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Eddie Stehel
First impressions are an essential step in the process of deciding which school is a good fit. The Lion and Sword organization aims to give families who are seeking enrollment an idea of their son’s potential school day and campus life.
While last year was a success, Lion and Sword is implementing new rules and future plans, starting with a revised application that will be required for everyone, including past members.
“I am a Marksman,” Director of Student Recruitment Korey Mack ’00 said. “Continual improvement is something that was hammered home by my teachers.”
Over the summer, Mack and senior leaders Andrew Zhang and Marshall Bagley revised Lion and Sword’s application process to increase its members’ level of engagement and intentionally decrease the number of people in the club, so members would take it more seriously.
“My hope is that our students enhance the tours and that they improve the campus experience for our prospective families,” Mack said.
After the selection process, new members began to shadow tours with returning members until they are deemed sufficient at leading tours on their own. In addition to this, they have implemented a council consisting of seven members.
“We meet every couple of weeks to talk about what are some of the things we need to be aware of,” Mack said.
Their hope is to ensure that there aren’t any upcoming events that could weaken the parents’ experience in any way.
The club has reached out to other resources around campus, trying to help the tour guides better inform the visitors about all the opportunities on campus along with the history behind the school.
“We worked with the admissions office intern Skyler Green to put together a resource guide for Lion and Sword members to tell them more about different spots and programs on campus,” Mack said.
Mack’s aspiration doesn’t stop there: if all goes well during the transition of leadership positions, Mack expects the summer of 2026 to be even stronger.
“This is hopefully something that we will look at again this summer and make positive changes next year as well,” Mack said.