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Will Aberger '17, Managing Editor

What’s it like applying to Medical School? – An interview with Mr. Will Aberger

By the year 2030, the United States should expect a shortage of 40,000 to 100,000 physicians. And yet, medical school is constantly getting harder and harder to get into. Many people don't know how to approach applying to med school, or even how the application process works as a...

The Return of the Wizard

While he doesn’t possess any real magical powers, Mr. Billingham’s ability to instill a genuine enthusiasm for math inside teenagers is almost supernatural. For the previous 20 years, very few classes have enjoyed Billingham’s wizardry, as he switched from a full-time teacher to Jesuit’s Technology Director in 1996. However,...

Charioteering on to Seize Glory

"Ranger Day is the best day to be a Ranger," according to the Jesuit Dallas Wikipedia page. A staple of Ranger Day, the Chariot Races pit freshmen homerooms against each other as they compete to determine which homeroom is the fastest. For the past two years, Robotics has taken on the...

A Bitter-Sweet High School Journalism Day

350 of Dallas’s finest high school journalists gather under one roof at Union Station, each one hoping to celebrate another year of service to their school newspaper. On March 30th, The Roundup, as well as over 40 other high school newspapers, attended the 2016 High School Journalism Day (HJSD). Leaving...

Taking the Next Step: The Junior Retreat

When graduates look back on their time at Jesuit and the events that formed them into men for others, they surely remember the Junior Retreat and Cross Mass, a time-honored tradition at Jesuit. On March 23, this year’s juniors shared in this valuable experience as they embarked on a...

iPads, Moodle, and the Future of Jesuit Technology Discussed at Principal Garrison’s Press Conference

Will Jesuit ever shift to iPad minis or pros? Why did Jesuit initially choose Moodle? Will the school ever use Google Classroom? These questions and more were answered during The Roundup’s Technology Press Conference with Jesuit Principal Mr. Garrison, Mr. Billingham, and Mr. Batik on Tuesday, January 26th. First, Mr. Billingham...

Jesuit Hosts a JV Christmas Tournament

While most Jesuit students slept in till noon and watched Netflix all day long during Christmas break, Jesuit’s JV basketball teams were hard at work, competing in the Jesuit Christmas Tournament on December 28th and 29th. Kicking off the tournament, JV gold faced a rowdy Highland Park B team,...

In the Spirit of Christmas

Wrapping paper, bows, and tape cover the floor of the Terry Center. Presents are packed into boxes, ready to be delivered to the less privileged families that can't afford to buy gifts for Christmas. On Sunday, December 13th, Jesuit hosted its annual Adopt-a-Family service event as hundreds of Jesuit families...

JV Blue and Gold Learn Valuable Lessons at the Naaman Forest Tournament

In college basketball, programs often participate in early season tournaments to face tough competition outside of their conferences, tournaments that get teams ready for conference play and show them where they stack up against other top teams in the country. Similarly, Jesuit’s junior varsity blue and gold teams also...