West Point Visit
On October 29th, Associate Head of Upper School John Ashton traveled to West Point Military Academy with senior class president Asa Schachar and junior class president Nathan Ip to attend the 21st annual National Conference on Ethics in America. The purpose of the conference focuses on:
increasing national awareness regarding ethical behavior in educational and professional communities
examining different codes of ethics and honor principles in educational communities
providing an opportunity for students to interact with senior business and government officials to discuss issues of character and integrity.
For two full days, the boys participated in a small group to explore issues of ethical behaviors, and on the third day, 18 experienced business leaders and educators formed two panels and answered questions from the students regarding ethical issues in their professional arenas. A banquet was held on the final evening, and Gus Lee, author of Courage: The Backbone of Leadership and St. Mark’s Dennard Visiting Scholar in 2004, delivered an inspiring keynote address on the importance of courage, integrity, and character.
For the past 20 years, the National Conference on Ethics in America has been a conference for college students only, but this year, Asa and Nathan were the first, and only, high school participants. As expected, they represented St. Mark’s very well. In fact, during a facilitator review of the small group discussions, conference director Lt. Colonel Dave Jones asked the discussion leaders how the high school boys did. Without hesitation, the facilitators described these Marksmen as “engaged, thoughtful, insightful, and enthusiastic,” and the boys earned St. Mark’s an invitation to return next year.
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For two full days, the boys participated in a small group to explore issues of ethical behaviors, and on the third day, 18 experienced business leaders and educators formed two panels and answered questions from the students regarding ethical issues in their professional arenas. A banquet was held on the final evening, and Gus Lee, author of Courage: The Backbone of Leadership and St. Mark’s Dennard Visiting Scholar in 2004, delivered an inspiring keynote address on the importance of courage, integrity, and character.
For the past 20 years, the National Conference on Ethics in America has been a conference for college students only, but this year, Asa and Nathan were the first, and only, high school participants. As expected, they represented St. Mark’s very well. In fact, during a facilitator review of the small group discussions, conference director Lt. Colonel Dave Jones asked the discussion leaders how the high school boys did. Without hesitation, the facilitators described these Marksmen as “engaged, thoughtful, insightful, and enthusiastic,” and the boys earned St. Mark’s an invitation to return next year.
St. Mark’s School of Texas
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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.
