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• Middle School Band

  Middle School Band received Superior ratings from both adjudicators at the Pride of Texas Music Festival, April 11.

• Marcello Ortega ’04

  Marcello Ortega ’04 won the Fashion Group International of Dallas Rising Star Award 2025 in the art category.

• Debate National Championships

  Andrew Jin ’25 and Deven Pietrzak ’25 earned 2nd place for policy debate at the National Debate Coaches Association National Championships in Atlanta, April 14.

• Lawrence Gardner ’25

  Lawrence Gardner ’25 won the 2025 Regional Award for the Princeton Prize on Race Relations.

• Upper School Band

  The Upper School Band recently received a Superior rating from all three judges at the TPSMEA Concert & Sight-Reading evaluation contest.

• Classics Club

  Nineteen Middle and Upper School boys from the St. Mark’s Classics Club participated in the TSJCL State Convention with St. Mark’s winning the Sweepstakes for having the highest collective score for a school.

• Alan Stern ’75 and Steve Jurvetson ’85

  Steve Jurvetson ’85 and Alan Stern ’75 were recently recognized as #28 and #29 respectively in the Top 100 Space Technology Leaders in the World by The Tech Edvocate.

• Upper School Quiz Bowl

  The Upper School Quiz Bowl team of Surya Dinesh ’25, Andy Li ’26, Tony Lu ’27, and John Paul Hanks ’28 earned 3rd Place at the Texas State Championship.

• Marcus Mai ’33

  Driver and engineering scribe Marcus Mai ’33 helped his robotics team, 51566A Raging Rabbid Robots, win a VEX VICQRC Texas State Robotics Championship, qualifying for the World Championship.

• Ibrahim Salman ’32

  Ibrahim Salman ’32 earned a Bronze medal at USA Fencing’s March North American Cup, ranking him among the top three fencers nationally.

• Connor Butts ’33

  Second baseman Connor Butts ’33 and his baseball team, the Wow Factor, won the Triple Crown Arizona Spring Championship March 16.

• Guru Aroul ’27

  Guru Aroul ’27 recently performed “The Lass from the Low Countree” by John Jacob Niles at Carnegie Hall in New York City as part of the American Protege Winner’s Recital.

• MS Math Team

  The Middle School Math Team earned several impressive finishes at the state competition, including Max Cao ’31 and Roger Wang ’30, who earned 2nd in their respective categories.

• Noah Cathey ’25

  Morehouse College freshman Noah Cathey ’25 was recently elected as a 2025-2026 Senator At-Large for 94th Student Government Administration at Morehouse.

• Jenny Creech

  Journalism advisor Jenny Creech recently received the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Alumni Achievement Award.

• Luke Laczkowski ’25

  Luke Laczkowski ’25 was recently recognized as the week 31 Parker University MVP by Inside High School Sports on NBC 5.

• Zach Walker ’06

  Zach Walker ’06, his wife Shannon, and two other citizens recently received the Citizens Award of Valor from the City of North Myrtle Beach for rescuing residence from a house fire.

• Prairie Restoration Crew

  Members of the St. Mark’s Prairie Restoration Crew were selected by ecoAmerica as a American Climate Leadership Awards Youth Finalist for their work helping to revive native Texas grasslands.

• State Journalist Awards

  ReMarker Editor-in-Chief (EIC) Hilton Sampson was named Newspaper Editor of the Year, Marksmen EIC Teddy Fleiss was named Runner-up for Yearbook Editor of the Year, and smremarker.com EIC Will Clifford was named Runner-up in the state’s Journalist of the Year competition.

• Surya Dinesh ’25 and Benjamin Chen ’25

  Surya Dinesh ’25 and Benjamin Chen ’25 advanced to the second round of the Physics Olympiad, two of about 350 students nationwide to do so.

• Middle School Mathletes

  Three more Middle School Mathletes are headed to the State competition after qualifying at the Azle High School meet, bringing the total to 24.
  

• Debate

  Debaters Nathan Tan ’27 and Hunter Dorrill ’28 won the JV decision at the Digital Debate Series #3, Austin Dunbar ’25 and Samuel Posten ’25 reached the varsity elimination rounds and Deven Pietrzak ’25 and Andrew Jin ’25 earned second place in the varsity division. 

• Sawyer Song ’29 and Nathan Mau ’30

  Sawyer Song ’29 and Nathan Mau ’30 won the 14UA ice hockey state championship playing for the local club team, the Dallas Penguins, on March 2.

• Classics Club

  The St. Mark’s Classics Club won at regional convention in both the Advanced and Intermediate levels, coming in third at Novice and earning 20 blue ribbons for the written tests.

• Middle School Math Team 

  Five more members of the Middle School Math Team are headed to state after qualifying at a meet in Grapevine, March 1, bringing the total to 21.

• Winston Miller ’24

  Wake Forest freshman Winston Miller ’24 recently sang the National Anthem at the Wake Forest vs Florida State basketball game.

• Jenny Creech

  The Columbia Scholastic Press Association selected publications advisor Jenny Creech as one of eight teachers nationwide to receive its Centennial Award, honoring individuals who have profoundly contributed to scholastic journalism education.

• Elijah Kim ’28

  Elijah Kim ’28 captured the gold at this year’s Junior Olympics Cadet Men’s Saber fencing, Feb. 17.

• Deven Pietrzak ’25 and Andrew Jin ’25

  Deven Pietrzak ’25 and Andrew Jin ’25 were crowned champions of the second Digital Debate Series tournament hosted by the University of Kentucky, Feb. 23.

• Brennan Bosita ’29

  Brennan Bosita ’29 has been awarded the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship by the Institute for Educational Advancement.

• MS Mathletes

  16 Middle School Math Team Mathletes qualified for the state meet after competing at the Forte Junior High meet, Feb. 22.

• SMURB

  The St. Mark’s Rock Band, SMURB, a student led ensemble composed of Wyatt Loehr ’25, Calvin Yates ’25, Daniel Deng  ’25, Jackson Williams ’25, Eli Thorne ’27, and Deven Aurora ’27, won 1st place in the 1st annual Battle of the Bands showcase at the Deep Ellum Art Company.

• Ceramics

  The regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards recognized Burke Gordon ’25 and J.B. McKinney ’26 with Gold Keys in the ceramics category, allowing them to advance to the national competition. Mason Bosco ’26 earned a Silver Key. 

• Lawrence Gardner ’25

  Lawrence Gardner ’25 was recognized as WFAA’s Scholar Athlete of the Week, Feb. 14.

• Matthew Hofmann ’25

  Matthew Hofmann ’25 earned 3rd place in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s nationwide Centennial Student Essay Competition.

• MATHCOUNTS

  The MATHCOUNTS team of Nathan Liu ’29, William Tu ’29, David Xiao ’29, and Roger Wang ’30 recently earned first place at SMU along with individual qualifier Trevor Hsu ’29 who will all be moving onto the state math competition.

• Middle School Honor Orchestra

  Trevor Hsu, Aaron Choi, Nathan Aurora, Nathan Liu, Michael Nguyen, Taco Loeb, Aiden Ji, Nathan Kang, and Caleb Zhang made the TPSMEA 2025 Middle School Honor Orchestra.

• Squash

  John Griggs ’30 and Rishik Kapoor ’27 placed 1st and 3rd respectively at the recent Brightpath Foundations Squash Open in the 4.0 division with humanities teacher and tennis coach Bradd Lodge placing 1st in the 5.0 division.

• High School Orchestra

  JT Teinert ’27, Eric Liu ’28, Nicholas Petrikas ’28, Collin Ku ’27, and Holden Fritz ’28 made the TPSMEA 2025 High School Region Orchestra.

• Luke Laczkowski ’25

  Luke Laczkowski ’25 broke the St. Mark’s all-time leading scorer record in basketball—a record previously held by his older brother, Andrew Laczkowski ’20.

• 2024 Marksmen Yearbook

  The 2024 Marksmen yearbook was one of only 12 yearbooks nationwide to earn Josten’s Print Innovation Award.

• Metroplex Math Contest

  Mathematicians Brennan Bosita ’29, Alex Ding ’29, Bryan Li ’28, Eugene Wang ’28, and Roger Wang ’30 each placed in the Metroplex Math Contest Jan. 25.

• Hale Peterson ’25

  Hale Peterson ’25 received 2nd place for his painting Scales at the Dallas Young Artist Exhibition.

• Lions Invitational Certamen

  The advanced quiz bowl team of Michael Larson ’26, James Dunlap ’27, and James McGinnis ’28, and the intermediate team of George Erwin ’29, George Brown ’29, and James Weselka ‘29 both won first place at the Lions Invitational Certamen with the novice team of Hank Trousdale ’30, Clayton Choi ’32, and Drew Berry ’32 placing third.

• Middle School LEGO Robotics

  Two more Middle School LEGO Robotics Teams recently qualified for regionals, allowing all three teams to compete at the next stage.

• Pedro Bajon-Falcao ’29

  Pedro Bajon-Falcao ’29 is the St. Mark’s Middle School spelling bee champion and will move on to compete in the regional bee.

• Hayden Smith ’30

  Chorister Hayden Smith ’30 is a featured soloist on a recently released album of Handel’s ‘Messiah’, by the Dallas Bach Society and James Richman.

• ATSSB Concert Band

  Jeremy Mau ’25 made the Association of Texas Small School Bands All-State Concert Band and four Marksmen made the All-Region Concert Band.

• Enoch Ellis ’22

  Enoch Ellis ’22 recently co-authored an op-ed published in the New York Times about the rising cost of higher education.

• TPSMEA Concert Band

  Four Marksmen made the Texas Private School Music Educators Association All-State Concert Band and five made the All-Region Concert Band.

• Victor Vescovo ’84

  The U.S. Navy honored Victor Vescovo ’84 by naming a future ocean surveillance ship after him, Jan. 10.

• Lucas Pei ’28

  Lucas Pei ’28 is a national finalist in the Music Teachers National Association Junior Piano Competition after winning the South-Central Division.

• 4th-Grade WordMasters

  The Class of 2033 achieved Highest Honors in the WordMasters Challenge, placing second in the nation in the first of three meets this year.

• Varsity Basketball

  Varsity basketball won the Dallas ISD Holiday Hoops Tournament (Gold Bracket) with a thrilling overtime victory against Frisco Panther Creek on December 28.

• Ethan Chen ’31

  Pianist Ethan Chen ’31 performed at New York City's Carnegie Hall as a part of the 2024 American Protégé International Concerto Competition winners' recital, where he won first place (school students category).

• Jonathan Moody

  Chemistry teacher Jonathan Moody recently celebrated seven years of running every day, logging over 24,000 miles.

• Carson Bosita ’25

  Carson Bosita ’25 won first place in the 2024 International Concerto Competition and recently performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the American Protégé Winners Recital.

• Debate Team

  Jack Bourne ’28 and Sam Keon ’28 made it to the elimination rounds at the Michigan State Online Debate Tournament. Andrew Jin ’25 and Deven Pietrzak ’25 reached the final round of the University of Kentucky Debate Tournament, earning 5th and 8th speaker rankings, respectively.

• Eric Liu '28

  Eric Liu '28 was selected by the US Chess Federation for the 2025 All-America Chess Team. Only the top five 14-year-olds in the country are selected for this honor.

• James McGinnis '28

  James McGinnis ’28 recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout. For his Eagle Scout project, James built a shade pergola at a local community care center, which he funded by baking and selling 275 coffee cakes.

• MS LEGO Team

  The 6th-grade Robotics Team (Anindya Kandregula, Vihaan Jain, Ron Drori-Lipin, Rayaan Sadruddin, and Michael Nguyen) placed 1st in the First LEGO League Challenge and advanced to the regional tournament.

• Publications

  The Marksmen yearbook, ReMarker newspaper, Focus magazine, and Scientific Marksman were all named Gold Crown Finalists by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. 

• US Math Team

  The St. Mark’s Upper School Math Team won the MathMadness Championship (Division I Bracket). Nathan Liu ’29 and Surya Dinesh ’25 finished the year ranked in the top ten in the nation, with Max Yan ’25 and Tony Lu ’27 joining them in the top 30.

• Arjun Poi ’25

  Arjun Poi ’25 coordinated collecting more than 1,100 books for the non-profit Rays of Light, which supports families with special needs children.

• Model UN Club

  All 12 members of the St. Mark’s Model UN Club brought home awards from the North Texas Model Arab League held at New Tech High in Coppell.

• Classics Club

  The St. Mark’s Classics Club earned two second-place trophies and one third-place trophy at the Trinity Valley meet where they competed against teams two to three years older.

• Student Publications

  The 2023-24 ReMarker newspaper, 2023-24 Focus Magazine and the 2024 issue of The Scientific Marksmen recently won Pacemaker Awards from the National Scholastic Press Association.

• Model UN

  The St. Mark’s Model UN Club recently earned individual awards at the Dallas Area Model UN conference for Reagan Graeme ’26, Kai Hsu ’29, Dilan Koganti ’26, Charles McCoin ’26, Azim Moosa ’27, Ben Standeffer ’26, and Andrew Zierk ’26.

• Middle School Math

  The fifth and sixth grade math teams finished first at the Azle High School math competition November 9.

• Feast of Sharing

  Students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni recently volunteered at the Feast of Sharing event in Dallas, serving hot meals to those in need.

• Nick Monier ’04

  Nick Monier ’04 recently completed the New York City Marathon raising funds for the Ulman Foundation, which supports young adults and their loved ones impacted by cancer.

• David Dini

  Eugene McDermott Headmaster David Dini was recently elected to chair the IBSC Board of Trustees.

• Tim Chong ’31, Hernan Saenz ‘30, Trevor Hsu ‘29, Joshua Goforth ’26, and Nathan Peng ‘28

  Tim Chong ’31, Hernan Saenz ’30, Trevor Hsu ’29, Joshua Goforth ’26, and Nathan Peng ’28 placed in the top three of their respective age ranges at the 20th Annual Dallas Chinese Community Center Calligraphy Competition.

• Clark Hunt ’83

  Clark Hunt ’83 received the World Affairs Council's H. Neil Mallon Award for his contributions toward putting North Texas on the global stage.

• Adithya Munshi ‘25, Jediel Sarfo ’25, Daniel Sun ’25, Andrew Xuan ‘25, and Larry Fan ‘27

  Adithya Munshi ’25, Jediel Sarfo ’25, Daniel Sun ’25, Andrew Xuan ’25, and Larry Fan ’27 earned a seat in this year’s TMEA Region 20 All-Region Orchestra.

• Upper School Academic Team

  The Upper School Academic Team consisting of Surya Dinesh ’25, Andy Li ’26, Tony Lu ’27, and JP Hanks ’28, went undefeated recently at the Greenhill tournament.

• Deven Pietrzak ’25 and Andrew Jin ’25

  The varsity debate team of Deven Pietrzak ’25 and Andrew Jin ’25 recently finished 2nd in a tournament hosted by the Westminster Schools.

• Water Polo

  Varsity water polo capped off the season by winning the TISCA State Championship.

• Valerie Davis

  Middle School math teacher Valerie Davis completed the Chicago Marathon on October 13.

• Lukas Palys ’25

  Singer Lukas Palys ’25 recently earned first place at the Schmidt Vocal Competition at Northwestern University.

• Gage Fojtasek ’25

  Water polo goalie Gage Fojtasek ’25 recorded 12 blocks in the Lions victory over Southlake Carroll. 

• Andrew Jin ’25 and Deven Pietrzak ’25

  Andrew Jin ’25 and Deven Pietrzak ’25 were announced as Marist Tournament Varsity Policy Debate Division champions.

• Nolan Marcus ’24

  Tufts University freshman Nolan Marcus ’24 was recently named the Jumbo pride football player of the week.

• American Legion Texas Boys State

  Seniors Gavin Bowles, Roman Childress, George Hoverman, and Matthew Jordan were recently selected as Statesmen for the American Legion Texas Boys State program.

• Student Publications

  The ReMarker student newspaper, Focus magazine and The Scientific Marksman were all named finalists for the prestigious Pacemaker award from the National Scholastic Press Association.

• Surya Dinesh ’25

  Surya Dinesh ’25 was named player of the week by the National Academic Quiz Tournaments.

• Noah Cathey ’24

  Morehouse College freshman Noah Cathey ’24 has been recognized as a Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholar.

• Brennan Bosita ’29

  Brennan Bosita ’29 has been selected by the Institute for Educational Advancement as one of 26 student recipients in the U.S. as a Caroline D. Bradley Scholar.

• Noah Roby ’25

  Cross country runner Noah Roby ’25 recently won the Marcus T. Invitational Varsity race with a personal best of 16:09.

• Hunter Dorrill ’28

  This summer, Hunter Dorrill ’28 won the super sprint triathlon time trial at the National Championships in the men’s 13-19 division.

• Chris Guffey ’26

  Chris Guffey ’26 co-founded the nonprofit ZG BrightFuture, teaching educational summer classes to youth at the Arlington Park Recreational Center.

• Lawrence Gardner ’25

  Lawrence Gardner ’25 organized a tutoring club and raised nearly $8,000 for Beacon Hill Academy, a non-profit that provides free tutoring for DISD students that are below reading level.

• Mateu Parker ’25

  Mateu Parker ’25 placed 4th in the decathlon in the U.S. Junior Olympics this past summer earning all-American status for the 3rd time.

• Enoch Ellis ’22

  Enoch Ellis ’22 co-authored a study appearing in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, about producing hydrogen gas by dropping pretreated, pebble-sized aluminum pellets into a beaker of filtered seawater.

• Carson Bosita ’25

  Carson Bosita ’25 is USA Fencing’s 2024 Men’s Saber National Champion for Division II, which includes all ages.

• Emmanuel Acho ’08

  Emmanuel Acho ’08 spoke at this summer’s AP Annual Conference about going beyond the status quo in order to bring forth long-lasting and meaningful societal change.

• Marshall Bagley ’26

  Marshall Bagley ’26 was named the American Heart Association Dallas 2024 Teen of Impact winner for his work in raising funds and awareness for the organization.

• Grant Dorfman ’83

  Grant Dorfman ’83 was recently appointed as a judge to the new Eleventh Business Court Division in Houston, by Governor Abbott.

• Isabel Cisneros

  Isabel Cisneros, Spanish teacher and assistant director of community service, was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award for over 2,500 hours of service to the nation.

• John Turek

  Head track and field coach John Turek is the 2024 Ralph B. Rogers Alumni Award recipient.

• Aadi Khasgiwala ’23

  Aadi Khasgiwala ’23 recently completed the National Security Language Initiative for Youth language immersion program in Taiwan.

• WordMasters Challenge

  The Class of 2032 has been named the national champion in its division of the 2023-2024 WordMasters Challenge.

• Zack Stone ’22

  Johns Hopkins sophomore and free safety Zack Stone ’22 helped tie the school record for wins in a football season, claiming the program's 16th Centennial Conference title and advancing to the NCAA Quarterfinals.

• J.B. McKinney ’26

  J.B. McKinney ’26 won 1st place in Ceramics at the Booker T. Washington Young American Talent Exhibit.

• Enoch Ellis ’22

  Enoch Ellis ’22 was recently inaugurated as the 56th Student Body President of MIT.

• Physics Bowl

  At the recent Physics Bowl the team of Surya Dinesh ’25, Matthew Gomez ’24, Rishi Rai ’24, Christian Neisler ’24, and Liam Seaward ’24 finished first in Texas for Division 2, and the team of Benjamin Chen ’25, Deven Pietrzak ’25 and Linyang Lee ’25 finished first in Division 1.

• Middle School Band

  The Middle School band received the highest possible ranking of superior at the 2024 Pride of Texas Music Festival.

• Aarav Chavda ’13

  Aarav Chavda ’13 recently spoke during the International Monetary Fund annual Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C.

• U.S. Physics Olympiad

  At the recent U.S. Physics Olympiad, Surya Dinesh ’25 earned a Gold Medal, Matthew Gomez ’24 earned a Bronze Medal and Rishi Rai ’24 earned an Honorable Mention. 

• Gavin Bowles ’25

  Gavin Bowles ’25 qualified for the National Men’s Gymnastics Competition in Florida.

• Jacob Rogers ‘30

  Jacob Rogers ‘30 was named a national winner in the Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman Essay Contest, a program of the Vaccine Makers Projects, presented by the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

• Brennan Bosita ’29

  Brennan Bosita’s ’29 charcoal drawing won 2^nd place for seventh grade in the 40th Annual Private School Art Invitational.

• Ibrahim Salman ’32

  Ibrahim Salman ’32 won the first-ever LEGO SumoBot Robotics Championship. Science teacher Dr. Dan Lipin organized the event, in which fourth-grade Marksmen built robot "wrestlers" to compete against each other.

• Noah Cathey ’24

  Noah Cathey ’24 was awarded the 2024 Princeton Prize in Race Relations by Princeton University.

• Student Publications

  The ReMarker was awarded a Gold Star, the online edition of The ReMarker was awarded a Bronze Star and the 2023 Marksmen yearbook also won a Bronze Star at the ILPC state journalism convention.

• Classics Club

  The Classics Club earned 18 gold medals and 25 silver medals at the National Latin Exam, including Surya Dinesh ’25 who earned a perfect score on the Advanced Prose II exam.

• Debate Team

  The Debate Team qualifed six teams for the NDCA National Championships, with all senior teams advancing to the elimination rounds.

• Duff McKay ’26

  Duff McKay ’26 won the individual title at the St. John’s Lost Pines Invitational golf tournament in Bastrop April 15.

• 2024-25 Student Council

  Congratulations to the Student Council Executives for the 2024-2025 school year: President Matthew Hofmann ’25, Vice President Andrew Jin ’25 and Secretary Adam Dalrymple ’26.

• Lukas Palys ’25

  Lukas Palys ’25 recently sang at Carnegie Hall as a prize for winning the classical repertoire category in the American Protégé International Vocal Competition.

• Quiz Bowl Team

  The Quiz Bowl Team of Aditya Shivaswamy ’24, Sohum Sukhatankar ’24, Ethan Bosita ’24, Vardhan Agnihotri ’24 and Arnav Lahotitheir ’24 won the School’s second Texas State Quiz Bowl Championship.

• Chris Lee ’96

  Chris Lee ’96 was recognized as an Honoree at the SEO Annual Awards Dinner in NYC April 15. SEO serves to close the opportunity gap for young people from underserved communities.

• Rhett Miller ’89

  Rhett Miller’s ’89 personal and musical career was featured in a recent issue of the Dallas Morning News.

• Middle School Math Team

  The Middle School Math Team finished 2nd in general math and 3rd in science, as well as numerous top-placing individual accolades at the recent state championship.

• Daniel Sanchez ’21

  Daniel Sanchez ’21 was elected to serve as Vice President of the student body at St. John’s University for the 2024-2025 school year.

• Hale Peterson ’25

  Hale Peterson ’25 had his artwork selected for display in the Texas Visual Arts Competition High School Show in Addison.

• Classics Club

  The Classics Club earned 1st place in Sweepstakes at the State Convention, with 13 Marksmen earning top three finishes in various categories.

• Varsity Golf

  The varsity golf team of Hudson Brown ’24, Harry Wang ’24, Henry Hoak ’24, Charlie Hill ’24, Sam Merryman ’27 and Luke Rogers ’27 won the team competition at the Hockaday Invitational Tournament.

• Ben Adams ’24

  Ben Adams ’24 has been chosen as the Interscholastic League Press Conference Online News Editor of the Year for 2024.

• US Robotics

  The Upper School Robotics FIRST Tech Challenge Team qualified for the world championships being held later this month.

• Clark Hunt ’83

  Clark Hunt ’83 is the 2024 recipient of The World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth H. Neil Mallon Award.

• Luke Laczkowski ’25

  Luke Laczkowski ’25 has been named to the Dallas Morning News 2023-2024 all-area basketball team.

• Varsity Golf Team

  The varsity golf team won 1st place at the All Saints TAPPS 5A Preview, March 20.

• National Chinese Speech Contest

  Alexander Wang ’31 earned 1st place, Ishaan Siddamshetty ’29 earned 3rd place and Sebastian Garcia-Toledo ’28 received an honorable mention at the National Chinese Speech Contest.

• Middle School MATHCOUNTS

  The Middle School MATHCOUNTS team of Bryan Li ’28, Kyle Lin ’28, Lucas Pei ’28 and Eugene Wang ’28 earned 5th place at the state competition.

• WordMasters Challenge

  The Class of 2032 placed first in the nation at this year’s second national WordMasters Challenge vocabulary meet, scoring 193 out of a possible 200 points.

• Logan Johnson ’23

  Sewanee freshman golfer Logan Johnson ’23 tied for 13th place in the Savannah Invitational, helping his team earn a 4th place finish.

• New Publications Editors

  The publications leaders have been announced. The editors-in-chief for the 2024–2025 school year are Hilton Sampson ’25 (The ReMarker newspaper), Will Clifford ’25 (The ReMarker website) and Teddy Fleiss ’25 (Marksmen yearbook).

• Sixth-grade Robotics

  The sixth-grade FIRST LEGO League robotics team earned second place at the state championship, and earned a spot at the World Championship.

• Sawyer Song ’29 and Nathan Mau ’30

  Sawyer Song ’29 and Nathan Mau ’30 recently won the state championship as players on the Dallas Penguins 12UAA ice hockey team.

• Band Honors

  Band members received honors in recent competitions: ATSSB All-State 2nd Chair; Jeremy Mau ’25, TPSMEA All-Region Band; Oliver Geheb ’26, Jeremy Mau ’25, Mihir Tare ’27, Eric Zhang ’26 and Neel Jain ’25 and TPSMEA Middle School Honor Band; Jordan Envani ’28, Cyrus Saberan ’29 and Sawyer Song ’29.

• Physics Olympiad

  Surya Dinesh ’25, Matthew Gomez ’24, Rishi Rai ’24, Deven Pietrzak ’25, and Kevin Lu ’24 advanced to the second round of the Physics Olympiad, placing them in the top 500 physics students nationwide.

• Upper School Classics Club

  The Upper School Classics Club advanced and novice teams won first, and the intermediate team won third in their respective categories at the Area C Regional Competition.

• Middle School mathletes

  Twenty Middle School mathletes recently qualified for the TMSCA State Meet.

• Orchestra

  Seventeen orchestra students earned seats in the 2024 TPSMEA Middle School Honor Orchestra and High School Region Orchestra.

• Middle School Certamen

  The Middle School Certamen (Classics Quiz Bowl) team of Hunter Dorrill ’28 and James McGinnis ’28 placed first in the novice level at the Junior Classical League competition.

• Jenny Creech

  Journalism instructor Jenny Creech recently completed a masters degree in ethics in society from Columbia University.

• Middle School MATHCOUNTS team

  The Middle School MATHCOUNTS team of Bryan Li ’28, Kyle Lin ’28, Daniel Tang ’28 and Eugene Wangwon ’28, won first place at the Dallas chapter competition.

• Mason Briscoe ’24, Leo Scheiner ’25 and Burke Gordon ’25

  Ceramicists Mason Briscoe ’24, Leo Scheiner ’25 and Burke Gordon ’25 work has been accepted into The National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition in Richmond VA, starting March 20.

• Kit Colson ’21 and Cristian Pereira ’21

  Kit Colson ’21 and Cristian Pereira ’21 recently ran the 4th and 7th fastest 60m dash times, respectively, in Yale history.

• Aidan Moran ’25

  Mock Trial team member Aidan Moran ’25 was recently awarded the #1 witness in a regional competition.

• Quina Perkison ’24, William Taylor ’26 and Wyatt Loehr '25

  Wrestlers Quina Perkison ’24, Wyatt Loehr ’25 and William Taylor ’26 all won their weight classes at the winter SPC Championships with the team earning 2nd.

• Ken Hersh ’81

  Ken Hersh ’81 will receive the 2024 Horatio Alger Award.

• Varsity Swim Team

  The varsity swim team successfully defended its title as the SPC 4A Boys Champions.

• Dr. Alan Stern ’75

  Dr. Alan Stern ’75 is the 2024 recipient of Commercial Spaceflight Federations’ James Kuzma Space Community Advocacy Award.

• Aaron Augustine ’24, Hudson Brown ’24 and Gregory Cunningham ’27

  Aaron Augustine ’24, Hudson Brown ’24 and Gregory Cunningham ’27 swept their round as attorneys in a regional mock trial tournament.

• Lee Smith ’65

  Lee Smith ’65 was recently featured in The Harvard Gazette for donating photos from his time as Harvard Yearbook’s first Black managing editor.

• Luke Laczkowski ’25

  Luke Laczkowski ’25 recently scored his 1,000th point as a varsity basketball player.

• Hayden Smith ’30

  Chorister Hayden Smith ’30 was recently invited to record a solo with the Dallas Bach Society orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center.

• Robert Decherd ’69

  Robert Decherd ’69 will be honored in March with a lifetime achievement award from a downtown Dallas advocacy group.

• 200 Freestyle Relay

  Swimmers Adrian Lutgen ’24, Sebastian Illum ’25, Miller Martin ’26 and Ethan Wang ’26 broke the pool and School records for the 200 freestyle relay, Jan. 9.

• First LEGO League Tournament

  Five Middle School First LEGO League robotic teams recently qualified for the regional tournament, winning top spots and special awards at qualifier events.

• Jim Bob Womack ’98

  Jim Bob Womack ’98 was honored with the Robert Bell Crow award from CASE for his distinguished service to the school advancement profession.

• Dallas Young Artist Exhibition

  Fine artists Holden Browning ’24, Preston Laird ’24, Anderson Selinger ’24, Ethan Xavier ’24, Carson Bosita ’25, Aidan Moran ’25 and Hale Peterson ’25 had their art on display at the Sixth Annual Dallas Young Artist Exhibition.

• Middle School Quiz Bowl

  The Middle School quiz bowl team hosted and won four top-five spots at the St. Mark's Middle School Invitational on Jan. 13.

• Nicholas Petrikas ’28

  Nicholas Petrikas ’28 won the St. Mark’s Spelling Bee qualifying for regional competition.

• Ethan Xavier ’24

  Ethan Xavier ’24 received a scholarship for his painting Static Void at the Dallas Young Artist Exhibition.

• Chris Lee ’90

  Chris Lee ’90 is the keynote speaker at this year’s Emory Goizueta Real Estate Conference in May.

• Upper School BEST Robotics Team

  The Upper School BEST Robotics Team won the state title in their division.

• 200 Freestyle Relay

  Swimmers Adrian Lutgen ’24, Sebastian Illum ’25, Ethan Wang ’26, and Miller Martin ’26 broke the School and SPC record in the 200 yard freestyle relay Jan. 12.

• Bingiee Shiu ’80

  Bingiee Shiu ’80 will conduct the TSPMEA All-State Orchestra at SMU Jan. 27.

• Wyatt Loehr ’25

  Wrestling co-captain Wyatt Loehr ’25 recently placed fourth at the Prep Slam National Tournament in Atlanta, GA .

• US Debate

  Debate teams of Sid Bidare ’24 and Anish Guddati ’24, and Ashrit Manduva ’24 and Ahsan Tahirkheli ’24 recently placed in the top ten nationally at the Montgomery Bell Academy tournament.

• Victor Boutros ’94

  Victor Boutros ’94 was recently featured in a Dallas Morning News op-ed about combatting human trafficking.

• Luke Laczkowski ’25

  Luke Laczkowski ’25 was named to the Dallas Independent School District’s holiday invitational all-tournament team.

• Classics Club

  At the annual Falcon Friendly certamen the Classics Club Advanced, Intermediate and Novice teams each finished second.

• Paul Sumethasorn ’27

  Paul Sumethasorn ’27 received both first and second place for Design of the Year by the National Scholastic Press Association for two designs featured in last year’s Mini-Marque.

• 5-Person Marathon

  Asa McCaleb ’24, Noah Roby ’25, Parker Steinbrueck ’24, Clark Cooper ’24, and Raja Mehendale ’24 won the Shell Energy 5-person BMW Dallas Marathon relay this past weekend.

• All-Region & All-State Band

  Four Marksmen earned seats in the TPSMEA All-State Concert Band, one in the All-State Jazz Band, five in the All-Region Concert Band and three in the ATSSB All-Region Band.

• All-State Orchestra

  Ilan Gunawardena ’27, Brandon Kim ’25, Collin Ku ’27, Adithya Munshi ’25, Jediel Sarfo ’25, Daniel Sun ’25, Miller Wendorf ’24 and Andrew Xuan ’25 earned seats in the TPSMEA 2024 All-State Orchestra.

• Jeremy Mau ’25

  Jeremy Mau ’25 is a finalist for the winds/brass division of the Texas Association for Symphony Orchestra.

• SM Robotics

  The Robotics Team recently placed second in the BEST Robotics Texas Championship (non-UIL division) and won “Top Exhibit and Interview.”

• Akash Munshi ’23

  Akash Munshi ’23 is featured in the December issue of the Preston Hollow Advocate, for his work on prairie lands and the Northaven Trail.

• Scientific Marksman

  The Scientific Marksman magazine won the 2023 National Scholastic Press Associations’ Pacemaker Award.

• Julian Ivarra ’21

  Babson College Junior and cross country/track athlete Julian Ivarra ’21 was recently chosen as the Dunn Gaherin’s Scholar-Athlete of the Week.

• Middle School Mathletes

  Middle School mathletes won seven individual 1st place awards at a UIL competition with 25 other schools, with 5th and 6th grades winning the team competition and 7th and 8th grades placing 3rd, Nov. 11.

• Community Service Board

  The Upper School Community Service Board and faculty helped serve hundreds of meals to families in need at the H-E-B Feast of Sharing event in Dallas, Nov. 11.

• Sean Lissemore

  Athletics Director and former NFL Player Sean Lissemore recently participated in a Character Playbook event hosted by the NFL and National Medal of Honor Museum.

• The ReMarker

  The ReMarker student newspaper won the 2023 National Scholastic Press Associations’ Pacemaker Award.

• Community Service Board

  The Community Service Board collected 660 lbs. of candy during the community candy drive benefitting local charities.

• Toby Hyun ’29

  Toby Hyun ’29 recently won Food Network’s ‘Sweets-Giving’ challenge by creating Thanksgiving buttercream boards.

• St. Mark’s MUN

  The St. Mark’s Model United Nations Club recently took home seven personal awards at the Dallas Area MUN.

• Middle School Water Polo

  The Middle School water polo team took 2nd at the State Championships, Nov. 5.

• Upper School Choristers

  Twenty-six Upper School choristers were selected for the TPSMEA All-Region Choir, advancing to judging for the All-State Choir.

• Knobel Hunt ’21

  Knobel Hunt ’21 and the SMU Mustangs Men’s Soccer Team secured the 2023 AAC Conference Championship.

• Ilan Gunawardena ’27

  Ilan Gunawardena ’27 will represent the Sri Lankan national team at the Asian Swimming Championships next year.

• Varsity Volleyball

  The varsity volleyball team is the North’s #1 seed at the SPC Tournament.

• Jediel Sarfo ’25, Daniel Sun ’25 and Andrew Xuan ’25

  Jediel Sarfo ’25, Daniel Sun ’25 and Andrew Xuan ’25 earned seats in the 2023 TMEA Region 20 Orchestra.

• Lower School Student Council

  The Lower School Student Council helped coordinate the collection of more than 1,600 food items to be donated to local community centers.

• St. Mark’s community

  The St. Mark’s community recently donated more than 3,760 pounds of clothing to local community centers.

• Varsity Football

  The varsity football team defeated Greenhill at the homecoming game, Oct. 20.

• Heart of Texas Invitational

  The School recently hosted the annual Heart of Texas Invitational debate tournament with over 400 participants from over 20 states on campus plus 200 online participants.

• Varsity water polo

  The varsity water polo team won their fourth straight TISCA Championship.

• Varsity Cross Country

  The varsity cross country team earned first place at the Maverick Ramble Oct. 8.

• Jaden Ouyang ’25

  Cellist Jaden Ouyang ’25 was recently awarded first prize at the Texas Music Teachers Association Performance Contest.

• Upper School Marksmen

  Upper School Marksmen joined Hockadaisies to provide hot meals and music to residents of Austin Street Center Oct. 5.

• Trip Neil ’03

  Trip Neil ’03 earned his 50th ‘cap’ by playing in his 50th match on the US men’s deaf national soccer team Oct. 5.

• Water Polo

  The water polo team helped remove debris, trim trees and paint parking lines at White Rock Lake Sept. 30.

• Mason King ’94

  Mason King ’94 recently appeared on CNBC’s ‘The Exchange’ to discuss financial and investment strategies.

• Cyrus Kuang ’32

  Cyrus Kuan ’32 earned fifth place in the Windy City national fencing tournament Oct. 1.

• Luke Wilson ’90

  Luke Wilson ’90 will receive the Bill Paxton Achievement in Film Award at the Lone Star Film Festival Nov. 10.

• Mateu Parker ’25

  For the second consecutive year, Mateu Parker ’25 earned all-American honors at the summer track and field Junior Olympics.

• Varsity Cross Country Team

  The varsity cross country team won the Paschal Invitational Sep. 16.

• Sid Bidare ’24 and Anish Guddati ’24

  Sid Bidare ’24 and Anish Guddati ’24 reached the finals of the Greenhill debate tournament Sept. 18.

• Nate Wilson ’24

  Nate Wilson ’24 was included in USRowing’s Class of 2024 Scholastic Honor Roll.

• James Sutherland ’24

  James Sutherland ’24 earned the Eagle Scout rank with an Eagle project benefitting the assisted living facility St. Joseph’s Residence.

• Taubert Nadalini ’13

  Taubert Nadalini ’13 will be starring in the play, The Angel Next Door, which premieres this fall.

• Richard Wang ’26 and Dr. Dan Lipin

  Richard Wang ’26 and Dr. Dan Lipin published a research paper in the Journal of Emerging Investigators about breast cancer mammography screening.

• Ryan Rogers ’95

  Mary Kay Inc. CEO Ryan Rogers ’95 is receiving the 2023 Texas Trailblazer Award from The Family Place.

• Stephen Houpt

  Physics teacher Stephen Houpt has released his ninth album titled Riding the Waves.

• Shreyan Daulat ’23 and Myles Lowenberg ’23

  The ReMarker newspaper and Focus magazine were named Pacemaker finalists by the National Scholastic Press Association. Shreyan Daulat ’23 and Myles Lowenberg ’23 served as editors, respectively.

• Ashrit Manduva ’24 and Ahsan Tahirkheli ’24

  Ashrit Manduva ’24 and Ahsan Tahirkheli ’24 won first place in the 35th Annual Grapevine Classic Speech and Debate Tournament.

• Morgan Chow ‘23, Shreyan Daulat ‘23, Linyang Lee ‘25 and Dawson Yao ‘24

  Morgan Chow ‘23, Shreyan Daulat ‘23, Linyang Lee ‘25 and Dawson Yao ‘24 are finalists for individual publication awards by The National Scholastic Press Association.

• Dr. David Stager ’83

  Dr. David Stager ’83 established a scholarship to support and empower aspiring medical professionals.

• James Thomson ’23

  James Thomson ’23 was awarded the Ben Hogan Foundation/Pat & Kori Green Scholarship.

• Ken Hersh ’81

  Ken Hersh ’81 has been named SMU Cox School’s Inaugural Distinguished Executive in Residence.

• Corvin Oprea ’22

  Corvin Oprea ’22 served as a representative for the University of Rochester at the annual University Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee meeting this summer.

• Charlie Gordy ’25 and Maddox Canham ’25

  This summer, Charlie Gordy ’25 and Maddox Canham ’25 made it to the semifinals of the USA Beach Volleyball Junior National Championship (16U Gold Bracket).

• Dr. GayMarie Vaughan

  Dr. GayMarie Vaughan recently received her Doctor of liberal studies, ethics and human rights from Southern Methodist University.

• Matt Osborne ’90

  Matt Osborne ’90 recently became President and COO of Operation Underground Railroad which combats childhood trafficking.

• Enoch Ellis ’22

  MIT freshman, Enoch Ellis ’22, recently took home top honors in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2023 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

• Julian Ivarra ’21

  Babson College sophomore, Julian Ivarra ’21, recently earned All-Academic Honors by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

• MS Stock Market Club

  The team of Saarth Bagdure ’30, Corbin Reed ’30, Asher Saluja ’30, Dhilan Saluja ’30 and Halston Miller ’30 recently placed 1st in region out of 304 teams and 7th in the state out of 4,325 teams in the SIFMA Foundation’s spring Stock Market Game.

• Freshman Class Officers

  Congratulations to our newly elected freshman class officers: President Ilan Gunawardena ’27, Vice President Julian Gerstle ’27, Secretary James Hoak ’27 and Class Representative Tony Lu ’27.

• Physics Bowl

  The division 2 team of Surya Dinesh ’25, Vardhan Agnihotri ’24, Rishi Rai ’24, Henry Baxter ’23 and Alex Wang ’23 finished first in state and the team of Christian Neisler ’24, Arnav Lahoti ’24, Andrew Xuan ’25, Benjamin Chen ’25 and Liam Seaward ’24 finished third in the state in division 1 of the American Association of Physics Teachers Physics Bowl.

• Dr. Brian Tyler

  St. Mark’s parent Dr. Brian Tyler was the commencement speaker at the SMU All-University Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Dr. Tyler is chief executive officer of McKesson Corporation.

• Svanik Jaikumar ’23

  The Uptown Rotary Club of Dallas awarded Svanik Jaikumar ’23 the Above Self Award for his work with Music for Eternity. Music for Eternity is a community service project where Svanik and other students play music to residents at senior living facilities.

• Alex Pan ’24

  Alex Pan ’24 earned “Academic Excellence” on the USA Biology Olympiad semi-final exam. He scored in the top 50 out of 1,000 students nationwide.

• Surya Dinesh ’25

  Surya Dinesh ’25 earned a Bronze Medal in the United States Physics Olympiad competition, placing him among the top 150 high school physics students in the nation.

• Sophomore Class Officers

  Congratulations to our newly elected sophomore class officers: President Andrew Zhang ’26, Vice President Joshua Goforth ’26, Secretary Reagan Graeme ’26 and Class Representative Kazim Hussain ’26.

• Junior Class Officers

  Congratulations to our newly elected junior class officers: President Matthew Hofmann ’25, Vice President Andrew Jin ’25, Secretary Teddy Fleiss ’25 and Class Representative Jack Frary ’25.

• Senior Class Officers

  Congratulations to our newly elected senior class officers: President Nolan Marcus ’24, Vice President Zack Goforth ’24, Secretary Tyler Tang ’24 and Class Representative Ryland Ellis ’24.

• Community Service Board

  Congratulations to the 30 Upper School students selected to the Community Service Board, including the Executive Board of James Sutherland ’24, Andrew Xuan ’25 and Ethan Bosita ’24.

• Theo Katsulos ’20

  The Asphalt Labyrinth by Theo Katsulos ’20 was published in the latest edition of the Journal of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry. 

• Foreign Language Honors Society

  27 Upper School Marksmen were inducted into the Foreign Language Honors Society for Spanish, Chinese or Latin April 26.

• New Student Leadership

  Congratulations to the newly elected student council leadership; President Alex Soliz ’24, Vice President Harry Wang ’24 and Secretary Henry Estes ’25.

• Arav Rawat ’24

  Arav Rawat ’24 recently competed on a robotics team at the First Tech Challenge world championships making it to the semifinals and earning an 11th place world ranking.

• Michael Levy ’64

  Texas Monthly is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, having been founded by Michael Levy ’64 in 1973.

• Robotics Team

  The robotics team of Michael Yang ’26, Andrew Ye ’26, Everett Jin ’26 and Joseph Sun ’25 won the Connect Award at the First Tech Challenge world championships recently.

• Bruce Steckler ’85

  Bruce Steckler ’85 was recently recognized by D Magazine as a Best Lawyer.

• Fourth Grade Choir

  17 fourth-graders were admitted into the St. Mark’s Choir at the April 23 Evensong service.

• St. Mark’s Golf

  The varsity golf team recently placed third in the Chick-Fil-A Invitational and the St. John’s Invitational.

• Zach Landry ’18

  Zach Landry ’18 was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week as first baseman for the Haverford College baseball team.

• Class of 2029 Basketball

  Coaches Henry Estes ’25 and Zachary Yang ’25 led the Class of 2029 to victory as the 6th-grade basketball champions of the Moody Family YMCA league.

• Classical League

  18 Marksmen recently competed in a range of academic categories at the Texas State Junior Classical League State Convention and won top honors for their team performance.

• Community Service Board

  Congratulations to the new Community Service Executive Board: James Sutherland ’24, Andrew Xuan ’25 and Ethan Bosita ’24.

• Craig Budner ’83

  Craig Budner ’83 was honored by the National Association of Urban Debate League as a founder and past chair of the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance, March 30.

• Chapel Council

  Congratulations to the new Chapel Council leadership: Adam Kappelman ’24, Ethan Singleton ’24, Jack Frary ’25, William Morrow ’25, Neil Yepuri ’25, John Stephen Hohmann ’25 and Arjun Poi ’25.

• MS Math

  Over a dozen Middle School Mathletes placed in the top 20 at the TMSCA State Competition recently, including a 4th place team finish in general math and 6th place team finish in sweepstakes.

• J.B. McKinney ’26

  J.B. McKinney ’26 placed 2nd at the annual Texas Chinese Bridge Competition at Highland Park High School, April 1.

• Debate

  Four debate teams qualified for the National Debate Coaches Association National Championships in California March 27, with Ahsan Tahirkheli ’24 and Anish Guddati ’24 earning top 25 best speaker honors.

• US Robotics

  Ten Upper School Marksmen competed on different First Tech Challenge robotic teams at State recently, with one team winning first and three teams qualifying for the World competition in April.

• Nicolas Gomez ’22

  Washington University freshman Nicolas Gomez ’22 recently earned All-America swimming honors in the 400 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay.

• First LEGO League at State

  Fifth-grade Team RoboRoar won the Robot Performance Award at the First LEGO League state competition and placed 3rd overall as a team.

• Wordmasters

  A fourth grade team placed second in the nation and achieved Highest Honors in the recent WordMasters Challenge—a national vocabulary competition involving nearly 125,000 students.

• Jenny Dial Creech

  Journalism instructor Jenny Dial Creech was elected to serve as president of the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisors’ Association at the annual convention of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in New York March 17.

• Middle School Math at State

  Six Middle School mathletes competed at State earning 10th place in the team competition and 7th in the individual competition, March 18.

• Biolympiad

  Nine Upper School students qualified as semifinalists in the United States Biolympiad Open Exam, nine of only 500 students nationwide.

• Physics Olympiad

  Alex Wang ’23, Henry Baxter ’23 and Surya Dinesh ’25 advanced to the second round of the Physics Olympiad, three of only 350 students nationwide to do so.

• Teachers Running Streak

  Fourth grade math teacher Lee-Ann Graham has run at least a mile every day for nearly 1,400 consecutive days, and chemistry teacher Jonathan Moody has run at least two miles daily for over 1,900 straight days.

• Middle School Math

  23 Middle School Mathletes qualified to go to San Antonio for the State Meet.

• MS Quiz Bowl II

  The Middle School quiz bowl team of Marcus Lichliter ’30, Aiden Ji ’30, Justin Macktinger ’29 and Brennan Bosita ’29 went 8-0 as elementary division champions of the Cistercian quiz bowl Feb. 25.

• MS Quiz Bowl

  The Middle School quiz bowl team of Tony Lu ’27, Rishik Kapoor ’27, Dylan Bosita ’27 and Shiv Bhandari ’27 went 9-0 as middle school division champions of the Cistercian quiz bowl Feb. 25.

• Hockaday: The Addam’s Family

  Winston Miller ’24, Miller Wendorff ’24, Lukas Palys ’25, Shantiv Monga ’24, Sam Posten ’25, Henry Baxter ’23 and Oliver Lambert ’23 assisted Hockaday with their production of The Addam’s Family March 2-4.

• MS Orchestra

  Middle School orchestra students earned chairs 2-4 amongst all violins, 2nd in violas, 4th in cellos and 1st in double basses in the TPSMEA Middle School Honor Orchestra.

• MS Math Team

  16 Middle School math team members qualified for state after competing at a regional qualifier Feb. 25.

• Certamen

  The advanced team of Will Spencer ’23, Michael Gao ’23, Surya Dinesh ’25 and Andrew Xuan ’25 won first and the intermediate team of Henry Roden ’25, Winston Lin ’25, Andy Wang ’25, and Michael Larson ’26 finished second at the Texas State Junior Classical League regional competition Feb. 25.

• US Orchestra

  Jonah Perez ’23 won 1st violin chair and Silas Hosler ’23 won 3rd violin chair in the TPSMEA High School Region Orchestra.

• First Lego: Regionals

  Middle School robotics competed at Regionals Feb. 18 with the 5th grade team (RoboRoar) advancing to State.

• 6th Grade Basketball

  The sixth grade basketball team won the division championship at the Moody Family YMCA in Dallas Feb. 20.

• Greenhill Quiz Bowl

  Aditya Shivaswamy ’24, Ethan Bosita ’24, Sohum Sukhatankar ’24 and Vardhan Agnihotri ’24, tied for first place at the Greenhill Quiz Bowl Tournament Feb. 18.

• State Wrestling

  Quina Perkison ’24, Beau Bacon ’26 and Wyatt Loehr ’25 earned state wrestling titles, Hayward Metcalf ’23 earned runner-up and Jackson Barnes ’26 earned second runner-up.

• The Colony MUN

  Benjamin Standefer ’26, Dilan Koganti ’26, Matthew Chen ’24 and Myles Lowenberg ’23 took home awards at the Colony High School Model UN competition, Feb. 18.

• Hamzah Salman ’28

  Hamzah Salman ’28 advanced to the final five contestants in the Dallas County Private School Bee Feb. 16.

• Swimming SPC

  Adam Kappelman ’24, George Hoverman ’25, Sebastian Illum ’25, Adrian Lutgen ’24, Miller Martin ’26 and Dawson Yao ’24 earned All-SPC honors for swimming.

• Model UN

  Noah Asmerom ’23 and Roome Becker ’23 won a Best Delegation award and Dilan Koganti ’26 and Reagan Graeme ’26 won a Diplomatic Commendation award at the Harvard Model United Nations Conference this month.

• Bijaan Noormohamed ’23

  Bijaan Noormohamed’s ’23 original translations of ancient Chinese poems (circa 1250 CE) will be published in The Oxonian Review, the premier literary magazine of the University of Oxford.

• LS and MS Music Awards

  Hunter Chen ’33, Alex Fang ’33, Chris Fang ’32 and Ishaan Siddamshetty ’29 recently earned awards playing classical music at the Symphonic Festival Competition hosted by the Dallas Music Teachers Association.

• Dr. David Vanderpool ’78

  Dr. David Vanderpool ’78 has been named the first recipient of the Lee S. Smith ’65 Courage & Honor Award.

• Ray Westbrook

  The Journalism Education Association awarded a 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award to Ray Westbrook, former long-time student publications teacher and current Director of Communications.

• US Mock Trial Team

  The inaugural Upper School mock trial team competed well in the Region 10 Mock Trial Competition in Dallas Jan. 28.

• Jean-Paul Barjon ’07

  Jean-Paul Barjon ’07 played the cello with Coldplay as a part of their recent Jimmy Kimmel performance.

• MS Math

  The Middle School math team competed at a regional competition winning and placing high in multiple categories with the fifth and sixth grade teams wining the Sweepstakes.

• Drew McDonald ’04

  Drew McDonald ’04 has been named to D Magazine’s 2023 Best Lawyers Under 40 List.

• First Lego League Robotics

  Fifth and sixth grade robotics teams recently competed in First Lego League Robotics events with four teams qualifying for regionals in February.

• Choir

  21 St. Mark’s choir members were selected for All-Region Choir.

• Holden Browning ’24 Preston Laird ’24 Ethan Xavier ’24

  Art by Holden Browning ’24, Preston Laird ’24 and Ethan Xavier ’24 will be included in the Dallas Young Artist Exhibition, Jan. 19-24.

• Spanish IV-Honors

  Spanish IV-Honors took a field trip to the Meadows Museum at SMU to see one of the largest collections of Spanish art outside of Spain Jan. 11.

• Lee Budner ’06

  Lee Budner ’06 was named to D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40.”

• US & MS Math Team

  The Upper and Middle School math teams competed in the Metroplex Math Contest, placing in the top three of each individual category and winning the team event Jan. 7.

• Neil Song ’23

  Neil Song ’23 has been named a top 300 Scholar in the 82nd Regeneron Science Talent Search by The Society for Science.

• Debate

  The teams of Andrew Jin ’25 and Samuel Posten ’25, and Liam Seaward ’24 and Harry Wang ’24 were declared co-champions of the Gonzaga University debate tournament.

• Bruce Westrate

  Dr. Bruce Westrate’s latest book Apotheosis recently received glowing reviews from Reader Views. 

• Charlie Estess ’23 and Neil Song ’23

  Charlie Estess ’23 and Neil Song ’23 have been named finalists in photography for the National YoungArts Competition with Jake Bond ’23 and Hayward Metcalf ’23 being named merit winners.

• WordMasters

  A fourth-grade team achieved Highest Honors in the recent WordMasters Challenge vocabulary competition, placing first in the nation.

• Sam Acho ’07

  Sam Acho ’07 recently spoke to the Chicago Bears organization about social justice, inspiring change and how each of us has a role to play.

• Chinese Calligraphy

  Hernàn Sàenz IV ’30, Tyson Diep ’27 and Joshua Goforth ’26 placed in the top four of the annual Dallas Chinese Community Center Chinese Calligraphy Competition.

• Hayward Metcalf ’23

  Hayward Metcalf ’23 won Best of Show in the advanced category by the Association of Texas Photography Instructors.

• 5th Grade Robotics

  A 5th grade robotics team won first place in a First Lego League tournament at Plano Academy High School Dec. 10.

• Lee Smith ’65

  Lee Smith ’65 was featured in the Nov. issue of Austin Lawyer.

• 5th Grade Stock Market Club

  5th graders in the stock market club placed first in a semester-long competition out of 87 other middle school teams in the region.

• Young Arts

  Charlie Estess ’23, Neil Song ’23, Jake Bond ’23 and Hayward Metcalf ’23 received awards from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, Young Arts Competition for their photography.

• MS Quiz Bowl

  The Middle School quiz bowl team hosted the St. Mark’s Middle School Invitational with team A winning the championship Dec. 3.

• Aarav Chavda ’13 and Roland Salatino ’12

  Aarav Chavda ’13 and Roland Salatino ’12 have been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List for 2023 in the field of Manufacturing and Industry.

• Wrestling Team

  The St. Mark’s wrestling team volunteered at the Salvation Army Christmas warehouse Dec. 3.

• US Robotics

  The Upper School robotics team competed in the B.E.S.T. Robotics State Championship and won first place in their division Dec. 3.

• Johnathan Chen ’11

  Johnathan Chen ’11 has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List for 2023 in the field of Marketing and Advertising.

• Aaron Schildkraut ’25

  Aaron Schildkraut ’25 helped lead efforts to raise nearly $36,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

• Spec Ops Class

  Michele Santosuosso’s Special Operations class debated the Ukrainian war at the Old Parkland campus Nov. 30.

• Antwyn “Tony” Price ’52

  Antwyn “Tony” Price ’52 recently released An Empire in Ruins, but a Formidable Adversary, the third book in his WWII trilogy.

• Spencer Burke ’22

  Spencer Burke ’22 received the Texas Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for Youth by helping to preserve and protect the Texas environment.

• Harrison Ingram ’21

  Harrison Ingram ’21 has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List for college basketball.

• First Grade

  First-graders made “knots of love” blankets for staff members Ms. Enriquez and Mr. Aparicio as a show of thanks for taking care of them in Lower School.

• Sam Menendez ’23 and Thomas Costa ’29

  Sam Menendez ’23 and Thomas Costa ’29 received an organ lesson at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration under the tutelage of St. Mark’s organist and choirmaster, Glenn Stroh.

• David Hudgins ’83

  David Hudgins ’83 wrote the screenplay for Gigi and Nate which was released earlier this year.

• Fighting Homelessness

  Ethan Bosita ‘24, Carson Bosita ’25, Miller Wendorf ’24, Will Grable ’23 and Andrew Liu ’26 distributed clothing and food directly to those in need Nov. 12.

• Ron Turner

  Ron Turner is the 2022 recipient of the Booker Kilgore Award for being the top high school athletic equipment manager in the country.

• Joey Beckman ’03

  Joey Beckman ’03 and his team received the National Aeronautic Association 2022 Collier Trophy for the development of the Mars helicopter (the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.)

• Hilton Sampson ’25

  Hilton Sampson ’25 placed in the top 15 of the International Chinese Bridge competition out of more than 43,000 students worldwide on Nov. 15.

• Texas A&M Math Contest

  20 Middle and Upper School Marksmen competed in the Texas A&M Math Contest taking first place in the Sweepstakes Nov. 12.

• Brian Li ’28

  Brian Li ’28 won the Ken McAllister Sportsmanship Award at The Texas Slam tennis tournament hosted by UTSA.

• MS Mathletes

  Dhilan Saluja ’30, Kyle Lin ’28 and Hamzah Salman ’28 placed first in individual categories at the 5A mathletes competition Nov. 5.

• Julian Ivarra ’21

  Babson College cross country runner Julian Ivarra ’21 was named to the Academic All-Conference Squad.

• Pablo Arroyo ’20

  MIT sophomore Pablo Arroyo ’20 received all-conference honors in cross country.

• Akash Munshi ’23

  Akash Munshi ’23 received the Next Generation award from the 2022 Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards.

• Kalen Thornton ’00

  Kalen Thornton ’00 recently received the 2022 Creativity and Storytelling Award by the Chief Marketing Officer Club as CMO of Gatorade.

• Seth Weprin ’19

  Dartmouth cross country runner Seth Weprin ’19 was named to the Academic All-Ivy team Nov 1.

• NSPA

  Austin Williams ’22, Peter Orsak ’22, Jonathan Yin ’22, Toby Barret ’22, Keshav Krishna ’23, Axel Icazbalceta ’22, Jack Cohen ’23, Camden Reeves ’22, Thomas Philip ’22 and Morgan Chow ’23 have been recognized as finalists in individual competitions by the National Scholastic Press Association.

• Jordan Sagalowsky ’99

  Jordan Sagalowsky ’99 was recently inducted into the Harvard Athletic Hall of Fame for rowing crew.

• Charles Regatta

  Spiros Hallax ’23, Brendan Kelly ’23, Ian McGowan ’26, Luke Hudspeth ’15, Billy Lockhart ’20, Drake Elliott ‘22, Blake Hudspeth ’21 and Christian Duessel ’20 all competed at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston Oct. 21-23.

• Rhett Miller ’89

  Rhett Miller ’89 performed and spoke with boys about his time at St. Mark’s as well as his career in music Oct. 26.

• Peter Kraus ’78

  Peter Kraus ’78 is being honored with the The Larry Schoenbrun Jurisprudence Award by the Anti-Defamation League Nov. 10.

• Luke Wilson ’90

  Luke Wilson ’90 has been recognized as a 2023 Texas Medal of Arts Award Honoree.

• FIRST Robotics

  David Hu ’26, Joseph Sun ’25, Anthony Wang ’23 and Andrew Ye ’26 recently competed in robotics as part of Team USA at the FIRST Global Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland.

• Publications

  The 2022 ReMarker newspaper, edited by Austin Williams ’22, and the 2022 Focus magazine, edited by Morgan Chow ’23 and Ian Dalrymple ’23, have been named as finalists for the Pacemaker award, the organization’s highest recognition, by the National Scholastic Press Association.

• Quiz Bowl

  Upper School Academic teams competed at the St. Mark’s quiz bowl tournament, with the A team claiming first place, B team seventh and the C team winning second place in the novice division Oct. 15.

• Rohit Vemuri ’20

  Third-year computer science major Rohit Vemuri ’20 was recently featured in a Georgia Tech article about his internships at Instagram and Amazon.

• Paxton Scott ’20

  Dartmouth wide receiver Paxton Scott ’20 completed seven catches including one touchdown in the team’s Oct. 8 game against Yale.

• Seth Weprin ’19

  Dartmouth senior Seth Weprin ’19 earned National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after winning the 8k at the New England Championship Oct. 8.

• John Mead

  Science teacher John Mead was recently featured in Teacher Spotlight, an online series by the Science Teachers Association of Texas.

• Class of 2026

  The Class of 2026 removed litter from the Ned & Genie Fritz Texas Buckeye Trailhead as part of a community service event Oct. 1.

• Jerusha Westbury

  History teacher Dr. Jerusha Westbury was chosen as a University of Chicago Outstanding Educator through a nomination by freshman Mikhail Ghosh ’22.

• Middle School XC

  The St. Mark’s Middle School cross country team placed first overall at the Garmin Milesplit Texas Invitational in Denton.

• Brandon Schubert ’03

  Brandon Schubert ’03 has been named to British Home and Gardens Top 100 Interior Designers and Architects.

• Water Polo

  The varsity water polo team used their weekend off to volunteer at the Dallas Arboretum.

• Kenneth Gatherer ’29

  Kenneth Gatherer ’29 recently performed at the Dallas Arboretum, playing his guitar and singing.

• Bruce Westrate

  History instructor Dr. Bruce Westrate recently had his mystery thriller, Apotheosis, published.

• Arav Rawat ’24

  Arav Rawat ’24 earned 3rd place at the Taekwondo Grand Prix Final Championship in North Carolina.

• Kevein Hong ’26 & Reagan Brower ’25

  Kevin Hong ’26 scored his 1^st goal of the water polo season on a cross pass from Reagan Brower ’25.

• Warehouse Art Exhibit

  Carson Bosita ’25 and Aidan Moran ’25, along with art teachers Kate Wood and Rachel Muldez visited the Rachofsky private art collection at the Warehouse art exhibition space.

• Sid Bidare ’24 & Anish Guddati ’24

  Sid Bidare ’24 and Anish Guddati ’24 qualified for the octafinals in the Greenhill Classic Debate Tournament putting them in the running to be among the top 20 teams in the country.

• Cole Huey ’31

  Cole Huey ’31 was awarded his 1st degree black belt in Taekwondo.

• Christian Youst ’23

  Christian Youst ’23 recently placed in the top 15 at the Olympic Trials for a new obstacle racing event that may premier at a future Olympic Games.

• Eagle Scouts

  Maddox Canham ’25, William Clarke '24, Nikhil Dattatreya ’23, Henry Dobbs ’23, Lawrence Gardner ’25, John Householder ’25, Andrew Jin ’25, Nathan Meyer ’24, William Morrow ’25 and Rishab Siddamshetty ’23 recently earned their Eagle Scout rank as part of Boy Scout Troop 730.

• GayMarie Vaughan

  English teacher GayMarie Vaughan’s article about how teaching virtue improves student creativity was published in Confluence, a peer-reviewed journal.

• Robert Pou ’21

  Robert Pou ’21 interned in the office of United States Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) over the past summer.

• Mateu Parker ’25

  Mateu Parker ’25 recently placed 6th in the decathlon at the AAU National Junior Olympic Championships in the boys 15-16-year-old division.

• Rishab Siddamshetty ’23

  Rishab Siddamshetty ’23 founded Finance4Scholars, a financial literacy initiative that includes a website, podcast, and blog. 

• J.B. McKinney ’26

  J.B. McKinney ’26 won first place at the 2022 North Texas TI Cup Chinese Speech Contest in June – his first time competing in a Chinese speech competition. 

• Sammy Larkin ’23

  Sammy Larkin ’23 joined Team USA Water Polo (U18) in the 21st Maccabiah Games in Israel, the third-largest international sporting event in the world.

• Duff McKay ’26

  Duff McKay ’26 won the Lanny Wadkins Junior Golf Championship with a hole-in-one on a par 4.

• Branden Song ’23

  At an award ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Branden Song ’23 won first prize in an essay contest sponsored by the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future.

• Lyndon Vecchione ’32

  Lyndon Vecchione ’32 finished 1st at the YMCA Dallas Summer Swim Championships (Boys 7-8). He also finished 3rd at the state level in the YMCA Lone Star State.

• Sam Acho ’07

  Sam Acho ’07 was named a recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Young Texas Exes Awards, recognizing UT graduates under 40 who are "extraordinary thought leaders and breakout stars."