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Fortunately, he and  his family and close friends did have the opportunity to spend time  together recently,&amp;amp;quot; added Warren.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>James Tanton Wins Math Hero Award</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1652&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1652&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[James Tanton, founding director of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics and Mathematics Department faculty member, recently received the Raytheon MathMovesU Math Hero Award. Tanton was selected from a field of 111 nominees and will receive a $2500 grant award and a matching grant of $2500 for St. Mark's.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Several Long Time St. Mark's Maintenance Staff Members Retire in 2010</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1651&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1651&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:49:30 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Retiring from long terms of service to St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s School this year are John Mauro, Phil Parsneau and Floyd Kizer. Although Mauro officially retired at the end of 2009, a special event brought him back to campus in the spring.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Markers Shine at International Business Competition</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1645&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1645&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:31:06 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Earlier this summer, Sun Hong (Mark) Kim '11 and rising Vth Formers Hee Chung (Christine) Kim and Jin Pyo Rha were part of a team that placed second in the Global Enterprise Challenge. Held in Inchon, South Korea, the competition challenged students to create a children&amp;amp;rsquo;s game for the year 2030 that would deal with global issues.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Chris Payne Named Girls' Varsity Soccer Coach</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1639&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1639&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:10:20 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Athletic Director Tracy Jones recently announced the appointment of Mr. Chris Payne as the Head Coach of the Lions girls&amp;amp;rsquo; varsity soccer team. Mr. Payne is currently serving as the Director of Coaching for the WTX Division of the Dallas Texans Soccer Club.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Nate Webster '09 Announces Intention to Run for Office</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1643&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1643&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:07:25 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[When Nate Webster &amp;amp;rsquo;09 was a St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s student he was deeply involved in all things political. During the summer between his Vth and VIth form year, at the age of 16, he was Acting Campaign Manager for Jack Hansen, a democratic candidate for state representative in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition to his work as Hansen&amp;amp;rsquo;s campaign manager, Webster had the opportunity to deliver speeches for his candidate and to hit the campaign trail knocking on doors and speaking with constituents.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Scott Young '85 Named Boys' Varsity Ice Hockey Coach</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1640&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1640&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:48:06 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Athletic Director Tracy Jones announced this week the appointment of Scott Young, St. Mark's alumnus and former professional hockey player, as the new head coach of the Lions varsity boys' ice hockey program.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Ayers Selected Academic All-American</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1623&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1623&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:12:46 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Brian Ayers &amp;amp;rsquo;10 was recently chosen by the US Lacrosse Men&amp;amp;rsquo;s High School Division Coaches Council as a 2010 Academic All-American. Equally accomplished in the classroom and on the lacrosse field, Ayers scored 27 goals and 28 assists in 15 games in his VI Form season, as one of the top scoring midfielders in the highly competitive Independent School League (ISL).				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Alumni/ae Flock to the Quad—Reunion Attendance Increases 25%</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1638&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1638&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:27:25 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Over 350 St. Markers from class years ending in 5 or 10 returned to Southborough this past weekend for Reunion 2010, an increase in attendance of 25% over the last Reunion. Alumni/ae began gathering the evening of Friday June 11 for cocktails, followed by individual class dinners. After dinner classmates enjoyed dancing on Elkins Quad to DJ music from the 70&amp;amp;rsquo;s, 80&amp;amp;rsquo;s, and 90&amp;amp;rsquo;s and in Forbes where a DJ was playing current hits.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Senior Master Henry Large Addresses Prize Day Audience</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1620&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1620&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 19:54:52 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[&amp;amp;quot;Class of 2010, this is your day!&amp;amp;quot; With those joyous words Head of School John Warren '74 kicked off the Prize Day ceremony on Monday May 24, 2010. Under crystal blue skies, with families and friends in attendance, Prize Day 2010 was perfection.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Noted Pilot and Photographer, Alex MacLean, Speaks at St. Mark's</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1621&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1621&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:27:31 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Tuesday May 18th pilot and photographer Alex MacLean, came to St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s to speak to the full student body. The St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Green Team, under the direction of student leader Fiona Haslet &amp;amp;rsquo;10, sponsored MacLean&amp;amp;rsquo;s talk, which was entitled, Visualizing Climate Change: An Aerial Perspective.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Eleven St. Markers Win AATG German Language Prize</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1600&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1600&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:31:50 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Every year St. Mark's German students take part in the American Association of Teachers of German Examination (AATG). This year eleven St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s students scored above 90% and therefore won prizes, in addition all are eligible to compete for fellowships for travel and study in Germany.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Dr. Gregory Jay, Noted Researcher, Teaches AP Bio</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1635&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1635&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:29:05 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[During this past May, the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s AP biology classes welcomed Dr. Gregory Jay, father of Christine &amp;amp;rsquo;12, to campus. Jay is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Engineering at Brown University in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Division of Engineering, and an attending physician at Rhode Island Hospital. He is also the recipient of the Bruce M. Selya Award for Research Excellence.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Mark's Beats Groton in Alumni/ae Fives</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1609&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1609&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Saturday May 15th, a handful of brave St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Alumni/ae travelled to Groton to compete in a historic Fives Tournament to celebrate 125 years of Fives at Groton. The St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Alumni/ae Fives team consisted of Chris Sinacola '80, David Guzzi '83, Allen Breed '00, and Ceilidh MacNeill '09. Event organizer Malcolm MacNeill '80 was also present to cheer the team on and capture some of the action on film. The St. Markers challenged a Groton team with 30 members on Groton&amp;amp;rsquo;s home turf and came out victorious.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Lynette Sumpter Appointed Dean of Academics</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1611&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1611&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 15:26:18 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Head of School John Warren &amp;amp;rsquo;74 recently announced the appointment of Lynette Sumpter to the position of Dean of Academics at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s. Warren observed that &amp;amp;ldquo;we are very fortunate to have a person of Lynette Sumpter&amp;amp;rsquo;s talent and experience in our midst to oversee the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s academic program.&amp;amp;rdquo; Sumpter has most recently been Associate Dean of Faculty at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>A Celebration of the Life and Work of J. Stanley Sheppard (1915-2009)</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1602&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1602&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[In his Eulogy for J. Stanley Sheppard, delivered at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Church in Southborough, one of Sheppard&amp;amp;rsquo;s octet singers, Nick Noble &amp;amp;rsquo;76, reflected on his years as a student, and later as a friend, of Sheppard&amp;amp;rsquo;s: &amp;amp;ldquo;His [Sheppard&amp;amp;rsquo;s] energetic enthusiasm, coupled with exacting standards and high performance expectations, taught us so much, making more mature musicians out of rowdy adolescent bellowers. &amp;amp;hellip; Some will tell you that Stan was a &amp;amp;ldquo;character.&amp;amp;rdquo; Well, he certainly had character, in abundance.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Water Benefit Concert Held at St. Mark's</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1585&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1585&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 12:52:41 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Saturday night April 24th the Performing Arts Center was alive with music as St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s musicians gathered to stage a concert to benefit Charity: water. Charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Aliandro Brathwaite '10 Recipient of  Leadership in Diversity  Award</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1596&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1596&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 13:07:42 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday April 30 Aliandro Fitz-Juma Brathwaite &amp;amp;rsquo;10 was awarded a Leadership in Diversity Award for his work building cooperation between his fellow students and for his contribution to the community. Brathwaite was one of the fifteen student leaders celebrated at the 18th Annual John P. Garrahan MetroWest Community Prayer Breakfast.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Simon Chase '10 Turns Pieces of Wood Into Objects of Great Beauty</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1601&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1601&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:04:42 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[A trip to the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Library these days is like a trip to a fine art museum. When one walks in the front door one is faced not only by many wonderful books, but also by a display case full of exquisite pieces of woodwork. The inlays are delicate, the wood is beautifully polished, and the dovetail joints perfect. Each piece is clearly loving and meticulously crafted. And, all are the creation of VIth former Simon Chase. As part of the ACE (athletic commitment exemption) program Chase spent his afternoons during the spring season working diligently to learn how to use hand tools to create wooden treasure.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>James Bohnen, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Visits St. Marks's School</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1584&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1584&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 19:40:57 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Between Tuesday April 27 and Friday April 30 visiting artist James Bohnen taught drama and film classes with St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Theater Director Les Baird. Bohnen is Artistic Director and Co-founder of Chicago&amp;amp;rsquo;s Remy Bumppo Theater Company.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Two St. Markers Among the Winners of the US National Chemistry Olympiad</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1593&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1593&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:50:04 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[For the second year in a row, and for only the third time in the Chemistry Olympiad&amp;amp;rsquo;s history, two students from the same school have been selected to compete among the nation's 20 best students of Chemistry. Those two are St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s very own Geoff and Alex Smith! Geoff and Alex Smith, both Vth Formers, are among the top 20 students in the nation selected to attend a two week study camp from June 1 to June 16 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. From this elite group of 20 chemists, five will be chosen to represent the US in the international competition later this summer in Tokyo.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Cum Laude Ceremony</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1583&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1583&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Cum Laude Society installation ceremony took place on Thursday April 29, 2010. The ceremony honored eight VIth Formers and four Vth Formers for their academic achievement.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Moment of Silence for UVA Lacrosse Player</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1592&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1592&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s and Thayer Academy girls&amp;amp;rsquo; lacrosse teams joined other girls&amp;amp;rsquo; lacrosse teams from the Independent School League (ISL) yesterday in observing a moment of silence in memory of Yeardley Love, women&amp;amp;rsquo;s lacrosse player at the University of Virginia who was murdered earlier this week				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Levandowski Named Director of Athletics</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1579&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1579&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:20:14 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[&amp;amp;ldquo;I am very pleased,&amp;amp;rdquo; reported Head of School John Warren, &amp;amp;ldquo;that John Levandowski has accepted our offer to become the next Director of Athletics.&amp;amp;rdquo; Mr. Levandowski possesses extensive experience in athletic administration. He has been Director of Athletics at Princeton Day School in Princeton, New Jersey, since 1998, and before that he was Director of Athletics at three other schools: The Bishop&amp;amp;rsquo;s School in La Jolla, California, Rye Country Day School in Rye, New York, and Greenwich Country Day School, in Greenwich, Connecticut.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Nine St. Markers Confirmed in Belmont Chapel on the Feast of St. Mark</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1575&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1575&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:27:46 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Sunday, April 25, The Feast of St. Mark, nine St. Markers were confirmed by the Rt. Rev. Arther E. Walmsley, Retired Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. Assisting Ministers were The Rev. Barbara Talcott, The Rev. James LaMacchia, and The Rev. Molly Scherm.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Mark's Theater Department Presents the Twelfth Annual Student Directed One Act Workshop</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1573&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1573&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:50:50 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights the acting, directing and writing talents of St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Students were showcased through the performances of the Student Directed One Act Plays. This year six plays were performed, one of which, &amp;amp;ldquo;C29,&amp;amp;rdquo; was written by Vth Formers Lizzie Peterson and Dominic Carbone.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Dr. William Dunham, Math Historian, Speaks at SM</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1570&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1570&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:01:33 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Tuesday April 20, the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s community received the wonderful gift of hearing Dr. William Dunham, the Truman Koehler Professor of Mathematics at Muhlenberg College, speak about the mathematician Leonhard Euler. Dr. Dunham enthralled the School with the story of Euler&amp;amp;rsquo;s life and all of the contributions he made to mathematics.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>New Monitors Elected for 2010 - 11</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1569&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1569&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:16:36 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[At School Meeting the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Monitors class of 2010 passed the torch to the Monitors of the class of 2011 amid riotous applause and cheering. Seven to eight Monitors are selected annually from the rising VI Form to lead the student body and to represent the student voice in leadership of the school community as a whole.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Three Inducted Into Athletic Hall of Fame</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1565&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1565&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:44:21 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday April 16, 2010, three outstanding athletes were added to the Hall of Fame at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s. The new inductees are: Devens Hamlen &amp;amp;rsquo;60, Leif Rosenberger &amp;amp;rsquo;68, and Erin Magee &amp;amp;rsquo;95.
Head of School John Warren &amp;amp;rsquo;74 opened the evening in Class of 1945 Hall, to a packed house of faculty, students and friends. Chairman of the Athletic Hall of Fame Nominating Committee Genevieve Missirlian &amp;amp;rsquo;95 began the evening with an overview of the evening&amp;amp;rsquo;s events.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>John Warren and Laura Appell-Warren Host Celebratory Dinner to Honor the Published Student Authors of The St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1562&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1562&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:58:29 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Math Institute is known for encouraging innovative mathematics thinking and for providing research experiences for young scholars. Students of all ages, from both St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s School and the wider community, can participate in the Institute&amp;amp;rsquo;s workshops, courses and activities. In addition, the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Math Institute has workshops and courses for teachers, home-school educators, and for all those interested in practicing and promoting the joy of mathematical thinking and creative pursuit.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Miller Honored at ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Awards Gala</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1557&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1557&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:37:11 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Science teacher Carol Miller spent her summer vacation last year in the trenches. As an extern with the engineering firm Vanasse Hanzen Brusten, Inc. (VHB), Miller spent time surveying land in Southborough, conducting on-site visits with project managers in Springfield, inspecting fencing for snake holes during construction of two covered water tanks at the Black Hills Reservation, and helping to examine the environmental impacts of the cooling system at UMass Boston. Through it all, Miller recorded her experiences and shared them with her school community in blog form.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>America 2010- St. Mark's Takes A Closer Look</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1551&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1551&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:28:35 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Friday March 26, 2010 the students at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s took a day off from classes to participate in a day long seminar with the theme of &amp;amp;ldquo;America 2010.&amp;amp;rdquo; During the day the questions of &amp;amp;quot;what is America like today?&amp;amp;quot; and &amp;amp;quot;how do we fit into the global world?&amp;amp;quot; were explored.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Mark's Participates in Model UN</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1540&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1540&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[A delegation of twelve St. Markers recently participated in BOSMUN IX, a Model United Nations conference organized by Boston University students. Nine delegates represented either Tanzania or Senegal in General Assembly committees.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>David Vachris Appointed Dean of Students</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1538&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1538&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:23:45 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Head of School John Warren announced recently that David Vachris has accepted the school's offer to become Dean of Students, starting on July 1, 2010. &quot;David has been a very successful administrator at two schools,&quot; Mr. Warren noted: Green Vale on Long Island where he was Director of the Upper School (Grades 6-9) for five years, and before that Blair Academy in New Jersey, where he was Dean of Residential Life for seven years.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Alumni Hockey Players celebrate 30 years!</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1533&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1533&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:49:35 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Sunday, February 28, nineteen St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s alumni spanning 5 decades descended on Southborough for the school&amp;amp;rsquo;s 30th Annual Alumni Hockey Game. This year the annual event has been renamed in honor of Peabo Gardner &amp;amp;rsquo;66, one of the organizers of the inaugural 1980 game.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1525&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1525&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:08:36 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Thursday&amp;amp;rsquo;s Head&amp;amp;rsquo;s Holiday ended at dinner time, but the fun was just beginning as many faculty and students discovered when they went to the opening night of the winter play entitled &amp;amp;ldquo;The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.&amp;amp;rdquo; Full of bawdy humor and side splitting jokes the play, which is the tale of the original inhabitants of the Garden of Eden -- Adam and Steve, takes the audience on a whirl wind tour of the centuries. The flamboyantly gay couple are banished from Eden, then meet a lesbian couple, Jane and Mabel, who insist that they are the earth's original couple. Together the quartet survives the centuries, including time on the Ark, slavery in Egypt, under the rule of a supremely effete Pharaoh, and life in contemporary New York.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Poet Taylor Mali Changes Opinions at SM</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1518&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1518&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:20:33 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Taylor Mali inspired the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s community during his two days as the English Department&amp;amp;rsquo;s visiting poet. He disabused students of the notion that poetry readings are dull or even remotely dreary. Mali, a professional spoken word artist, won the National Poetry Slam contest four times, appeared on &amp;amp;ldquo;Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry&amp;amp;rdquo; three times, and was a teacher for nine years. Mali is on a mission to create 1000 new teachers.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Classical Archaeologist Visits St. Mark's</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1500&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1500&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:47:08 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator>Dr. Matthew Hartnett</dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Professor Ann Koloski-Ostrow, Chair of the Classical Studies Department at Brandeis University and an eminent Roman archaeologist, kept an audience of St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s students and faculty fascinated with a slide-lecture on ancient Pompeii this week.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Wick Festival Plays to Standing Room Only</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1495&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1495&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:09:15 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Student singers from across New England performed in front of a full house in the Class of '45 Hall this weekend, during the 18th annual Myron A. Wick, Jr. Choral Festival. The Wick Festival, as it is affectionately called, was established in 1992 through the generosity of the Wick family and friends, in memory of Myron Wick '33 and in honor of his life-long enjoyment of singing.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Announced</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1493&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1493&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:36:31 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee recently announced that they will be honoring three of the School&amp;amp;rsquo;s past athletes this spring with induction into St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Athletic Hall of Fame. These athletes have not only had an outstanding athletic career at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s and beyond, but are role models of sportsmanship, leadership and teamwork.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Dr. Appell-Warren Publishes New Book</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1489&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1489&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:12:15 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Dr. Laura Appell-Warren, teacher of IIIrd Form Seminar and Anthropology at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s School, has recently edited a monograph, entitled The Iban Diaries of Monica Freeman 1949-1951: Including Ethnographic Drawings, Sketches, Paintings, Photographs and Letters, published by the Borneo Research Council.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Rev. LaMacchia Installed as new holder of  Martin Fenton Sr. Chair in Humanities</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1483&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1483&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:41:22 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On the evening of Friday January 22, Rev. James LaMacchia was installed as the new holder of the Martin Fenton Sr. Chair in Humanities. Rev. LaMacchia is the second St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s faculty member to hold this distinguished endowed chair that was founded by the family and friends of Martin Fenton Sr. &amp;amp;rsquo;25 in the spring of 1999 to celebrate Martin&amp;amp;rsquo;s life and recognize his belief in the importance of a strong humanities education.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Markers Celebrate Martin Luther King Day</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1478&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1478&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:26:51 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Martin Luther King day dawned wet and snowy, but the spirits at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s School were high as the student body participated in a morning of teacher led workshops.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Professor George R. Goethals Speaks to the Fifth Form About Leadership</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1474&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1474&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:45:30 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[All Vth Formers at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s School will be participating in an affective education program in leadership and service this winter. On Tuesday December 8th guest lecturer Professor George R. Goethals kicked off the program with the first in a series of three workshops. Goethals, who is a social psychologist, is a member of the faculty at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Casino Night Was A Big Hit!</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1468&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1468&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:02:41 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Saturday night saw more than 100 students descend on the Hinkle Room ready to try their hand at poker, roulette and blackjack. More than 13 parent volunteers and faculty joined in as dealers to make the entire evening a huge success. Among those helping out were Parents' Association Chair Linda Ayers and her husband David who kept students enthralled at the blackjack or Texas Hold'em tables.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Mark's Announces New Assistant Head/Dean of Faculty</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1459&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1459&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:00:38 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[&amp;amp;ldquo;I am very pleased,&amp;amp;rdquo; reported Head of School John Warren, &amp;amp;ldquo;that Michael Wirtz has accepted our offer to become Assistant Head/Dean of Faculty, starting on July 1, 2010.&amp;amp;rdquo; Mr. Wirtz is currently the Science Department Chair at Concord Academy, where he has served on the faculty since 2001.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Faculty Staff Appreciation Lottery another BIG HIT</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1458&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1458&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:37:10 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Tuesday, December 15, the Parents&amp;amp;rsquo; Association hosted the Third Annual Faculty/Staff Gift Lottery and Appreciation Breakfast in the Hinkle Room. It was the biggest Gift Lottery to date with every one of St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s 159 employees either winning a gift or receiving a consolation prize. More than 110 parents donated wonderful items in a tremendous demonstration of appreciation for the year-round efforts of St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s faculty and staff.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Director of Admission, Anne Behnke, Enjoys a Warm Welcome in Seoul, South Korea</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1451&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1451&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:56:11 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Anne Behnke, Director of Admission, spent from December 1st to December 5th in Seoul, South Korea. During her stay in Seoul, Behnke had a busy schedule interviewing prospective students and their parents and attending a dinner each night hosted by the parents of each form.
				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>A Service of Lessons and Carols</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1447&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1447&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:30:03 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Sunday evening, December 13, friends and families of St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s School gathered in Belmont Chapel for the annual Service of Lessons and Carols. Because of the popularity of this service, and because of the limited seating in Belmont Chapel, the students and faculty will attend the service on Tuesday night.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>The Art of Jason and Sarah Eslick</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1443&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1443&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:34:38 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[To wander into Jason Eslick&amp;amp;rsquo;s VI Form English class, entitled Chaucer&amp;amp;rsquo;s Canterbury Tales, is to take a step back in time as one hears Jason read aloud in Middle English. After Jason has finished, the chatter of modern English begins as the students become engaged in translating the language and understanding the cultural context. By the end of the class period the students have a better understanding of14th century English life.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Tis the Season</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1444&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1444&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:40:53 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Sunday December 6th, the Warrens hosted their annual Choate House ornament making party. Each year a 12 foot tree is installed in the front foyer of Choate House in preparation for the annual Christmas Party. The student body is then invited to spend the afternoon of the first Sunday in December at Choate House eating sugar cookies, drinking cider and hot chocolate, listening to Christmas music and making ornaments. The Warrens provide the paint, glue, and glitter and the students provide the creativity.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>58 Years on the Job</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1439&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1439&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:44:08 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[John Mauro, like his father before him (who worked at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s for 45 years), has been the mainstay of the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s  grounds crew for 58 years.  He has seen every weather extreme possible from the big snow storms, to the exceptional wind storms, to the wet weather that  has had people discussing building an ark.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>J. Stanley Sheppard  1915-2009</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1434&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1434&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Head of School John Warren reports: &amp;amp;ldquo;It is with great sadness that I pass along the news that J. Stanley Sheppard, long-time leader of the St. Mark's music program, died in the early hours of November 19. Stan, whose health had declined in recent months, would have been 95 in April. I count myself among the many St. Markers upon whose lives Stan made a meaningful impact.&amp;amp;rdquo;				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Markers Make the Coin Toss at 100th Anniversary of Historic Harvard-Yale Football Game</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1436&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1436&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:07:10 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The grandfathers of the two St. Markers who presided over the coin toss at the Harvard-Yale game Saturday were captains of the arch rivals who played for a national championship in New Haven in 1909.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>The Magic of the Northern Lights Revealed in the Fall Production of &quot;Almost, Maine&quot;</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1432&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1432&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:36:58 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The Theater Department at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s School is thriving as was evidenced by the spectacular staging of this fall&amp;amp;rsquo;s main stage production of &amp;amp;ldquo;Almost, Maine.&amp;amp;rdquo; &amp;amp;ldquo;Almost, Maine&amp;amp;rdquo; is the story of a small &amp;amp;ldquo;disorganized&amp;amp;rdquo; territory in the far northern reaches of the state. Written by playwright John Cariani the play takes place at 9:04 p.m. on Friday January 30. As the Northern Lights fill the sky the residents of this small northern town find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected, unusual and often hilarious ways.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Marks Greek Students Translate Pottery Inscriptions</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1431&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1431&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:34:18 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[One brisk afternoon the week before Thanksgiving break, members of St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s Greek II class got off campus to see firsthand some of the Classical art they have been studying in the classroom.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Markers Participate in the 17th Annual Boston University Mathematics Field Day</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1409&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1409&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:16:28 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator>Rick Umiker</dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Consider an equilateral triangle and put a point on one of the three vertices.
Choose one of the other vertices at random and move the point half the distance toward that vertex. Now choose any of the three vertices at random and move the point half the distance toward that vertex.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Dr. Linda Elkins-Tanton Lectures to a Packed House</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1407&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1407&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:31:31 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator>Lynette Sumpter</dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Last week, the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s community was treated to a thought provoking Choate House Seminar Evening entitled &amp;amp;ldquo;The Earth&amp;amp;rsquo;s Greatest Murder Mystery: Travels to Siberia in Search of the End-Permian Extinction&amp;amp;rdquo; by Dr. Linda Elkins-Tanton, Assistant Professor of Geology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Besides being a premier Geodynamicist and Planetary Scientist, Dr. Elkins-Tanton is also mother to our own VI Former Turner Bohlen.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Parents' Weekend Had Academic, Athletic and Artistic  Wins!</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1387&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1387&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:07:08 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Despite the dire predictions for bad weather, Parents&amp;amp;rsquo; Weekend dawned bright and clear. The unseasonably cold weather did not deter the parents from enjoying a weekend that was packed with activities. Friday night kicked off the weekend with an arts reception in Taft Hall. The reception showcased the drawings, watercolors and pottery pieces done by St. Markers so far this year.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Markers Attend Genetics Update Conference</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1383&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1383&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator>Ashley McDowell</dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Thursday October 8th, the AP biology classes spent the day at the Genetics Update Conference at Belmont High School. The conference was a presentation by Sam Rhine who travels the country speaking to top biology students about the latest in genetic advances, current research areas, and career opportunities.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Donald Platt '75 Returns to St. Mark's as a Visiting Poet</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1378&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1378&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Donald Platt, a creative writing professor at Purdue University, captivated the crowd in the Hinkle Room on Thursday night with a reading of his poetry. Platt is the author of four volumes of poetry: Dirt Angels, My Father Says Grace, Cloud Atlas and Fresh Peaches, Fireworks, &amp;amp; Guns. His poems have also appeared in many journals and in The Best American Poetry 2000 and 2006. Platt is a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Paumanok Poetry Prize, the &amp;amp;ldquo;Discovery&amp;amp;rdquo;/The Nation Prize, two Verna Emery Poetry Prizes, and the Center for Book Arts Chapbook Prize.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Marks Celebrates Annual Fund Leaders</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1370&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1370&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:37:32 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The Fourth Annual Founder's Associate Dinner was enjoyed by more than 130 attendees this past Friday. The festivities kicked off with a reception hosted by Senior Master Henry Large and was followed by an outstanding dinner in the Main Dining Hall. John Farr &amp;amp;rsquo;77, trustee, father of three St. Markers and Co-Chair of the Annual Fund brought levity and substance as the emcee of the dinner program.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Rededication of Belmont Chapel and the Celebration of New Ministries</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1354&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1354&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:36:33 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Over the summer Belmont Chapel underwent renovations that preserved the integrity of the space, but provided seating for all students and faculty so that gathering together as a community in the Chapel could once again become a reality. The renovations have been so skillfully done that even the most discerning eye finds it challenging to see the differences.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Mark's Convocation 2009-2010</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1349&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1349&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:01:57 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Despite the grey skies and periodic downpours spirits were high as the students arrived this morning at the Class of 1945 hall for the St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s School Convocation. Howard Lee &amp;amp;rsquo;09 on Cello opened the events playing J. S. Bach&amp;amp;rsquo;s Menuets 1&amp;amp; II from Suite No 1 in G Major.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>This I Believe, Convocation Speech by John Warren, Head of School</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1347&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1347&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:58:54 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator>John Warren '74, Head of School</dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[November 22, 1973 was the tenth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, older brother of Senator Edward Kennedy who died recently. As you would expect, numerous TV specials appeared of President Kennedy, many of them featuring clips from his inaugural address: &amp;amp;ldquo;Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country...&amp;amp;rdquo; And we saw film footage of the handsome young Kennedy in his tuxedo entertaining Nobel laureates in the White House, accompanied by his beautiful wife, and we saw heart wrenching photos of his three year old son, John, saluting his flag draped coffin as it rolled by. Perhaps you have also seen some of this footage. Numerous articles also appeared celebrating his presidency, some comparing him with the greatest of the greats, Washington, Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>New Students Arrive!</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=641&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=641&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:58:48 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The sun was shining and the air was breezy as the newest St. Markers were officially welcomed into the St. Mark's community yesterday. Over 85 new students showed up at orientation to register for the coming academic year.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Mark's Alumni/ae Burning Up the Small Screen</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1338&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1338&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:46:32 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Whether it is unique ways of preparing entrees at famous restaurants or demonstrating great acting ability, our St. Markers seem to have taken over your TV recently.On Wednesday nights you can see Ashley Merriman &amp;amp;rsquo;94 compete on Bravo TVs popular culinary reality hit show, Top Chef : Las Vegas at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Ashley is one of 17 &amp;amp;ldquo;chef-testants&amp;amp;rdquo; competing for a $100,000 prize.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Markers Volunteer in Romanian Hospital</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1335&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1335&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:46:42 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Faculty members Audrey Onsdorff and Taylor Porter led a trip of seven students for a two week summer trip to volunteer in a pediatric hospital in Bucharest, Romania. The volunteer program was in coordination with a non-profit group called Romanian Children's Relief.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>MIT &amp;amp; St. Mark's - A Winning Combination!</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1329&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1329&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:17:41 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On a glimmering Sunday afternoon, last spring, two great educational institutions came together to celebrate the success of their students. St. Mark's Trustee, Kurt Melden '74, hosted a gathering for St. Mark's School and MIT at his waterfront home in Manchester, MA.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Markers  Make Brantwood Camp Special</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1328&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1328&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:20:05 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[The St. Mark's-Brantwood Camp connection remains strong and vibrant, judging by what Head of School John Warren and Chaplain Barbara Talcott observed when they visited the boys campus and the girls campus on Thursday, July 9. St. Mark's students have been spending part of their summers at Brantwood for much of the camp's one-hundred-and-five year existence. Indeed, for many generations a majority of rising Sixth Formers served as volunteers, known as &quot;shackies.&quot;				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>St. Mark's Society Raises $7,300 for Community Projects</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1307&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1307&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator>Rev. Jim LaMacchia</dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[On Monday evening the St. Mark's Society celebrated a very successful year at their Second Annual Dinner. During the dinner presentations on the progress of each of this year's programs was made. In addition, a financial report on monies raised and spent was given, the new leaders for the 2009-2010 school year were announced, and this year's co-heads Panos Tamvakologos and Tiffany Paulino were given a special award for their able leadership. Posted below is list of student leaders for next year and the record of how the money raised by St. Markers was spent this year.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Green Team Recognized by Ace Energy &amp;amp; Green Schools Alliance</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1272&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1272&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator></dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[At last Wednesday's All School Meeting, Head of School John Warren presented a plaque to the St. Mark's Green Team in recognition of the Schools participation in the 2009 Green Cup Challenge. Accepting the plaque were Green Team Co-Chairs Fiona Haslett '10 and Lauren Paraison '09.				]]></description>			</item>			<item>				<title>Age Quod Agis - A Thought Provoking Chapel Talk</title>				<link>http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1270&amp;ModuleID=267</link>				<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.stmarksschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&amp;LinkID=1270&amp;ModuleID=267</guid>				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>				<dc:creator>Dr. Matthew Hartnett</dc:creator>				<description>				<![CDATA[Since I first arrived at St. Mark&amp;amp;rsquo;s, I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve been somewhat uncomfortable with our motto, Age quod agis. There are many things I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve liked about it from the beginning: it has a lovely symmetry and sound; it&amp;amp;rsquo;s short and easy to remember; it&amp;amp;rsquo;s a command, so it&amp;amp;rsquo;s telling you to do something; and not least of all, I liked the fact that it was in Latin. The problem has always been explaining to people what it means. There is no question about what the Latin says: &amp;amp;ldquo;Do what you do&amp;amp;rdquo; or &amp;amp;ldquo;Do what you&amp;amp;rsquo;re doing.&amp;amp;rdquo; But what does that mean?				]]></description>			</item>	</channel></rss>
