“What the Mercy Ring Means to Us” by the Class of 2020

Heather Shanty, Editor
October 9, 2019
Happy belated Ring Day from the Shield! In this installment of “Between the Bells,” we asked some of our seniors to share their ring speech ideas and describe what the Mercy ring means to them. Read the winning Ring Day speech here.
Things Unseen

Kayla-Marie Cumberbatch, Staff
May 8, 2019
Hosted by Mercy High School on May 2nd and organized by senior Kristin Rekus, who’s art was also featured in the show, the Things Unseen art show displayed a number of pieces that have been submitted by the students. The pieces displayed included collages, drawings, paintings, photography, and prints. All...
53rd Big Game

Cassidy Roberts, Staff
February 27, 2019
The Mercy vs Institute of Notre Dame Game has been a very long tradition for our school. This game originated back in 1967, when they were the pregame for the Baltimore Bullets. The Baltimore Bullets was a basketball team we used to have, located in what is now the Royal Farms Arena. These games ...
Halloween Pictures 2018

Heather Shanty, Author
November 4, 2018
Mercy students and staff showed out this Halloween with creative costumes like Despicable Me’s Vector, Bob Ross’s paintings, and characters from Phineas and Ferb. Check out these costumes and more below!
Seniors Before Sweaters
Savannah Collins, Co-Editor
September 27, 2018
With Senior Unity Week under way, we at the Shield would like to take a trip down memory lane. Here's a gallery of the Class of 2019 before they were the seniors we know today!
Clash Day Extravaganza

Deanna Stephen
February 8, 2015
As part of the annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Mercy girls participated in a clash day event on Wednesday. The school community indulged in a day of artfully awful clothing combinations and plenty of laughs.
12 Days of Waiting
Daria Ross and Samantha Maygers
December 16, 2014
Season’s greetings, seniors! Most of those college applications have already been completed and sent in, but what is there to do now? Christmas break can be a waiting game full of wondering when the acceptance letter from that ONE college will come in the mail. The waiting game can b...