Cameron Kerl '13

Students have been using traditional textbooks in school for decades as a way to learn material.  Even though textbooks have served the need for good content, the traditional textbook is not without flaws: textbooks lack portability, durability, interactivity, search functions, and up-to-date material. To meet these needs, Apple Company unveiled a number of software applications this year that will...

Every year, the junior class participates in a class-wide service project that aims to “bring Christmas” to over 100 under-privileged kids.  The project, led by counselor Paul McDaniel and the Jesuit organization PALS (Peer Assistance and Leadership), requires that students bring in gifts to be donated to underprivileged children. In the program, two juniors are paired to bring gifts for...

The iPhone 4 was one of the best, if not the best, mobile smartphone when it hit the market in the summer of 2010.  It featured a robust five-megapixel camera, an all new design, a front-facing camera, and above all a retina display.  The retina display was so ahead of the curve that other smart phones have still failed...

The calculator is without a doubt the most utilized mathematical tool in courses ranging from Algebra I, the base math course at Jesuit, to AP BC Calculus, the highest. So why not use the best? In a rapidly expanding online world, however, the “best” is not always available on the portable devices that have come to define our generation. Built...

Jesuit has undergone a plethora of renovations lately, including the construction of the 2009 wing, the all new football stadium, and the current renovation of the all new locker room facility. Unsurprisingly, another new renovation is set to take place on the Jesuit campus beginning in late May 2011, cutting the school year one week short. The school’s 1962 wing,...

In an ever-evolving world of major and influential technological advancements, schools, especially Jesuit, have evolved to adapt such technologies through implementation of services like Moodle. However, many students are largely unaware of another helpful service called Dropbox, which eliminates the need to manage and maintain previously used methods like jump drives and e-mail. These methods of transferring files between two...

Every day, students notice the construction of the new locker rooms as they walk to athletics or classes in the Terry Center. We all know what's being constructed; however, most people aren't aware of the important details.                In an interview with Assistant Principal Mr. Fred Donahue, I had the opportunity to find out a lot of the details of...