A Winning Season for Mercy Schools in Performing Arts
This school year, Mercy schools have dazzled judges and audiences at the 2026 JCDC National Festival of the Performing Arts competition in the categories of Dance and Speech. Alpha Infant School’s dance troupe took home awards for Best Praise Dance and Best Overall Class 1. Likewise, the dancers at Jessie Ripoll Primary received 2 National […]
Raising the Bar: Mercy Schools Celebrate Sports Achievements
Over the few months, Mercy schools have continued to make huge strides in world of sports. Alpha Academy’s athletes have grown their reputations both locally and internationally, while Mt. St. Joseph (MSJ) Prep’s own track and gymnastics teams have cemented their positions among the top prep school teams in Jamaica. MSJ Prep Track & Field […]
Chasing Greatness: Alpha’s Quest to Make Champs History
The ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) was held from March 24-28, 2026, ushering in a wave of sports mania and school spirit among Jamaicans at home and abroad. Among the more than 200 schools competing was our very own Convent of Mercy Academy, Alpha (Alpha Academy), which was determined to surpass their own […]
A Season of Excellence: Mercy Schools Celebrate Outstanding Achievements
Alpha Primary School’s (APS) 5th grade Chess Champion, Noelle Noble, is making a name for herself on the international stage as was evidenced over the Christmas break by her coming 3rd place in the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Youth Chess Tournament 2025. Held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this is her second overseas tournament […]
Champions of Change: Alpha Academy Makes Its Mark at National STEAM Week
From January 25 to 31, 2026, schools across the island participated in the National STEAM Education Week. Held under the theme ‘Creating Solutions, Driving Change’, the week was designed to empower young Jamaicans to employ 21st century problem-solving techniques to tackle real-world problems. Schools presented projects in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and […]
Excellence & Unity in Sports
The past few months have been a testament to the excellent sports programmes being implemented at our Mercy schools. A number of teams and student representatives within the sporting arena have represented our Mercy school community well both locally and internationally. Special Olympics Unified Youth Exchange In May, a Special Olympics delegation from Washington, DC […]
Making Moves with APS’ Chess Champs
January 25, 2024 was this year’s staging of the North West St Andrew Primary School Chess Championship. Approximately 200 hundred students from schools such as Dunrobin Primary, Friendship Primary, Rousseau Primary and our very own Jessie Ripoll Primary went head to head at this highly anticipated tournament. The event, which was held at the Pembroke […]
MSJ Shines Bright at Gymnastics Competition
Congrats to Mount St. Joseph Prep’s outstanding gymnastics team for being placed third among seven schools at the Nishida’s Gymnastics’ Mandeville and May Pen Invitational! Nishida’s Gymnastics is well-known as “a leading gymnastics school” in the country and has nurtured the talents of young Jamaicans who have later gone on to become junior national, and […]