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This Week
Community Weekend, March 31—April 2
A reminder that this weekend is a community weekend. On Friday night, March 31, St. Mark's faculty and students will take to the court for a faculty/student basketball game. Then on Saturday night, April 1, students will dress up and hit the dance floor for the Spring Semi-Formal.
Spring St. Mark's Saturdays Classes Begin April 1
SM Saturdays classes resume this weekend! As a reminder, Saturday classes meet from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m., and School Meeting begins the day at 8:40 a.m. The spring SM Saturdays dates are: April 1, April 8, April 29, May 6 and May 13.
Academics
Special Schedule April 10
To support students who wish to return home for Easter on Sunday, April 9, we will run an adjusted schedule with a later start to the day on Monday, April 10, beginning with Green block at 10:00 a.m. Students may request overnight passes to be at home on Sunday evening, April 9, and return to school on Monday morning for classes.
Feedback From Window Three
Grades and comments from Window Three will be posted to the Parent Portal on Tuesday, April 11. We appreciate your patience as faculty have worked to turn around this feedback following Spring Break. We will follow up with an email message when feedback has been posted to the portal.
Admission
Action Item: Re-Enrollment Contracts
Dear Parents of current III, IV, and V Formers: student re-enrollment contracts for all returning students in 2023-2024 have been issued online over the past couple of weeks. However, if the contract(s) for your family is 'On Hold' by any of the school's departments, it will not be sent until the hold has been released. Contracts must be accessed via our new St. Mark’s SchoolAdminOnline enrollment portal. An enrollment portal email invitation was sent to both parent email addresses for each household, if applicable. The email addresses which will be utilized are the primary emails listed for each parent currently in our database (unless you share an email, in which case these will be sent to only one).
Re-Enrollment Timeline:
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Contracts released March 13—April 3: re-enrollment contracts have been and will continue to be sent out in waves during this period. Contracts are released online via email from info+stmarksschool@schooladminonline.com (with a unique invitation link). Please make note: the subject line of the email you will be receiving for this is "Accessing St. Mark’s School’s Online Enrollment Portal." Important: in order for each parent to sign the contract(s), you must use your own authentication code sent to you in the email generated from our database on behalf of Admissions. Each code is unique to each parent and is tied to each parent's email address. Trying to access in other ways simply will not work.
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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.
If you have any questions or have not received your contract by next week, please contact Laurie Kalapinski at lauriekalapinski@stmarksschool.org.
Chapel
Holy Week Services at St. Mark's School and Neighboring Parishes
Rev. Talcott and Rev. Solter are pleased to share the following list of services for Holy Week with our community.
Palm Sunday, April 2
Services offered in person and via livestream at the parishes listed below.
Good Friday, April 7
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 8 and 9
Services offered in person and via livestream at local parishes; all are within easy walking distance of our School. Click on a parish name to go directly to their website.
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., 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 Easter Vigil: 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
Community and Equity
Weekly Reflection
In light of Women’s History Month at St. Mark's, Rick DaSilva and Lizzy Jones invite the community to participate in a more focused exercise utilizing the weekly prompt.
As the St. Mark's community celebrates Women’s History Month in direct and subtle ways, the C&E Office will be introducing selections from women who represent the spirit of this annual celebration. May their words and perspectives inspire self-reflection, empowerment, and meaningful conversations.
This week's prompt: Memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, stated, “Because without courage, you cannot practice any other virtue consistently. You can be kind for a while; you can be generous for a while, you can be just for a while, or merciful for a while, even loving for a while. But it is only with courage that you can be persistently and insistently kind and generous and fair.”
Reflecting on this profound statement, in what ways have you displayed courage recently? How did you feel afterwards, and would you act in the same way again?
Community Life and Student Engagement
Weekend Activities
Want to know what's happening this weekend? Check out the Weekend Activities Google Doc for on-campus events and trips to off-campus locations.
Reminder: Order a St. Mark's School Signet Ring
Here is the order form for the St. Mark's School signet ring by Herff Jones. For questions, please contact Michael McCann mamccann@herffjones.com.
Reminder: Prize Day 2023 is Saturday, June 10
The 158th Prize Day ceremony will be held on campus Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. under a tent on Belmont Field. For more information about Prize Day, as well as answers to frequently asked questions, please visit our Prize Day webpage.
Athletics
Reminder: Spring Sports
All spring sports and wellness classes are underway. Please contact Luke Chiasson at lukechiasson@stmarksschool.org, if you have questions regarding the spring schedule. Finally, game schedules have been added to the website and can be found via team pages here: https://www.stmarksschool.org/athletics/teams. Go Lions!
Summer Opportunities
Reminder: Summer Job Opportunities at St. Mark's
We are so excited to be launching our new summer day camp program,
St. Mark's Summer, for children ages 4 to 14. Employment opportunities are available for St. Mark's students ages 17+ in positions such as traditional camp counselor, enrichment/sports camp counselor, lifeguard, swim instructor, media manager and more. Our application is now open and interviews are being scheduled. For more information, please visit www.StMarksSummer.org/employment, or reach out to Ms. Jacobi or Mr. Rojee: kristijacobi@stmarksschool.org, bobrojee@stmarksschool.org
Please feel free to share this opportunity with friends or family members!
Reminder: Summer Volunteer Opportunity at Brantwood Camp
St. Mark’s students have been volunteering at Brantwood Camp for over 100 years! Brantwood is a sleep-away camp in Greenfield, N.H., serving children who would not otherwise be able to afford a summer camp experience. Any St. Mark’s student who will be 16 or older by June is invited to apply to be a volunteer counselor for one of the following sessions: June 30-July 14; July 17-31; and August 3-17. There is no cost to the volunteers, but they do have to arrange their own transportation to and from the camp. Parents and students can learn more about the camp at the Brantwood website; please reach out to Rev. Talcott at barbaratalcott@stmarksschool.org with your interest and questions. Continue the tradition!
Advancement
Calling All Volunteers for Giving Day, April 11
Morning Greeters
Local parents, we would love to have your help generating excitement for Giving Day at morning drop-off on Tuesday, April 11, from 7:30 to 8:00 a.m. If you can spare 30 minutes to smile, cheer, and remind others to give back, please contact Stacie Allen at stacieallen@stmarksschool.org. Come for the free pom poms and stay to support St. Mark's. Your assistance and generosity is greatly appreciated!
Evening Parent Phonathon
Our spring parent phonathon is also scheduled for Giving Day, Tuesday, April 11, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s. Will you help? Enjoy a light dinner and the company of other St. Mark’s parents as you help gather Giving Day support. Please sign up here to be part of a fun and rewarding evening!
Please Save the Date for These Upcoming Events
Giving Day, April 11
Support the School and make an impact on the spaces, resources, programs, and people that enhance the St. Mark’s experience for students every day. Are you eager to give now? If so, your gift will count toward Giving Day goals and totals!
Speaker Series for Parents: AI at St. Mark’s, April 29
Join other parents on campus from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., and hear from St. Mark’s faculty about the role that Artificial Intelligence is playing in education. This on-campus event will also be offered via livestream for those unable to attend in person.
State of the School for Parents with Head of School John C. Warren '74 On May 10, at 7:00 p.m., join Mr. Warren as he reflects on the current state of St. Mark's. This on-campus event will also be offered via livestream for those unable to attend in person.
Around the Quad
St. Mark's Magazine Spring 2023
You've got mail! The Spring 2023 edition of St. Mark's Magazine is hot off the presses. You can also find an online version here.
The Search for our Next Head of School
The Head of School Search webpage provides information for our community on the search for St. Mark's next Head of School. Please stay tuned to this newsletter for future updates on the search as it progresses.
SALE at the Online School Store
Looking for a St. Mark's gift and can't make it campus? Shop the online St. Mark's School store here. For the month of April, receive 20 percent off grad signs and banners. Plus, orders totaling $50 or more receive free shipping. Happy shopping!
For More on What's Happening Inside the Pride
View photos from campus on our School's SmugMug page.
Read the latest news stories on our website.
Watch videos from St. Mark's on YouTube.
Photograph below of St. Mark's students in France during Spring Break
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