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Academic News
NEW: St. Mark's Saturdays Classes Will Meet This Week
St. Mark's Saturdays classes are scheduled to meet this Saturday, April 9.
The remaining Saturday classes for the spring season will meet April 23 and 30, and May 7, 14, and 21.
Admission News
ACTION ITEM: Re-Enrollment Contracts Due April 20
Dear Parents of Current III, IV, and V Formers: most student re-enrollment contracts for returning students in 2022—2023 have now been issued online. These were released during break over the past few weeks. As in previous years, contracts can be accessed via School Forms Online powered by inResonance. Contracts were 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 is only sent to the shared address).
Completed re-enrollment contracts and deposits are due by the end of business day on Wednesday, April 20. Reminder: deposits are separate from tuition.
Art Department News
NEW: Cutler Jazz Festival This Sunday, April 10
We invite you to attend the Cutler Jazz Festival this Sunday, April 10, in the Putnam Family Arts Center's Class of '45 Hall at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public with live performances from the St. Mark's Jazz Band and special guests the BT ALC Big Band.
College Counseling News
NEW: Videos, Zooms, and Fairs, Oh My!
Please see below for the latest updates from the College Counseling Office.
Class of 2022: If you have questions about enrollment deposits, college visits, waiting lists, or other aspects of the final stages of the process, please watch this video and be in touch with your college counselor. We're almost there!
Class of 2023 Parents and Guardians: Please join the College Counseling Office for the third installment of our Parent Zoom Series, "Using Data, A Case Studies Approach" on Tuesday, April 12, from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. EST. Zoom link is here.
Class of 2023: St. Mark's and other Boston-area Independent Schools will co-sponsor a college fair on Sunday, April 24, at Babson College. Given necessary COVID restrictions, attendance at the fair is limited to students only. Transportation to the fair will be provided by St. Mark's for interested students. Please be on the lookout for more information from the College Office.
Dean of Students News
NEW: Summer Storage Solution for Students
Thinking about summer already? Wondering where to store all of your student's school stuff? OnDemand Storage will offer off-campus storage for the summer. Interested families should see the attached flyer for details.
NEW: Weekend Activities for April 8-10
NEW: Holy Week Services at St. Mark's School, Neighboring Parishes
Below is a list of Holy Week Services in the area provided by Rev. Talcott.
Palm Sunday, April 10
Services offered in person and via livestream at parishes listed below
Good Friday, April 15
Celebrated at All-School Morning Chapel, 8:00 a.m.
Drop-in Prayer Garden in Belmont Chapel
Services also offered at parishes listed below
Easter Services, April 16 and 17
Services offered in person and via livestream at local parishes;
all are within easy walking distance of the school.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Good Friday noon (Stations of the Cross) and 7:00 p.m.
Spoken Sunday Eucharist: 7:45 a.m.
Festival Sunday Eucharist: 8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Sunday Bible Discussion: 8:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.
St. Anne Catholic Church
Good Friday 3:00 p.m. (Stations of the Cross) and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Gray Colloquium News
NEW: Gray Day on Wednesday, April 13
On Wednesday, April 13, students and faculty will spend the School's biennial "Gray Day" engaged in discussions focused on this year's theme of "Democracy in the 21st Century." Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union and founder of the Gray Colloquium, C. Boyden Gray '60, will give the keynote address, and current Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Karyn Polito will deliver the closing talk. Learn more about the Gray Colloquium at St. Mark's here.
Parents' Association News
ACTION ITEM: St. Mark’s Giving Day, April 14
Giving Day is almost here! Join the entire St. Mark's community in supporting our students with a focus on educating young people for lives of leadership and service. Every gift made between now and April 14 will count toward the goal of 500 gifts and will add one item to fill a box of much-needed school supplies for our sister school, École Ste. Marguerite in Latournelle, Haiti. While supporting St. Mark's, donors will also be supporting leadership and service throughout the School with this initiative that includes day-long activities for St. Mark's students in the Center on April 14.
NEW: Parent Meet-up on April 23
Save the date to join other St. Mark's parents for a light lunch "tailgate" before athletic events on Saturday, April 23, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Look for more details in next week's Deans' Weekly, along with a registration form.
NEW: St. Mark’s Faculty and Staff Appreciation E-Gift Cards
Parents contributing gift cards for faculty and staff appreciation should not send e-gift cards. Individual gift cards can be sent via regular mail, or contributions can be made towards the purchase of gift cards. Details on contributing items to the brunch on May 5 will follow in the next few weeks. In the meantime, please contact Diane Bechard P’19, P’22 at dmbechard0716@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you!
Important Reminders
All-School Endowed Faculty Chair Installation Ceremony
On Friday, April 8, at 6:30 p.m. we will induct two new endowed faculty chair holders during an all-School ceremony. Jason Eslick will be installed as the new holder of the Richard A. Rader Chair, and Dr. Colleen Worrell will be installed as the inaugural holder of the Burgess Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning Chair. This is a required event for all students and faculty and should conclude by 7:30 p.m.
Feedback from Window Three
Grades and comments from Window Three will be posted to the Parent Portal on Tuesday, April 12. We appreciate your patience as faculty have worked to turn around this feedback following a welcome spring break! We will follow up with an email message when feedback has been posted to the portal.
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 golf gear for the month of April. Shop the online sale
here.
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!
Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club for March and April
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)
The May book title for discussion will be selected at the end of the April meeting by those in attendance.
Please Notify Health Services of Health-Related Absences, Symptoms
Parents should notify Health Services (particularly in the mornings), of any health-related student absences, missed classes, or St. Mark’s commitments.
Please visit Health Services or contact Adria Pavletic (508-786-6372) if you are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19. It is imperative that all symptomatic students, faculty, and staff take an antigen test before returning to in-person activities on campus.
Essential Dates Calendar
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.
Previous Deans' Weekly Newsletters
All Deans' Weekly newsletters can be found here on our website.
Upcoming Events
Friday, April 8
Endowed Faculty Chair Installation Ceremony
6:30 p.m.
All-School required event for students and faculty
Wednesday, April 13
Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club
1:00 p.m. EST
Zoom
See reminder above for more information.
Saturday, April 23
Parent Meet-up
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Enjoy a light lunch "tailgate" with other parents before the athletic contests.
Recent News Stories
You can read all St. Mark's news stories on our website here.
