What's up at Our Lady of Mercy in Potomac, MD???

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Anonymous wrote:Our Lady of Mercy is absolutely unstoppable right now! The pastor Father Bill and principal, Mrs. Thomas are working together as a complete force! They are exciting and invigorating all of the parents! You can feel the energy. Can't wait to see everything they have in store for the school!

Someone is drinking a lot of Kool-Aid.

"hic"

Agree... the school is in bad shape.

I do not know whats going on at mercy now but I do know that the school is fantastic in the academic side. The problem are the clicks ,gossips, snobbism and internal SAHM wars. Typical Potomac/Bethesda stuff

I found the place unfriendly when visiting. Didn't get a good vibe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These pro-Mercy posters seem kind of desperate to change their tarnished reputation.

What tarnish reputation?
Please explain?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: Class of 2015
Graduates have been accepted to the following outstanding high schools:

Academy of the Holy Cross
Bullis
Connelly School of the Holy Child
Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Visitation
Gonzaga College high School
The Heights
Holton Arms
Our Lady of Good Counsel
St. John's College High school
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
and
Kingswood Oxford, Northwest Catholic, The Ethel Walker School,
and Westminster School, Connecticut

Not bad for a very small schools...

That's only cause these high schools have a quota to fill with all the parochial schools including OLOM. My public school son is outperforming your OLOM alumnus in one of these high schools. tells me OLOM has a long way to go. And yes, the cliques are just sickening.

What quota?
what high school are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: Class of 2015
Graduates have been accepted to the following outstanding high schools:

Academy of the Holy Cross
Bullis
Connelly School of the Holy Child
Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Visitation
Gonzaga College high School
The Heights
Holton Arms
Our Lady of Good Counsel
St. John's College High school
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
and
Kingswood Oxford, Northwest Catholic, The Ethel Walker School,
and Westminster School, Connecticut

Not bad for a very small schools...

That's only cause these high schools have a quota to fill with all the parochial schools including OLOM. My public school son is outperforming your OLOM alumnus in one of these high schools. tells me OLOM has a long way to go. And yes, the cliques are just sickening.

What quota?
what high school are you talking about?

If you have spent any time reading about Catholic HS admissions, the high schools tend to admit a certain number from each parish school. Just to throw out some random numbers, Gonzaga may admit up to 2 from Mercy, GP up to 3, Visitation up to 3, etc. So it is inevitable that Mercy 8th graders will be admitted to these schools regardless of their test scores, grades, etc.

[Anonymous]

It's a pretty marginal school. Has a terrible academic reputation. Just a landing place for rich Catholics with no other options.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Class of 2015
Graduates have been accepted to the following outstanding high schools:

Academy of the Holy Cross
Bullis
Connelly School of the Holy Child
Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Visitation
Gonzaga College high School
The Heights
Holton Arms
Our Lady of Good Counsel
St. John's College High school
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
and
Kingswood Oxford, Northwest Catholic, The Ethel Walker School,
and Westminster School, Connecticut

Not bad for a very small schools...

That's only cause these high schools have a quota to fill with all the parochial schools including OLOM. My public school son is outperforming your OLOM alumnus in one of these high schools. tells me OLOM has a long way to go. And yes, the cliques are just sickening.

What quota?
what high school are you talking about?

If you have spent any time reading about Catholic HS admissions, the high schools tend to admit a certain number from each parish school. Just to throw out some random numbers, Gonzaga may admit up to 2 from Mercy, GP up to 3, Visitation up to 3, etc. So it is inevitable that Mercy 8th graders will be admitted to these schools regardless of their test scores, grades, etc.

You may have read that but it doesn't make it true. In our parish school the numbers vary widely every year. Sometimes it's because the gender numbers in the class make it so there are more or fewer applicants. I don't think the high schools would ever shut out a qualified applicant simply because his classmates were equally qualified. But naturally some elementary schools are stronger than others and earn more acceptances simply because of their student body. But it's probably safe to assume that the top students from all of the parish elementary schools would be accepted but high schools certainly dig deeper than just those first few when it's warranted. They do not cap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Class of 2015
Graduates have been accepted to the following outstanding high schools:

Academy of the Holy Cross
Bullis
Connelly School of the Holy Child
Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Visitation
Gonzaga College high School
The Heights
Holton Arms
Our Lady of Good Counsel
St. John's College High school
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
and
Kingswood Oxford, Northwest Catholic, The Ethel Walker School,
and Westminster School, Connecticut

Not bad for a very small schools...

That's only cause these high schools have a quota to fill with all the parochial schools including OLOM. My public school son is outperforming your OLOM alumnus in one of these high schools. tells me OLOM has a long way to go. And yes, the cliques are just sickening.

What quota?
what high school are you talking about?

If you have spent any time reading about Catholic HS admissions, the high schools tend to admit a certain number from each parish school. Just to throw out some random numbers, Gonzaga may admit up to 2 from Mercy, GP up to 3, Visitation up to 3, etc. So it is inevitable that Mercy 8th graders will be admitted to these schools regardless of their test scores, grades, etc.

It is no different than most middle school student in STA go to STA. It is true about the 50 catholic elementary schools in the adw, most go to catholic HS ... Some don't.

[Anonymous]

The Catholic HS will admit a mediocre student from a Catholic MS over a over average student from a public. That is no secret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Catholic HS will admit a mediocre student from a Catholic MS over a over average student from a public. That is no secret.

And why not?

The Catholic MS is a continuing source of students for them. They should and will admit students to keep that pipeline open.

The Catholic high school has a long-standing relationship with these Catholic MS's and a reservoir of trust has been built up over the years which allows the HS to understand (even informally) just what they might be getting in a student and school citizen. That relationship rarely exists with the PS's.

The Catholic MS parents have demonstrated a commitment to Catholic education by sending their children to the Parish school. The HS's see the value of that and are supportive. Additionally, the Catholic HS can feel more secure that their school isn't just one of a number of schools that are being considered.

The Catholic high schools, even the best them' serves a community not just those with the highest test scores regardless of who they are and where they come from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a pretty marginal school. Has a terrible academic reputation. Just a landing place for rich Catholics with no other options.[/quot

I always wonder how people could said stuff like that without even knowing the school.
Marginal? Terrible academic reputation? Please....
My son went to mercy and he was accepted in GP,GZ. SJ and sidwell with academic scholarships in all schools but GP.
Last year eighth graders (20 kids)got close to half a million dollars in scholarship for the best schools in the area. (See the list in the other posts)
How a bunch of rich,marginal and academics underperforming kids can get those results?pleaseee if you do not know what are you talking about shut up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a pretty marginal school. Has a terrible academic reputation. Just a landing place for rich Catholics with no other options.[/quot

I always wonder how people could said stuff like that without even knowing the school.
Marginal? Terrible academic reputation? Please....
My son went to mercy and he was accepted in GP,GZ. SJ and sidwell with academic scholarships in all schools but GP.
Last year eighth graders (20 kids)got close to half a million dollars in scholarship for the best schools in the area. (See the list in the other posts)
How a bunch of rich,marginal and academics underperforming kids can get those results?pleaseee if you do not know what are you talking about shut up.

Trolls are everywhere not to mention envious people full of resentment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Catholic HS will admit a mediocre student from a Catholic MS over a over average student from a public. That is no secret.

Depends on the school.

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Heard some big donors are leaving. Also a few teachers have resigned shortly after Ms. Hosmer's departure. Probably not a good time to consider Mercy for your children.

Well, the pastor has been fired. The children and teachers will be happier and morale will improve. Mercy will be fine.

Really?? When? Why? I know Ms. Hosmer retired but nothing about Father John....

Msgr. Enzler is the CEO of Catholic Charities now. That is a huge promotion actually.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a pretty marginal school. Has a terrible academic reputation. Just a landing place for rich Catholics with no other options.[/quot

I always wonder how people could said stuff like that without even knowing the school.
Marginal? Terrible academic reputation? Please....
My son went to mercy and he was accepted in GP,GZ. SJ and sidwell with academic scholarships in all schools but GP.
Last year eighth graders (20 kids)got close to half a million dollars in scholarship for the best schools in the area. (See the list in the other posts)
How a bunch of rich,marginal and academics underperforming kids can get those results?pleaseee if you do not know what are you talking about shut up.

Dear Catholic Mafia,

Sorry, but it's true. Look at the college matriculation list. Pretty embarrassing list of colleges.

[Anonymous]

The PP is taking about a different Father John, not Msgr. Enzler.