Hank Ideker ‘11

Congratulations to the Jesuit Wrestling team for placing 4th at the Cougar Classic this past weekend.  “It was great to see Henry get 2nd place at his second varsity tournament. He wrestled very hard,” said Craig Hunter ’12. The whole team was determined to win their matches and try and pin their opponents if possible. “We were all looking forward...

“Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” -          Dan Gable, Olympic Gold Medalist Wrestling is a sport that challenges your personal endurance, character, and work ethic. It demands commitment and the will to get better. It is an individual sport, where only the wrestler controls how hard he wants to train and how badly he wants to win. It...

Congratulations to Ryan Gorman ’11, who was voted the 2010 Senior Speaker by nationally recognized coaches at the St. Mark’s Debate Invitational. As Senior Speaker, Ryan delivered a keynote address at the St. Mark’s Senior Speaker Breakfast last Sunday morning. The award was founded by David Baker, a former St. Mark’s debate coach 25 years ago, and Ryan is...

  “New Teacher Orientation” is one reason why the faculty and the teacher-student relationships at Jesuit are so great.  According to Mrs. Elise Stewart (Director of Faculty Development), who made this program what it is today, the New Teacher Orientation “is a mentorship program where veteran teachers are assigned to new teachers to prepare them for their journey towards becoming Ignatian...

130 students, full of energy and anticipation, run onto the Santa Clara Academy field, eager to join their Jesuit and Ursuline mentors in a game of soccer, basketball, 4-square, and playground activities. The first day of the summer program begins, dedicated to providing these students an educational opportunity, to breaking the cycle of poverty within the Santa Clara community,...