1960s

Just some random reminiscences: I think junior year was all about becoming seniors. Wow! Seniors got to punish freshmen for perceived insubordination; seniors got to use the senior doors, seniors were kings of the senior patio. Mostly, seniors had their own smoking lounge out by the handball courts. Actually I didn’t even smoke but the idea of a smoking lounge,...

“On July 5, 1960, 129 players reported to Dallas Jesuit High School” on Oak Lawn Ave. According to Jesuit lore, a rival high school came to scout the Jesuit football team. Mistaking the huge Dallas Texans for high school boys, the rival team paniced. https://www.chiefs.com/news/the-franchise-s-first-tryout-camp-jesuit-high-school-in-dallas-texas