Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School
type = Private
established = 1880
city = Salt Lake City
state = Utah
country = USA
grades = PreK–12
mascot = Winged Lions

website = [http://www.rhsm.org www.rhsm.org]

General Information

Founded in 1880, Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School (also known as RHSM or simply Rowland Hall) is a private school located on two campuses in Salt Lake City, Utah. [http://rowland-hall.org/school.info/ School Info ... Rowland Hall - St. Mark's School, accessed March 16, 2007] It provides classes and programs for students in preschool through grade 12 in four divisions: an Upper, a Middle, a Lower, and a Beginning School. RHSM is an independent private school and bases its foundation on values of open-mindedness and free-thinking. One of the goals of Rowland Hall-St. Mark's school is for students to consider broader connections of their academic studies. Critical thinking skills are heavily stressed. RHSM's current headmaster is Alan Sparrow, with the Middle school principal being Stephen Bennhoff, the Upper school principal Lee Thomsen, and the upper school vice principal, Ryan Hoglund.

ports

Although Rowland Hall, as an academically-focused school, it does claim a nationally accredited ski program called Rowmark. [http://rowmark.org/ski.program/recent.articles.php Recent Articles : Ski Program ... Rowmark Ski Academy, accessed March 16, 2007] Picabo Street attended the school in the 1980s.

The men's basketball team returned to the state tournament in 2008 after several years of drought.

The men's tennis team won 4 consecutive state championships from 2000-2004, also beating many of the larger schools in Utah who often went on to win state championships in the 3A, 4A, and 5A divisions during those years. After a 3 year drought, RHSM tennis rebounded, and the men won back-to-back state titles in 2007 and 2008.

The women's tennis team also enjoys multitudes of success, being successfully coached by Head tennis Coach Timothy Sleeper and Assistan Coach Susan Daynes to 4 consecutive state titles, from 2004 to 2008.

Debate

The Winged Lions "Verbal Assault Team" enjoys a good deal of success on the extremely competitive national policy circuit. With a total of 7 bids to the 2008 TOC, and 6 bids to the 2007 TOC, the school has established itself as a major player nationally. The RHSM top team reached quarterfinals of the 2008 TOC as well as taking second speaker, the best finish for any Utah team in the state's history.

References

External links

* [http://www.rhsm.org/ Main website]