Mercyhurst Preparatory School

Mercyhurst Preparatory School
Address
538 East Grandview Boulevard Erie, Pennsylvania, (Erie County), 16504  United States
Coordinates	42°6′4″N 80°3′2″W / 42.10111°N 80.05056°W / 42.10111; -80.05056Coordinates: 42°6′4″N 80°3′2″W / 42.10111°N 80.05056°W / 42.10111; -80.05056
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Sisters of Mercy
Established	1926
President	Sr. Mary Ann Bader
Principal	Deborah Laughlin
Asst. Principal	Paul Cancilla Edward Curtin
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	641  (2008)
Campus size	7.25 acres (29,300 m2)
Color(s)	Green and White
Team name	Lakers
Accreditation(s)	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Publication	Chrysalis (literary/art magazine)
Newspaper	'Shorelines'
Alumni	6,200+
Admissions Director	Marcia DiTullio
Athletic Director	Dan Perfetto
Website	www.mpslakers.com

Mercyhurst Preparatory School, commonly called Mercyhurst Prep or MPS, is a Catholic, coeducational secondary school located in Erie, Pennsylvania. In the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, the school is located behind Mercyhurst College on East Grandview Boulevard. It is a member of the International Baccalaureate program.

History

Mercyhurst was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1926 as a college, high school, and grade school for women. The grade school was eventually done away with, leaving the high school and college. In 1963, Mercyhurst Seminary opened a new building on East Grandview Boulevard, which became Mercyhurst Preparatory School. The college remained and became Mercyhurst College. Mercyhurst Prep started admitting men in 1974. The boys' and girls' basketball teams won PIAA Championships in the same year, 1991. In 1993, the building was renovated and a new gymnasium and auditorium were built. Most recently in 2010, both the boys' and girls' soccer teams went to the PIAA Championship Game. The girl's soccer team was Region 5 Champions, District 10 Champions, and also PIAA 'AA' Champs. At the end of the season, the girls were ranked 1st in the state and 7th overall in the nation according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's poll. Becca Costello set the state record with 44 assists in a single season. The boy's soccer team was runner-up in Region 3, District 10 champions, and PIAA 'A' State Runners-Up.

Notable alumni

• Eric Hicks--professional football player, New York Jets
• Jovon Johnson--professional football player, Canadian Football League, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Natasha Khan--editor of Sapna magazine
• Eric Sciotto--Broadway Performer, Appeared in the Original Broadway Casts of Annie Get Your Gun, Aida, Sweet Smell of Success, Cry-Baby and Pal Joey. Also on Broadway: 42nd Street, Sweet Charity, and A Chorus Line.

Senior Class Winners

	President	Vice President	Secretary	Treasurer
2002-2003	Hank Barbour	Jeremy Quezada	Joe Placidi	Steve Fabian

External links

• Mercyhurst Prep Main Page

Notes and references

1. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. Retrieved 2009-05-26.