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On Campus literary festival includes visiting scholar Dennard Scholar Billy Collins, Former U.S. Poet Laureate (above) Authors participating in a panel discussion for students. (above right) Literary Festival participants include Jonathan Ng ’14, David Brown, Curtis Sittenfield, Billy Collins, Marion Winik, Sid Balman ’76, Ashton Hashemipour ’16, Henry Woram ’13, Ryan O’Meara ’14, William Sydney ’15, and Peter Montgomery ’15. (right) Dennard Visiting Scholar Billy Collins speaks to students during assembly. fFormer Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins joined international journalist Sid Balman ’76, noted novelist Curtis Sittenfeld, and essayist Marion Winik for the sixth annual Literary Festival. The four guests visited classes and interacted with students in both an assembly and a reception. Victor F. White Master Teacher David Brown, who worked with Festival Chair Ryan O’Meara ’14 and William Sydney ’15 to coordinate and carry out the festival, was pleased with the outcome. “We got writers who not only educated but also entertained,” Brown said. “The combination of genders and genres was a success.” For Brown, it was special to have as notable a poet as Billy Collins visit the School. Collins, who was also the Robert E. Dennard Visiting Scholar, helped to bring a new level of accomplishment and wit to the walls of Decherd Performance Hall. “It was surreal at times,” Brown said. “We had a literary celebrity here. His poetry is easier for students to understand than the usual poetry they are assigned. Combining his intelligence and humor really entertained our students.” Collins, who led a poetry reading as part of the Dennard Visiting Scholars Program, started studying poetry as a teenager. “When I was in high school, to write poetry was to become unpopular,” Collins said. “Poetry was something that didn’t have value.” His father brought home poetry magazines, and Collins’s initial forays into poetry blossomed into one of the most successful poetry careers in modern history. Still, being named United States Poet Laureate in 2001 came as a huge shock. Collins’s triumphs in poetry may go unmatched in the near future, but anyone can aspire to relate real life as effortlessly as Collins seems to. “Poems are a reminder of how amazing it is to be alive and how fleeting that is,” he said. “It says, ‘I’m here, I find myself at the conjunction of these events, and that’s special.’ Poems are a declaration of presence.” 8 On Campus | THE PRIDE St. Mark’s School of Texas
On Campus student accolades All-State Musicians Twenty-one Marksmen musicians traveled to San Marcos to perform in the Texas Private School Music Educators Association’s All-State Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, and Orchestra Concerts on February 2, 2013. Making his fifth appearance in the All-State Orchestra, William Chang ’13 was named Concertmaster for the third consecutive year, and sophomore William Su was named Associate Concertmaster. All-State Orchestra musicians on violin included William Chang ’13, Concertmaster (5-year All-State member), William Su ’15, Assistant Concertmaster, Rohan Pinto ’15, Eugene Song ’16, Timothy Cho ’15, Hansen Kuo ’13 (4-year All-State member), Raffy Salcedo ’13, Joshua Choe ’16, Jonathan Ng ’14, and Eric Li ’16. Rounding out the All-State Orchestra were violists Sam Libby ’13 and Kevin Kim ’16, cellist Christopher Chen ’17, and principal bassist Patrick Magee ’17. Five Marksmen jazz musicians were selected for the All-State Jazz Ensemble and comprised a fourth of the entire group: Nick Buckenham ’15, on tenor saxophone II, Chris Carter ’15, on baritone saxophone, Jorge Hinojosa ’13 on tenor trombone III, Chris Hicks ’13 on bass guitar, and Umer Nadir ’15 on drum set II. Steven Tsai ’13 and Robert He ’13 represented St. Mark’s on the clarinet in the All-State Concert Band. Students Present Papers at Colloquium Eight students from Lynne Weber’s AP English 12 class were selected to present their papers at the 2013 James Joyce Dubliners Colloquium, hosted at The Oakridge School on Feburary 6. The students are seniors Zach Alden, Zach Burdette, Will Chang, James Rowan, Warren Smith, Meyer Thalheimer, Steve Tsai, and Noah Yonack. Additionally, seniors Bryce Holcomb, Sam Libby, and Taubert Nadalini were invited to participate in the Colloquium’s Creative Writing Workshop, hosted by Luke Jacob, Dean of Curriculum, of Trinity Valley School. (above) All-State Orchestra members and St. Mark’s orchestra director David Fray. (left) Concertmaster William Chang ’13, is acknowledged by the director of the the All-State Orchestra. (below left) All-State Jazz Ensemble members. St. Mark’s School of Texas Winter 2013 | On Campus 9
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Page 3 and 4: Contents THE PRIDE St. Mark’s Sch
Page 5 and 6: Letters from the editor iIn 2005, t
Page 7 and 8: On Campus (bottom) Lee Berger with
Page 9: On Campus Photo by Michael Doorey
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Page 15 and 16: Grandparents’ Day St. Mark’s we
Page 17 and 18: On Campus Lessons & Carols and the
Page 19 and 20: Alumni News homecoming 2012 Alumni,
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Page 37 and 38: Do you St. Mark’s? Like us on Fac
Page 39 and 40: Features Harlequin Players’ Homep
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Page 43 and 44: Remarks 1964 Classmates ALLEN CULLU
Page 45 and 46: Remarks After 18 years at his prior
Page 47 and 48: Remarks 1993 20 Years MICHAEL WISEN
Page 49 and 50: Remarks 1999 Lindsey and PATRICK CO
Page 51 and 52: Remarks 2004 ALEXANDER CURILOV ’0
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Page 55 and 56: Remarks In Memoriam St. Mark’s de
Page 57 and 58: Remarks BENJAMIN F. MARTIN, JR. ’
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