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May (2010)
5/18/2010
The 2010 St. Mark's Leadership Institute will take place on campus Monday, June 7th through Wednesday, June 9th
5/17/2010
The Academic Team wins third consecutive North Texas Academic Whiz Quiz League Championship.
5/17/2010
Space is still available for an exciting summer at St. Mark's. Enroll now!
5/15/2010
5/14/2010
Six students will continue on as scholar-athletes at the collegiate level.
5/13/2010
Connor Watamull '10 and Austin Taylor '10 have been selected as 2010 Presidential Scholars in the Arts, representing two of only twenty students named in the country.
5/12/2010
Seventeen Marksmen were inducted into The Cum Laude Society. The Cum Laude Society recognizes academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence (areté), justice (diké), and honor (timé).
5/2/2010
Once again the varsity track team went into the SPC championship meet as the team to beat. Held at All Saints in Ft. Worth on April 29-30, this meet looked to be closer than any of the meets in several years. With strong teams from Holland Hall and Greenhill, the Lions would have their work cut out for them this year.
April
4/30/2010
Hundreds of alumni and their guests return to campus.
4/30/2010
St. Mark’s Photography reigns in fourth consecutive 1st Place Finish at ATPI “Top Program" Competition.
4/26/2010
The 2009 Marksmen yearbook has been named as winner of the prestigious Pacemaker Award — the highest honor given — by the National Scholastic Press Association
4/26/2010
Three St. Mark’s Crews brought home State Championship Cups.
4/19/2010
St. Mark's wins sixth SPC lacrosse title in seven seasons.
4/12/2010
St. Mark's hosted an extraordinary weekend dedicated to performing and fine arts April 8-10.
March
3/24/2010
Both the 2009 ReMarker student newspaper and Marksmen yearbook receive Gold Crown Awards.
3/22/2010
The bi-annual St. Mark's Teachers' Institute welcomed nearly 90 public school teachers to campus to exchange knowledge and experiences with our faculty.
3/12/2010
The Royal School of Church Music presents six perfect scores to members of the Choir.
3/11/2010
The ReMarker named “Best High School Newspaper” in the Metroplex by The Dallas Morning News.
February
2/11/2010
January
1/15/2010
The 2008-2009 ReMarker newspaper and the 2009 Marksmen yearbook have been named as Crown finalists, the highest award given by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA).
1/11/2010
Four St. Mark's photography students were winners in the Photo Imaging Education Association's (PIEA) International Photo Competition and Exhibition.
1/4/2010
Congratulations to Editors-in-Chief Sharan Shetty ’09 and Sloan Rudberg ’10, and the other members of the Marque staff for their recent first place award from the American Scholastic Press Association. Creative Directors were Blake Montgomery ’10 and Daniel Rafkin ’09; Literary Editors were Alex Chuka ’10 and Stewart McDonald ’10; Art Editors were Abhiram Gunturi ’09 and Eric Wohlstadter ’10; Photograph Editor was Ritodhi Chatterjee ’10; Copy Editor was Moez Aziz ’11; Senior Editor was Sergei Finkler ’09. Other staff members were Arya Mehrabanzad ’10, Rishi Bandophadhay ’12, Patrick Ng ’12, Rohan Shetty ’12. Sponsors of the Marque are Lynne Weber and Nick Sberna.
December (2009)
12/7/2009
youngARTS is the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts core program. It provides recognition and awards to young artists across the country. Four St. Mark's students have been selected as finalists.
12/7/2009
17 Marksmen awarded in the 2009 Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall Contest.
12/2/2009
The 2008-2009 edition of The ReMarker newspaper, edited by Ryan Constantine ’09, won the Pacemaker award — the highest given — from the National Scholastic Press Association, the organization announced November 14 at its annual fall conference in Washington, D.C.
November
11/11/2009
The St. Mark's community celebrates the public launch of The Centennial Challenge.
11/6/2009
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund names Ray Westbrook Distinguished Adviser.
11/1/2009
The Centennial Hall and Hoffman Center project receives Design Award.
October
10/27/2009
64% of the Class of 2010 earned National Merit Recognition.
10/27/2009
St. Mark's Robotics Team took 1st in game and 3rd in the BEST award at the Dallas regional Boosting Engineering Science & Technology contest.
10/14/2009
Congratulations to sophomore Rishee Batra and Junior Alex Miles.
September
9/11/2009
The 2008-2009 ReMarker newspaper has been named a finalist for the National Scholastic Press Association's highest honor.
August
8/30/2009
An unprecedented number of Marksmen from the class of 2009 are attending service academies
8/25/2009
The Pecos Wilderness trip is a unique rite of passage for all Marksmen entering the 9th grade.
8/24/2009
The St. Mark's Choir is known as one of the pre-eminent boys choirs in the United States and is regularly invited to perform in residence at some of the oldest and most famous Cathedrals in England. The choir has just completed its 12th Cathedral tour.
June
6/22/2009
From Friday, June 12th, through Sunday, June 14th, St. Mark’s Crew competed at the USRowing Youth National Championships on Harsha Lake in East Fork State Park, just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio.
6/11/2009
May
5/26/2009
5/26/2009
5/20/2009
5/19/2009
5/12/2009
5/11/2009
Adding two more titles to the year’s SPC Championship count, the St. Mark’s Varsity Baseball and Track & Field teams emerged victorious from Saturday’s competition. The week delay and the condensed tournament format were no match for the strength and determination of these athletes.
April
4/27/2009
4/27/2009
4/27/2009
4/27/2009
4/7/2009
March
3/25/2009
3/22/2009
3/13/2009
The 2007-2008 ReMarker and 2008 Marksmen have been named finalists for the ILPC's prestigious Star Awards.
3/13/2009
With wins over ESD, Hillcrest, Woodrow Wilson, & J.J. Pearce, the
Lions' pitching depth and hitting ability led St. Mark's to the
tournament championship.
3/6/2009
3/2/2009
February
2/23/2009
2/19/2009
Congratulations to Mr. Joe Milliet!
2/19/2009
Congratulations to the Varsity Basketball, Soccer, Swimming, and
Wrestling teams on their outstanding performances in the SPC
Championships on February 13 & 14!
2/18/2009
Congratulations to the 12 Marksmen photographers who received honors at the 27th Annual High School Shoot-Out.
2/12/2009
2/12/2009
The 2008 Marksmen yearbook has been named a finalist for the Pacemaker Award.
2/9/2009
Congratulations to the St. Mark’s Wrestling team for bringing home the Texas Prep State Championship on Saturday, February 7.
2/2/2009
Congratulations to the two Band and 21 Orchestra Marksmen selected for the 2009 TPSMEA All-State clinics and concert.
January
1/20/2009
Congratulations to juniors Eric Shoener and Austin Taylor!
1/19/2009
Congratulations to eighth graders Noah Goetz and Meyer Thalheimer.
December (2008)
12/17/2008
12/16/2008
12/16/2008
November
11/16/2008
11/6/2008
Congratulations to Kirk Hayes '09 on being named Ford's Texas High School Football Player of the Week for private schools.
October
10/6/2008
10/3/2008
Three jazz musicians qualify for region and area honors.
10/3/2008
10/3/2008
Congratulations to the five St. Mark’s oarsmen who earned 2008-2009 USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll honors.
September
9/25/2008
Nine Environmental Science students attended Thomas Friedman's lecture on September 12.
August
8/27/2008
8/22/2008
July
7/18/2008
Rising seniors Tyler Mow-Unland and Jarrod Sparks and rising juniors Will Jackson and Sean Tippen participated in the Pete Sessions Leadership and Growth Program this June.
June
6/25/2008
In the National Spanish Examination, 36 Marksmen earned gold medals, 35 received silver medals, and 24 earned bronze medals.
6/23/2008
On June 12, 2008, six St. Mark’s oarsmen traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio, to compete in the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championship on Harsha Lake in East Fork State Park.
6/17/2008
Congratulations to Nick Cassavechia ’04 (37th round, Detroit Tigers) and Damon Wright ’04 (25th round, San Francisco Giants)!
6/4/2008
Congratulations to our newest alumni, the Class of 2008!
6/4/2008
Congratulations to the faculty and staff members who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the St. Mark’s community.
May
5/21/2008
5/20/2008
5/16/2008
Congratulations to seniors James Blair and Arthur Brousseau.
5/13/2008
Eight oarsmen qualified for Nationals during the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championship, and Dylan Birch '09 and Robert Wood '08 won the School's first District Championship in the lightweight boys double.
5/12/2008
Congratulations to seniors Jordan Blumenthal and Alex Katz on their successful ventures at two season-ending National Championship tournaments!
5/8/2008
5/7/2008
Congratulations to Jake Vandermeer '08!
5/6/2008
Congratulations to seniors Junior Manzanares and Daniel Valella on being awarded scholarships from ExxonMobil and Texas Instruments, respectively.
5/1/2008
Juniors Ty Nguyen and Jason Hale have been accepted to summer programs at Nasher Sculpture Center and NASA, respectively.
April
4/29/2008
4/29/2008
For the second consecutive year, the St. Mark's Photography Program has been named "Top Program" by the ATPI.
4/28/2008
St. Mark's Crew team brought home 14 medals and 3 state championships from the Texas Rowing Championships on April 26.
4/23/2008
Congratulations to the Academic Quiz Bowl Team on winning the North Texas Academic Whiz Quiz League Championship.
4/22/2008
Both the 2008 The ReMarker student newspaper and the 2007 Marksmen yearbook took top state honors, and 23 student journalists won 28 individual awards, at the annual convention of the Interscholastic League Press Conference on April 18-19.
4/16/2008
Congratulations to Jake Vandermeer ’08 for being named a semifinalist in the 2008 Presidential Scholars competition!
4/14/2008
4/13/2008
On Sunday, April 13, the St. Mark’s JV Hockey team claimed the City Championship, defeating Keller 2-1.
4/11/2008
Come out and support the St. Mark's Hockey team in the City Championship on Sunday, April 13th!
4/10/2008
The ReMarker was named “Best Newspaper” (for schools under 2000 population), and student journalists won six individual first place awards at the annual Dallas Morning News High School Journalism Day competition on April 9.
4/10/2008
March
3/25/2008
For the fifth consecutive year, The ReMarker student newspaper received the Gold Crown award (the highest given) from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA).
3/15/2008
Texas Geographic Bee Semifinalist Nick Buckenham ’15 will compete next in the 2008 Texas Geographic Bee on Friday, April 4.
3/7/2008
Marksmen recognized for musical talent.
3/7/2008
Andrew Slottje ’08 and Jake Vandermeer ’08 qualified to advance to the semifinal exam in the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO).
3/5/2008
Twenty-two seniors have been named National Merit Finalists.
3/5/2008
February
2/27/2008
Congratulations to Ben Grisz '08 on capturing the Prep Nationals wrestling title.
2/20/2008
2/20/2008
Congratulations to Alex Brown '09 and Max Harris '08 for being named quarterfinalists for the U.S. Physics Team.
2/19/2008
Marksmen brought home 25 awards from the annual Texas High School Shoot-Out.
2/18/2008
Facing some tough competition, the Wrestling team secured a second place finish at the Prep State tournament on February 15 & 16.
2/15/2008
The on-campus construction hit a high note on Thursday, February 14 when a crane raised the final steel beam to complete the top of Centennial Hall.
2/13/2008
On February 11, the Volunteer Center of North Texas honored the St. Mark’s and Hockaday Community Service program with the Youth Service Award.
2/8/2008
The 2007 edition of the Marque received the Highest Award rank in the year’s NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.
2/7/2008
The 2007 Marksmen has been named a Pacemaker national finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA).
2/7/2008
On National Signing Day, February 6, seniors Emmanuel Acho and Daniel Plumlee officially committed to play college athletics in the fall of 2008.
January
1/23/2008
Congratulations go out to our talented Wrestling team for bringing home the State Duals Championship
1/16/2008
On January 12, St. Mark’s and Hockaday students broke ground on a Habitat for Humanity house-build project, which will take eight weeks to complete.
1/11/2008
For the fifth consecutive year, The ReMarker student newspaper at St. Mark’s School of Texas has been named a Crown Finalist by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
1/8/2008
Congratulations to the staff of the 2007 Marque, which received a First Place with Special Merit award from the American Scholastic Press Association.
December (2007)
12/21/2007
12/5/2007
November
11/28/2007
On November 3, 2007, St. Mark’s student photographers impressed the judges at the Association of Texas Photography Instructors’ annual fall contest.
11/16/2007
Robert Edsel '75 stood among the recipients of the 2007 National Humanities Medal at a special White House ceremony on November 15, 2007.
11/16/2007
Congratulations go out to Marietta Johnson for receiving the 2007 Award for Excellence in Community Service for Education.
11/16/2007
It is with great sadness that St. Mark’s notes the passing of former headmaster Tom Hartmann.
11/15/2007
St. Mark’s Foreign Language Department wants to make you aware of several exciting summer travel opportunities for students in grades 7-12.
11/14/2007
On Wednesday, November 14, 2007, St. Mark’s hosted a signing ceremony for four Marksmen who plan to participate in Division I college athletics.
11/12/2007
Kevin Hale ’11 & Max Grunewald ’11 became the third St. Mark’s team to capture the championship in a novice division tournament.
11/5/2007
On November 4, 2007, St. Mark’s School of Texas announced an anonymous donor’s record-breaking endowment gift of $10,000,000 to establish the Centennial Endowment Challenge.
11/5/2007
The Lions completed a successful fall season by bringing home two SPC Championships and a seventh consecutive regional water polo title.
11/1/2007
October
10/25/2007
Staph/MRSA Prevention at St. Mark’s
Through reports in the news, we all have become aware of the growing problem of antibiotic resistant germs including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Educating ourselves on how to prevent infections is important.
10/17/2007
Over the weekend of October 12-13, St. Mark's sent six teams to a local debate tournament at R.L. Turner High School and took home championship honors in both the novice and varsity divisions.
10/16/2007
10/16/2007
Make plans to cheer the Lions to victory in the SPC Championship game on Thursday, November 1 at 7pm. That following Friday, November 2, school will start at 9am.
10/8/2007
10/1/2007
10/1/2007
September
9/28/2007
9/26/2007
The Community Service Food Drive, benefitting The Salvation Army, is from Monday, October 8 through Monday, October 22.
9/24/2007
9/24/2007
Thirty-seven St. Mark's seniors received Letters of Commendation or Semifinalist standing from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
9/12/2007
The National Scholastic Press Association, headquartered in Minneapolis, recently named the 2006-2007 ReMarker newspaper as a finalist for the Pacemaker Award, the highest award given by the national organization.
9/11/2007
A St. Mark’s legend graced the campus on Friday, August 31 when over 40 alumni and several current faculty members celebrated former drama teacher Tony Vintcent and his profound impact on the school’s drama program.
August
8/30/2007
The 2007 Marque received a First Class rating with one Mark of Distinction for Concept from the National Scholastic Press Association.
8/16/2007
A word about the construction project from Headmaster Arnold Holtberg.
July
7/30/2007
Anthony Paolucci ’11 made his mark on the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf community during the 2007 Championship in Augusta, Missouri, on July 23-28.
7/16/2007
It is with sincere sadness that St. Mark’s shares the loss of Distinguished Alumnus and Life Trustee Sam Papert, Jr. ’37. Sam passed away on the evening of July 3rd at the age of 86.
7/13/2007
In June, 44 middle school lacrosse players competed in the Warrior Vail Lacrosse Shootout in Avon, Colorado.
7/9/2007
Congratulations to Ray Westbrook on receiving the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold Key Award.
June
6/27/2007
On June 18-21, Swayze Smartt ’07 and Jordan Blumenthal ’08 competed against more than 200 teams at the National Forensic League’s National Tournament.
6/18/2007
Congratulations to the faculty and staff members who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the St. Mark’s community.
6/17/2007
The 2007 Commencement ceremony on May 25th honored a tremendous group of Marksmen, many of whom received exemplary recognition from across the country.
6/15/2007
After winning the Texas State Championship in the men's lightweight double and qualifying for Nationals at the Central District Youth Rowing Championship in Oklahoma City, Josh Abramson '07 and Robert Wood '08 traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio, to compete in the US Rowing Youth National Championship on June 8-10.
May
5/31/2007
To access your grade's Summer Reading List, click here.
5/24/2007
Congratulations to seniors Spencer Branch and George Lauinger for being named All-Americans.
5/17/2007
Tuskegee Airman Calvin Spann visited our Marksmen on May 16 to share his passions for aviation and education.
5/16/2007
Out of 24 nominations, the Drama Program secured five awards at the Cappies Gala held on May 14 at the Dallas Children’s Theater.
5/16/2007
It's not too late to give to the Spring Gift Book program. This is a great way to honor a teacher, a student, a parent, or a friend. Your gift creates a lasting tribute that will be shared by every member of the St. Mark's community.
5/14/2007
Following an exciting showing at the Texas Junior Rowing Championships, St. Mark's Crew took three boats to the Central Youth Rowing Championships in Oklahoma City on May 11.
5/11/2007
5/10/2007
The SPC Tournament on May 3-4 made way for the Lions once again as St. Mark’s claimed three of the five championships. Congratulations to all these fine athletes for their outstanding achievements this season and to the Baseball, Lacrosse, and Track & Field teams who acquired SPC crowns.
5/10/2007
To say the SPC Meet exceeded expectation would be an understatement.
5/9/2007
Over the weekend of May 4-6, the debate team traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, to participate in the Tournament of Champions.
5/4/2007
The 2006 Marksmen yearbook won the prestigious Pacemaker Award from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) at the conclusion of the organization’s annual spring convention in Denver, Colorado.
5/4/2007
5/4/2007
It's not too late to give to the Spring Gift Book program. This is a great way to honor a teacher, a student, a parent, or a friend.
5/3/2007
The ReMarker newspaper and the Marksmen yearbook took the highest honors on April 21-22 at the annual convention of the Interscholastic League Press Conference, the state’s scholastic journalism organization.
5/3/2007
The National Scholastic Press Association selected Josh Abramson ’07, Eric Rosenbaum ’07, Jake McAuley ’08, and Andrew Slottje to its Journalism Honor Roll.
5/2/2007
Congratulations to the 22 Marksmen who have been named Finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
April
4/25/2007
Amid the Centennial Celebration on Saturday, April 21, the St. Mark’s Photography Program made history of its own as the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) named it the Top Photography Program in the state.
4/24/2007
On Wednesday, April 11, The ReMarker was named “Best Newspaper” for schools under 2000 students; Tomi Maxted ’07 is the editor. Members of The ReMarker staff also received 27 individual awards in the annual competition at The Dallas Morning News High School Journalism Day held at CityPlace.
4/18/2007
4/6/2007
In less than two weeks, Centennial Weekend will kick off with Alumni Panel Discussions on Friday, April 20. St. Mark’s students will have the option of attending six different hour-long panels with leading alumni from the business, public service, technology, and entertainment sectors.
March
3/30/2007
With less than two weeks remaining before CENTENNIAL WEEKEND, St. Mark’s announced that Steve Miller ‘61 and The Steve Miller Band will perform at the April 21 Concert in Hunt Stadium.
3/20/2007
For the fourth consecutive year, The ReMarker student newspaper at St. Mark’s School of Texas received the Gold Crown award––the highest award given––by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) at its annual convention in New York March 16.
3/5/2007
Marksmen musicians thrived at the TPSMEA North Region Solo and Ensemble contest held at Greenhill on March 3.
3/1/2007
The 25th Annual High School Shootout, sponsored by Texas A&M–Commerce, brought 2,359 entries from 29 schools, and of the 124 awards given, St. Mark’s students received 32.
February
2/22/2007
2/18/2007
Congratulations to the five Marksmen who will have their artwork displayed at this year’s National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 14-17.
2/18/2007
St. Mark’s top two debate teams have been competing fiercely over the past few weeks, establishing themselves among the top five in the country.
2/16/2007
Entering the SPC tournament on February 9-10, St. Mark’s swimming and wrestling teams placed high expectations on themselves, but neither could have anticipated how much they would achieve.
2/13/2007
You have until Friday, February 16, to bid on the pre-auction Stars and Mavericks packages.
2/8/2007
From Lion to Longhorn. On National Signing Day, February 7, 2007, Sam Acho ’07 officially committed to the 2007 football program at the University of Texas.
2/5/2007
Registration is open for a FREE series of four workshops designed especially for adults who want to know more about basic astronomy and telescopes.
January
1/25/2007
1/23/2007
Josh Dunn ’07 returned from Arts Week in Miami, Florida, as a finalist for the Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS), sponsored by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.
1/10/2007
1/3/2007
The 2006 Marksmen yearbook and 2005-2006’s The ReMarker newspaper and the Marque literary magazine have all been named finalists for the prestigious Crown awards, given annually by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
December (2006)
12/27/2006
While many of you started the holiday break on December 15th, the debate team packed up their tubs and headed to California for competition at the University of Southern California's Round Robin and the Golden West Championships hosted by the University of Redlands.
12/14/2006
It is with genuine sadness that St. Mark’s announces the loss of Lamar Hunt – Life Trustee and great friend of the School. Lamar succumbed to cancer on Wednesday evening, December 13, 2006.
12/12/2006
The Cum Laude Society recently named Scott Wingo ’06 the 2006 winner of its annual writing competition.
12/10/2006
On Friday, December 8, 2006, St. Mark’s announced a $5,000,000 challenge grant given by Julie and Ken Hersh ’81. Their gift, in memory of Robert K. Hoffman ’65, will support the construction of the Robert K. Hoffman ’65 Center.
12/1/2006
The 2006 Marque received a First Place award from the American Scholastic Press Association – for the third year in a row!
November
11/29/2006
Shipment of St. Mark's School of Texas: The First 100 Years began on Friday, December 1, so order your copy today.
11/20/2006
11/16/2006
On October 29th, Associate Head of Upper School John Ashton traveled to West Point Military Academy with senior class president Asa Schachar and junior class president Nathan Ip to attend the 21st annual National Conference on Ethics in America.
11/14/2006
After losing their first debate, Swayze Smartt ’07 and Jordan Blumenthal ’08 won seven straight to claim the varsity division of the Hockaday debate tournament on November 10-11.
11/7/2006
St. Mark’s photography students participated in and hosted this year’s Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall Contest. This year, there were over 2,800 entries from 51 schools across four states.
October
10/24/2006
10/22/2006
St. Mark’s welcomed record numbers of alumni and parents back to campus the weekend of October 27-28 for the 2006 Homecoming. As part of the yearlong Centennial Celebration, the weekend included the Homecoming Kickoff Reception on Friday evening on campus in the A. Earl Cullum, Jr., Alumni Commons, a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Saturday morning, followed by on campus activities for alumni and their families and finally Class Reunion events on Saturday night. Classes ending in 1’s and 6’s celebrated Reunions during this historic Centennial year.
10/12/2006
The 2006 Marque continues to acquire honors for both its designers and content.
September
9/14/2006
The Office of Admission invites parents of prospective students to attend a Morning Coffee in September to find out more about the admission process at St. Mark's School of Texas. Then, in October, families are invited to an Open House event.
9/14/2006
It's time to register your upper school student for the annual Close Up-Washington trip.
9/13/2006
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of the Semifinalists in the 52nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Twenty-five St. Mark's seniors were named Semifinalists and another twenty-three were named Commended Students.
9/11/2006
The regularly scheduled monthly Evensong service for September has been cancelled.
9/11/2006
August
8/29/2006
On August 29, 2006, St. Mark’s School of Texas officially kicked off its Centennial year at the opening convocation.
8/20/2006
It is with genuine sadness that St. Mark’s announces the loss of Robert K. Hoffman ’65 – past President of the Board of Trustees, Distinguished Alumnus, Life Trustee, former Alumni Association President, and great friend of the School. Robert died from Leukemia on Sunday, August 20, 2006.
8/11/2006
On Sunday, August 6th, Hamilton Wise '08 and his summer baseball team, DBAT, won the 16-year-old division of the Mickey Mantle World Series in McKinney, Texas.
8/10/2006
Ben Grisz ’08 followed a childhood dream of becoming an All-American wrestler and achieved it in Fargo, North Dakota, this summer.
July
7/5/2006
Shawn Schmidt ’06 participated in last week’s Decathlon at the USATF Junior National Track & Field Championships
June
6/20/2006
Three St. Mark's choirsters were awarded the St. Nicholas Award presented by the Royal School of Church Music.
6/6/2006
The Summer Reading Lists are ready and can be found in the Download section of the Parent Portal of the website.
6/6/2006
Tuition for the 2006-2007 school year is due on Monday, July 3rd. The Business Office is open from 8:00am - 3:00pm, Monday through Friday, each day this summer.
May
5/22/2006
It's not too late to give to the Spring Gift Book program. This is a great way to honor a teacher, a student, a parent, or a friend.
5/10/2006
5/9/2006
On May 4th, the U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the selection of St. Mark's senior, Jason C. Sanford, as a 2006 Presidential Scholar.
5/2/2006
The nominations for the Cappies are in and the St. Mark's & Hockaday drama students captured 23 nominations this year. Bravo!
5/2/2006
This past weekend seniors Tom Ferenc and David Lee had an outstanding showing at the Tournament of Champions (TOC) held annually in Lexington, Kentucky.
April
4/28/2006
On Thursday, April 27, 2006, St. Mark's School of Texas announced that it had received a gift of $10,000,000 from Dallas civic leaders Harlan and Kathy Crow. The gift is the largest in the school’s nearly one-hundred year history and the largest gift ever to an independent school in the state of Texas.
4/21/2006
March
3/23/2006
Student publications at St. Mark's earned a rare "trifecta" at one of the nation's most prestigious scolastic press association's convention last week.
3/20/2006
The National Scholastic Press Association named the 2005 Marque a Pacemake Finalist in their annual contest.
3/10/2006
The Choirs of St. Mark's School of Texas will be featured during the Sunday evening (March 12th) broadcast on WRR Classical 101.1.
3/6/2006
The National Geographic Society notified Shashwat Samudra ’10 that he is one of the finalists eligible to compete in the 2006 Texas Geographic Bee.
February
2/22/2006
This past weekend (February 17-19) the debate team had a very successful tournament at the University of California-Berkeley.
2/22/2006
St. Mark's musicians and photographers took part in competitions over the weekend of February 17-19 and brought home impressive results.
2/15/2006
There are two exciting travel opportunities for students this summer through the Foreign Language Department.
2/13/2006
The National Merit Scholarship Program has now determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalist named last September have met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition for Merit Scholarship awards to be offered in 2006. 17 St. Mark's seniors made the cut!
2/9/2006
Back-to-Back Wins at major debate tournaments in that past few weeks have created momentum for the St. Mark's debaters.
2/9/2006
At the recent Area C regional competition, St. Mark's Latin students came away with lots of awards including a trip by the Upper Certamen team to the State Convention.
2/2/2006
Paul Ockelmann ’08 had a stellar weekend at the end of January in local and national competition.
January
1/8/2006
1/7/2006
Three St. Mark’s teams competed at the J.J. Pearce Latin Tournament on Sunday, January 8 in the Upper, Lower, and Novice categories. All three teams reached the finals with the Upper and Lower teams winning their divisions and the Novice team coming in second place, in their first ever competition, to a team from Highland Park.
1/4/2006
The 2005 Marksmen yearbook, The ReMarker newspaper and the Marque literary magazine have all been named finalists for the prestigious Crown awards, given annually by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, a division of Columbia University.
December (2005)
12/15/2005
Make plans now to come hear Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, January's Dennard Visiting Scholar, speak during a Parents' Brown Bag Lunch on Tuesday, January 10, 2006, at noon, in the Flex Gallery of Nearburg Hall.
12/14/2005
12/12/2005
There's still time to honor a student, parent, faculty, or staff member with a gift to the library this holiday season.
12/6/2005
This past weekend the St. Mark's debate squad travelled to the University of Texas to compete in both novice and varsity debate. In the varsity division five St. Marks teams competed against over 100 teams from throughout the country with the sophomores showing they will be a force to be reckoned with for the next two years and the seniors proving they are already among the top twenty teams in the country.
November
11/4/2005
It may be a week earlier in the year than normal, but the Junior-Class-led McDonald's Week, November 7th through 11th, is filled with opportunities to have fun and also benefit the Austin Street Centre.
11/4/2005
During the month of November, two separate Evensong Services, will take place in the St. Mark's Chapel. The St. Mark's community and visitors are welcome to attend one or both of the services.
October
10/27/2005
Four St. Mark's physics students participated in a special Egg Drop Contest at the Mavericks vs the Clippers basketball game on Sunday, October 23.
10/25/2005
St. Mark's Varsity Water Polo team made the top 5 at this year's State Championships.
September
9/29/2005
The National Achievement Scholarship Program announced the names of approximately 1,600 Semifinalists in its 42nd annual academic competition for Black American high school students. Four senior Marksmen were honored with that designation.
9/22/2005
It's time to register for the Close Up Washington Trip scheduled for January, 2006.
9/21/2005
The National Scholastic Press Association named the 2004-2005 ReMarker newspaper as a finalist for the Pacemaker Award.
9/20/2005
Two St. Mark's debate teams competed in the Greenhill Invitational on the weekend of September 16-18.
9/19/2005
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released the names of the approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in this national scholarship competition. Seventeen Marksmen made the list. In addition, 24 seniors were named Commended Students by the National Meriit Program.
9/16/2005
As part of the celebration of The Year of Languages, the Foreign Language Department has arranged a Spanish music concert.
9/15/2005
The St. Mark's and Hockaday Community Service committee sends its thanks for the generous donations to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
9/6/2005
St. Mark's has set up a system so that families interested in providing temporary housing for Hurricane Katrina refugee families can register their willingness to help.
9/6/2005
ISAS Dallas schools are working together to ensure that all independent school students displaced by Katrina are placed in school.
9/2/2005
St. Mark's has responded on several fronts to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina.
9/2/2005
School Counselor Barbara Van Drie has compiled a helpful list of Coping Tips for St. Mark's parents to have during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
August
8/31/2005
After several months of very busy construction, St. Mark’s is preparing to open a new Stadium with a synthetic, all-weather field and an expanded eight-lane track. Also included in this project are a new soccer and lacrosse field immediately to the east of the Stadium as well as a new baseball facility on the northeast corner of the athletic fields.
8/4/2005
At this year's Scout Jamboree, Marksman Daniel Valella ’08, was chosen to introduce the President of the United States when he came to address the 43,000 scouts.
8/3/2005
Marksmen Dean Butler ’11 and Hank Williams ’11 competed with their Pro Skills teammates in July to capture the 6th Grade Boys Division Prime Time National Basketball Championship.
July
7/7/2005
Anthony Paolucci, a St. Mark's 7th grader, blew away the competition in the last round of the 11-12 age division at the Future Masters competition July 3-5.
June
6/29/2005
St. Mark's will host three special planetarium shows over the 4th of July weekend - July 1st, 2nd & 3rd - at the school's planetarium at 10600 Preston Road, Dallas 75230.
May
5/25/2005
The Commission on Presidential Scholars has selected senior Alex Gaidarski as one of its 2005 Presidential Scholars.
5/25/2005
Nick Orenstein ’01 and Jim Moran ’01 recently won this year's Harvard Entrepreneurial Contest run by the Center for Enterprise at Harvard University.
5/16/2005
Don't miss your chance to view the films of the Upper School film studies students for 2004-2005. The free showing will be Tuesday, May 17th.
5/16/2005
5/16/2005
Seventy-six St. Mark's students placed well on the recent 2005 National Spanish Examination.
5/13/2005
The results are in on this year's Physics Bowl.
5/3/2005
At the annual Trustee Dinner, Robert K. Hoffman ’65, was named the school's newest Life Trustee.
April
4/25/2005
On Monday, April 25, at 10:30 a.m., St. Mark's unveiled two mural-sized photos taken by the Hubble Telescope as part of the 15 year celebration of the Hubble.
4/22/2005
St. Mark's mourns the loss of beloved art teacher Scott Barber, and fellow parents set up a trust fund for his son's education.
4/14/2005
The already multi-award-winning 2004 Marksmen yearbook has been named a Pacemaker Award Winner, often referred to as the Pulitzer Prize of student journalism.
4/5/2005
Second year debaters David Lee ’06 and Swayze Smartt ’07 reached the semi-finals at the Woodward Academy's debate tournament over the April 2-3 weekend.
4/1/2005
Student publications from St. Mark’s School of Texas garnered unprecedented honors from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) at the organization’s annual convention in New York March 16-18, becoming the only school “in over 15 years” according to its director to have all three publications claim prestigious “Crown” awards, representing the best in scholastic journalism.
March
3/16/2005
St. Mark's Fourth Graders repeated their first round victory with a first place finish in the second round of the WordMasters Challenge.
3/15/2005
St. Mark's Photography students stacked up some impressive wins at the Texas High School Shoot-Out.
3/14/2005
On March 11 & 12, the St. Mark's Debate Team hosted its first Annual Freshman-Sophomore Debate Tournament.
3/9/2005
Two freshmen debate teams took on 44 other teams at the March 305 North East Novice Championships in New Hampshire and came away with the top prize.
3/3/2005
The debate team of Dan Dawer and Eric Lu reached the octofinals at the recent debate tournament at Harvard.
February
2/28/2005
Dean Baird, Director of Educational Computing, announces the Winter/Spring lineup of Technology Education Classes for adults in the St. Mark's community.
2/15/2005
A team of students representing St. Mark's School of Texas recently won highest honors in the WordMasters Challenge – a national language arts competition entered by over 225,000 students annually.
2/2/2005
Two school-sponsored Spanish Programs are being offered to St. Mark's students for the summer of 2005. Deadlines for signing up are soon.
2/1/2005
The second weekend of January, eight members of the Choir of St. Mark’s School, their choirmaster Mr. Bynum and chaperone Mrs. Livengood journeyed to New Haven, Connecticut, to join forces with the choristers of Trinity Church on the Green.
January
1/25/2005
The U.S. Water Polo National Coaches Committee appointed St. Mark’s Varsity Water Polo and Swimming Coach Mihai Oprea to serve the as its Men's Water Polo liaison to the International Olympic Committee.
1/18/2005
St. Mark's Trustee Master Teaching Chair in Humanities, Ms. Lynne Weber, is a recipient of the 2005 Advance Placement Special Recognition Award by the College Board.
1/12/2005
The St. Mark's debate teams started off 2005 with some impressive showings at two tournaments over the first weekend of the new year.
1/12/2005
It is with great sadness that St. Mark’s announces the passing of Life Trustee, Malcolm Brachman, who lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, January 11, 2005.
1/5/2005
The sound of bells ringing will soon fill the St. Mark’s campus as installation of the new Roosevelt Family Carillon begins on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 in the St. Mark’s Chapel Tower.
1/3/2005
Last year’s Marksmen yearbook, edited by Kane Hochster ’04, and The ReMarker newspaper, edited by Patrick Maluso ’04, have been named finalists for the Crown Awards, presented by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
December (2004)
12/13/2004
The Finish Lions did it again! They ran The Rock, The White Rock Lake Marathon, on Sunday, December 12th and beat last year's time.
12/10/2004
Thursday evening, December 9, 2004, the Lions basketball team coached by Scott Jolly won the 1,000th game in school history.
12/9/2004
For years, parents have recognized the commitment of St. Mark’s faculty and staff by making a holiday gift to the library in their honor. This year, the tradition continues.
12/8/2004
Two St. Mark's Freshmen debaters won the novice division of the University of Texas tournament over the December 3-4 weekend.
November
11/19/2004
11/17/2004
St. Mark's Debaters dominated the Hockaday Tournament November 12-13.
11/17/2004
Three Marksmen and two faculty members will be heading for Miami, Florida, after the Thanksgiving Break to attend the annual NAIS People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference.
11/17/2004
Robotics Coach Doug Rummel reports on the Robotic Championship held at Southern Methodist University November 12-13.
11/4/2004
St. Mark’s recently retained The Blanchard Group, a Virginia-based firm, to update the campus Master Plan. The Board of Trustees selected the firm after a thorough review process that included on-campus presentations from five companies that have expertise in master planning for independent schools, colleges, and universities.
11/4/2004
St. Mark's science teacher Bess Amaral set up a community lunar eclipse watch on October 27 at the campus and that effort was included in the newsletter of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory!
11/2/2004
Congratulations to Juniors Scott Wingo and John Kee for their strong effort at the Westminister Tournament October 29-30.
11/2/2004
Congratulations to the St. Mark's Robotics Team for their victory at the UTD BEST Robotics Contest over Halloween Weekend.
October
10/18/2004
Two new Community Service Projects begin the week of October 18 as Marksmen continue to look for opportunities to help others.
10/18/2004
The annual opportunity for on-site flu shots at St. Marks, scheduled for November 5, 2004, has been cancelled due to the flu vaccine shortage.
10/14/2004
Parents of St. Mark's students are invited to a full line-up of classes from the Computer Science Department this fall.
10/13/2004
On Sunday, October 17, after the Evensong service (which begins at 7:10pm) the Choir Room at St. Mark's will be dedicated to the late James Livengood, long-time Choirmaster at the School.
10/7/2004
Two St. Mark's Debate Teams reached the semi-finals at a tournament in Washington, D.C., the first weekend in October.
September
9/15/2004
St. Mark’s School of Texas proudly announced on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 that twenty-five members of this year's senior class have been recognized as National Merit Semifinalists. An additional twenty members of the class were named Commended Students in the National Merit Program.
9/15/2004
The Community Service committee is already busy with projects that need donations from the St. Mark's community.
9/10/2004
It's that time of year! Clean out those closets and take part in the Community Service Program's Annual Clothing Drive September 13-24.
9/9/2004
Mr. Scott Hunt is sponsoring the Close Up Washington Program 2005:Inauguration Week, January 16-22, 2005. Sophomores, Junior and Seniors are eligible to attend.
9/8/2004
Kalen Thornton, Class of 2000, a standout defensive end at St. Mark’s and at the University of Texas, recently became a member of the famed Dallas Cowboys football franchise, earning a spot on their 54 man roster for the 2004-05 season.
9/2/2004
St. Mark's alumni make up almost three percent of this year's students entering medical school at UT Southwestern.
August
8/26/2004
The Points of Light Foundation notified Community Service Director Jeanie Laube that the St. Mark's and Hockaday Community Service Program was its Daily Points of Light Award winner for August 27, 2004.
July
7/18/2004
St. Mark’s closed the books on fiscal year 2003-2004 with record level contributions. Two major testamentary gifts from long-time benefactors helped push total gift receipts past the $8 million mark.
June
6/22/2004
St. Mark's School of Texas Planetarium attracted big crowds for its public shows "Ring World" on July 2nd and 3rd.
6/18/2004
St. Mark's hosted the Eleventh Annual International Boys’ Schools Coalition Conference June 27-30 and welcomed nearly 300 educators including Headmasters and teaching faculty from boys’ schools around the world.
6/3/2004
School may be out for the summer at St. Mark's, but the learning will continue as Marksmen in Grades 5-12 tackle the annual Summer Reading Assignments.
May
5/23/2004
The end of May has once again brought great excitement and energy to campus. A very promising group of young men walked across the stage on Friday evening, May 21 and joined the ranks of St. Mark’s alumni which number more than 3,000 strong.
5/21/2004
A team of students representing St. Mark's School of Texas recently won highest honors in the WordMasters Challenge.
5/21/2004
Mr. Scott Barber, art teacher at St. Mark's, recently won a prestigious award at the 2004 Artist Awards held at the Dallas Museum of Art.
April
4/29/2004
St. Mark's top two debate teams will compete at the annual Tournament of Champions the weekend of May 1-3.
4/26/2004
On Thursday, April 15, legendary faculty member Tom Adams was honored for forty years of dedicated service to the school. Two alumni, Robert Sinclair '74 and B.A. Cullum '99 were also recognized for extraordinary volunteer service to St. Mark's.
4/26/2004
On Wednesday, April 28 Jeff Marx and Joe Ehrmann, co-authors of a recent book entitled, "Season of Life: A football star, a ball boy and a journey to manhood." will visit Upper School Chapel.
4/26/2004
St. Mark’s graduate Wright Sigmund ’99 was honored by the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday, April 23. He received the United States Justice for Victims of Crime Award.
4/12/2004
Thirty-eight Marksmen spent the weekend of April 2-3 in San Antonio at the State Latin Convention and came home with numerous awards.
March
3/25/2004
While the winter season finished with a disappointing cancellation of the SPC tournament due to inclement weather, St. Mark’s athletes equipped themselves exceptionally well with honors across the board.
3/24/2004
The American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics named senior Foster A. Hays as a Semi-Finalist in the 2004 U.S. Physics Team search.
3/24/2004
Each Saturday, Marksmen are making a difference in a Fair Park neighborhood of Dallas as they tutor and mentor students at O.M. Roberts Elementary School and teach English as a second language to the parents of these elementary school students.
3/22/2004
Congratulations to six Upper School Marksmen for their artistic achievement in ceramics.
3/17/2004
3/6/2004
Patrick Maluso ’04 joined the select ranks of Marksmen who have earned the Morehead Scholarship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
February
2/23/2004
The St. Mark’s Wrestling Team captured its 8th State Championship this weekend in Houston at the Kinkaid School.
2/19/2004
Upper School students in Bill Kysor's Ceramics course again took part in the fight against hunger in North Texas.
2/19/2004
A number of campus activities are being held during the month of February in honor of Black History Month – from Chapel talks and assemblies, to group discussions and history lessons.
2/17/2004
This past weekend, February 13-16, several Marksmen debaters competed at the University of California Berkeley's Debate Tournament.
2/10/2004
St. Mark’s School of Texas announced on Tuesday, February 10, 2004, that 18 members of the senior class have been recognized as National Merit Finalists. Twenty-one percent of the 82-member Class of 2004 received the prestigious honor.
2/10/2004
The National Achievement Scholarship Program announced on January 21, 2004 that three Marksmen from the Class of 2004 have been named Finalists in their annual academic competition for Black American high school students.
2/10/2004
A number of graduating seniors have been actively recruited and plan to pursue intercollegiate athletics next year. Several Marksmen from the Class of 2004 have made preliminary commitments to compete at some of our nation’s top Colleges and Universities.
2/4/2004
St. Mark’s Life Skills Program is once again hosting FCD Educational Services to work with our community during the week of February 2-6. FCD (Freedom from Chemical Dependency) is a non-profit organization based in Massachusetts that provides alcohol, tobacco, and other drug education and awareness for schools and colleges.
2/4/2004
Congratulations are in order for 17 Marksmen who were recently selected for the All-State Band and Orchestra by The Texas Private School Music Educators Association. Boys traveled to San Antonio January 29-31 to perform in the All-State Concert.
January
1/26/2004
The ReMarker student newspaper was recently named a national finalist for a Columbia Scholastic Presss Association Award. Winners will be announced in March.
1/8/2004
St. Mark's Parents' Association volunteers have been hard at work for months preparing for the February 21st Auction. St. Mark's Live will feature a live show not to be missed.
1/7/2004
After competing successfully in the Dallas county tournament late in the fall at the University of Texas at Dallas, St. Mark’s BEST robotics team carried their robot to the Southwest Regional Championships in Austin for the second straight year to compete against teams from the Southwestern U.S.
1/6/2004
In a special section of the January 4th issue of The Dallas Morning News, the SportsDay staff chose local athletes for All-Area and All-District Teams. Marksmen athletes were named in Football, Water Polo, and Volleyball.
1/5/2004
A five-member St. Mark's Faculty team including Dean Baird, Tom Adams, Chris Gunnin ’90, Jerry Lacey, and Jay Sylvester came in FIRST in their age group in the Annual White Rock Marathon Relay in December.
1/5/2004
Two new faculty members came on board for the 2003-2004 school year to fill Master Teacher positions - one in the science department and one in humanities.
1/5/2004
The St. Mark's community welcomed two new administrators for the 2003-2004 school year. Chaplain Father Huddleston and Director of Finance and Administration Suzanne Townsend have already had a positive impact at the school.
1/5/2004
In 2003-2004, the mathematics, language, and fine arts departments added several new faculty members, an alumnus came home to teach, and there was a new head coach on Bailey Field. To view photos of the new faculty members, please visit the Marksmen Gallery via QUICKLINKS.
December (2003)
12/16/2003
Following a great St. Mark's tradition, the seventh grade math team recently won first place at the MathCounts competition.
12/5/2003
The Junior Class set new records during the annual McDonald's Week this year. For a full report of the fun and the phenomenal success of the effort, read more in the article by Graham Radman.
November
11/19/2003
The Cultural Arts Committee of the Parents' Association brought nationally recognized artist "Mr. Imagination" to campus for the last week in October.
11/18/2003
A standing-room-only crowd filled Decherd Performance Hall Friday, November 14, and were entertained by 80 Upper School students from St. Mark's and Hockaday at this super talent show.
11/17/2003
"Daughter of the Stars" - a family planetarium show will be offered Thursday, November 20, at 7:00pm in the St. Mark's Planetarium.
11/11/2003
Varsity and JV Debate teams competed in the California Cup on Saturday and Sunday, November 1st and 2nd and came away with some top honors.
11/10/2003
Five runners finished in the top 10 at the SPC Cross Country Championship, helping the Lions capture the first Cross Country SPC Championship since 1990.
11/10/2003
The first event of this year's Homecoming Weekend was the dedication and unveiling of an official Texas State Historical Marker at St. Mark's.
11/4/2003
St. Mark's School of Texas hosted the sixth annual Dallas International Festival on November 8 -9. The Festival is a collage of cultural performances, world music, ethnic foods, international arts and crafts, and children's workshops.
October
10/30/2003
Eighth grader Finley Ewing was a guest soloist at the New York Pops Concert held in Carnegie Hall in New York City. Playing a song written especially for him by Larry Gatlin, Finley played with great poise and charm.
10/30/2003
Mr. David Baker, Director of Admission at St. Mark's School of Texas, and former Debate Coach, recently received two special recognition awards.
10/30/2003
Six members of the junior class were chosen to participate in the 2003 Hart Global Leaders Forum at Southern Methodist University on November 6.
10/23/2003
It's been two years in the making, baking, and taste-testing, and finally it is here! The Parents' Association proudly presents the Pride of the Kitchen cookbook.
10/16/2003
Twenty students from the Class of 2004 made the Commended Student list in the National Merit Scholarship Program, adding to an already impressive list of Semifinalist in two other competitions.
10/15/2003
Over 300 debaters from more than 30 different states representing 115 schools will descend on the St. Mark's campus this weekend for the Heart of Texas Invitational debate tournament. The tournament is open to the public with events taking place Friday and Saturday on the St. Mark's campus and on Sunday at the Sheraton Park Central Hotel.
10/9/2003
St. Mark's art teacher Scott Barber is involved in the Dallas and Fort Worth art world on several fronts. He is sharing his artistic vision with our students five days a week and extending that expertise to the greater Dallas area in his free time.
10/1/2003
Three members of the Class of 2004 were named Semifinalists in the 40th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program, an academic competition for Black American high school students.
September
9/30/2003
Michael Heald, Wilderness Director, shares his thoughts about the recent Pecos Wilderness trip where he and other sherpas guided the Class of 2007 through this St. Mark's rite of passage.
9/24/2003
The St. Mark's Volleyball team was named a recipient of the 2003 Team Academic Award by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
9/22/2003
Twenty-three percent of the 82-member Class of 2004 have been recognized as National Merit Semifinalist this year.
9/22/2003
Seniors Mason Depasse and Jordan Wolf solidified their ranking as one of the top twenty debate teams in the country at a competition held Septmebr 20-21 at Greenhill.
9/17/2003
St. Mark's Green Planetarium will mark the historic September 21 plunge of the Galileo spacecraft into Jupiter's atmosphere with special presentation on the Galileo Program.
9/16/2003
Hundreds of eager public spectators joined St. Mark's students, alumni and families to celebrate the historic close approach of Mars at the end of August.
9/15/2003
The Admission Office has planned a series of Admission Coffees for applicant families this fall.
9/9/2003
Marksmen Nick Monier spent a month in Tanzania, Africa, doing community service, and during the process learned some valuable lessons.
9/3/2003
Dallas Morning News describes recent acquisition for St. Mark's Green Library a "database on steroids". JSTOR research archive typically found in colleges and research institutions, only in 16 secondary schools in the U.S.
9/2/2003
Sign up now for this once a year trip to Washington, D.C. Deadline for reservations is September 26.
9/2/2003
After a strong pre-season, the St. Mark's Varsity Football team opened the season with a 48-14 victory over Denton-Liberty Christian in last Friday's game on Bailey Field.
August
8/25/2003
St. Mark's welcomes 817 students back to school on Tuesday, August 26. All-school convocation held at 10:30am as students, faculty, and staff gather for the start of a new school year.
8/25/2003
After more than a year of research, planning, and organization, St. Mark's launches its new website on August 26, 2003. Site features integrated data and news management, customizable calendars, on-line communities for parents and alumni, and an advanced media gallery for audio, video and image content.
8/23/2003
The Class of 2003 sends seventeen of its members to college with an incredible array of merit scholarships, including six National Merit Finalists and a U.S. Presidential Scholar.
July
7/10/2003
Hari Prabhakar '03 was selected as a 2003 United States Presidential Scholar, one of only three academic scholars in Texas and 121 nationally.
June
6/18/2003
The 2002-2003 athletics season wrapped up with a bang as the Lion Varsity Baseball Team captured the school’s fourth SPC Championship title for the year, complimenting the earlier wins by the wrestling, swimming and football teams.
6/2/2003
Scott Hunt, Barbara Kinkaed, and Ken Owens '89 honored with 2003 Murrell Excellence in Teaching Awards in June.
6/1/2003
St. Mark's 8th grader, Sai Gunturi, wins Scripss Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. after spelling the word P-O-C-O-C-U-R-A-N-T-E correctly.
April
4/17/2003
On Thursday, April 17, The Dallas Morning News named the ReMarker newspaper the “Best Paper” in its annual High School Journalism competition. Edited by Winn Cutler ’03, the St. Mark’s student newspaper competed against 40 schools in the Class B category.
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