It was great having alums Alex Hobbs, Nate Maretzki, Zach Resneck, Callie Zimmerman, and Morgan Zimmerman, all from the class of 2020 and sophomores at Marin Academy, stop by for a visit. They are pictured here with Mr. Hickman, Mr. Harvey, and Mr. Evans. We invite you to visit anytime!

When Jessica Cohen '06 left New York after the pandemic hit and Broadway shut down, her successful professional career as a dancer was put on hold, but it didn't stop her creativity. She quickly switched gears, contacted a friend and mentor, and together they wrote and directed "Busted," an eight-minute short, filmed in Sausalito on September 8, 2020. It features Cohen as Jess, an out-of-work millennial Broadway dancer who on a whim buys an old Volkswagen bus from a 20-something man played by Joseph Walsh to explore van life, a minimalistic lifestyle popular with millennials. It doesn't take her too long to realize she's clueless about how to even start.

The short was recently featured at the 2022 SF Independent Film Festival. sfindie.com

VOLUNTEER & JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH RISE SCHOLARS AND HAMILTON SCHOOL

Alumni parent Jay Ferguson (P '09 and P '14) is involved with the RISE Scholars Program at Hamilton, a K-8 school in Novato, and contacted us about several volunteer and paid positions for this summer and during the school year that we are sharing with alumni and alumni parents:

SUMMER: (1) Seeking college students or college graduates to be teachers in the school's SummerHawks 5-week summer program. (2) Seeking high school students to volunteer in their SummerHawks 5-week summer program. Click here to apply.

ONGOING/YEAR ROUND: Seeking adults (this could be alumni parents or alumni) to serve as mentors to students. Click here for more information. Feel free to  email Jay with any questions.

Jay credits fellow alumni parent Andrea Salmi (P '09 and P'11) for connecting him with the program. We thank Jay for helping our school develop a partnership with Hamilton a few years ago and even during Covid, 7th and 8th graders continued to meet with their Hamilton reading buddies weekly.

It's no joke! Trivia Night is back and in person. Save the date Friday, April 1 6:00-8:00 PM for this community event in support of the EPOP program at our partner school, eSibonisweni.

We seek class notes for the upcoming edition of The Marker. We really do want to know where you are and what you're up to! Please send news and photos (new jobs, hobbies, travel, or updates on fellow alumni you've recently seen) to alumni@markdayschool.org by March 31. Thank you!