GWYNEDD VALLEY Gwynedd Mercy Academy has a young team. There are only two seniors on the roster and just two players with district playoff experience from 2019.
When the eighth-seeded Monarchs took the field for the first round of the 2021 tournament, they looked like an experienced group. Senior Nicole Conwell scored 40 seconds into the game and GMA led the rest of the way, finishing with a 15-8 win over No. 9 Merion Mercy in the District 1-2A playoffs at Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Tuesday afternoon.
âTeam-bonding on and off the field really made it feel like there werenât any grades,â Conwell said. âIt felt like everyone is a senior. The sophomores and juniors definitely stepped up and we have a lot of talent. They all play club and they all work hard outside of school.â
A senior at Merion Mercy, Flatley is a member of MMAâs Mock Trial team that earned a regional and district championship (and advanced to the state competition this year), and has been a leader of the SpeakUp! Program for the past two years. She helped form Merion Mercyâs HEART (Hope Even At Rough Times) Club, and is a member of Chorale, Merion Mercy Music Theater, National Honor Society and National Music Honor Society. She was part of the schoolâs spring musical, Into the Woods, in April. She will be attending Fairfield University in the fall, where she will major in nursing.
Merion Mercy Academy is thrilled to announce the appointment of Rebekah Adens as the schoolâs first Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion effective July 1, 2021. Rebekah s appointment is the culmination of an invigorating and inclusive search process which involved participation from parents, students, alumnae, faculty and staff, said Laura Farrell, Head of School. Her background and passion for education and advocacy closely reflect our school s Mercy core values. Rebekah will continue implementation of Merion s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan for Action and help develop and set in motion policies, procedures and programs that sustain an antiracist, diverse, equitable and inclusive school community.
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