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Fayetteville

• Fayette County holds its inaugural media day for high school football

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published August 23, 2018

  FAYETTEVILLE—Fayette County High School hosted the county’s first media day for high school football on Aug. 4. They were joined by five other high schools, which included McIntosh, Our Lady of Mercy, Sandy Creek, Starr’s Mill and Whitewater. Each school was accompanied by its head coach and three players, who took turns taking questions from […]

• Our Lady of Mercy names new head football and baseball coach

  Published May 25, 2018

  FAYETTEVILLE—Our Lady of Mercy High School announced May 1 that Mark Miller is joining the Mercy community as its new head football and baseball coach. Coach Miller brings more than 20 years of experience in coaching football. Half of those years have been spent in a head football coaching capacity at the varsity high school […] Full Story

• Catholic students mark Parkland tragedy with prayers, activism

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published March 22, 2018

  FAYETTEVILLE—Like their peers across the country, students at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta honored the 17 victims of the Parkland, Florida high school shootings. “(Students) have decided this is a problem. This is to bring adults’ attention to this issue, especially politicians and legislators,” said Celia Browning, a junior and organizer of a […]

• Mercy girls extend basketball win streak

  

  Published February 12, 2018

  FAYETTEVILLE—With a 58-38 victory over Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy of McDonough on Feb. 2, Our Lady of Mercy High School girls extended their winning streak to four games to complete their regular season schedule. Senior captain and Florida State University commit, Morgan Jones, led the team in scoring with 23 points. She also had 20 […] Full Story

• Mercy has back-to-back volleyball victories

  

  Published September 21, 2017

  FAYETTEVILLE—In the first of two volleyball matches Sept. 14, Our Lady of Mercy High School defeated Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High 2-0 (25-8, 25-9) in the first match ever held between the two teams. Junior Tamia Hall led Mercy with five kills and one block. Senior Vanessa Smith had three kills and eight aces. Senior […] Full Story

• OLM places second in state one-act play competition

  Published January 12, 2017

  FAYETTEVILLE—Drama students at Our Lady of Mercy High School won the first runner-up award at the Georgia High School Association’s (GHSA) One Act Play State Championship Nov. 5 in Macon. The OLM cast and crew of 27 students took the prize for their production of “Twelve Angry Jurors.” They won in the Class A private […]

• OLM is path to pre-med for Vietnamese-American student

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2016

  FAYETTEVILLE—When Jenn Nguyen returned to Our Lady of Mercy High School her senior year it was like coming home. A Catholic school student since third grade, when she started at St. John the Evangelist School in Hapeville, Nguyen decided after attending Our Lady of Mercy for two years to attend a public high school her […]

• Fayetteville parish mourns death of pastor, Father Michael McWhorter

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published May 12, 2016

  FAYETTEVILLE—A Georgia-born priest, Father Michael McWhorter loved Civil War history, his family’s Southern roots, his faith, and, most especially, the Eucharist. Father McWhorter, 52, died unexpectedly April 29, in his sleep. It was discovered when he failed to come to St. Gabriel Church for Mass. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was principal celebrant of the funeral […] Full Story

• Our Lady of Mercy High School implements all-digital campus with online textbooks

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published September 4, 2015

  FAYETTEVILLE—No more backpacks weighed down with heavy books for students at Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayetteville. After nearly three years of study by a parent-staff committee and a pilot project using digital textbooks in some classrooms, Our Lady of Mercy is now a totally digital campus. While all Catholic schools are using […] Full Story

• OLM student named advisor for U.N. Girl Up

  Published October 2, 2014

  FAYETTEVILLE—Simone Cowan, a senior at Our Lady of Mercy High School, in Fayetteville, was selected by the United Nation Foundation as a teen advisor for the Girl Up Campaign, one of 20 girls from across the country chosen. The mission of Girl Up is to raise awareness and funds for United Nations programs that help […]

• Our Lady of Mercy High School announces top 12 seniors

  Published May 29, 2014

  Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayetteville announced the Class of 2014 Top Twelve. These 12 graduating seniors received more than $1.5 million in scholarships. They are: Rachel Jinks, the valedictorian, attending Georgia Institute of Technology; Nastasia Buckley, the salutatorian, attending Notre Dame University; Michael Andrews Jr., attending Emory University; Daniel Dwyer, attending the […] Full Story

• Mercy’s outstanding senior, Essai Flores, balances a full schedule with helping others

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published May 15, 2014

  Our Lady of Mercy High School nominated Essai Flores as its outstanding senior, noting that Essai is a “true Mercy success story.” Earning a scholarship to a prestigious university, Essai will be the first one in his family to attend college, an accomplishment that is “a defining moment for his family. FAYETTEVILLE—Essai Flores will be […]

• OLM hosts eighth-grade retreat

  

  Published April 22, 2014

  On Wednesday, April 2, the Our Lady of Mercy High School community welcomed 65 eighth-graders from Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone, St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, and St. Peter Claver School, Decatur, for a day-long retreat. The annual event, nicknamed the “Spark Retreat,” is to ignite a sense of passion for faith and […] Full Story

• OLM senior honored by Optimist Club

  Published March 20, 2014

  The Optimist Club of Peachtree City selected Our Lady of Mercy High School senior Shelby Reames to be honored at its annual Youth Appreciation Banquet. This banquet recognizes Peachtree City/Fayette County youth for their contributions to the community through their talents and achievements in the arts, athletics and academics. Reames is considered a well-rounded Mercy student, academically […] Full Story

• OLM graduate teaches in Italy

  Published February 6, 2014

  The 2011 valedictorian at Our Lady of Mercy High School, in Fayetteville, spent January teaching in Italy. Aerospace major Nicole Gagnier, who attends the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Mass., was one of more than 40 MIT students participating in the teaching program. She worked with Italian middle school students on physics. According to […] Full Story

• Mercy football team falls short in home opener

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published September 24, 2013

  FAYETTEVILLE—Our Lady of Mercy lost its Sept. 20 home opener to Athens Academy 20-13. The Spartans from Athens capitalized off a Mercy turnover during a punt return deep in its own territory with just over 5:00 left in the first quarter. It resulted in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Athens Academy quarterback Will Cunningham to […] Full Story

• Living The Corporal Works Of Mercy

  Published June 20, 2013

  Middle-schoolers at St. Gabriel Church, Fayetteville, have had a busy year, said Christine Krabel, the parish’s Edge coordinator. Students participated in monthly service projects centered on the corporal works of mercy. Here’s what they did: In August, they “gave drink to the thirsty” by collecting over 1,000 water bottles for the local homeless shelter. In […] Full Story

• Vietnam Native Impacts School With Unselfish Acts, Work Ethic

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 9, 2013

  FAYETTEVILLE—Huy Trinh wanted to reach more students at Our Lady of Mercy High School whose grades needed extra help. The existing National Honor Society tutoring project wasn’t reaching many students, so he changed it to serve the students better. He assigned members of the academic club to teachers who appointed the tutors to students. When […] Full Story

• OLM Educator ‘Lives And Breathes’ Teaching Vocation

  

  By ANDREW NELSON
  Published February 14, 2013

  FAYETTEVILLE—Franck Launay-Fallasse followed his passion to serve the Church. He just didn’t know it was going to be as a schoolteacher. As a young man, he was a social worker for mentally impaired people in a L’Arche community. He also assisted unemployed adults. But what he calls a “series of providential events” led him to […] Full Story

• Mercy Makes Playoffs Under Coach Earwood

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published December 20, 2012

  With a 6-4 regular season record, Our Lady of Mercy High School made its first trip to the Class A Private School football playoff since the arrival of third-year head coach Mike Earwood. When Earwood came on board in 2010, he said, “In order to turn around the football program at Mercy, it’s going to […] Full Story