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St Mark's School
Location
Map
Southborough
,
Massachusetts,

USA
Coordinates42°19′N 71°32′W / 42.31°N 71.53°W / 42.31; -71.53
Information
TypePrivate high school, boarding
MottoAge Quod Agis
literal translation: "Do What You Do",
figurative translation: "Drive because you are driven".
Established1865
FounderJoseph Burnett
DeanDavid Vachris
Head of schoolJohn C. Warren '74
Enrollment365 (2016[1])
Student to teacher ratio4.5[1]
CampusSuburban
HousesMarr, Coolidge, Pine, Oak, Maple, Elm, Gaccon, Sawyer, Coe, T-House
Color(s)Blue and white   
MascotWinged Lion
WebsiteStMarksSchool.org

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St. Mark's School is a coeducational, Episcopal preparatory school, situated on 250 acres (100 ha) in Southborough, Massachusetts, 25 miles (40 km) from Boston. St. Mark's was founded in 1865 as an all-boys school by Joseph Burnett, who developed and marketed Burnett Vanilla Extract.[2] Girls have attended since 1978. St. Mark's is a member of the Independent School League and one of five prep schools known collectively as St. Grottlesex.

History[edit]

St. Mark's is one of the first New England schools founded on the British model, as opposed to academies such as Phillips Academy and Phillips Exeter Academy or entrepreneurial schools such as The Hill School.[3]

The school attracted many members of Boston Brahmin and New York Knickerbocker families.[4]

Arrival of William Greenough Thayer[edit]

The school faced initial challenges, including financial difficulties and the instability resulting from employing four different headmasters in its first seventeen years of existence, followed by the appointment of William E. Peck in 1882. Peck was often in conflict with the trustees, until 1894, when he resigned and founded Pomfret School, taking a number of students and teachers with him. It wasn't until the appointment of Headmaster William Greenough Thayer (who had taught for five years at slightly younger athletic archrival Groton School) in 1894 that St. Mark's began to experience stability. Thayer led the school until 1930. News of his pending retirement was reported by Time Magazine in 1929.[5]

St. Mark's social standing did not pass unnoticed in wider America. F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his 1920 novel “This Side of Paradise”, identified St. Mark's as a school which “...recruited from Boston and the Knickerbocker families of New York.” [6]

Parkman period[edit]

With Thayer's retirement in 1930, Headmaster Francis Parkman was chosen to lead the school. Parkman brought the noted poet Richard Eberhart to the school as an English teacher from 1933 to 1941, and W. H. Auden for a brief appointment in 1939. Auden described St. Mark's to a friend as a school that "sets out to be a sort of American Eton”. Auden was reportedly struck by the “dimness of the boys and the reverence of America for the average.”[7][8]

Academics[edit]

Age Quod Agis

Between 2010 and 2014, the most popular college destinations were Northeastern (12), Georgetown (11), Hamilton (11), Boston College (10), and Lehigh (10).[9]

St. Mark's has an average SAT score of 1360.[10]

Programs[edit]

St. Mark's offers several unique programs to its students and others affiliated with the school. The programs are as follows:

  • Lion Term [11]
  • St. Mark's Saturdays [12]
  • Gray Colloquium [13]
  • LEO: Official Academic Journal [14]
  • STEM Fellowship [15]
  • Global Citizenship [16]
  • Career Day [17]

Athletics[edit]

Alumni have gone on to careers in the National Hockey League. The boys' ice hockey team won NEPSAC Championships in 1992, 2015, 2016; ISL Eberhart Division Championships in 1976, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2015, 2020, 2022; ISL Championships in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000; and Private School League Championships in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962.[18]

In 2006 and 2007, St. Mark's boys' cross-country was the New England Division IV Champion, while the girls' cross-country team was the runner-up in 2007.[19][20] After finishing second in the New Englands in 2008, 2009, and 2010, St. Mark's boys' cross-country had an undefeated season in 2011 and went on to win the ISL Championships and New England Division II Championship.[21][22] St. Mark's boys' cross-country replicated this feat in 2013, capturing the ISL and New England Championships.[23][24]

St. Mark's has educated a few Olympic athletes, including Truxtun Hare in track and field, Suzanne King in cross-country skiing, Scott Young in ice hockey,[25] Greg Brown in ice hockey,[26] and Chris Sahs in rowing.[27]

The girls' field hockey team has a history of winning the New England Championships. Teams have won in 1992, 1997, 2012 and 2013.[28]

In 1951 and 1954 the Lions were Private School League champions in basketball. St. Mark's also won ISL championships in 1972, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012, and were New England champions in 1972, 1973, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2012.[29]

Notable alumni[edit]

Main article: List of St. Mark's School alumni

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "SouthboroughHistory.org". SouthboroughHistory.org. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Preparing for Power: America's Elite Boarding Schools, Basic Books, 1985, Peter W. Clarkson and Caroline Hodges Persell, pg. 43
  4. ^ St. Mark's School, A Centennial History (Hall, Stinehour Press, Lunenberg, VT, 1967
  5. ^ Time Magazine, "Twill" December 2, 1929
  6. ^ F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise, (New York, Scribners, 1920)
  7. ^ The Newsletter of the W. H. Auden Society, September 1993, Newsletter No 10-11
  8. ^ audensociety.org, Edward Mendelson, webmaster. "The W. H. Auden Society". www.AudenSociety.org. Retrieved September 30, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Matriculation List - St. Mark's School". www.StMarksSchool.org. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "St. Mark's School Test Scores and Academics". www.niche.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "Lion Term". blogs.stmarksschool.org. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  12. ^ "St. Mark's Saturdays". blogs.stmarksschool.org. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "Gray Colloquium Speakers". www.stmarksschool.org. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  14. ^ "LEO <<The official academic journal of St. Mark's>>". smleo.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "STEM Fellowship". www.stmarksschool.org. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "Global Citizenship - St. Mark's School". blogs.stmarksschool.org. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "St. Mark's School Career Day". blogs.stmarksschool.org. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  18. ^ "Team Details - St. Mark's School". www.StMarksSchool.org. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  19. ^ gstate. "Cool Running :: NEPSTA Division IV Cross-Country Championships Race Results". www.coolrunning.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  20. ^ gstate. "Cool Running :: 2007 NEPSTA Division 4 Cross-Country Championships Race Results". www.coolrunning.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  21. ^ gstate. "Cool Running :: 2011 ISL XC CHAMPIONSHIPS Race Results". www.coolrunning.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  22. ^ gstate. "Cool Running :: 2011 NEPSTA Division II Race Results". www.coolrunning.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  23. ^ gstate. "Cool Running | 2013 ISL XC CHAMPIONSHIPS Race Results". www.coolrunning.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  24. ^ gstate. "Cool Running | NEPSTA Division II Cross Country Championships Race Results". www.coolrunning.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  25. ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Scott Young". www.HHOF.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  26. ^ "SabresLegends.com". SabresLegends.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  27. ^ "Chris Sahs Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  28. ^ "Girls' Varsity Field Hockey - NEPSAC". www.NEPSAC.org. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  29. ^ "Alumni Basketball Game". October 14, 2015.

External links[edit]

source: https://web.archive.org/web/20240108112620/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark%27s_School_(Massachusetts)

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