Visual and Performing Arts

from The Oaks - Summer 2020 - Mercy High School, Burlingame

Class Notes

ON CAMPUS Visual andPerforming

LORD OF THE FLIES In a one-of-a-kind Fall Play, Tri-School Productions presented two single-gender versions of The Lord of the Flies. Our Mercy students put in grueling, emotional work to explore the story of survival, humanity, and our most basic instincts. They brought the story to life in an incredible, unique performance!

Arts

DANCE The Winter Dance concert was a joyous event full of holiday cheer. Faculty and staff even joined in the fun with a rendition of “Twelve Days of Christmas”.

VIRTUAL ARTSFEST This spring we were unable to host our annual ArtsFest Showcase due to the COVID-19 shutdown, so Art Teachers Shardie Ezell and Nadine Baroudi hosted a virtual ArtsFest on Mercy’s social media platforms! We celebrated the accomplishments and growth of students in Studio Art, Ceramics, and Photography, and you can view the album on Mercy’s Facebook page.

CHORALE Mercy Chorale once again participated in the High School Chorus showcase at Santa Clara University. It was inspiring to hear the voices of young people from all over the Bay Area joined together in the Mission Church.

They also braved the cold and rain for a fun opportunity to sing at the City of Burlingame’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting!

Mer cy’s Winter Chorus concert was a beautiful program set against the festive Christmas backdrop for what we did not know at the time would be Pam Matthews’s finale concert before retirement - what a triumph! Congratulations to Mercy Chorale, Tri-School Chorus, and Mercy Tri-M Music Honor Society, and thank you for sharing your talents with us.