Mercy News
Speech Night
30 November 2020
A year of Covid-19 imposed isolation was relaxed just in time to enable parents, staff and students along with distinguished guests to celebrate the fact that despite all, it has been a great year for our College.
While students were the centre of attention, the highlights of the night included staff choir, address by our Special Guest Speaker Mayor Greg Williamson, a highly entertaining student choir and Strings Ensemble, along with nervous College Captains delivering outstanding addresses. It was great to see our Federal Member for Dawson Mr George Christensen attending this special evening. Congratulations to all of our student awardees.
Special Awardees :
- The Long Tan Leadership & Teamwork Award - Natan Gooch
- The P & F Cathy Quinn Award - Grace Druery
- Mercy Award - Grace Brown & Brodie Hocking
- Christian Brothers Award - Jackson Ziekenheiner
- Indigenous Achievement Award - Eva Neilson
- Caltex All-Rounder Award - Logan Watt
- College Dux - Jann Carlo Macatangay & Imogen Bennett
Future Anything: Activate
28 November 2020
Activate is an immersive, in-curriculum program designed to inspire and empower young people. The program sees students identify and explore problems that matter to them whilst using design thinking to ideate, develop and pitch their own innovative, scalable and sustainable enterprise solutions that make the world a better place. The Semester 1 Year 9 cohort of students developed and pitched a variety of inspiring and unique business solutions to some very mature social issues affecting the local and wider community.
Mercy College was well represented in the finals this year with not one but two teams making it to the pointy end of the competition! Congratulations to Peter Ford, Anna Zhang and Sophie Westcott.
Buy Smart Competition
23 November 2020
An Office of Fair Trading initiative, students were invited to create an innovative and engaging way to generate buzz about consumer issues. They were asked to think outside the box and create a resource which unpacked the concept of opportunity cost and its relevance to consumers in the marketplace.
The following teams of students were awarded Certificates of Distinction, placing them in the top 15% of the state. Meghan Connolly, Isabella Sammut, Kassidy Refalo, Madeline Pace and Hayley Sullivan designed a board game with each space requiring the player to make a decision while James Galea and Thomas Jorgensen created an entertaining animation explaining the concept by referencing donuts – yum!
Desmos Design Challenge
20 November 2020This Semester our Year 10 Methods classes extended their knowledge of graphs by graphing their names on a graphing program called Desmos. This will be a valuable skill next year at St Patrick's College. What we didn't expect was the amazing artwork that would be created. Keep in mind that every line and curve was created with an equation, graphed on a cartesian plane. These are just a small sample of the submissions.

Red Suitcase Project
12 November 2020
As a culmination of the Year 10 Love of Literature classes Red Suitcase Project, we were invited by the residents of 17 Penn Street, Rob and Lynne Robson, to visit their property during our lesson on Monday afternoon, 9 November. This was the setting chosen for the class novel that we have written and it was a wonderful opportunity for us to see the house that we have been imagining our characters interacting with.
Each of us were commissioned to write a chapter for the novel using stimulus found inside a red suitcase. The chapters explored the lives of different characters who had at some time lived or visited the house at 17 Penn Street. The stories were then woven together through a modern-day protagonist who finds the suitcase and must uncover the links between the artefacts. We all worked with enough zeal to produce 12 full-length chapters, giving our novel almost 400 pages.
The novel is currently at the publishers and we will all receive our own copy once it is ready in a couple of weeks. We would like to thank the Mr and Mrs Robson for being so gracious in allowing us to visit their home and have the opportunity to, just for the afternoon, live vicariously in the environment of our characters.
Archived News
Sports Awards
11 November 2020Justice @ Mercy
09 November 2020Beach Clean Up
01 November 2020And the Winners Are
28 October 2020Interfaith Banquet
26 October 2020Epic Readers
25 October 2020Book Week Dressup
23 October 2020Vicki Wilson Cup
20 October 2020HPV Race Weekend
12 October 2020Cultural Performances
08 October 2020Mercy in Action Award
01 October 2020Cross Country
01 October 2020Year 10 Cowboys Challenge
29 September 2020Year 9 Takes Social Action
18 September 2020Cape Hillsborough Trip
17 September 2020Junior Robotics Competition
16 September 2020Reef Trip
15 September 2020Money Challenge
14 September 2020Open Night
04 September 2020Bikeathon
02 September 2020Work Experience
01 September 2020Robotics at Mercy
29 August 2020I Shutter the Thought
21 August 2020Year 10 League
18 August 2020Homeroom Door Challenge
17 August 2020Whitsunday Futsal
16 August 2020Ready, Set, Go!
04 August 2020Congratulations Principal Ford
03 August 2020Open Night 2020
01 August 2020Pyjama Day
24 July 2020Wind Tunnel Testing
20 July 2020Naidoc Week
26 June 2020Running Club
25 June 2020The Leader in Me
22 June 2020Environmental Committee
18 June 2020SolarBuddy
10 June 2020Triton House
08 June 2020Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow
06 June 2020Oraya 6 Homeroom Winner
04 June 2020Cookies for Kindness
28 May 2020James Cook Library Display
14 May 2020Essential Services Visit
02 April 2020Term 1 Work Experience
18 March 2020BlakDance
16 March 2020Chess Competition
14 March 2020CWL Drought Appeal
13 March 2020Orchestral Showcase
10 March 2020Aquatics Carnival
06 March 2020Photography Workshop
24 February 2020Clothes Sorting
22 February 2020Market Garden
21 February 2020Human Powered Vehicles
06 February 2020Mercy Futsal League
04 February 2020Upcoming Aquatics Carnival
03 February 2020Leader in Me Binders
05 November 2019Cultural Dinner
02 November 2019Money Challenge
18 October 2019Eisteddfod
16 October 2019Dads & Lads Fishing Day
21 September 2019Cultural Showcase
21 September 2019ACTS Camp
20 September 2019Mercy Day
18 September 2019Mercy Awardees
18 September 2019CF Fundraiser
04 September 2019Environment Center
03 September 2019Cricket Heats Up
02 September 2019Australian Representative
22 August 2019Orchestra & Band Comp
21 August 2019Democracy & Media
20 August 2019Interschool Chess
20 August 2019Minecraft Edu
15 August 2019Justice @ Mercy
13 August 2019CQ Jazz Festival
08 August 2019Air Force Visit
06 August 2019Literature Festival
04 August 2019Cookies for Kindness
02 August 2019Human Powered Vehicles
01 August 2019Court House
21 July 2019Music Camp
18 July 2019Vicky Wilson Championships
15 July 2019Drum Corps & Cheer
12 July 2019QISSN Carnival
10 July 2019Justice @ Mercy
04 July 2019League Grand Finals
21 June 2019Refugee Week
16 June 2019Retreat Reflections
12 June 2019Beach Clean Up
10 June 2019Mercy Hour
05 June 2019Kindness Cookies
04 June 2019Year 9 Aged Care Visit
03 June 2019Auslan Club
29 May 2019Netball Clinic
28 May 2019Bikeathon
27 May 2019Youth Pilgrimage
21 May 2019Mums and Huns High Tea
15 May 2019Japan Tour
12 May 2019Enrolment Evening
10 May 2019Human Powered Vehicles
06 May 2019Whitsunday Futsal
02 May 2019ANZAC Ceremony
27 April 2019Interact Easter Appeal
19 April 2019Staff Leadership PD
17 April 2019Zonta Cushion Assembly Day
01 April 2019Pindar Gives Lent 100%
30 March 2019Eco-Schools Award
29 March 2019Auslan - Cutters V Capras
27 March 2019Aged Care Visit
26 March 2019Pindar Money Spell
23 March 2019Great Barrier Reef Threats
22 March 2019International Women's Day Lunch
19 March 2019World Day of Prayer
08 March 2019Gold Coast Suns Clinic
08 March 2019Ash Wednesday
07 March 2019Reading Buddies
06 March 2019Aquatics Carnival
05 March 2019Opening Mass
21 February 2019Committee Sign On
20 February 2019Staff Photography Workshop
19 February 2019Student Leadership Conference
10 February 2019Justice @ Mercy
08 February 2019After School Tutoring
07 February 2019Sports Awards Night
19 November 2018Teacher V Student Chess
16 November 2018Down to Business
16 November 2018Class Performance
12 November 2018Helping our Seafarers
07 November 2018Workshop Madness
05 November 2018Cheer Festival
04 November 2018The Deadly Ninja
01 November 2018Interact Committee
31 October 2018Eisteddfod Success
28 October 2018Shiver Me Timbers
16 October 2018Encouragement Award
12 October 2018Soccer Update
09 October 2018Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser
20 September 2018Dads and Lads Fishing
20 September 2018Science Activities
18 September 2018Book Art
17 September 2018Work Experience
14 September 2018Cultural Awards Evening
06 September 2018Book Week
03 September 2018Compassion, Hope, Justice
02 September 2018ACTS Camp 2018
29 August 2018Birthing Kits
22 August 2018International Handbell Syposium
20 August 2018Rock Pop Mime
07 August 2018Lunch Box Concert
05 August 2018Whitsunday Voices
02 August 2018Justice@Mercy
01 August 2018Athletics Carnival
31 July 2018Cowboys V Dragons
24 July 2018Cultural Tour 2018
15 July 2018Ready ... 1, 3, 5, 7
10 July 2018Bikeathon Winners
27 June 2018Robotics Competition
26 June 2018Environmental Committe
25 June 2018Capturing Cape Hillsborough
17 June 2018Inter-school Chess
13 June 2018Student Retreats
10 June 2018Interschool Mountain Biking
07 June 2018AFL Titles
05 June 2018Ambassador Conference
04 June 2018Visual Art
03 June 2018Remembrance Ceremony
30 May 2018Wetlands to Crime Scene
29 May 2018House Day
23 May 2018Youth Pilgrimage
21 May 2018Bikeathon
21 May 2018Justice @ Mercy Visits CASA
17 May 2018NQ Games Opening Ceremony
09 May 2018Enrolment Evening
04 May 2018Whitsunday Futsal
29 April 2018Library ANZAC Display
26 April 2018ANZAC Ceremony & March
26 April 2018Cross Country
20 April 2018Harmony Day
29 March 2018Interact Easter Appeal
28 March 2018One Million Stars
27 March 2018Serving Others
26 March 2018Auslan Club
24 March 2018Student Led Conferences
23 March 2018Mercy Futsal League
20 March 2018Bake for Compassion
15 March 2018eSports Tournament
12 March 2018Footy in Paradise
06 March 2018Photo Club
04 March 2018Chess Champs
28 February 2018Getting Our Street On
25 February 2018Swimming Carnival
22 February 2018Valentines Day
16 February 2018Ash Wednesday
14 February 2018Academic Awards
11 February 2018Opening Mass
08 February 2018Cultural Program
28 January 2018Mercy Futsal League
27 January 2018Leaders in the Making
23 January 2018Bright-eyed & Bushy Tailed
22 January 2018Year 9 Leadership Camp
01 December 2017Year 7 and 8 Week
30 November 2017Year 10 Awards Night
18 November 2017Sports Awards Night
14 November 2017Dam Dark 2017
03 November 2017Mo Bro's and Sista's
02 November 2017Rotary Fair
29 October 2017Interact Committee
25 October 2017Run for MI Life
22 October 2017AFL State Titles
19 October 2017AMT Math Competition
18 October 2017Touch Footy
11 October 201771st Eisteddfod
09 October 2017Lawn Bowls
02 October 2017Mercy Day
21 September 2017Getting Creative
20 September 2017Mercy in Action Award
12 September 2017Mass, Opening & Celebration
09 September 2017Run AS 1
31 August 2017Dress Up Day
29 August 2017Young Women in Science
27 August 2017Inter-school Debating
24 August 2017Chess Lords
22 August 2017French Speaking Competition
19 August 2017Catholic Education Week
01 August 2017Lawns Bowled Over
29 July 2017Student Achievement
18 July 2017Literature Festival
16 July 2017NAIDOC Week
12 July 2017New Library Imminent
23 June 2017Days for Girls Packs
19 June 2017Signing Choir
16 June 2017Cheer Leading Competition
15 June 2017Mountain Bike National Championships
05 June 2017Photography Workshop
03 June 2017Standing in Solidarity
31 May 2017Acts Camp
26 May 2017House Day
25 May 2017Bikeathon 2017
22 May 2017Mountain Bike Championships
19 May 2017Chess News
16 May 2017Relay for Life
15 May 2017Bring It On - Over
10 May 2017Enrolment Evening
07 May 20172017 Cross Country
26 April 2017Work Experience
20 April 2017Cookies for Kindness
16 April 2017Easter Egg Visit
12 April 2017Mercy Futsal League
13 March 2017Strike a Pose
09 March 2017Dream Big Project
05 March 2017Swimming Carnival
01 March 2017Get Involved
28 February 2017Developing Leaders
27 February 2017Interact Up and Running
26 February 2017Mercy Signs for Cowboys
17 February 2017Justice @ Mercy
16 February 2017Vinnies Valentine
15 February 2017Robotic Fun
12 February 2017Catholic Education at Mercy
30 January 2017"Nice to Meet you Mondays"
29 January 2017Year 7 Candle Ceremony
25 January 2017Year 10 Semi-Formal
25 November 2016Christmas Hampers
21 November 2016National Futsal
19 November 2016Kindness Calendar
17 November 2016Competition Winner
15 November 2016Academic Awards Night
11 November 2016Special Children's Christmas Party
09 November 2016Olympic Sports Night
03 November 2016Eisteddfod Wrap
24 October 2016Fashion Design Award
16 October 2016Gold Award
15 October 2016Eisteddfod
13 October 2016Mercy Mountain Biking
05 October 2016Cultural Awards Night
16 September 2016Artspace Visit
14 September 2016Mercy Joins the Fight
12 September 2016New Mercy Library
07 September 2016Jersey for Organ Donation Day
03 September 2016Festival of Fashion
02 September 2016Earth Science Excursion
29 August 2016Young Women in Science
26 August 2016Interschool Chess
19 August 2016Clean Up Mackay
17 August 2016eSports Turns One
14 August 2016Japanese Speech Contest
13 August 2016ACTS Camp
06 August 2016Heart of Mercy
01 August 2016Humanities Trip
29 July 2016Rock Pop Mime
25 July 2016Skip Class & Read
18 July 2016Pyjama Day
16 July 2016New Caledonia Tour
15 July 2016Starting with a Bang!
11 July 2016Melbourne Study Tour
04 July 2016Interhouse Athletics Carnival
28 June 2016
The Interhouse Athletics Carnival was a little different this year with the carnival taking place over 1 ½ days. Discus and High jump were held at the College on Wednesday and remaining events were at the Mackay Cristian College oval on the Friday.
It was great to see so many students on the oval during Period 4 and 5 on Wednesday either competing in one of the events or supporting their fellow House mates.
Friday morning greeted everyone with a thick layer of fog setting the scene for some epic battles in the track and field events. The day commenced with the 800m, 200m and 400m track events. Students not competing used this time to collect Participation Points for their House by takin part in other events.
The students then split into age groups and supported the competitors in their respective events. During this time supporters could also participate in some fun games against each other to keep the competitive juices flowing.
The 100 meter races were then held with student House groups cheering on each of their competitors.
Everyone then returned to the College Hall on the buses, to hear the final results.