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“This is always the one we look forward to,” ReMarker managing editor Spencer Heim ’11 said. “For us it’s both a sigh of relief and a reaffirmation that we’ve done our best.” For the Marksmen, this is the seventh Crown designation in eight years and its fourth Gold Crown. Both the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Marksmen were named Gold Crown winners. CSPA’s Gold Crown winners include 12 newspapers and 15 yearbooks from among 1,771 total entries. Publications were evaluated by a committee consisting of journalism educators
Print Awards, the publishing equivalent of the
and professional journalists on writing and
Oscars. To put the award into perspective, other
editing, coverage, editorial leadership, design,
recipients include Cornell University, Penn
graphics and artwork, and photography.
State, and Dartmouth College.
Editor of The ReMarker was Zach Wolfe ’10,
Six new Eagle Scouts, four who are Marksmen, were honored at a ceremony in the Chapel.
The Printing Industries of America’s Premier
who is now a student at the University of Texas
Print Awards accepts more than 2,700 entries
at Austin. Other Class of 2010 Alumni who held
annually and judges the overall quality of the
key staff positions include Aaron Campbell, L.C.
publication, examining the photography,
Chandler, Ritodhi Chatterjee, Tom Duffy, Adam
design expertise, printing, and binding quality.
Eichenwald, Getty Hall, Shibi Kannan, Sam
The award tops off a year of high praise for
Mallick, John Michel, Matt Miller, Blake
the 2011 Marksmen.
Montgomery, John Montgomery, and Shashwat Samudra, as well as Class of 2011 alumnus Ross Yudkin. Editor of the Marksmen was Sloan Rudberg ’10,
Eagle Scouts In a ceremony on Sunday, March 27, 2011, four St. Mark’s students were honored with the
now attending Princeton University. Other
rank of Eagle Scout, the Boy Scouts of America’s
alumni from the Class of 2010 who held key staff
highest attainable rank.
positions include Fred Addy, Ronan Anand,
The Scout Honor Court, held in the St. Mark’s
Noah Bricker, Daniel Rafkin, Charles Branch,
Chapel, recognized new Eagle Scouts Larry
Davis Johnson, Zach Jolly, Getty Hall, Matt
Tran ’11, Carson Warnberg ’12, Vishal Gokani ’14,
Miller, Michael Shulman, and Jonathan Swygert.
and Phillip Kopita ’16, who was inducted as one of the youngest Eagle Scouts in the country.
Marksmen Wins National Award This summer, the Marksmen yearbook received
The honor of Eagle Scout comes after a long road of hard work and dedication. Candidates
a high honor from the world’s most prestigious
were required to earn at least 21 merit badges,
international publishing competition, capping
serve six months in a leadership position, take
off what has been a landmark year for the staff.
part in a Scoutmaster conference, complete an
The Printing Industries of America awarded
approved service plan, and pass an Eagle Scout
the yearbook a Certificate of Merit in its Premier
St. Mark’s School of Texas
board of review, all before their 18th birthday.
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