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Alex Briskey ‘12

Ranger Band Snags Several Awards, Almost Completes Upset

Sports at Jesuit are synonymous with success.  In recent years, Jesuit’s varsity soccer, rugby, and crew teams have all won state championships.  Our lacrosse team has made it to the state final, and many other teams have made deep playoff runs.  In addition, our debate team has won the...

Five Classic Movies You Have to See

It’s springtime, a time for Easter, Spring Break, the NBA and NHL playoffs, the NFL draft, and the beginning of the end of the school year.  Unfortunately, spring also means a weak season for movies.  As of April 28, four of the top five films at the box office...

Jesuit Band Members Display Individual Talents at Solo and Ensemble Competition

This past Saturday, March 5, 2011, several members of the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band displayed their musical talents at the Texas Private School Music Educator's Association (TPSMEA) Solo & Ensemble competition. The competition featured musicians from private high schools in the “North Region” of Texas, basically anything above Austin. Luckily...

Getting Ready for Hollywood’s Shining Moment

Two weeks ago, the American sports world held its biggest event of the year, the one and only Super Bowl; now, it’s time to shift our focus to the American entertainment world, as they get ready to hold their biggest event of the year: the Oscars. This Sunday, February 27th,...

Jesuit Students Join All-Star Cast of Musicians in TPSMEA All-State Band

This past weekend, 100 of the best private school musicians in the state of Texas convened in San Marcos for the annual TPSMEA All-State Band Clinic.  The musicians rehearsed for three days, January 27-29 (Thursday through Saturday of last week), culminating in a concert at Texas State University’s Evans...