Type Private, All-Female Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Status open Founded 1960 Colors White, Red | Motto "Loyalty and service" Established September 26, 1960. Phone +1 410-433-8880 National ranking 1,547 | |
 | ||
Oversight Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy Address 1300 E Northern Pkwy, Balti, MD 21239, USA Similar Institute of Notre Dame, Seton Keough High Sch, The Catholic High Sch, Maryvale Preparatory School, Roland Park Country S Profiles | ||
Mercy High School is a private and independent Catholic high school for young women sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and is located within the Archdiocese of Baltimore on a 26-acre wooded campus at 1300 East Northern Parkway in Baltimore, Maryland. Its mission is to offer students a superior education in an environment rooted in Christian values. The school first opened its doors on September 26, 1960.
Contents
Background
"Loyalty, leadership and service" is the school's motto. To that end, in their junior year students complete 50 hours of community service through a program that has been in place since the early 1970s. The idea of hospitality, a tenet of the Sisters of Mercy, is another guiding force at this school; visitors often comment on the warmth and friendliness of students.
Mercy is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools and has been named an Exemplary Private School by the United States Department of Education and the Council for American Private Education. The school is a member of the Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools (AIMS) and the Mercy Secondary Education Association (MSEA), an international affiliation of Mercy-owned schools.
Athletics
Mercy's colors are red and white. The sports team is called the Magic. A magician and rabbit serve as mascots.
Mercy's longest sports rivalry is with the Institute of Notre Dame (IND), a Catholic girls' high school sponsored by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, which is also located in Baltimore City. Each year since 1961 the two schools' basketball teams have played in a match-up known to fans simply as "The Game." It is the most well-attended high school sporting event in the state of Maryland. As of 2017,the series stands at Mercy 30, IND 21.