This two-part episode of Tiger Talk is all about the Mercy High School and Xavier High School production of High School Musical. During the first half of this podcast, President of Mercy High School Ms. Alissa DeJonge speaks with Mattingly Veilleux '23, who played Sharpay Evans, and Mia Pugliares '23, who played Ms. Darbus, in the musical. During the second half of this podcast, Ms. DeJonge has a conversation with Mrs. Michele Dastoli, co-director of the musical, and Mrs. Sara Brugger, musical director.

On this episode of Tiger Talk, Mercy President Alissa DeJonge catches up with members of the Tech Tigers Robotics Team after a busy season. Representing the Tech Tigers are Grace Cink '22, Sammi Magro '23, Kaelin DaSilva '23, and Emma Caruso '25. Each students talks about their roles on the team and how they envision their futures after the experiences they had on the team thus far.

On this episode of TigerTalk, President Alissa DeJonge catches up with Naoki Yoneda, Tokyo resident and long-time friend, his wife Miyuki, and sonYuki. Joining in on the conversation is Japanese Club President Lauren Co '23. The group discusses important aspects of Japanese culture as well as the similarities and differences between the United States and Japan.

On this episode of Tiger Talk, President Alissa DeJonge catches up with two Mercy Alumnae with deep ties to Mercy. Lindsey Fritz '18, Corporate Comminucations Professional at IBM, and Ann Drewry '97, Principal of Student Life, talk about Mercy memories, their outlook on life and what's in store for the future.

On this episode of Tiger Talk, President Alissa DeJonge is joined by an alumna and members of Mercy's Mock Trial team. Patricia Reilly is a Mercy graduate from the class of 1978 and a partner at Murtha Cullina Attorneys at Law. Reilly shares her experience as an attorney with members of Mercy's Mock Trial team: Cassidy Wichman '22, Mairan Hall '23 and Giovanna Judge '24.

On this episode of Tiger Talk, President Alissa DeJonge welcomes members of Mercy's Social Media Club. Students Isabella Lee-Baldassini '23, Jill Fordyce '24, Rose Szeghy '24 and Emma Gilson '25 discuss the different jobs each need to complete when creating social media posts for school. Marie Kalita, class of 1976 and Mercy's Director of Communications joins in on the conversation as the Social Media Club's moderator.

This episode of Tiger Talk is all about writing! President Alissa DeJonge welcomes Kristan Higgins, class of 1983 and New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly best selling author. Higgins has written over 20 books to date. Joining in on the conversation are Mercy Writing Club members Emma Lemieux '24, Ava Pear '25 and Cora Rigg '25. Learn more about Kristan and her books on her website: kristanhiggins.com.

On this episode of Tiger Talk, President Alissa DeJonge welcomes two alumnae, Anne D’Orvilliers '71 and Doris Xu '19 . Anne D'Orvilliers has had a long career in engineering and Doris Xu is a current engineering student. Also joining in on the conversation is Charlie Weaver '22. Charlie talks about why she would like to go into engineering and her interest in the field.

On this episode of Tiger Talk, President of Mercy Ms. Alissa DeJonge is joined by Sr. Georgeann Vumbaco, who is an alumna of the first graduating class at Mercy (1967), Vice Chairperson of the Mercy High School Board of Trustees, and a Sister of Mercy. Also joining in on the conversation are Lilly Brown '22 and Ella Bankoski '22, who are Peer Ministers at Mercy High School. They talk about the importance of faith, our deep connection to Sisters of Mercy, and traditions at Mercy.

On this episode, President Alissa DeJonge discusses art with a current Mercy student and an alumna. Jen Casey Romer, a 2008 graduate of Mercy, painted a portrait of Sr. Mary McCarthy as a retirement gift and shares her thoughts on her artistic process. Lauren Harton, a Junior at Mercy, painted two versions of the Mercy High School building. One of which is the image used on the school's Christmas cards this year. Lauren also goes into detail about her artistic process and future goals.