News and Student Success

Dr. Diodato spoke with Ed Smith about Mercy and the benefits of an all-girls education. Listen to the full interview here!

As Dr. Diodato settles into her role as the official Principle of Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women, she was able to speak with Bethany B. at WARM 101.3 about the state of the school and what the future has to offer. The Rochester Speaks segment will air Sunday, March 12th at 6 […]

OlaRose was nominated by her mother, Dr. Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, for her leadership and advocacy for children with scoliosis. At the beginning of 9th grade, OlaRose was diagnosed with scoliosis. Initially she felt alone and afraid. Although her curved spine and back brace were visible, her pain was not. However, she has managed to take what could […]

Mercy’s Board of Trustees and Interim President of Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sherylanne Diodato as Mercy’s new Principal. Dr. Diodato will be joining Mercy as the 11th principal in Mercy’s history. Dr. Diodato came to Mercy in January of 2019 where she served […]

After Monday’s football game, our students expressed that they wanted to come together to do something good in honor of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin. Due to the current rise in generous support of Hamlin’s own charity Chasing M’s Foundation, the girls decided to donate in his honor to the American Heart Association – New […]

We are delighted to announce that two of our Mercy students have earned a seat in the 2022-23 Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra. Isabel Ament ’24 earned a seat performing on bassoon and Mallory Robin ’25 earned a seat performing on trumpet. This is an incredible accomplishment as it is the highest-level youth orchestra at the […]

The Mercy Volleyball team captured the Section V Class 2A Championship on Friday night with a three-game sweep over Pittsford Sutherland. The Monarchs will now move on to the Regional Playoffs playing Irondequoit this Tuesday 11/8 at Victor High School. Swimming & Diving did great at the Section V Class B Championships on Saturday finishing […]

Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women proudly presents the magical musical, MATILDA, with music/lyrics by Dennis Kelly and book by Tim Minchin. The show will run November 10, 11, 12 at 7:00 pm and 13 at 2:00 pm in the Our Lady of Mercy Dismas Center for the Performing Arts. (1437 Blossom Rd.) […]

The Mercy Cross Country team had a good performance at the PPL & City Cross Country Championship Meet on the Shadow Pines course last Saturday. Mercy won the Varsity Race with a perfect score of 15 points.  Polly Bogdan finished first for the Monarchs and second in the race with a time of 21:36. Andie […]

My College Decision! Emma Paul ’22: “Next school year, I will be attending SUNY Oswego. Although I am undecided, I will be focusing on communications with an interest in broadcasting. I chose Oswego because I feel I will be able to thrive there as a young woman. After stepping on campus, I knew I belonged […]