NEW: St. Mark's Saturdays Classes Meet Tomorrow

St. Mark's Saturdays classes meet tomorrow, January 22, at 9:00 a.m. The remaining Saturday class dates are: January 29; February 5, 12, 26; and March 5, 2022.

NEW: Semester Two Courses Begin Tuesday, January 25

Semester Two begins this Tuesday, January 25, following the all-school Community & Equity day on January 24. We will run an abbreviated add-drop period in the week of January 24—28 for semester courses only. 

NEW: Chapel Details for C&E Day, January 24

Chapel will be held on Monday night, January 24, at 6:45 p.m.

ACTION ITEM: Please Purchase a Recognition Ad TODAY!

Yearbook recognition ads to celebrate graduating VI Formers must be purchased by the January 31, 2022 deadline. Please see this form for more information and to order. You can contact the Jostens Yearbook representative here, or call (800) 358-0800 if you have any questions.

NEW: Weekend Activities at St. Mark's School for January 22—23

NEW: Step it up for the Iron Lions Challenge!

Join alumni, faculty, staff, and other parents in the Iron Lions Challenge. Log 50,000 steps between now and January 31, and we will send you a collapsible water bottle. Sign up on this sheet, start walking, and earn SM swag!

NEW: Share in St. Mark's C&E Day on Monday, January 24

The School's annual Community and Equity Day honors and celebrates diversity at St. Mark's with programming, events, and speakers. Join the live streams listed below by selecting this link.

Dr. Liza Talusan is an educator, facilitator, and strategic change partner for organizations, corporations, leadership teams, schools, and individuals who are looking to build their skills in areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and leadership. Join Dr. Talusan as she shares why an identity-conscious practice matters and how we can implement this in our daily lives. 

Umoja (the Swahili word for 'unity') is a talent show with a focus on taking pride in and celebrating our differences and shared identities. Watch as students share their interests and talents with the St. Mark's community.

NEW: Parent Coffee on Friday, February 4

Local parents, please join us for this informal gathering to connect and catch up on Friday, February 4, at 8:00 a.m. We will meet at NY Bagel Factory, which is located at 20 Turnpike Road in Southborough—the Rte. 9 Eastbound location.

NEW: Head of School Letter Contains COVID-19 Updates

In this letter yesterday, Head of School John C. Warren '74 shared the weekly COVID-19 test results for our School community.

REMINDER: Window Two, Semester One Closes Today!

Window two and semester one closes today, January 21. We will post feedback in the form of grades and effort marks to the Parent portal by Tuesday, February 1. As a reminder, faculty compose narrative comments to accompany grades at the close of Windows One and Three only. Advisors will connect with families to schedule a 20—25 minute remote (phone or Zoom) advisor conference on or after February 2. The purpose of this conference is to relay a summary of each student's overall life at school, and to engage in any necessary support conversations for the upcoming window. 

REMINDER: Head's Reflection for January 2022

You can read this month's "Head's Reflection" from John C. Warren '74 here.

REMINDER: Mock Admissions Program for Class of 2023 Parents

V Form parents, a friendly reminder that the Mock Admissions program will take place on campus Saturday, February 26, from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. You are invited to attend in person! We'll be joined by college admission officers who will lead small groups in an application review exercise aimed at demystifying the admission decision process. Please look out for more details as the date approaches, and plan to join us, if at all possible.

REMINDER: Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club for February 

The February meeting of the St. Mark’s Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, February 9, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (EST)

Interested in attending? Please email your interest to co-chairs Laurie Kalapinski at lauriekalapinski@stmarksschool.org, Joanne Flathers P’15, ’19, ’21 at joanne@flathersfamily.net, or Shalini Yerabothu P’20, ’23 at shryer@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link invitation the morning of Wednesday, February 9.

The title selected for discussion in February is Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn. 

REMINDER: Please Notify Health Services of Health Related Absences

REMINDER: Essential Dates Calendar

To download the most up-to-date Essential Dates calendar, select this link.

REMINDER: Health and Safety & COVID-19 Updates

Important messages from Head of School John C. Warren '74, as well as additional details pertaining to COVID-19, can be found on our website.

REMINDER: Previous Deans' Weekly Newsletters

All Deans' Weekly newsletters can be found here on our website.

Upcoming Events 

Keynote Speaker at 9:15 a.m. EST

Umoja Celebration at 1:00 p.m. EST

View a live stream of these events by selecting this link.

Parent Coffee at NY Bagel Factory

8:00 a.m.

20 Turnpike Road in Southborough (Rte. 9 Eastbound location)

Stay tuned for more details from College Counseling!

This week, MIT PRIMES published a research paper by student Carl Guo '22.

You can read all St. Mark's news stories on our website here.