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Academic News
NEW: St. Mark's Saturdays Classes Will Meet Tomorrow
St. Mark's Saturdays classes are scheduled to meet tomorrow, February 26.
The remaining Saturday class date for the winter season is March 5, 2022.
Admission News
NEW: Re-Enrollment Contracts Will Be Issued in March
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 next 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:
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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.
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By April 20: completed re-enrollment contracts and deposits are due by the end of this business day. Reminder: deposits are separate from tuition.
Chapel News
NEW: 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.
Global Citizenship News
NEW: 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
Parents' Association News
UPDATE: TONIGHT'S Alumni & Parent Hockey Game CANCELED
Due to inclement weather, this year's Peabo Gardner Alumni & Parent Hockey Game is canceled.
Dean of Students News
ACTION ITEM: Last Week to Sign Up for Spring Break Travel
St. Mark’s is arranging bus transportation to New York City and shuttles to airports for spring break. Please see the transportation dates & times below. The deadline to sign up is Friday, March 4, at 2:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Stacie Allen.
Friday, March 11, 2022: 6:00 p.m. departure to Logan Airport
Saturday, March 12, 2022: 9:30 a.m. and noon departures to Logan Airport
Saturday, March 12, 2022: 9:30 a.m. departure to Connecticut/New York
Monday, March 28, 2022: 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. arrivals from Logan Airport
Monday, March 28, 2022: 9:30 a.m. bus returns from New York/Connecticut
Charged to Lion Card: $100 each way to Conn./N.Y.; $35 each way to Logan Airport. Please provide 24-hour cancellation notice, or you will be charged.
REMINDER for spring break: houses close by 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, and reopen on Monday, March 28, at 2:00 p.m. Boarders are expected back in houses by 7:30 p.m. on March 28, 2022.
NEW: Weekend Activities at St. Mark's School for February 25—27
Athletics News
For the Week of February 14—February 19, 2022
NEW: Teams of the Week: JV Girls' Basketball and JV Boys' Hockey
JV girls' basketball captured their third win of the season on Wednesday against Nobles. With 24 points in the first half, the second quarter was one of the best the team has played all season. Aime Murillo '23 hit two threes and Meredith Dane '25 had six points. The second half was even better; with a new approach on defense, the team was able to hold off Nobles to only 12 points in the second half, and on the offensive side, Maddie Bazinet '24 had 11 points, and Insel Lee '23 had 5 crucial points. The game would not have gone as smoothly without Sahra Maalim '25 (player of the game) who had six points, seven rebounds, and three defensive steals. The team will square off against Groton this Saturday as they look to end their season with a win!
JV boys' hockey pulled off a come from behind win for the final home game against Pomfret. Down 1-0 going into the third period, the boys were able to generate a few goals by Diego Bass '25, and Ben Howard '25 scored the winning goal. Assists were made by Marc Gadbois '24 (with two) and Nicholas Haseotes '24 (with one). The game was led by the three seniors: Raffa Bauer with over 25 saves; Ryan Harper, who led the way all game on both sides of the ice; and Brian Kim, who played lockdown defense. The home crowd was able to motivate and cheer on the team to give them the edge over Pomfret. The team finished off their season with a big 6-0 win over Cushing on February 23.
Thank you to Mia Overbye ‘24 for writing the Teams of the Week!
NEW: Alumni News of the Week: Von Mabbs '20
After a two-year hiatus from interscholastic competition, Von Mabbs made his collegiate debut for Swarthmore College men's lacrosse in fashion. The sophomore paced the Garnet with four goals and two assists in their 14-12 win over Widener University. With his effort, Mabbs was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week! In the second game of the year, Mabbs repeated his four goal performance in a 12-9 win over Eastern University. While Swarthmore was remote last spring, Von returned to St. Mark's to help out the varsity boys' lacrosse team as an assistant coach.
NEW: Highlights:
Varsity Girls' Squash: 4-3 win vs. Brooks
JV Girls' Squash: 4-3 win vs. Brooks
JV Girls' Basketball: 40-28 win vs. Nobles
JV Boys' Hockey: 2-1 win vs. Pomfret
Varsity Girls' Hockey: 3-0 win vs. Thayer
Thirds Boys' Basketball: 30-23 win vs. Thayer
Varsity Boys' Hockey: 8-1 win vs. Berwick
Health & Safety News
NEW: Head of School Letter Contains COVID-19 Updates
In today's letter, Head of School John C. Warren '74 shared COVID-19 test results, Health and Safety Task Force updates, and a reminder for the Mobile Vaccine Clinic, which will take place on March 4.
Important Reminders
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 plan to join us, if at all possible.
REMINDER: 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 long-sleeve T-shirts for the month of February. Shop the sale
here, and pick one up today! You can purchase additional school merchandise online
here. Happy shopping!
REMINDER: Parent Coffee on Friday, March 4
Local parents, please join us for this informal gathering to connect and catch up on Friday, March 4, at 8:00 a.m. We will meet at NY Bagel Factory, which is located at 20 Turnpike Road in Southborough (Eastbound on Route 9).
If St. Mark's announces a snow cancellation, this gathering will also be canceled.
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
Saturday, February 26
Mock Admissions Program for V Form Parents
9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Stay tuned for more details from College Counseling!
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