Student Leadership

A Life of Leadership and Service

At St. Mark's, we believe that every student has the ability to develop leadership skills and the responsibility to apply those skills in service to their community.

The opportunity to serve is a right and a responsibility bestowed upon every member of the St. Mark’s community. Through academic classes, extracurricular endeavors, social connections, and spiritual gatherings, students are exposed to and educated in the skills needed to prioritize the needs of others with the goal of creating a more just and caring world. All students are expected to model cooperation over self-interest through their everyday behaviors and contributions, in addition to numerous opportunities for more formal leadership and service opportunities during their time at St. Mark’s.

The Lions LEAD program engages students in preparing to meet these community-wide expectations as well as exploring their individual strengths, growth areas, and potential. Throughout the year, students are immersed in Lions LEAD experiences to further develop their own leadership philosophy and style. The program assists students in understanding what it means to be a leader at St. Mark’s and beyond. 

When Lions LEAD, they:

Listen to others with an open mind and heart in order to empathize with and empower others

Engage with opportunities to positively impact our community and environment.

Act with integrity, authenticity, and compassion.

Do and be one’s best—for you and for everyone around you.

Leadership at St. Mark’s is a privilege worthy of the effort. To lead a life of consequence, one must learn to lead—themselves and those around them—and we see every student here as a current and future leader.