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Mercy Baseball Team Looks To Bounce Back Next Year
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 10, 2007The Our Lady of Mercy Bobcats went winless in varsity play this year, but with only three seniors on a team of 17 players, the potential for improvement exists. Sophomore Daniel Boccella led the team in runs batted in, while senior Brett Thomas led the team with hits and a batting average of over .400. […] Full Story
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Mercy Boys And Girls Are Repeat Track Champs
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published May 10, 2007The Our Lady of Mercy High School girls track team won its second consecutive region championship at Landmark Christian School on April 24. The team captured individual region championships in seven events, as well as winning the 4×100 and 4×400 relays. The girls returned to the state meet in Albany, May 4 and 5, and […] Full Story
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Soccer Springs Forth In Local Schools
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published March 29, 2007Our Lady of Mercy High School’s girls soccer team lost to The Galloway School, Atlanta, in a hard-fought match that went into two overtimes. After a scoreless first period, Galloway scored first on a goal by sophomore forward Danielle Haik with 21:30 left in the second period. Mercy’s Catie Palmer scored a goal with 14:52 […] Full Story
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2 Mercy Wrestlers Medal In State Tournament
Published March 1, 2007
Our Lady of Mercy High School sophomore Clint Ford and junior Thomas Raville placed in the medal rounds of the state wrestling tournament at the Gwinnett Civic Center in Duluth, Feb. 15. Ford, who competes in the 112-pound weight class, took a fifth-place finish after defeating his Commerce High School opponent with a pin in […] Full Story
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OLM Participates In National March For Life
Published February 22, 2007
Students from Our Lady of Mercy High School joined thousands of other young people from around the country for the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21-22. This year 27 juniors, seniors and students who are active in the school’s Mercy for LIFE group traveled to the nation’s capital, along with parents, […] Full Story
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Mercy Wrestlers Pin Down Tournament Spots
Published February 15, 2007
Our Lady of Mercy High School wrestlers Patrick Silloway, Thomas Raville and Clint Ford qualified during the Class A, Area 1 West, regional tournament in Turner County, Feb. 2 and 3. Raville, a junior and returning state placer, qualified for third place in the 125-pound weight class as he went 3-1 in the tournament, including […] Full Story
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Mercy Girls And Boys Defend The Home Court
Published February 1, 2007
The Lady Bobcats of Our Lady of Mercy High School defeated The Galloway School, Atlanta, 56-26 on Jan. 23. Junior center Alex Miles led the team with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Sophomore point guard Camille Thompson provided 13 points, 8 steals, and 7 rebounds and her counterpart Raven Moore had 12 points, […] Full Story
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Our Lady Of Mercy Extends Winning Streak
Published January 11, 2007
The varsity girls of Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, went 2-1 at the David Brainerd Christian School Invitational, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 27-29. The team averaged 70 points per game in their two wins. Sophomore point guard Camille Thompson, who averaged 17 points, nearly 6 rebounds and 4 steals per game, was named to […] Full Story
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Our Lady Of Mercy Players Honored
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published December 21, 2006In a meeting of Region 5, Class A coaches Dec. 7 several football players from Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, received post-season honors. Named to the All Region First Team were William Pearl, sophomore quarterback; Ryan Bowman, senior offensive lineman; and Will Simmons, junior linebacker. Given All Region honorable mention recognition were Brett […] Full Story
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Going Deep With Mercy Football Coach
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published October 5, 2006Bryan Pinabell is the new head football coach at Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn. Pinabell, 35, came over from St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, where he served as the assistant defensive coordinator. He inherited a Mercy football program that was 0-10 in 2005 and 1-9 in 2004. Pinabell is a coach who […] Full Story
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OLM Hosts Middle School Volleyball Tournament
Published September 21, 2006
Our Lady of Mercy High School hosted an enthusiastic group of young athletes with its first middle school volleyball tournament on Saturday, Sept. 16. Participating schools included St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, St. Peter Claver Regional School, Decatur, and Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone. The tournament, which is named “The Archbishop’s Cup,” was […] Full Story
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Jubilee Mass Honors Young Adults’ ‘Hopeful Future’
By JANE WILSON, Special to the Bulletin
Published September 7, 2006Outside, the thunder boomed and the lightning flashed, but no amount of rain could dampen the enthusiasm of the more than 300 participants who were gathered inside Our Lady of Mercy High School Aug. 5 for the archdiocesan jubilee celebration of the Office of Young Adult Ministry. With typical energy, a Mass and summer picnic […] Full Story
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Mercy Student Wins State Heisman Award
Published December 8, 2005
Brett Bartels, a student from Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fairburn, recently received recognition as the male state winner for the 2005 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. Bartels, an active parishioner at Holy Trinity Church in Peachtree City, was chosen from the 592 nominated high school seniors in the state of Georgia as […] Full Story
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Mass Embraces Gulf Area Students In Georgia
Published November 17, 2005
A familiar tune echoed through the Our Lady of Mercy High School gymnasium on Tuesday, Nov. 8. For many in the room, it was a song heard many times in the city they once called home, hundreds of miles away from the red and white gym with the snarling bobcat painted on the wall. But […] Full Story
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Fairburn School Celebrates Cultural Diversity, Service
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published April 28, 2005The community of Our Lady of Mercy High School remembered the exemplary Christian witness and outreach of Pope John Paul II to God’s children of many nations and religions around the world as it celebrated its annual multicultural Mass with special guests Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of the Greek Orthodox […] Full Story
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Art Auction To Benefit Our Lady Of Mercy High School
Published February 10, 2005
For the third year, Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayette County will host an art exhibition and auction featuring a wide range of art and sculpture. A major fund-raiser for the school, the auction will be held on Saturday evening, Feb. 19, at the school at 7:30 p.m., with a preview at 6:30 […] Full Story
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Mercy’s Taizé Choir Sings For Installation Mass
By MARIE MULVENNA, Special Contributor
Published January 20, 2005Members of Our Lady of Mercy High School’s Taizé choir had a unique experience Jan. 17, as they sang for the Canonical Rite of Installation of Atlanta’s new archbishop, Wilton D. Gregory. The students will long cherish the special moment, for they were the only high school choir selected to take part in the historic, […] Full Story
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Mercy Dedicates Baseball Field To Archbishop
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published April 22, 2004While he couldn’t promise them graces to turn around their less than stellar season, Archbishop John F. Donoghue pitched blessings and encouragement to members of the nascent Our Lady of Mercy High School Bobcat baseball team, as they named their playing field in his honor. “I am very happy that here at Mercy High School, […] Full Story
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Celebration Of Cultures Unites Mercy Students
Published March 4, 2004
For the students at Our Lady of Mercy High School, Feb. 9 brought an annual opportunity to witness concrete evidence of the diversity of both their school and the Catholic Church. The third annual multicultural Mass and luncheon was an event that brought together the many cultures that exist within the school. Students dressed in […] Full Story