News Archive

On Sunday, December 18, Sam Acho ’07 and Ty Montgomery ’11 faced off in the Packers/Bears game in Chicago.

On the morning of December 16, 2016, the entire St. Mark’s student body gathered in the W. W. Browning, Jr., Great Hall with faculty, staff, parents, and alumni for the annual All-School Christmas Party.

In early November, four St. Mark's students attended the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

On Thursday, December 8, more than two dozen Marksmen, Hockadaisies, faculty, and the Headmaster traveled to Austin Street Center to distribute hot meals.

On Friday, November 25, 2016, St. Mark’s School of Texas released a statement from the Headmaster.

Tim Simenc ’15 and his teammates on the UC Berkley Golden Bears water polo team won the 2016 NCAA Water Polo Championship.

The St. Mark’s Model United Nations club (MARKMUN) participated in its first interscholastic conference on Saturday, November 12.

St. Mark’s student-produced yearbook and newspaper were both recently honored with national awards.

On October 22, 2016, the St. Mark’s Upper School Math Team competed in the Texas A&M math contest in College Station, Texas. 

On Monday, November 14, dozens of St. Mark’s students, teachers, and parents gathered in Graduate Hall to watch the nightly episode of Jeopardy! It was a surreal experience for one Marksman, who sat in the crowd watching himself compete on the national gameshow.

On Monday morning, November 14, the Class of 2018 kicked off their annual McDonald’s Week fundraiser in support of Austin Street Center.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, November 1–2, St. Mark’s welcomed Casey Sherman, bestseller author, journalist, screenwriter, and storyteller.

Last week, the Class of 2017 hosted the second-annual Senior/Freshman mentoring breakfast in the amphitheater before school.

This week, St. Mark’s School of Texas released its online Annual Report for the 2015–2016 year.

In a special ceremony on October 7, 2016, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Austin installed St. Mark’s own Chris Gunnin ’90 as its 12th Head of School.

Each October, St. Mark’s celebrates International Week with a series of activities, both in and out of the classroom, highlighting our world’s diverse languages and cultures.

More than 600 alumni, current parents, parents of alumni, and friends returned to 10600 Preston Road for Homecoming 2016.

This month, industrial arts instructor John Frost is one of three artists featured in Texas Christian University’s Home Base Alumni Exhibition.

On October 18, 2016, Alex Duran, a Dallas-area finance professional representing “Portfolios with Purpose” (PwP), introduced St. Mark’s economics students to the cyberspace universe of fantasy stock market investing.

Jayan Joshi ’19 finished 33rd out of 75 with the 16th fastest run in the 2016 USA Youth and Junior Elite Triathlon National Championship. 

The ReMarker student newspaper has been named a national Crown winner by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the highest award given by the organization. 

On October 3, 2016, New York Times bestselling author Nathan Hale visited campus to teach and entertain boys in grades 3–5.

Students from St. Mark’s and other Dallas private schools came together to learn how to talk about today’s issues and, more important, how to respectfully listen to the other side.

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association honored St. Mark’s two literary magazines as national finalists.

On Friday, September 23, 2016, hundreds of Marksmen and Hockadaisies attended Camp Hockamark’s: Fun Day 2016.

On September 18, 2016, St. Mark’s Boy Scouts of America Troop 730 held a special Eagle Scout Court of Honor, awarding six scouts the highest attainable rank in the program.

Henry Roberts ’17 and his yellow Labrador guide dog in training, Dutch, were invited to Globe Life Park earlier this month for a special presentation.

Max Wang ’19 and Harris Wilson ’18 finished a marathon of competition that lasted through 10:00 p.m. on Sunday night, September 19, in the octafinals of the Greenhill Fall Classic debate tournament.

The National Merit Scholarship Program has named 22 members of the Class of 2017 as Semifinalists and 31 were named Commended Scholars. Statuses are based on each student’s 2015 PSAT/NMSQTscores.

Visitors to campus will find a new art exhibit on display in the lobby of Nearburg Hall.

On Friday, August 26, 2016, more than 1,100 students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni gathered for St. Mark’s second annual all-school spirit party, Lion Pride Night. 

The 2015–2016 ReMarker student newspaper has been named a finalist for the Pacemaker Award by the National Scholastic Press Association, headquartered in Minneapolis, the highest award given by the national organization.

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016, St. Mark’s School of Texas welcomed 865 boys to campus for its 110th first day of school.

At the opening faculty/staff meeting on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, Eugene McDermott Headmaster David Dini shared two exciting announcements.

Hours before sunrise on August 12, 2016, the Class of 2020 returned from more than a week spent in the great outdoors.

This summer, St. Mark’s welcomed three new members to the security team.

Recent graduates from the Class of 2016 gathered on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, for the annual Graduate Send-Off hosted by Eugene McDermott Headmaster David Dini.

In July 2016, nine Upper School students and four science faculty members visited The University of Texas McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis, Texas.

The 2016–2017 school calendar is now available online at www.smtexas.org/Calendar.

This summer, more than 70 faculty and staff members traveled across the United States and the globe, furthering their own education with experiences they will bring back to the classroom.

As the curtain closed at the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2016, more than 3,300 alumni, parents, and friends of the School contributed a record-breaking $3.79 million to the St. Mark’s Fund.

On June 16, 2016, the Committee hosted its inaugural event at the headquarters of SpaceX, the private aerospace manufacturer and space travel company.

On June 26, 2016, a group of 16 St. Mark’s teachers and administrators attended the International Boys Schools’ Coalition summer conference at St. George’s School in Vancouver, British Columbia. 

Former School Nurse, Mrs. Elva Eichenwald, died on Friday, June 24, 2016, at her home in Dallas.

On May 31, 2016, St. Mark’s past Board President and Distinguished Alumnus Ken Hersh ’81 assumed the role of President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

This past week, St. Mark’s hosted the Future Leader’s Boot Camp, an extension of the Future Leaders Program, which provides a week of instruction to local high school students.

As summer begins, the 2016 Brendan Court ’06 Summer Enrichment Program has been in full swing.

Texas Instruments has named Kevin Wu ‘16 as one of only 23 recipients of the Jerry R. Junkins National Merit Scholarship.

St. Mark’s School of Texas mourns the loss of long-time faculty member Evans Mank, who passed away on May 28, 2016, in Dallas. 

On Friday, May 20, 2016, during the Senior/Alumni Luncheon, Senior Class President Philip Montgomery ’16 presented the Class of 2016’s Legacy Gift.

On May 24, 2016, Middle School students ended the year with a special final assembly. Head of Middle School Warren Foxworth ’66 announced several awards and presented the eighth grade Class of 2020.

On Friday, May 20, 2016, the Class of 2016 celebrated Commencement and Eugene McDermott Headmaster David Dini announced the recipients of the three Major Awards

At Upper School Final Assembly, Casey Gendason, Associate Director of College Counseling, was awarded the Ralph B. Rogers Alumni Award.

The Class of 2016 was honored on the night of Tuesday, May 17, 2016, during Baccalaureate, their last chapel service as a class.

The sixth-grade Class of 2022 gathered on campus with the fourth-grade Class of 2024 to share a picnic and some wisdom with the rising Middle Schoolers.

On Thursday, May 12, 2016, 80 alumni and guests joined Chef Scott Gottlich ’94 at his restaurant, 18th & Vine, for the final Alumni Leadership Speaker Series event of the 2015–2016 school year.

The fourth grade class is making headlines for finishing first nationally in their division of the 2015–2016 WordMaster Challenge.

St. Mark's photography program has been named Top Program for the tenth consecutive year by the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI).

Alumni Weekend 2016 brought together Marksmen from more than six decades as they returned to campus to reconnect with one another, their former teachers, and their alma mater.

On Saturday, April 16, 2016, alumni and guests gathered to witness the dedication of the Jan L. Holtberg Reading Room on the second floor of Centennial Hall.

On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, St. Mark’s inducted nine members of the Class of 2016 and nine members of the Class of 2016 into the Cum Laude Society.

The team of Ansh Khullar ’16 and Ammar Plumber ’16 have won the National Debate Coaches Association’s 2016 National Championship.

For reaching finalist status in the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS), Joshua Choe ’16 and his nominating teacher Mark Adame now have two minor planets named for them.

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum honored NASA’s New Horizons Mission Team, led by Alan Stern ’75, with its 2016 Current Achievement Trophy.

St. Mark’s dedicated the Nurse’s Office in honor of beloved former nurse Elva Eichenwald.

Lower School students took to the polls today to vote for this year’s addition to the Leadership Wall.

Fourteen ninth grade students attended a colloquium on Shakepeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream hosted by Greenhill School.

St. Mark’s welcomed five industry-leading scientists and doctors to campus for the 2016 STEM Conference, celebrating careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

St. Mark's debate students compete in tournaments across the nation.

Will Clark, managing editor of The ReMarker student newspaper, has been named the 2016 Texas High School Journalist of the Year.

Twenty-five members of the senior class have been named Finalists in the 2016 Competition for National Merit Scholarships.

Seventeen members of the St. Mark’s Classics Club participated in the Texas State Junior Classical League Area C Convention at Lewisville High School.

Two films produced by St. Mark's film studies students were selected as finalists for the Texas High School Film Competition at the South by South West Film Festival.

St. Mark's physics teacher Stephen Houpt has been performing his music to live audiences and has recently released an album.

The Deans of Admission from four universities met with parents and students amid the frenzy of the college admission season.

The Bruce C. Westrate was christened in a special ceremony with the varsity crew.

Joshua Choe ’16 has been named a national finalist in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search and is the only finalist representing Texas.

The Alumni Leadership Speaker Series welcomed Dr. Beck Weathers to share his story of surviving one of the worst climbing accidents on Mount Everest.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings was the guest speaker at the annual Joint Meeting of the St. Mark's and Hockaday Parents' Associations.

Five renowned writers visited campus during the ninth annual St. Mark's Literary Festival.

A number of Marksmen have been selected as All-State musicians by the Texas Private School Music Educators Association.