FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
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VOLUME 71, ISSUE 5
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ST. MARK’S SCHOOL OF TEXAS
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DALLAS, TEXAS
WOMEN AMONG BOYS At an all-boys school, in an environment designed exclusively for young men, female faculty and staff provide essential perspective, mentorship and a counterbalance to a traditionally masculine culture—helping students develop into competent, empathetic and capable men in preperation for their lives beyond 10600 Preston Rd.
As pictured clockwise from Top Left: Dr. GayMarie Vaughan, Isabel Cisneros, Lauren Logan, Dr. Mary Bonsu, Janet Lin, Nancy Marmion, Danielle Maxfield, Dr. Gabby Reed, Marion Glorioso-Kirby, Suzanne Townsend, Veronica Pulido and Lorre Allen. Photo Illustration by Hilton Sampson, Winston Lin, Matthew Hofmann, Joseph Sun and Peter Clark
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BY HILTON SAMPSON, LINYANG LEE, MATTHEW HOFMANN AND DOAN NGUYEN
s hundreds of Marksmen in their grey shorts and Oxford short-sleeve shirts flood the hallways between classes, Middle School math instructor Lauren Logan corrects loud behavior in the Centennial second-floor lounge. Just downstairs, through the sound of rolling backpacks rumbling across tiled floors, Victor F. White Master Teaching Chair Dr. GayMarie Vaughan navigates a complex discussion about domestic violence statistics in Dallas County. Down the hall, removed from the echoes of cheerful hallway banter, Upper
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Academics.........9 Front & Center....16 Editorials..........23 Issues..................3 Life..................14 Reviews...........22 Sports.............26
School Counselor Dr. Mary Bonsu listens as a student seeks advice about his first serious relationship. Across campus, beyond the students engaging in rambunctiously competitive Spikeball games on the quad, Chief Financial Officer Suzanne Townsend sits in Nearburg, reviewing budget expenses that will shape the school’s future. Amongst the boys of 10600 Preston Road, women form an influential minority whose impact extends far beyond their numbers, shaping young men who will soon enter a world where gender diversity isn’t the exception—it’s the expectation.
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