Authors Articles by Jeff Melsheimer '14
Jeff Melsheimer '14
Jeff attended Christ the King and Good Shepherd Episcopal before coming to Jesuit. His dad, Tom, and brother, Jack, both attended Jesuit. He spent his first three years on the Debate Team before becoming deeply involved with the online newspaper. A major sports fan, he enjoys watching and playing football and basketball. He also loves knitting, botany, and naps.
Positioning, fitness, communication, individual athleticism, and teamwork. These are some of the few secrets to success in sports. These attributes are particularly key in the game of rugby.
The Jesuit Ranger Varsity Rugby team put these essentials to work in their season opener versus UIL district rival, the Richardson Eagles. The Ranger basketball squad managed to defeat Richardson a few...
Jesuit College Prep is one of the most innovative schools around, particularly when it comes to summer programs. A few years ago, science teachers Ben Kirby and Dr. Todd Gruninger started a Marine Biology summer program, where students got to earn half of a senior science credit by taking a three week course consisting of a two weeks in...
Two years ago in late February we experienced some unusual weather in north Texas: temperatures dropped below freezing and precipitation ensued, thus icing over the roads. Because of the ice, most schools in Dallas were forced to close for about four days. Praised by the students who missed nearly a whole week, this beast of a storm was given...
The historic Jesuit Ranger Varsity football team, a team that is arguably the best (Jesuit) squad to date, traveled "Southbound 35" this past Thanksgiving weekend to play a game versus Lake Travis, a school 20 miles west of Austin. This was no ordinary game, however, as the stakes were high: the winner would advance to the fourth round of...
Ten years ago, a small, all-boys private school by the name of Jesuit College Prep decided it was fed up with its TAPPS competition. Ten years ago, it decided that it wanted to run with the big boys by joining the University Interscholastic League, a league meant for public schools. Ten years ago, not many envisioned Jesuit to be...
Last Friday night the stakes were high as the varsity football team matched up against the Plano West Wolves, a classic private vs. public school rivalry. The winner would advance to round two, to play at the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Fair Park. The loser would go home, thus terminating their 2013 season. This time it was the...
It’s autumn and you're driving down the highway late at night, and you realize that it’s not your typical night—it’s Friday night, it’s high school football night. You decide you want to check up on the good ol' boys from Jesuit College Prep. You turn on your radio to FM 95.3 KHYI and you hear two different voices calling...
A loud buzzing noise started to creep into stadium. Over time it got louder and louder, stronger and stronger. The image of a small black speck started becoming more visible, and it appeared to be getting closer and closer. Whispers spread throughout the football crowd, what is this strange flying object? A bird? A plane? No, that was an...
