Freshman Class Returns from Pecos Wilderness
In the early morning light of August 16, 2013, three buses filled with bleary-eyed Marksmen who spent ten days in the Pecos Wilderness pulled into the St. Mark's parking lot. While the Class of 2017 enjoyed mostly calm weather, the boys spent the first few days enduring thunderstorms and occasional hail. The group also experienced a new set of trails, as recent forest fires forced them away from their usual routes.
A rite of passage for rising freshman, the Pecos Wilderness Trip has been a St. Mark's tradition for more than 40 years. The trip serves as the culmination of the School's Wilderness Program and offers Marksmen a unique education in cooperation and self-reliance. Carrying only the packs on their back, boys are led by faculty and staff members, Upper School student sherpas, and recent graduates along the Pecos River in New Mexico. This year, a record 13 alumni accompanied the boys into the wild.
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A rite of passage for rising freshman, the Pecos Wilderness Trip has been a St. Mark's tradition for more than 40 years. The trip serves as the culmination of the School's Wilderness Program and offers Marksmen a unique education in cooperation and self-reliance. Carrying only the packs on their back, boys are led by faculty and staff members, Upper School student sherpas, and recent graduates along the Pecos River in New Mexico. This year, a record 13 alumni accompanied the boys into the wild.
St. Mark’s School of Texas
10600 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75230
214-346-8000
Dallas, Texas 75230
214-346-8000
About Us
St. Mark’s School of Texas is a private, nonsectarian college-preparatory boys’ day school for students in grades 1 through 12, located in Dallas, Texas. St. Mark’s aims to prepare young men to assume leadership and responsibility in a competitive and changing world.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
