Phil Young ‘13

As the recent election fades away, it seems many political pundits are focusing on the various voting blocs that played a role in ensuring President Obama’s victory in the battleground states, blocs such as the Gray Panthers and the Lunchbox Democrats. With all this talk about voting blocs, it’s interesting to take a look at the Jesuit Dallas student voting...

This past September, nine Jesuit seniors—Michael Artigues, Will Brown, Ben Carver, Cole Fincher, Ivan Gan, Aidan Johnston, Matt Tulli, Jason Uy, and Oliver Valenti—were honored as semi-finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, one of the most prestigious high school awards in the nation. The award, given by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), has been given to high-achieving...

The results are in. In anticipation of the upcoming November election, this past week on Friday, October 12, The Roundup held a mock presidential election for the students of Jesuit. During their lunch or free periods, the students were allowed to visit a booth run by members of  The Roundup where the students would sign in, receive a ballot, and...

To become a teacher at Jesuit, the buck does not merely stop when a teacher is hired; rather, this is just the beginning. The process new teachers must undergo to officially begin educating Jesuit students in the classroom is a very complex, sometimes even strenuous, procedure. The reason for this intricate procedure is so that the new teachers are...

The end of summer brings yet another school year to Jesuit; the tank tops and swimsuits are replaced with button down shirts and dress pants, the swimming pool with homework, and the video games with an alarm clock. Some students, like Jack Brezette ’13, are actually excited to be back in school. “I’m just really happy to be back here in...

Over the weekend of May 12-13, the Jesuit Crew Team trekked all the way up to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for the Central District Regional Youth Rowing Championships. Each year this event brings together top crews from Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Louisiana and Texas for a day of spirited racing and district championships.   Much was at stake...

Each year, the Jesuit Athletics Booster Club selects one person to be recognized as the John F. Campbell Fan of the Year, an award of legendary status. The prestigious award was created by the Booster Club in celebration of the life of John Campbell and in recognition of the amazing amount of time he spent supporting Jesuit Athletics. Beginning in...

The National Spanish Examination is an online, standard assessment tool for students in grades six through twelve, given voluntarily by over 3800 teachers throughout the United States “to measure proficiency and achievement of students who are studying Spanish as a second language,” explains the NSE’s mission statement. From 1957 until 2005, the National Spanish Examinations were administered in a paper and pencil format;...