail HelliwellKelly HessIsobel JohnstonTania KhouryRebecca KurzawaKayla LarsonJanelle LaucielloJenna McGoughStephanie NewmanVictoria RisoAshley SkipperCharlene TakacsSamantha Ventura
Second HonorsAlyssa BuranichSierra FullerKaitlyn GriffinJacqueline KaneElizabeth KrugAlexandrea LenkAlexis MartinLynnMarie MillerEmily NostrantShannon O’ConnellKelsie SullivanGiannina TrojanovicCara WaldraffMary Clare Walsh
Merit RollEmily BarrettMcKayla BurvidKristi CaseyFelicia DiazColleen GarvinBrittany LawsonBryanna McKinnonAnna OrmondTabitha RichmondTaylor RobertsonAshley SmithAshley TombolesiEmily Walsh
Class of 2013First HonorsErin BenderMarjorie BishopKaylee CedriJennifer GrantMadeline GreeneLee HaggertyJenna KerstenJillian MiazgaMegan SheehanRachel SingerMarissa StackTaylor Weed
Second HonorsAnnie BarnesAmanda BenesCaitlin ColeJenna DastaVanessa DiazJulie FoghErin FriedmanEmily GangloffErika JurekMichaela LeeMorgan MoranPaige OgdenEvania Paz SantianoRebecca Suchocki
Merit RollKristen AndoMorgan HaettichKatherine HayesKyra KrafchakAmanda LeneyMariah MaundConnor OrcuttLisa PanekLaura PantanoKaitlin PinterpeJonay RobinsonMegan TerminiRachael Wells
Class of 2014First HonorsVictoria AllenMary BamrickMeghan EdwardsSarah EmmerlingEmma EnglishCarolyn GranditsAmelia GreenanMaire KeaneSimona LukasikCaitlin MatuszakShannon MoranNicole RothMargaret SchererIsabella SpannLauren SzymanskiKathleen Weaver
Second HonorsOlivia CrawfordHannah DieboldAlyson DomianoNicole FitzgeraldTeeghan GorhamMadelyn HigginsJordyn HussErin KelleherMolly LempkoMaura McMahonErin NearySara NostrantJulia O’SullivanEmily PrendergastKatherine RedanzBrianna RineMarissa SheehanCarly Wilkerson
Merit RollJessica AlviraAllison BalysJessica CervoniBethany ClancyGenevieve CliffordMaggie ColernShannon GarnoErin GlascottGabrielle HagnerSarah HedgesJenna KatalinichHaley KempfPamela LeSarah LoomisNicole MauriKerry McGoughCaitlyn MillerMaureen O’SullivanLeah RennieVictoria Siracuse
A FRIENDLY NOTE FROM THE MMA NURSE
As the weather starts to warm and the days become longer, it can only mean one thing.
Spring is in the air.
“ If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. If we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
– Anne Bradstreet
This is the time of year when we see an increase in allergic type symptoms; runny nose, sneezing, sore throat and red, itchy eyes. If your daughter is suffering from these symptoms, please consider medication before coming to school. It will help them to remain in school and avoid the “dreaded” call from me, the school nurse with some-one who wants to come home. Medi-cations can only be taken at school if a Doctor’s order is in her medical file.
Spring is also a good time to look at making those yearly physical appoint-ments. New York State Education Law requires all new entrants, 10th grade students, and those participating in sports have a current physical on file in their cumulative health record. Forms can be downloaded from the school website, obtained from the Health Office or your physician my have their own. Physicals are good for one calendar year.
It is important that our records are up to date and meeting the standards set by NYS. If your daughter had a physi-cal or any immunization during the current school year, a copy should be sent to the health office.
Enjoy the sunshine and warmth that it will bring. Happy Spring! - kathy Burns, RN
SPORTS SPOTLIGHT
Mercy girls that are members of the Mgr. Martin Team in the inaugural season of the WNY girls Ice Hockey Federation Team. From left to right: Shannon Moran (Freshman),
Ashley Malicki (Senior), Morgan Haettich (Sophomore) and Hanna Hart (Junior).
Mount Mercy Academy and Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School Health Care Career
Club for freshmen and sophomores visited the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in
Downtown Buffalo on February 15. Students
met with representatives from several areas of
medical careers and research including Roswell
Park Cancer Institute. They learned about a
variety of career opportunities as well as such
particulars as the field of Medical Acoustics.
Andrea McClain, a product development engi-
neer and inventor of a special device for COPD,
asthma and chronic bronchitis patients both for personal therapy and testing,
spoke with the students about her field and her position within the Buffalo Niagara
Medical Campus. Representatives from Roswell Park spoke about Robotic Surgery,
advocacy and marketing, “Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities,” and the internships
programs at Roswell for high school students.
We went on to Hauptman Woodward to meet Dr. Duax who shared with us the
many areas of research, took us on a tour of the labs and introduced us to the sci-
entists working on his team. Most importantly, he shared with us the high school
program where he works with students, including one of MMA’s recent graduates.
Health Care Career Club Visits Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
CAREER ADVANCEMENT NEWS
Save the Date for the McAuley Gala
Saturday, April 2, 2011Silent Auction begins at 5:00 pm, followed
by Dinner and Live Auction
2011 MCAULEY gALASTEERInG COMMITTEE
FRESHMAn Barbara kelleher Fitzgerald ’78
vincent BamrickJean (Cronin ’76) & Mark Cassidy
SOPHOMOREJoanne (Hilmey ’82) & James Cullen
Catherine (Warda’81) & James Bender
JUnIORSavanna & Bryan O’Connell
Patricia & Mike glascott
SEnIORPatricia (keane ’82) & Dan Marren
kathy (Broderick ’76) & Joe MurphyMary (Waters ’81) & Tim McDonald
ALUMnAE Rosanne (Simoncelli ’75) & Rick WilsonCynthia (gardner ’77) & garry JohnsonSharon (Lillis ’82) & Doug McCormick
HOnORARY CO-CHAIRSJoan klipfel Lillis ’53
Donald Ware
For reservations, contact Brittany Finnegan-Zandi at (716) 825-8796 ext. 321 or [email protected].
Catering by Frontier Catering
2011 McAuley gala volunteer FormName
Daytime Phone Number
Daughter(s) Name Year(s)
Volunteers Name(s):
Decoration/Set-up Start Time
Friday, March 25 4:00 pm
Wednesday, March 30 4:00 pm
Thursday, March 31 4:00 pm
Assembly of Gifts (Please bring tools if you have them)
Thursday, March 31 5:00 pm
Gift Display (Please choose am OR pm time slot.)
Friday, April 1 9:00 am – 12 Noon:
1:00pm – 4:00pm
The Evening of the Gala (please wear black pants and white shirt)
Gala 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (raffles & booth captains)
Gala 6:30 pm—10:00 pm (Checkout & Booth Closing)
The Day After the Gala
Sunday, April 3 9:00am – noon (Clean-up)
* Please put your preferences for a volunteer time slot. We want to use your time efficiently,
so we may call to give you an alternate time if we have too many volunteers for one
time versus another. We will contact you to confirm. Please return this form or the one
mailed to you to MMA by March 18th. If you have any additional questions, call Brittany
at 825-8796 ext. 321. Thank you for your support!
Thank you in advance for your volunteer support of our largest fundraiser. Moms, dads,
friends, family members and high school students who need community service hours
are welcome. This year we will transform the Academy into Paris so, we need many vol-
unteers pre-Gala to make our decorating committees vision a reality! Assisting the eve-
ning of the Gala is exciting as you watch the night unfold. Whether you attend the Gala
or assist —join us, meet some fellow parents and help make this fundraiser a success!
McAuley Gala Parent Volunteers
Post-Prom will take place on Friday, May 20th to Saturday, May 21st from 11:30 pm to 3 am at MMA. We need volunteers to help organize and set-up the day before and work the night of the Post-Prom. This event cannot take place without the generous support of our parent volunteers! Please call 825-8796 ext 112 and help keep our students safe on Prom night!
Post Prom volunteers Needed
Alumnae Association 2nd Annual
We encourage you to get your
tickets ahead for our Lenten Fish Fry
at MMA’s Dining Hall on FRIDAY,
MARCH 25th from 4:30-7:30 pm.
Last year we sold almost 600 dinners
in a three hour period! We will once
again offer curb side take-out service.
Pre-Sale Fish Fry: $9.00
Fish Fry at Door: $10.00
Kid’s Chicken Finger Meal: $6.00
Kid’s Chicken Finger at Door: $7.00
Pre- sale tickets will be available after
February 9th by contacting the MMA
Alumnae Office (grace gannon
Jackson @ 825-8796 ext. 306 or
[email protected]) or the
Main Office.
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