Spring 2012 - Mercy High School

Creighton University University-
Center for Health and Counseling
assistant director
Amanda M. Fulton ’98 – pediatric
nurse at the University of
Nebraska Medical Center
Occupational Therapy
Theresa Levy Meehan ’97 –
occupational therapist at
Papillion-LaVista School District
Pharmacy
Dr. Kelly K. Nystrom ’86 – board
certified oncology pharmacist and
Creighton University professor
Psychiatrist/Psychologist
Dr. Gina Oliveto ’85 - child/
adolescent psychiatrist at
Bergan Mercy/Alegent
Sports Medicine*
Laura Imig - athletic trainer at
Alegent Health/Mercy High School
Social Work
Sara Taylor ’00 – program manager
for Autism Action Partnership
Teacher (9-12)*
Mary Coyle – high school teacher
(9-12) at Mercy High School
Teacher Primary (PS-5)
Christine Clines Eisold ’96 – first
grade teacher at Reeder Elementary
* - affiliated with Mercy, but not an
alumnae of Mercy
Thank You for Choosing Mercy
At the Donors of Distinction event in November, Christine Gonderinger, senior and
National Honor Society president, shared these words of appreciation.
You have chosen to donate your time,
talents, and treasures here at Mercy
High School, as you must be familiar
with the ideals and traditions of Mercy.
As you well know, Mercy focuses on
faith, knowledge, and service.
But I would be willing to bet that not
every one of you knows what a typical
day is like at Mercy High School. So if
you don’t mind, I would love to share a
few of my favorite daily moments with
you.
First, we start the day with prayer.
How fitting it is that the first thing
Christine Gonderinger ’12
we do is remind ourselves that God
is with us? This is just one of many times throughout the day that we
focus on our faith. Next, we go to our first four class periods. This is of
course when we develop our knowledge, and not just in reading, writing,
and arithmetic, but in social justice, music, and physics. Then, after fourth
hour, we will occasionally meet as a whole for an assembly, Mass, or my
personal favorite, a prayer service. During prayer services, we often focus
on, go figure, how we can serve others through Christ. Next is lunch,
where we get to relax and enjoy ourselves for 25 minutes of respite. After
lunch, we finish our final four classes and mostly look forward to the end
of the day.
By this time we are tired and physically exhausted. At the end of the day,
what really matters is how much we want to return the next day. And we
would not be able to do so without the help of each of you.
It is an understatement to say that I and my 385 schoolmates appreciate
it. All of us Mercy girls had quite a bit to be thankful for this year, due
in great part to your generosity. Your donations enable all Mercy girls,
present, past, and future, to become women of Mercy.
So it is with the greatest amount of sincerity that I say, “thank you.” We
understand the sacrifices you had to make, and we are that much more
grateful. God bless you.
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