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San Marcos Academy, in partnership with San Marcos Lion’s Club, is beginning a new international Leo Club for students aged 12-18. Through the Leo Club Program, young people develop and practice leadership, organization and social skills through participation in Leo Club activities and service projects. Involvement in these activities often fosters a lifetime commitment to…

Participants use piieces of pork tenderloin to practice their wound-packing skills at the Academy CRCC training. Fifteen San Marcos Academy staff and faculty members participated in the country’s first Civilian Response and Casualty Care (CRCC) course during their Easter break April 22. The four-hour course was created by the ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response…

Graduation at San Marcos Academy involves several traditions that have been part of the graduation experience for decades. Following is a list of the activities in which seniors will take part. Parents and families are welcome to any or all of these events. JROTC Federal Awards Ceremony Thursday, May 2, 4:30 p.m. in the Shultz…

Catarina Vazquez, SMA’s representative to the San Marcos Youth Commission. I have the privilege of representing San Marcos Academy on the San Marcos Youth Commission (SMYC). This board, made up of high school students from various schools, focuses on problems in the community that specifically affect youth. Recently, I was invited to attend the annual…

A Lower School student reads audiobooks while Mrs. Connie Bagley looks on. SMA has joined more than 16,000 schools nationwide that are utilizing audiobooks through “Learning Ally.” This program is helping to level the playing field for students who struggle to read due to learning differences. Human-read, curriculum aligned Learning Ally (LA) is a non-profit…

One of the goals of SMA extra-curricular activities is to serve as an extension of the classroom, with emphasis on teaching the values of a strong work ethic, integrity, teamwork and sportsmanship. According to Webster’s Dictionary a sportsman is “a person who can take loss or defeat without complaint, or victory without gloating, and who…