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  Holidays Around the Bay By Matea Houle ‘24   Happy Holidays Mercy! Wherever you go for your holidays, you always want to have fun during the season with your family and friends. For those of us staying around the Bay Area this year, here are five fun holiday events to see and visit.  Filoli Gardens - Woodside Filoli Gardens is decked out in Holiday lights and attractions this year. Filoli is open every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Every Monday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. there is a themed night. Themes include Vintage Christmas, Hanukkah lights, or Holiday Hats, and dressing in the theme will get you a special gift! Filoli also offers classic pictures with Santa and shopping and dining areas.  See their website at https://filoli.org/events/holidays/ for information on tickets, guidelines, and dates for events. On Ice Rink - San Mateo Located in Central Park, On Ice Rinks offers skaters daily recreational skating. Additionally, you can book the rink for parties, private ic...

  Self-Care By Angelica Buncio ‘22   Finals are coming up very soon, which is undoubtedly one of the most stressful times of the school year. However, it is still important that we all take time to take care of ourselves first. Though it is easy to forget to do so, there are many small simple things you can do every day to make sure you are prioritizing your mental health!    A fun way to make studying for finals merrier is to form study groups with your best friends after school for a few hours. You can listen to Christmas music together and bake homemade cookies that will be ready to eat after you study! Hang up your Christmas decorations together in your matching pajamas. There are also many sales during the holiday season so pick up a Winter Candy Apple Candle from Bath & Body Works. Take advantage of the outdoor skating rink down at Central Park in San Mateo!    The weeks leading up to Winter break can be overwhelming, but you will definitely get t...

 Season 2 Episode 5 In this episode, we give you a sneak peek of the fall play as well as a thanksgiving installment of Tiny Mic Talks! View all previous episodes here !

  National French Week Recap!  By Paloma Sanchez ‘24  From November 3 to November 9, Mercy held national French Week with a bunch of fun activities and dress-up days! Because of the many activities, let's recap this week!  The Louvre French Week theme  This year’s theme for National French Week was inspired by the Louvre: Art from the Francophone World . Students in French class have made posters about French art pieces that are displayed in the Louvre. Check out the posters that are displayed throughout the halls!  National French Week Activities  Here are the fun activities that were held for French Week:  To start off French Week, On Wednesday the 3rd, they held a Museum/Photobooth in the Great Hall Then on Thursday, November 4, they held a French Week Olympics on the Green, after school  On Friday, November 5, during lunch they held a Positivoty Chain in French on the Green. Also on Friday, after school. There was a trischool Dinner Soi...

  Featured Clubs #3 By Samantha Lynch ‘23   So far we have covered a small fraction of Mercy’s Clubs. If you are interested in your club being featured in the next edition, fill out this google form . Anyways, in this week’s installment of Featured Clubs, we will highlight the Love, You Club and the Philosophers Club! Love, You Club The Love, You Club is a new club this year. President Mika Omail ‘23 shared that the idea for this club came when “m y friend came up to me and asked if I wanted to make a club with her. I agreed and pitched the idea of making gifts for kids sick in hospitals as I was already working on that project by myself. Now we have an amazing group helping us make small gifts like rings and bracelets to cheer up others.” This club is a great way to spread kindness and help others.  The club meets in Mr. D’s room during collaboration. During a typical meeting, they will create a plan and then be able to work on their gifts freely. They will then collect...

  The Truth on The Winds of Truth By Matea Houle ‘24   Lillian Shapona, or Lilly Mae, is a sophomore at Mercy with her very first original book being published this December. I’m sure we’ve all seen her posters around campus, but what is the book about? I interviewed Lilly to ask her why and get the details on her big accomplishment.  About the book I started off with the basics. I asked Lilly to tell us about the audience, the plot, or any messages within the book. She told us it was a middle-grade fantasy-adventure story. “It’s pretty fun, lots of swords and magic,” she says. “You get to see the character development of the female protagonist. She learns to fend for herself instead of depending on men.” Sounds like a girlboss moment to me.    Inspirations during the writing process As mentioned in our Mercy TV video last Friday, Lilly faced much rejection as a young author. She told me how “her friends thought it was funny and her teachers thought she was too ...

  Service Spotlight:  St. Anthony’s By Maria Shelley ‘24   Last Friday Ms. Hefflefinger’s 7th-period religion class of sophomores ventured to St. Anthony’s in San Francisco for a day of service. Located in the Tenderloin district of the city, St. Anthony’s is a non-profit organization with the goal to “feed, heal, shelter, clothe, lift the spirits of those in need, and create a society in which all persons flourish” (stanthonysf.org). Every day St. Anthony’s serves over 2,000 meals from their Dining Room kitchen. In addition to their dining room, St. Anthony’s offers a Free Clothing Program which helps 10,000 people each year to receive high-quality clothing at no charge.  Below: Students listen to a service presentation before starting their volunteer work. (Photo credit: Ms. Hefflefinger)           After arriving at St. Anthony’s, the sophomores sat down for a presentation about St. Anthony’s mission and the work they are doing to ser...

  What is Veterans Day? By Flora Gamba ‘23   Thursday, November 11, 2021 is Veterans Day. The day serves as a way to remember those who have fought for our country. Though we celebrate the holiday every year, many do not know why or how this day came to be.  US in WWI, Google Images Veterans Day was first established following World War I. The war officially ended on June 28, 1919 following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in Paris. However, many consider November 11, 1918 to be the end of the war. On that day, at exactly 11 o’clock, fighting stopped between the Allied nations and Germany. The following year, in 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared that November 11 would be celebrated as Armistice Day. Originally, the day was to be commemorated with parades, public meetings, and a suspension of business starting at 11:00 a.m. However, it wasn’t until May 13, 1938 that November 11th became a legal holiday in the United States. Woodrow Wilson signing Veterans Day ...