IN THIS ISSUE…
Underreported Stories from Ms. Plimpton’s Saturday Class
Letter from the Editors
First of all, I am extremely grateful for our wonderful editorial team — Andrea, Vanessa, Catherine, Anouk, and Lucas — everything we have done within the St. Marker would not have happened without you guys! Also, thank you to Ms. Plimpton for all the support and guidance you provided to the team. As a writer and editor of the St. Marker for four years since my Freshman year, this platform was a space that taught a lot of lessons for me; how I can lead, write, and in the end, express myself as who I am. It was a great honor to take part in this team, and I am thrilled to see all the amazing work our new editorial team will carry on starting next year. Please enjoy our Prize Day Issue, and stay tuned for the upcoming issues for the next academic year!
- Hannah
St. Marker has a special place in my heart: it's one of the few groups I have been part of throughout my entire time at St. Mark's. I have outgrown my old self as a writer, friend, and leader in news writing. I am so grateful that St. Marker has rewarded me with the opportunities to express myself and know the same cabal of people who share my vision for creating a community like St. Marker. As a soon-to-be alumna, I hope St. Marker will become a stronger presence in our student body!
- Andrea
I would like to thank my team, Hannah, Andrea, Catherine, Lucas, and Anouk for their dedication and hard work in making running the St. Marker smooth and fun, and I am grateful for having such a great team of writers and editors to create our content. As a member since Freshman year, it has been an honor to dedicate my four years to writing, a passion of mine. I hope to continue such interests into college, and I wish my writers the best of luck!
- Vanessa
Letter from Ms. Plimpton
To the St. Marker’s readers and contributors,
Despite my role as faculty advisor to the St. Marker, I’ve had very little to do with its actual
publication this year. Blessed with a veritable holy trinity of senior editors, I was able to leave
almost everything in the capable hands of Hannah Cha ‘25, Vanessa Leung ‘25, and Andrea
Xu ‘25. Under their command, the St. Marker forged ahead like a great steamship, stirring up
and churning out the voices of our community.
To my holy trinity: thank you for your tremendous work this year. You coordinated, scheduled,
and led our staff meetings, some of which were so well-attended that they spilled out into the
English hallway. You wrangled all stages of the writing process with attention and care. You
mentored our editors and encouraged our contributors. You held our writers accountable by
having tough conversations about blown deadlines. You did all of this, of course, while
navigating the endless demands of school, college applications, extracurriculars, daily
sustenance, and (I hope) sufficient REM sleep.
Looking ahead to the 2025-2026 school year, this year’s managing editors, Lucas Jiang ‘26,
Anouk Shin ‘26, and Catherine Zhang ‘26, will step into the role of senior editors. You have
my utmost trust and support as you take the helm.
Feifei Cao ‘27 and Lily Oh ‘27 will work closely with our seniors as managing editors for next
year. Our newly named layout editors, Ian Cho ‘26 and Aiden Lee ‘28 will oversee online and
print layout and publication.
I am thrilled to share next year’s section editors, all of whom are veteran St. Marker writers:
Alice Wang ‘26 and Abby Stone ‘26 will oversee the Opinion section. Seoyeon Kim ‘26 and
Brynn Leonard ‘26 will lead the News section. Charlotte Han ‘27 will take on Arts and
Lifestyle, and Annabel Zaterka ‘26 will manage Humans of St. Mark’s.
And to the entire staff: you are the eyes and the ears of the St. Marker. Listen, always. What
murmurs ripple through the student body? What makes students mad? What worries them? What
elates them? What are they obsessed with or horrified by? What are they creating, destroying, or
boycotting? As you tell their stories, I hope you will each be bold and cultivate your unique
voice.
With gratitude,
Ms. Plimpton
