Reunion Day

by Joanna Cheng ‘29

From May 1st to 2nd, St. Mark’s prepared to welcome back generations of Lions for Reunion Weekend. From the Class of 1976 to our most recent alumni, the campus was filled with stories, laughter, and the kind of connections that only years and shared hallways can build.

On Friday, the weekend kicked off with the arrival of our 50th Reunion class. As all reunion classes began arriving, student tour guides led campus walks, bridging the gap between past and present with every story shared.

Saturday brought a celebration. The day opened with the St. Mark’s History Session, kicking the session off with how our school has evolved from the past to the present. Later that day, Master Classes met the Athletic Hall of Fame, honoring Lions who went above and beyond on the fields and courts.

This weekend was far more than just a meet-up. It was a homecoming. For our alumni, this weekend was a rare chance to step back into a place that shaped them: to walk the same hallways, sit in familiar classrooms, and remember how they united before the world pulled them in different directions. For current students, it was a living lesson, a reminder that the desks we sit in today once held future doctors, artists, engineers, and leaders. The 50th reunion alumni will tell you what this place meant to them and still means. Reunion day grounds us. They show us that St. Mark’s isn’t just a stop, it’s a lifelong story. 

At St. Mark’s, you never really leave. You just wait for the next reunion.