Hayden Vines ’15

The pack bears down onto his back, the straps dig into his shoulder blades while drops of sweat cascade down, absorbed by the arid dirt.  The force not only pressures his shoulders, but his mind as well; the idea of representing the fallen soldiers hangs over his head, pushing him through every step.  He takes [...]

As Jack White sculpts a pot, with Mr. Raymond Ochs encouraging him, Jack makes a perfect pot.  With vibrant designs on the body of the pot, Jack holds it, with both hands, in the air.  Turning the object 180 degrees he puts down his piece, with the look of satisfaction.  Jesuit does not only mold [...]

Ahh, after a long twelve months, March Madness has finally returned.  The four days where you research, flip coins and do other wacky and superstitious things to pick your teams.  Whether you take ten minutes or two hours, you always need some background information to fill out your bracket and win within your group. Here [...]

Mr. Rob McGhee grabs his own guitar and struts toward the microphone, he gives the count “1, 2, 3” and what follows is one of his favorite songs “All the Things That I’ve done.”  McGhee is one of the many faculty members who participates in the Jesuit Musicians Union, or JMU for short, helping out [...]

Human trafficking- the act of “buying” and selling people for sexual or commercial exploitation- nets a global profit of about 31 billion dollars per year. Among the groups that tries to tackle this issue are Jesuit’s own Not for Sale Club, which actively promotes anti-human trafficking in the community, and the YACHT (Young Adult Curriculum [...]

As the captains of the Challenge Drive enter into Hughes Hall, the chairman asks a burning question, “How much money do you think the drive raised this year? Over $500,000 raise your hand,” and all the hands go up.  Next, he says, “Over $800,000 raise your hand.”  Now, only a few hands go up, forcing [...]

As Mitchell Opatowsky ´15 watched the first presidential debate, he wondered where he could talk and interact with other students at Jesuit about current news, the economy, and domestic and world issues. With the help of Mr. O’Brien, the two young men sought to create the new club, Jesuit News Flash! News Flash members have [...]

As freshman counselor Tim Murphy grabs his Jesuit intramural volleyball t-shirt, he huddles up with his team to get ready to face the opposing squad. Cool and collected, he serves the ball in play and gets an ace along with high-fives from his teammates who stand ready to dominate their opponent.   Co-ed volleyball, a [...]

Despite the wind trying to thwart their chances of winning, the Jesuit crew team still succeeds.  With only one boat not winning first place honors, last month’s area match was a good spring-board toward the regional championships in Oklahoma City later this month. On April 21-22, Jesuit crew rowed against local crew teams in East [...]