Dear Alumni and Friends,

Spring symbolizes starting fresh and starting over and it is a reminder that God is all about making things new. Our school had a smooth start after coming back from the winter break.

Coming back from winter break is like a mini first day of school all over again. Fresh year, fresh start! It’s an opportune time to refresh things in the classrooms, re-establish routines and making sure everyone is back on track. The way things are going right now, the remainder of the school year looks very promising.

We continue to receive generous grants from Trust Funds, Inc. and Odell Foundation. The grants allow us to offer tuition assistance or help with family emergencies if they arise during school year (death or sickness of a parent, displacement, or loss of income). Olympic Club Foundation supports our Athletic Program by funding the students uniforms or equipments.

We are grateful to all the parents and teachers who offered their time and talents during and after school hours.

Thank you for keeping in touch and for all your support.

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Peace and blessings!

Sue Noma

Alumni Director

John Wester was born in San Francisco, CA, on November 5, 1950, the fourth generation of his family born there. Wester attended Our Lady of Mercy Parish School in Daly City, CA. Wester graduated from St. Joseph's College Seminary, Mountain View, CA, in 1972, and then attended St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1976. Wester received a Master of Applied Science degree from the University of San Francisco in 1984, and then a Master of Spiritual Theology degree from Holy Names College in Oakland, California in 1993. Consecrated and installed as auxiliary bishop of San Francisco and appointed vicar general on September 18, 1998.

Archbishop Wester was appointed Bishop of Salt Lake City on January 8, 2007. Installed as the twelfth Archbishop of Santa Fe on June 4, 2015.

Mr. Ryan came to Our Lady of Mercy School in August, 2017, as a Math Teacher. Since then, he took on various roles and responsibilities which include Student Council Advisor, Safety Patrol Advisor, Academic Decathlon Advisor, School Leadership Team member and just this school year, school Assistant Principal. He is completing the Archdiocese of San Francisco Department of Catholic School Leadership Program / Certification by the end of the school year.

For the past six years, he has served OLM with much dedication and commitment. He has always been so giving of his time and talents to support the work that we do as we provide faith-tased Catholic Education that engages and nourishes our students' academic, social, emotional, and spiritual formation that empowers them to be of service to God and others.

We wish him all the best as he begins a new chapter of his career and vocation as a Catholic School educator. Blessings to the new Principal of All Souls School!

Our Lady of Mercy School, mindful of its mission to be witness to the love of Christ for all,

admits student of any race, color, and national and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to or made available to students at this school.

Our Lady of Mercy School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color,

national and/or ethnic origin, age, gender or disability in administration of educational

policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-

administered programs.