ons ▁from ▁a ▁class mate , ▁Steve ▁Miller ; ▁while ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁they ▁created ▁a ▁band ▁called ▁the ▁Mark s men . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁two ▁al umn i ▁currently ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League : ▁Ty ▁Mont gom ery ▁' 1 1 , ▁and ▁Sam ▁A cho ▁' 0 7 . ▁At ▁least ▁ 5 ▁other ▁al umn i ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁NFL : ▁Em manuel ▁A cho ▁' 0 8 , ▁Kal en ▁Thor nt on ▁' 0 0 , ▁J . ▁B . ▁" J aby " ▁Andrew s ▁' 2 9 , ▁ ▁De ck ▁Sh elle y ▁' 2 6 , ▁ ▁and ▁Bill ▁V aug hn ▁' 2 0 . ▁▁ 3 0 ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁sen iors ▁signed ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁colleg iate ▁sport ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁recognized ▁ 9 0 ▁extra - curr icular ▁clubs ▁and ▁offered ▁ 2 4 ▁fine ▁arts ▁courses . ▁ ▁SM ▁activities ▁that ▁have ▁received ▁consistent ▁national ▁recognition ▁include ▁journal ism , ▁cre ative ▁writing , ▁debate , ▁phot ography , ▁ch ess , ▁and ▁design . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Sch ol astic ▁Press ▁Association ▁jud ges ▁school ▁publications ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁awards ▁about ▁a ▁dozen ▁Gold ▁Crow ns ▁in ▁each ▁category ▁each