Mercy High School (San Francisco)
| Mercy High School | |
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| Address | |
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3250 19th Avenue San Francisco, California 94132 United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°43′46″N 122°28′25″W / 37.729419°N 122.473623°WCoordinates: 37°43′46″N 122°28′25″W / 37.729419°N 122.473623°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Female |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic; Sisters of Mercy |
| Established | 1952 |
| Founder | Catherine McAuley |
| Superintendent | Nina Russo |
| Area trustee | Diane Lawrence |
| Head of school | Scott L. McLarty |
| Faculty | 64 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 400 (2016-2017) |
| Campus size | 6 acres (24,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics conference | West Bay Athletic League |
| Mascot | Skipper and Flipper the Dolphin |
| Team name | Skippers |
| Rival | Mercy High School (Burlingame) |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Publication | Legacy (literary magazine) |
| Tuition | $17,800 (2014-2015 Domestic) |
| Athletic Director | Michael Gutierrez |
| Website | http://www.mercyhs.org |
Mercy High School, San Francisco is a Catholic all-girls college-preparatory high school located in San Francisco, California. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, and is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland. The campus is located on 19th Ave., near San Francisco State University, and includes a multipurpose Pavilion, which was built and dedicated to Catherine McAuley in 2001.
In 1855, Mother Baptist Russell and the Sisters of Mercy opened a night school for adults on Vallejo Street, San Francisco. The late auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco James T. O'Dowd, who was then the Archdiocesan Superintendent of Schools, requested that the Sisters of Mercy provide a secondary school for the Catholic girls in the Sunset, Lakeside, and Park Merced districts. As a result, Mercy High School was opened on September 3, 1952 with a class of 199 freshmen in a partially completed building. Nearly two years later, the original building was completed in 1954.
On June 11, 1956, a class of 173 seniors received diplomas and became the first graduating class of Mercy High School. The achievement of Mercy's first graduating class placed the high school on the list of secondary schools accredited by the University of California without delay. In 1958, Mercy High School became a charter member among schools accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association. In 1964, Mercy High School was accredited by the newly formed Secondary Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The school is also a member of the National Catholic Educational Association.
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