CLASS NOTES
2015 Madeline Gaumer ‘15 was selected for the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School and will begin the rigorous 10 week course located in Quantico, Virginia in September. Upon completion of Officer Candidates School, Miss Gaumer will commission as a Second Lieutenant and begin her six months training at The Basic School (Quantico, VA).
2016 Alexandra Cavagnaro’16 graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in May of 2020 with a BS in Business Marketing. She is currently working at a small accounting firm in Reno, and plans to get her Master’s in Business in the future.
ALUMNA ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT SARA BERMUDEZ ‘18 Sara Bermudez '18, a star soccer player at Mercy, is now a sophomore and starting defensive midfielder at Brown University. She recently finished her 2nd season with the Bears, where they had a historic run in the women's soccer program. She talked with us about the transition to collegiate-level athletics and the impact soccer has had on her life. Read the interview at alumnae. mercyhsb.com/news.
Sophia Posse ‘16 Music teacher, Pam Matthews, enjoyed reuniting with Mercy grad Sophie Posse ‘16 during the 2020 High School Choral Festival at Santa Clara University. She is a music major and sings in the Chamber Chorale there under the direction of Dr. Scot Hanna-Weir.
In Memoriam
PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING ALUMNAE IN YOUR PRAYERS. As of this publication, we have noted the “In Memoriams” received between Nov. 13, 2019 to May 31, 2020. Those received after that date will appear in our Winter Oaks. Marsha Stanford Aliamus ‘56 Sally Dunne Amoroso ‘51 Winifred Brisbois Buckley ‘48 Patricia Nieberding Davis ‘82
Margaret Viacava Johnson ‘66 Joan Warren Klung ‘50 Karen Pors Marinelli ‘57 Geraldine O’Connor McConnell ‘76
Maureen Nerli ‘53 Denise Spanek-Heitel ‘78 Ann Halmi Vidgoff ‘88 Margaret Dillon Water ‘58
The Mercy Mass Program - At each of our school liturgies we pray for those people who have been acknowledged in the Mercy Mass Program. Donations are made in memory of a loved one and to honor others for anniversaries, birthdays, or at times of illness. To enroll a loved one in the Mercy Mass Program, simply contact the Mercy Advancement Office at 650.762.1190 or visit our website at www.mercyhsb.com
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