▁another ▁earned ▁sevent een ▁Pal m ▁Awards ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁being ▁an ▁E agle ▁Sc out ▁( a ▁fe at ▁achieved ▁by ▁two ▁dozen ▁boys ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Sc out ing ). ▁ ▁The ▁av id ity ▁with ▁which ▁students ▁purs ue ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁is ▁mock ed ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁R ush more , ▁which ▁was ▁co - written ▁by ▁O wen ▁Wilson ▁' 8 7 , ▁who ▁— ▁like ▁the ▁film ' s ▁protagon ist ▁— ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁school ▁prior ▁to ▁gradu ation . ▁R ush more ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁a ▁fict ional ▁cross ▁between ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁and ▁Houston ' s ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁School , ▁the ▁al ma ▁mater ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁co - writer ▁and ▁director , ▁Wes ▁Anderson . ▁The ▁film ▁features ▁a ▁protagon ist ▁who ▁particip ates ▁in ▁do z ens ▁of ▁clubs ▁and ▁activities . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁press ▁has ▁written ▁about ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁bl ends ▁in ▁and ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Dallas . ▁ ▁National ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁and ▁its ▁al umn i ▁have ▁become ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁several ▁ 2 1 st - century ▁controvers ies . ▁ ▁One ▁al umn us , ▁Richard ▁Sp encer ▁‘ 9 7 , ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁ne o - N azi ▁who ▁co ined ▁the ▁term ▁alt - right ▁and ▁who ▁has ▁pun ctu ated ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁speech es