Zachary Burdette of St. Mark's School will be Reading His Paper "An Encounter with Reality" at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium at The Oakridge School

The Oakridge School is excited to announce that Zachary Burdette of St. Mark’s School will be presenting his paper, “An Encounter with Reality,” at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium this February 6th. Congratulations Mr. Burdette; we are looking forward to hearing your presentation!

Zachary Burdette is a twelve year marksman at St. Mark’s. He dedicates the majority of his free time to competing in policy debate, and has been among the top teams nationally for two consecutive years. Zach is on the St. Mark’s Leadership and Ethics Board, co-founder of the Political Forum Club, and an Eagle Scout. He plans to major in international relations and security studies at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Mr. Burdette will be reading his paper during the second block of presentations in a session entitled “Truth, Narrative, and the Masking of the Real in Joyce’s Dubliners.” The location of the session will be announced soon.

Zacharia Alden of St. Mark's School will be Reading His Paper "Paralysis: A Portrait of Death and Indecision" at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium Hosted at The Oakridge School

The Oakridge School congratulates Zacharia Alden of St. Mark’s School.  He will be presenting his paper, “Paralysis: A Portrait of Death and Indecision,” at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium this February 6th.  We are thrilled to hear his presentation.

Zacharia Alden entered St. Mark’s School in the 5^th grade, before which he attended the Lamplighter School. He is a member of the cycling club as well as the Disciplinary Council on campus. Zach will be attending Haverford College next fall, where he hopes to pursue a degree in Philosophy.

Mr. Alden will be reading his paper during the first block of presentations in a session entitled “Eveline, Paralysis, and the Challenge to Make a Choice.”  The location of the session will be announced soon.

Zacharia Alden's Colloquium Paper

William Chang of St. Mark's School will be reading his paper "Joycean Epiphany in Dubliners and the 21st Century: A Challenge to Choose" at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium Hosted at The Oakridge School

The Oakridge School eagerly welcomes William Chang of St. Mark’s School. He will be presenting his paper, “Joycean Epiphany in Dubliners and the 21st Century: A Challenge to Choose,” at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium this February 6th. Congratulations Mr. Chang!

Currently a senior at the St. Mark's School of Texas, Will is an active member of the St. Mark's community. His favorite subjects include math, science, Spanish and English. In addition to playing violin with the school orchestra, Will is a captain of the varsity swim team and dedicates much of his time to community service. Outside of school, he enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee and spending time with friends and family. Will has no set career plans but is open to suggestions.

Mr. Chang will be reading his paper during the first block of presentations in a session entitled “21st Century Readings of James Joyce’s The Dead.”  The location of the session will be announced soon.

William Chang's Colloquium Paper

Warren Smith of St. Mark's School will be Reading His Paper "Students Sitting in the Classroom of Planet Earth: An Examination of Epiphanies in The Dead" at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium Hosted at The Oakridge School

The Oakridge School is excited to announce that Warren Smith of St. Mark’s School will be presenting his paper “Students Sitting in the Classroom of Planet Earth: An Examination of Epiphanies in The Dead” at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium this February 6th. Congratulations Warren Smith!

Warren Smith, a senior at St. Mark's School of Texas, has been a member of his school's Community Service Board for four years and is a vice-chairman this year. He is a captain of both the swimming and water polo teams, and is a member of the Telos Society. For the next four years, Warren will be studying engineering at Brown University.

Mr. Smith will be reading his paper during the first block of presentations in a session entitled “21st Century Readings of James Joyce’s The Dead.”  The location of the session will be announced soon.

Warren Smith's Colloquium Paper

Steven Tsai of St. Mark's School will be Reading His Paper "Araby and the Road to Enlightenment" at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium Hosted at The Oakridge School

The Oakridge School is excited to announce that Steven Tsai of St. Mark’s School will be presenting his paper, “Araby and the Road to Enlightenment,” at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium on February 6th. We are looking forward to hearing his presentation.

Steven Tsai, having previously attended Rice Middle School in Plano, is a senior and a four-year Marksman at St. Mark's. He is a second-degree black belt in karate, principal clarinetist of the 2012 Honor Orchestra of America, and wei-chi (Go) teacher at Tzu-Chi Sunday School. In his spare time, he enjoys fencing and folding origami. He hopes to one day enter the medical field.

Mr. Tsai will be reading his paper during the first block of presentations in a session entitled “Truth, Isolation, and Social Space in Araby, After the Race, and Other Stories.” The location of the session will be announced soon.

Steven Tsai's Colloquium Paper

Noah Yonack of St. Mark's School will be Reading His Paper "Helpless Animals: Axiomatic Paralysis in Dubliners" at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium Hosted by The Oakridge School

The Oakridge School congratulates Noah Yonack of the St. Mark’s School. He will be presenting his paper, “Helpless Animals: Axiomatic Paralysis in Dubliners,” at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium on February 6th.

Noah Yonack is a senior at the St. Mark’s School of Texas. He is a vice-chairman on the School’s community service board, the news editor on the The ReMarker school newspaper, and is a member of the Telos mentoring society, the varsity cross country team, and the tennis team. He will be studying mechanical and electrical engineering at Harvard University next fall.

Mr. Yonack will be reading his paper during the first block of presentations in a session entitled “Cyclical Lives in the Narratives of Joyce’s Dubliners.”  The location of the session will be announced soon.

Noah Yonack's Colloquium Paper

Meyer Thalheimer of St. Mark's School will be Reading His Paper "Lacan's Dublin" at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium at The Oakridge School

The Oakridge School is pleased to announce that Meyer Thalheimer of St. Mark’s School will be presenting his paper, “Lacan’s Dublin,” at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium on February 6th.

Meyer is a senior at St. Mark’s, where he has been a student there since the seventh grade. An avid debater, he enjoys the historical, philosophical, and political interplay ever-present in literary criticism. He is president of the debate team and co-founder of the school Political Forum as well as a proud National Merit Semifinalist.

Mr. Thalheimer will be reading his paper during the second block of presentations in a session entitled “Truth, Narrative, and the Masking of the Real in Joyce’s Dubliners.” The location of the session will be announced soon. Congratulations Mr. Thalheimer; we look forward to reading your paper!

James Rowan of St. Mark's School will be Reading His Paper "Earthlings: Dubliners Today" at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium to be Hosted at The Oakridge School

The Oakridge School congratulates James Rowan of St. Mark’s School! He will be presenting his paper, “Earthlings: Dubliners Today,” at the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium on February 6th.

James Rowan is a senior at the St. Mark’s School of Texas.  He captains the physics, quiz bowl, and math teams, coaches the middle school math team, and plays on the school ultimate frisbee and fencing teams.  He will be studying mathematics at MIT next year.

Mr. Rowan will be reading his paper during the second block of presentations in a session entitled “21st Century Readings of James Joyce’s Dubliners.” The location will be announced soon. 

James Rowan's Colloquium Paper

The Oakridge School is pleased to announce that Mr. Lucas Jacob, Dean of Learning and Curriculum, at Trinity Valley School will be hosting the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium’s creative writing workshop.

The Oakridge School is excited to host Mr. Lucas Jacob, Dean of Learning and Curriculum, of Trinity Valley School who will be teaching a creative writing workshop for all students that submitted creative pieces for the 2013 Dubliners Colloquium on February 6th.  We are grateful that he has graciously agreed to contribute to the day’s exciting, academic festivities.

Lucas Jacob has taught creating writing and English in various parts of the United States and abroad for the past 17 years.  His poems and essays have appeared in dozens of journals, including Southwest Review  and Willow Review, and are forthcoming in Evansville Review and DMQ Review.  He is a 2012 semi-finalist for the Normal Mailer Award in short fiction, has two poems shortlisted for the 2012 Fish Publishing Poetry Prize, and is a past winner of the Gival Press Tri-Language Poetry Prize.  He is allergic to cats, but not to James Joyce, whose Dubliners  and Ulysses he studied in college and whose A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Finnegan’s Wake he studied in grad school.

All students interested in creative writing are welcome to attend and observe the workshop. The session itself will focus on the creative material submitted by students for the actual Colloquium.  We look forward to seeing curious, creative students attend the day’s ceremonies, and once again, we want to thank Mr. Lucas Jacob for agreeing to be a part of our event. We’ll see you in February!

Stories being Read at Workshop:
-Caroline Boyd Roger's "Manhood" - The Oakridge School
-Sara Shah's "A Tribute to Joyce" - Fort Worth Country Day School

Other Participants and their Entries:
-Bessie Bronstein's "Out of Your Depth" - The Oakridge School
-Brice Holcomb's "Eveline: The Great Not-Knowing" - St. Mark's School
-James Coman's "The Ending of Araby" - The Oakridge School
-Jazmine Monreal's "Continuation of Eveline" - Fort Worth Country Day School
-Sam Libby's "Gabriel's Snowy Trek" - St. Mark's School
-Taubert Nadalini's "The Deep" - St. Mark's School