St. Mark's School of Texas

The St. Mark's School of Texas is a nonsectarian preparatory day school for boys located in Dallas, Texas, USA. The school runs from first grade to twelfth grade.

History

St. Mark's was created in 1950 by a group of Dallas businessmen

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who decided that Dallas boys were ready for east coast educations.

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The original name was reportedly to have been St. Stephen's, but

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a quick check revealed that St. Stephen is associated with

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the lamb. St. Mark's was apparently chosen because a lion was

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thought a more suitable mascot.

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St. Mark's was developed out of the ashes of three less-financed private schools: Terrill School (1906?44), Texas Country Day School (1933?50), and Cathedral School (1944?50). The school traces its history to Mr. Terrill's school, which he founded in 1906 as the city's first effort to create a private school that could rival its east coast counterparts. The Hockaday School for Girls was founded in 1913, and it became a "sister" school to St. Mark's.

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