Dear Alumni and Friends,

Many thanks go to our OLM community for a great school year! I wish everyone an enjoyable summer and I hope that wherever you may travel, "the wind is always at your back."

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.

Please continue to like our Facebook page and postings to see school and alumni updates. https://www.facebook.com/olmbulldogs/.

https://www.facebook.com/olmoffice/

Peace and blessings!

Sue Noma

Alumni Director

Dear OLM Alumni, and Friends:

We are once again reaching out to you to consider participating in this annual event to support our school.

Your investment in our school will enable us to deliver OLM education we all believe in and balances the school’s operating budget. Tuition doesn’t cover all costs of educating our students, so we are reaching out to you hoping that you are able to participate in the Annual Giving at a level appropriate to your financial circumstances.

Your generous contribution will help fund our Enrichment Programs – Music, Library, Art-In-Action, Physical Education, Spanish and Computer Class.

Make a difference at any of the following levels of support:

Gold: $1,000 or more

Silver: $500

Bronze: $200 Other: $100 $50 $25

DONATE ONLINE:

Link: https://secure.myvanco.com/YK18/campaign/C-YV11

MATCHING GIFTS
Increase your donation with a matching gift! To find out if your company or organization matches gifts, please contact your Human Resources Dept.

TAX DEDUCTIBILITY

As a reminder, donations to OLM are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. OLM Tax

ID #94-1337623

Peace and Blessings!

Sue Noma

Alumni Director

Email: alumni@olmbulldogs.com

PRESCHOOL (650) 756-4916 Email: preschool@olmbulldogs.com

Transitional Kindergarten - 8th Grade. Email: admissions@olmbulldogs.com or office@olmbulldogs.com (650) 756-3395

OLM’s first ever class to participate in the Close-up Washington, D.C, program graduated Friday, June 2, 2023. We wish them well as they take off onto their new academic adventure in high school. May God bless and guide them each day of their lives. May they be instruments of God’s peace and love as they serve Him and others!

At the end of this school year, we have three staff members leaving our school.

Mr Joe Ryan, our Assistant Principal, is taking on the next challenge of his vocation as a Catholic educator as he takes on the Principalship of All Souls School. Mr. Ryan has been with us for six years as our Math Teacher, Student Council Advisor, Leadership Team Member, and most recently our Assistant Principal.

Sr. Ruth de la Cruz, O.P., our second grade teacher, is heading to Phoenix, Arizona to take on her new mission as Director of Religious Education of St. Benedict Catholic Church. Sr. Ruth joined us at the beginning of this school year.

Dr. Bruce Colville, our counselor, though not completely retiring, has decided to slow down on work next school year. He will still work for All Souls School. Dr. Colville has been our counselor for the past four years.

Our utmost appreciation to all of them for their service to Our Lady of Mercy School. We wish them all the best as they embark on the next phase of their lives / careers.

As always – we want to hear from you! Please let us know what aspects of our school you would like to see us cover in future issues. What topics interest you? Who and what would you like us to feature? In addition, we invite you to share your professional and personal stories with us. Graduates of OLM are spread throughout the globe and have touched many lives as professionals.

Sister Claire was born Mary Catherine Maher in Iowa on November 15, 1907. Mary Catherine was received into the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael on March 7, 1929 and professed as Sister Mary Claire on March 8, 1930. Over the years, she became renowned as teacher, principal and/or superior in elementary schools and convents in San Leandro, San Francisco, Reno, San Rafael, Daly City, Monterey and San Anselmo.

In September 1955, Sister Claire became the founding Principal of Our Lady of Mercy School in the Westlake District of Daly City. Sister Claire, who had a way of speaking her mind, was asked by Henry Doelger, the builder of the Westlake homes, if she could use some books for the library, she said "No, but you could build me a Convent" and he did. Years later when Monsignor Richard Power, Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, asked what little thing her sisters might want at the convent, Sister Claire asked for a new wing and a chapel. She got her wish.

Sister Claire established long standing Dominican traditions at the new school. She remained the principal until 1963. Sister Claire returned to OLM on November 4, 2012 to help with the ribbon cutting for the new OLM preschool named in her honor - Sister Claire's Preschool.

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.

Email: alumni@olmbulldogs.com
Website: olmbulldogs.com
Location: 7 Elmwood Drive, Daly City, CA, USA
Phone: (650) 756-3395
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olmbulldogs/