Features
assemblies and club meetings, and taking charge as varsity team captains. We took the blue shirts seriously because finally it was our turn to set the example for the rest of the Marksmen to follow. Meeting our little buddies for the first time, the feeling of being seniors started to set in. As October rolled around, it was much of the same. We continued to lead with intensity and passion that resonated across 10600 Preston Road, starting off the month with a memorable senior auction. But the night of October 20 forced us to adapt on the spot while never missing a beat. An F3 tornado ripped through campus that night and the subsequent days away from campus pushed the St. Mark’s community closer together than ever. Marksmen took time to care for their neighbors, complete strangers, and anyone who needed help throughout the tragedy. Homecoming plans shifted as we no longer had Hicks Gym for the volleyball game, and Hunt Stadium was still unusable. But we
ST. MARK’S SCHOOL OF TEXAS
Senior Reflections by Sam Ahmed '20
weren’t alone. Hockaday and Greenhill offered up their gym and football field, respectively, and made their venues feel like our home. November came with its own challenges. Returning to campus and adapting to this new normal seemed almost impossible. Basketball
Almost all of us dreamt of this year. The year for all the “lasts.” Last dances. Last assemblies. Last classes. And last memories with the 89 brothers who make up the Class of 2020. After years of putting on the same white collared shirts every morning, we were ready for a change.
players found temporary homes before Spencer Gym could be renovated. Assemblies were held across campus to wait for repairs on Decherd. And Marksmen adapted to this new campus life without complaints. As December approached, the end of 2019 came
That switch into the blue shirts on our last days as juniors signified the start of a
without warning. Yearly traditions continued as
legacy the Class of 2020 would leave behind once our Upper School days came
planned. The Senior Class completed a successful
to a close. But this year needs no introduction. Every memory, good or bad, is
Gift Drive, collecting 2,232 gifts for kids in the
already etched into all of our minds. Each month represented another chapter
Dallas area. We carried our little buddies on our
that challenged each and every one of us.
shoulders before we departed from campus and spent the holidays with family and friends.
When September hit, the school year was already in full force. We were studying for some of the last tests we would take in high school, leading our first
56
Features | THE PRIDE
St. Mark’s School of Texas
