Authors Articles by Tom Whitaker '17
Tom Whitaker '17
"So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.
Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks,
and distributed them to those who were reclining,
and also as much of the fish as they wanted.
When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples,
“Gather the fragments left over,
so that nothing will be wasted.”
So they collected...
The cool autumn wind rushes over your face as your bike rolls over the asphalt like glass, nothing has ever felt this smooth. You continue to pedal harder, and the breeze blows the auburn leaves off of the maple trees. The leaves crackle underneath your 35-millimeter tires filled with 30 psi of pressure, still rolling smoothly. Scenes like this...
For many sports, a state championship has the most talented people that your state has to offer face off against one another. But does it really? The sport is divided into men’s and women’s teams then even further by conference (i.e. 6A, 3A, or what have you) so you’d compete against the best teams in your gender and conference,...
In most sports, one team usually gets the home court advantage. The stands are packed and the field is familiar; the air is always electric at home games, with loud cheers and chants from the crowd, encouraging their team to fight for victory. However, cycling usually lacks that classic home court edge, as each racer is as relatively unacquainted...
Have you ever seriously thought about becoming a priest? The notion might not have ever crossed the teenaged mind of many Jesuit students, but, different from them, Quang D. Tran SJ already discerned his vocation and hoped to guide our community toward our own destinations. On Friday March 4th, Jesuit College Preparatory celebrated its normal Friday mass before spring...
Your teacher stoically hands back your test face down on your desk to hide your grade, because he knows that nobody would want to be seen with a score that awful. Even upside down, you can easily see the red ink that has bled all over your pages of hard work. You turn the paper over to see it, and your heart...
The best swimmers in all of Texas anxiously wait as the cold water rolls down their silky smooth legs, wondering whether or not their time was a fraction of a second ahead or behind of the competition. The best of the Dallas Jesuit swimming team traveled down to the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas...
Traversing across the country is usually something that only professional athletes get to do, but despite being in high school, the Jesuit debate team has flown from coast to coast in search of the biggest and best competition in the United States. Jesuit debate has been on a tear all throughout the regular season, their success culminating in the...