New This Week
Academic News
NEW: Course Request Process and Course Catalog for 2022—2023
Advisors are now working with students to request courses for academic year 2022-2023. You can review the 2022-2023 Course Catalog as a support for these conversations. Students and advisors will submit these requests by March 9, 2022. As a reminder, this listing is a slate of requests, and not the student's confirmed schedule for 2022-2023. We aim for conversations around placements to uphold our core philosophy of balancing the rigor of a student's course load with the student's ability to perform their best. As we make our way to the close of the year, we anticipate that some work will remain to identify the most suitable program, with feedback from teachers serving the important functions of promoting student growth, and informing future directions of study. If you have questions, please reach out to your student’s advisor.
NEW: Window Three Closes Friday, March 11
Students may find an increasing number of assessments due in the coming week. As always, advisors are supporting students with their work on campus, but it would also be a great idea to open a conversation from home about planning ahead and keeping up healthy habits during stressful times. We emphasize to students that they have a wealth of resources and support around them—one of the many great benefits of our SM community!
Feedback from Window Three in the form of grades and comments will be available following spring break. We will let you know when this feedback will be released in the Parent Portal.
NEW: St. Mark's Saturdays Classes Will Meet Tomorrow
St. Mark's Saturdays classes are scheduled to meet tomorrow, March 5, 2022.
Saturday classes for the spring season begin April 2, 2022.
Admission News
ACTION ITEM: Re-Enrollment Contracts Will Be Issued This Month
Dear Parents of Current III, IV, and V Formers: student re-enrollment contracts for all returning students in 2022—2023 will be issued online beginning this month. As in previous years, contracts will be accessed via School Forms Online powered by inResonance. Contracts will be sent to both parent email addresses for each household, if applicable. The email addresses utilized are the primary emails listed for each parent currently in our database (unless you share an email address, in which case the contract will only be sent to the shared address). If your email for contract purposes has recently changed, please email lauriekalapinski@stmarksschool.org with your updated information. Thank you!
Re-Enrollment Timeline:
-
Beginning March 14: re-enrollment contracts will be sent online from admission@stmarksschool.org via sendgrid.net (with an invitation link). Please make note that the subject line of the email you will be receiving for this is: "St. Mark's School: Confirm your email." Contracts will go out in waves over a two to three-week window, and will be sent to your family only if not 'on hold' by any of the School's departments.
-
By April 20: completed re-enrollment contracts and deposits are due by the end of this business day. Reminder: deposits are separate from tuition.
Dean of Students News
NEW: Spring Break Reminders
As you prepare for spring break, please remember:
- Houses close by 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 12.
-
Houses reopen at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28.
- Boarders are expected back in houses by 7:30 p.m. on March 28.
NEW: Weekend Activities at St. Mark's School for March 4—6
Parents' Association News
NEW: Virtual Visit with Chinese Families Recording
Thank you to all the families in China who joined St. Mark’s Virtual Visit on February 28. For those families who were unable to attend the event, a recording of the visit is available here.
Athletics News
NEW: Varsity Boys' Hockey Wins ISL, Hosts Semifinals Tomorrow
On Saturday, February 26, varsity boys' hockey won the ISL's Eberhart Division Championship with their decisive 5-1 victory over Groton. As a result, the team earned the first seed in the New England Prep Piatelli/Simmons Division. They hosted Portsmouth Abbey on Wednesday, March 2, for the quarterfinals of the NEPSAC Small School Playoffs, and won 4-0 to advance to the semifinals. Tomorrow, March 5, St. Mark's faces off at 3:00 p.m. against Pomfret at home. The livestream link for the game is here. Go Lions!
NEW: St. Mark's Athletics Fundraiser for Boston Celtics United
The St. Mark’s Athletic Department and the student Athletic Council proudly partnered with Boston Celtics United (a nonprofit organization run by the Boston Celtics) to host a fundraiser to help combat racial injustice and social inequities. The uniform sale fundraiser in Elkins Gym, spearheaded by Erin O’Keefe ’22 and Hannah Macleod ’22, offered students the opportunity to purchase St. Mark’s vintage uniforms for a nominal cost. The amazing efforts by Erin and Hannah raised over $800, and 100 percent of the proceeds went directly toward this important Boston Celtics United initiative. Since the fundraiser was so successful, the Athletics Department has decided to plan a second event for uniform sales on Alumni Weekend, April 30. The location of this event will be near the Sargent Family Turf Field.
NEW: Groton Games Photos
View photos from the Groton Games on Saturday, February 26,
here. Thanks to photographer Adam Richins for capturing some great shots!
School Store News
NEW: SALE at the Online St. Mark's School Store!
The online St. Mark's School store is currently having a 20 percent off sale on drinkware for the month of March. Shop the sale
here. You can purchase additional school merchandise online
here. Happy shopping!
NEW: St. Mark's Partnership with Tommy Hilfiger Online
Did you know St. Mark's has a partnership with Tommy Hilfiger online? Visit www.globalschoolwear.com to shop Tommy Hilfiger merchandise for St. Mark's, or join the email list at
www.globalschoolwear.com/emailsignup to learn about Tommy Hilfiger sales and special promotions
. From March 7—11, you can receive 10 percent off of your order with code: EMAILEXCLUSIVE.
Health & Safety News
NEW: Head of School Letter Contains COVID-19 Updates
In today's letter, Head of School John C. Warren '74 will share COVID-19 test results along with Health and Safety Task Force updates.
Important Reminders
REMINDER: Spanish Immersion Summer Program in Spain
St. Mark's is offering a Spanish immersion program this summer in Cadiz, Spain. Student applications are due March 10. For more information on the program, view this flyer, or reach out to Laura Appell-Warren at
laurawarren@stmarksschool.org
REMINDER: Confirmation Preparation Begins Soon!
"Confirmation and Baptism preparation begins at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7, and will continue after the spring recess, leading up to the service on Sunday, April 24. If your student would like to join us, let me know and I'll send along a list of the dates, times and topics of our meetings. Because the last two years have been cancelled, the list is large, with plenty of students from every grade level." The Rev. Barbara Talcott,
barbaratalcott@stmarksschool.org or (508) 786-6186.
REMINDER: Save the Date for the 157th Prize Day Ceremony
Spring is right around the corner, and at St. Mark’s, we are starting to plan for our
157th Prize Day ceremony on Saturday, June 11. The Prize Day Committee sent an email to VI Form families and students on Wednesday, February 16, that provided preliminary information on our Prize Day ceremony and the schedule leading up to the big day.
Select this link to learn more. We look forward to seeing you in June!
REMINDER: Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club for March and April
The St. Mark’s Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club
will not meet in March. Rather, readers will be invited to share their written “book review” of the March book club title,
Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict. These written reviews will be shared via email with those interested on
Wednesday, March 9.
The April meeting of the St. Mark’s Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, April 13, at 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Other titles mentioned:
The May book title for discussion will be selected at the end of the April meeting by those in attendance.
REMINDER: Please Notify Health Services of Health-Related Absences
Parents should notify Health Services (particularly in the mornings), of any health-related student absences, missed classes, or St. Mark’s commitments.
REMINDER: Essential Dates Calendar
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
Wednesday, April 13
Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club
1:00 p.m. EST
Zoom
See reminder above for more information.
Recent News Stories
This year's fourth Gray Colloquium speaker in our "Democracy in the 21st Century" series, Harvard Law Professor Dr. Lawrence Lessig, spoke to St. Markers about reclaiming democracy in the United States. Read the full story here.
You can read all St. Mark's news stories on our website here.
