After 11 year of service, Dr. Dillon has decided to step down to prioritize more time with her family. We are grateful for her commitment and positive impact she has brought to our school community. We are now embarking on the search for a new principal to lead us with the same spirit and dedication. If you or someone you know is passionate about Catholic education and possesses the qualities to inspire our students and staff, we invite you to consider this incredible opportunity.
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Link to application:
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Let's celebrate our students tomorrow with pajama or comfy day! Don't forget about our food drive as well. Keep an eye out for pictures from our Buddy Lunch!
On Mismatch Monday, we hosted our Spelling Bee for Catholic Schools Week. Congratulations to all our super spellers and especially to our top 3 spellers, Paul Tomlins, Theo Craghead and our winner, Catherine Tomlins.
Reminder!
Looking for a fun, family friendly way to celebrate Mardi Gras? Come for Fat Tuesday Bingo at St. Mark School! Enjoy a hot dog dinner, a few games of Bingo, and a Dessert 50/50! Donations are greatly appreciated!
We are excited to kick off Catholic Schools Week on Sunday and celebrate all that makes St. Mark School a wonderful place to grow, pray, learn, serve and experience the love of Christ! We have lots of fun planned for our students and hope to share more each day next week!
St. Mark's Marksmen Blue team competed in the First Lego League
Sectional Tournament in Champaign on January 20. They were awarded the
Motivate Award, which celebrates a team that embraces the culture of
FIRST LEGO League through team building, team spirit, and displayed
enthusiasm. Congratulations on a great season!
Our sixth graders had a blast today at PND for Scholastic Bowl Trivia and more! Thanks to SMS Alum, Ellen Dahlquist, for showing us the ropes! Thanks to PND for inviting us!
Join us for Trivia Night! The doors open at 6pm and trivia begins promptly at 7pm. You and your team (up to eight players) are welcome to bring dinner to enjoy together at your table prior to the start of trivia. There will be a number of games and activities to play throughout the evening between the rounds of trivia. So, please remember to bring some extra cash if you like to have fun! Payment for the table reservation and bottle fee can be made at the school's front office until January 26th or can be paid at the door that night. If you plan on paying with a check, please make it payable to Saint Mark's PSA.
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Come out and support your 8th grade girls volleyball team at their 8th grade night!
What a special treat, courtesy of Miss Fleming's family! Hot chocolate on a frigid day with school friends is a highlight of the year for sure!
Due to the current and pending weather, St, Mark School will be CLOSED today, Friday, January 12th.
Please stay safe and warm!
Congratulations to the 5th grade boys team on finishing 3rd at the Livingston Tournament!!
Please join the PSA on Tuesday, January 9th at 7:00 for their monthly meeting. PSA is looking forward to their Trivia Night on January 27th, as well as planning spring events and could use your help!
Beautiful Christmas art from our students!
Merry Christmas from all of us at St. Mark School. May the peace of Christ be with you as we celebrate His birth.
The Preschool Concert was last night and was full of smiles, songs, and laughs as we enjoyed the wonder of little voices!
The third grade and sixth grade students put on their Jesse Tree presentation yesterday. They adorned a Jesse tree with illustrated ornaments that represent the people, prophesies, and events leading up to the birth of Jesus. This connects the Old Testament to Jesus' birth.
We love hanging out with our buddies, especially when we get to spend time on a special project, like the 1st and 4th grade classes did yesterday!
St. Mark’s students competed in the Moline First Lego League regional on Saturday. St. Mark’s sent two Lego League teams - Gold and Blue.
The Gold Team won the Breakthrough Award. This award goes to the team that demonstrates a shining example of excellent Core Values. They show that they truly understand that what they discover is more important than what they win.
The Blue Team won the Robot Design Award which goes to a team that uses outstanding programming principles and solid engineering practices to develop a robot that is mechanically sound, durable, efficient and highly capable of performing challenge missions.
The Blue Team will advance to the Sectional Tournament next month.
Congratulations to all 20 of our SMS Lego team members on an excellent performance at regionals!!
