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Becoming Antiracist THE MAGAZINE | FALL 2020 BECOMING ANTIRACIST ST. MARK’S CONFRONTS ITS PAST—AND ITS PRESENT P. 14 1 ST. MARK’S | FALL 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 MY ST. MARK’S 13 14 15 16 17 20 FOR ‘20 TWENTY MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2020 have committed to participate in college and university athletic programs for the 2020-2021 academic year. Five are in Division I, one is playing in Division II, and 14 are suiting up for Division III programs. “At St. Mark’s, our coaches take great pride in preparing our student-athletes to play at the next level,” says Director of Athletics John Levandowski. “It is a proud time for all.” 18 19 20 1. Joe Felix, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 11. Reese Hornstein, Connecticut College 2. Will Bundy, Trinity College (Conn.) 12. Dom Mongillo, Wesleyan University 3. Madeleine Wass, Lafayette College 13. Wyatt Scotti, Northeastern University 4. Grace Gibbons, University of Massachusetts 14. Brett Federico, St. Lawrence University 5. Charlotte Galusza, Boston University 15. Louis Lyons, Washington & Lee University 6. Paula Hornbostel, Tufts University 16. Sophie Student, Virginia Tech 7. Jordan Uzochukwu, Colby College 17. Phoebe Macleod, Bucknell University 8. Noah Robb, Bowdoin College 18. JB Clarance, Wentworth Institute of Tech. 9. Von Mabbs, Swarthmore College 19. Bobby Sommers, Amherst College 10. Hunter Mulvey, Assumption College 20. Ava Limonciello, Trinity University (Texas) ST. MARK’S | FALL 2020 1 IN THIS ISSUE VOLUME CVIII | FALL 2020 Visit www.artcubearmy.com to see what Carrie Hill ’98 is up to. FEATURES IN BRIEF ST. MARKERS END OF AN ERA: Ginny Umiker came 14 to St. Mark’s in 1980. 5 10 BECOMING ANTIRACIST St. Mark’s Confronts Its Past— And Its Present 30 LESSON PLAN: INSIDE MY WORLD: THIS IS US: 20 Remote learning takes center stage John Camp’s home office St. Markers share their COVID stories IMMEASURABLE IMPACT St. Mark’s bids farewell to four retiring 7 13 faculty and staff members. MINING CREATIVITY WINTER SPORTS WRAP-UP ST. MARK’S MAGAZINE EDITOR 32 CALEB COCHRAN CREATIVE DIRECTION & DESIGN 2COMMUNIQUÉ CLASS NOTES: MANAGING EDITOR Correspondence from fellow alums KRISTEN WALSH ASSOCIATE EDITORS SANDRA LEVANDOWSKI, P '13 NICK NOBLE '76 DEPARTMENTS CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS JARED CHARNEY, KATHLEEN DOOHER, BETH MICKALONIS, 26 8 11 4 ADAM RICHINS, AL WILLIAMS WELCOME TO ST. MARK’S: CELEBRATE: FROM THE DESK OF: ON THE COVER ILLUSTRATION BY FROM ST. MARK’S New C&E director arrives Prize Day 2020 John Warren on committing to change FRANCESCO BONGIORNI TO SUCCESSION 9 12 52 Nicholas Braun ’06 on St. Mark’s, his BY THE NUMBERS: CHATTER: THAT TIME WHEN: HBO series, and meeting Meryl Streep. Alumni have their say Christian Dwirantwi ’21 Favorite faculty members and classes 2 ST. MARK’S | FALL 2020 ST. MARK’S | FALL 2020 3 FROM THE DESK OF IN BRIEF LESSON PLAN Remote Control Nat Waters, Dean of Academics Building a remote learning program from scratch wasn’t on the “to do” list for St. Mark’s Dean of Academics Nat Waters A Commitment to Change or his faculty colleagues this spring, but the arrival of COVID-19 forced the task to the top of the docket in March. We checked in AS I REFLECT ON WHAT has taken place since the for a robust and inspiring program of Black members of our community to share with Nat in the spring to learn more about last issue of St. Mark’s Magazine was pub- hybrid learning this fall. This summer, all stories of their experiences at St. Mark’s. I the process of developing and launching a lished, it is hard to believe. The heinous faculty members participated in immersive have found these stories to be painful, sad, comprehensive online program for 364 killings of Black Americans have brought training in hybrid course design, guided and troubling. The testimonials present a St. Markers spread across 17 time zones. the issues of police brutality and systemic by research and best practices identified call for St. Mark’s to commit comprehen- racism into sharp focus. COVID-19 has by Colleen Worrell, director of the Center sively, in actions as well as words, to anti- When it became clear that St. Mark’s claimed the lives of more than a million for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. racist work. In July, I shared the School’s would need to move to remote learning, people around the world, with nearly a Our approach to hybrid learning—blend- first steps in the work of making St. Mark’s what were your immediate concerns? quarter of those deaths here in the United ing best practices of online and in-person an antiracist school. You can read more The backdrop of global instability around States. The U.S. unemployment rate pedagogy—was also informed by feedback about these steps on page 17. COVID-19 and its impacts on our diverse increased 10 percent in one month. To from students and families in our spring The Board of Trustees has offered its full community of students and adults was the say that 2020 has been a challenging year remote learning period, which included support for these steps, which represent biggest driver of concern. As it became would be an enormous understatement. a desire for more consistent and user- only the first in a series that St. Mark’s will clear that we would be learning remotely And yet, as I look back on the work of friendly standards of course design, and take in the coming weeks, months, and for a longer duration, we were aware that St. Markers over the course of the past sev- more personal touchpoints for instruction years in the interest of making St. Mark’s a we needed to ensure equitable access for eral months, I cannot help but be inspired. and collaborative learning. truly antiracist School and a truly inclusive all of our students. We reached out to The pivot last spring from in-person to The tragic killings of Ahmaud Arbery, community. I look forward to this work, students to address challenges around remote learning happened very quickly. Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd are and I look forward to feedback from all of technology and access to connectivity. At St. Mark’s, this transition, though not the latest cases in a troubling pattern of you as we engage in these efforts. In building our approach, we adopted seamless, was made with thoughtfulness, violence against Black Americans, and some “simple rules”: “Keep it Simple,” creativity, attention to detail, and with the prompted deep reflection and calls for “Be Flexible,” and “Communicate, needs of our students at the center of every action by St. Mark’s students, alumni, fac- Communicate, Communicate.” Simplicity decision we made. ulty and staff, and other community mem- reminds us to build around familiar tools I am also inspired when I think back bers. The Instagram account @Blackatsm JOHN C. WARREN ’74. ED.D. on the work of our faculty to prepare has provided an important forum for HEAD OF SCHOOL (CONTINUED...) 4 ST. MARK’S | FALL 2020 PHOTOGRAPH BY KATHLEEN DOOHER PHOTOGRAPH BY ADAM RICHINS ST. MARK’S | FALL 2020 5 IN BRIEF IN BRIEF (CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE) these subjects successful I have nothing but admiration for the THE MAGAZINE | WINTER 2020 in a remote environment? creativity that my faculty colleagues have MINING CREATIVITY Answering (our learning management system, for Twitter founder Biz Stone has noted applied to their courses, and our students ENGAGING IN HANDS-ON work remotely is not without obstacles for science students, but one example). Flexibility helped us to meet that “constraint inspires creativity”—a deserve some of the spotlight as well. Ms. creative band of St. Mark’s engineers took a proactive approach to their subject this the Call our students where they are, both in terms truth that has been borne out for us at Caron, advisor to LEO, our academic spring, using the video game Minecraft. AMES SCOTT ’23 was hunkered down at home of scheduling and grace with deadlines. St. Mark’s in remote learning. So we journal, shared a remote learning issue, “The St. Mark’s engineering class is a project-based, hands-on approach to engineer- ONE in March like so many others when her Clear and regular communication became know that there is already a tremendous animated by student work in the human- ing,” says teacher Rob Bauer. “Students work on projects of their choosing throughout DAY FROM DAWN TO DUSK, THE CAMPUS OCTOBER 8, 2019 IS GLOWING WITH ACTIVITY. P. 14 6:21 A.M. mother, Alys Reynders Scott ’85, important since we would no longer be amount of creativity across the curricu- ities. Our literary magazine, Vindex, the year. Just a couple of months into 2020, the class faced its biggest engineering called her attention to the Emerson physically present together. Finally, we lum. That said, the disciplines in the area has also featured videos from students challenge to date: COVID-19.” INBOX Hospital website. knew we had to preserve a sense of com- of the house traditionally labeled “cre- describing their creative processes and Class of 2020 graduates Blake Gattuso, Nathaniel King, Aditya Mynampaty, and Will “They were running out of masks and munity, so we worked to sustain advising ative”—visual and performing arts—have workspaces. I am in awe of students who Osborne—calling themselves “The Treehouse Group”—had been building a viewing Redesign were asking for help,” Ames says. relationships and familiar community embraced the limitations presented by the have reached across physical distance to platform for the St.
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