Mount Mercy Academy (Buffalo, New York)

Mount Mercy Academy
Address
88 Red Jacket Parkway Buffalo, New York, (Erie County), 14220 United States
Coordinates	42°50′44.5″N 78°48′43.5″W / 42.845694°N 78.812083°W / 42.845694; -78.812083Coordinates: 42°50′44.5″N 78°48′43.5″W / 42.845694°N 78.812083°W / 42.845694; -78.812083
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1904
Founder	Sisters of Mercy
President	Peggy Cronin
Principal	Margaret Staszak
Staff	15
Faculty	28
Grades	9-12
Average class size	16
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Color(s)	Blue and White and Gold
Mascot	Wizard
Team name	Magic
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Newspaper	Merciette
Yearbook	Mercienne
Tuition	8,950
Dean of Students	Catherine Luhr
Admissions Director	Jeanne Burvid
Athletic Director	Doug Webster
Website	http://www.mtmercy.org

Mount Mercy Academy is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Buffalo, New York within the Diocese of Buffalo.

Background

Mount Mercy Academy was established in 1904 by the Sisters of Mercy. ^[2]

Academics

In 2014, Mount Mercy Academy was ranked 20th out of 135 Western New York high schools in terms of academic performance.^[3]

Athletics

Cross Country
Soccer
Volleyball
Golf
Basketball
Softball
Lacrosse
Tennis
Track and Field
Bowling
Cheerleading
Ice Hockey
Rowing/Crew

Student organizations

Art Club
Anti-Bullying Society
Drama Club
Environmental Awareness Club
Foreign Language Club
Madrigal Art and Literary Calendar
Magic Belles
McAuley Scholars
Mercienne (Yearbook)
Merciette (School Newspaper)
Mercy Speaks
Mock Trial
Model UN
National Honor Society
Oratory and Debate
Pure Magic
Students Against Destructive Decisions (S.A.D.D.)
Ski Club
Student Ambassadors
Student Government
Student Relations Board

References

↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-27.
↑ MMA. "Mount Mercy Academy History & Tradition". Mount Mercy Academy website. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
↑ "High schools in Buffalo". 2009-06-04.

External links

School Website

Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries	Bishops John Timon Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan James Edward Quigley Charles Henry Colton Dennis Joseph Dougherty William Turner John Aloysius Duffy John Francis O'Hara Joseph Aloysius Burke James Aloysius McNulty Edward Dennis Head Henry Joseph Mansell Edward Urban Kmiec Richard Joseph Malone Auxiliary bishops Joseph Aloysius Burke Leo Richard Smith Pius Anthony Benincasa Stanislaus Joseph Brzana Bernard Joseph McLaughlin Donald Walter Trautman Edward M. Grosz

Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo Basilica Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna Chapel Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga Parishes All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo Holy Angels Church, Buffalo St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Former parishs Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education	Colleges and universities Canisius College, Buffalo D'Youville College, Buffalo Hilbert College, Hamburg Niagara University, Niagara County St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure Trocaire College, Buffalo Villa Maria College, Buffalo Convents Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex High schools Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo Canisius High School, Buffalo Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda Immaculata Academy, Hamburg Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore Nardin Academy, Buffalo Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls Notre Dame High School, Batavia Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo St. Mary's High School, Lancaster

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Girls' schools in the New York State

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Private girls' schools

Long Island	Our Lady of Mercy Academy Sacred Heart Academy Shulamith School for Girls in Long Island

Hudson Valley	Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel Avir Yaakov Girls School Maria Regina High School School of the Holy Child The Ursuline School

Albany area	Academy of the Holy Names

Buffalo area	Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart Immaculata Academy Mount Mercy Academy Mount Saint Mary Academy Nardin Academy (Coed K-8; girls' high)

Rochester area	Our Lady of Mercy High School

Closed	Academy of Saint Joseph (Long Island; Coed K-8, Girls' 9-12)

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