NEW: Head's Reflection for January 2022

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

NEW: St. Mark's Saturdays Classes Tomorrow!

Winter St. Mark's Saturdays classes begin tomorrow, January 8, at 9:00 a.m. The remaining Saturday class dates are: January 22, 29; February 5, 12, 26; and March 5, 2022.

College Counseling News 

 

NEW: Important Information for Class of 2023 Parents

We are excited to begin our work with the V Form on Saturday, January 8, and have been busy planning for what we consider an integral part of our program. We'll update you on our plans along the way but invite those of you who can get to campus to join us for a Mock Admissions program on Saturday, February 26, from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. 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. We'll provide many more details as the date approaches, but please plan to join us, if at all possible.

Please join us on January 11 as we welcome Gary Clark, director of undergraduate admission, UCLA; JT Duck, dean of admission, Tufts University; and Chrystal Russell, director of admission at Case Western Reserve University, for a Zoom-based panel discussion focused on the current landscape in selective college admission. Please find the Zoom link for the meeting here. Finally, we would appreciate it if you took a few minutes to add your thoughts, ideas, or questions to the form linked here. We'll use your feedback to help us frame our conversation with our admission guests.

PLEASE HELP: Volunteers Still Needed for Casino Night Tomorrow!

Casino Night 2022 is still on, but only with your help! In order for Casino Night to operate, we need parents to volunteer as dealers at the tables. No experience, no problem! Our vendor will be showing a training video and will be on-site to help answer any questions you may have. Please email Director of Student Life Caitlin Kosow at caitlinkosow@stmarksschool.org if you are able to help Saturday night, and she will provide you with further information.

Unable to physically help at Casino Night? Consider donating a prize! Our prizes at the end of the night come from generous donations from families. These prizes range from snack baskets to gift cards (Amazon, Target, Starbucks, etc.) and a variety of other fun goodies. No matter how big or small, any and all prize donations are greatly appreciated. You can send them in with your student, deliver them to the front desk, or send them electronically by reaching out to caitlinkosow@stmarksschool.org After a year without Casino Night, we are looking forward to bringing it back and making it better than ever!

 

NEW: Weekend Activities at St. Mark's School - January 8 & 9

NEW: St. Mark's Returns to COVID-19 Yellow Phase

In this letter to the School community this week, Head of School John C. Warren '74 announced a return to the Yellow Phase at St. Mark's. Thanks to all of the students, faculty, staff, and families for patiently participating in PCR testing and quarantining in order to promote a safe return to campus.

NEW: St. Mark's Website Still Experiencing Disruptions

Unfortunately, the School's website is still experiencing disruptions due to the outage at Finalsite, our website host and provider. This outage is affecting thousands of school websites worldwide. Please see this letter from Director of Communications and Marketing Caleb Cochran and reach out to communications@stmarksschool.org with any additional questions.

NEW: III Form and IV Form Parent Chats Planned for February

LAST CALL: Speaker Series for Parents, January 10 

Please join us via Zoom on Monday, January 10 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Gather with Head of School John C. Warren '74, and Parents' Association Chairs Marisa and Robert Randazzo '88, P '24 to hear updates about the School and upcoming parent events. Only those questions submitted in advance will be addressed during this meeting. Please register and submit questions here.

For more information, contact Gage Gillis in the Advancement Office at gagegillis@stmarksschool.org

REMINDER: Application Deadline for Siblings, January 15

The Admission team would like to remind parents that the application deadline for siblings and family friends is Saturday, January 15! You can find information on how to apply here.

REMINDER: All-School Photo Available for Purchase through PanFoto

This year's panoramic all-school photo, as well as the Class of 2022 formal and fun photos, are now available for purchase through PanFoto. Click here to view and order these full-color panoramic photographs of the St. Mark's School community. Order before January 15 to receive discounted pricing!

REMINDER: School Portrait Orders

On November 19, Coffee Pond Photography emailed instructions to families on how to order your student’s school portraits.They sent additional information on December 17 about ordering your student's school retake portraits. If you did not receive this information via email, please contact their Customer Care Department directly for assistance by phone at 800-632-2323 ext. 0 or by email at lifeguards@coffeepond.com. Please be sure to have your spam blocker set to accept emails from lifeguards@coffeepond.com.

REMINDER: VI Form Parents, Purchase a Recognition Ad

Looking for a way to celebrate your graduating VI Former? Purchase a recognition advertisement in the yearbook! They make great birthday, holiday, or graduation presents that last a lifetime. The deadline is January 31, 2022. 

Please see this form for more information and to order.

REMINDER: Important Athletics Health & Safety protocols for Winter

On Tuesday, December 1, Head of School John C. Warren '74 outlined the St. Mark's Athletics Health & Safety protocols in an email here.

REMINDER: Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club for January 

The next meeting of the St. Mark’s Parent/Faculty/Staff Book Club is Wednesday, January 12, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. (EST) via Zoom. 

We will discuss The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson.

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 the morning of Wednesday, January 12.

REMINDER: Essential Dates Calendar

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

REMINDER: Please Notify Health Services of Health Related Absences

REMINDER: Health and Safety & COVID-19 Updates

REMINDER: Previous Deans' Weekly Newsletters

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

Upcoming Events 

See On-Campus Event News for details and to volunteer.

See Parents' Association News for details.

Please register and submit questions here.

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