Tom Whitaker '17

Many times, high school teams' biggest games or tournaments are the ones that require traveling to major cities, usually including an exciting plane ride that'll only happen once or maybe twice a year if they're lucky. By this standard, the Jesuit debate team had an enormously important month of November, traveling to major tournaments at the Notre Dame High...

Father Esparza SJ '98 walks into the Terry Center on November 20, 2015, greeted by an extremely familiar setting. He gingerly walks up to the podium and looks out over 1000+ Jesuit faculty members, students, and other friends of the school, seeing the opposite end of his view almost 20 years ago as a student. The Jesuit alumnus turned...

The starting gunshot rings throughout Plano Aquatic Center, causing the skittish swimmers to jump into the frigid waters, beginning another race that the Jesuit Rangers will dominate. On Wednesday, October 28, our Ranger Swimming and Diving team showcased their immense strength against the Plano swim teams with many swimmers setting personal best times. Swim Coach Doug Moyse stated that " very...

200 starry-eyed middle schoolers from all over Dallas step onto the blessed 28 acres for the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance workshop on Saturday, October 10th. These students came along with 50 freshman debaters from all around Texas who came for a debate scrimmage, held in the afternoon by our debate team and staff. Excited to be in their...

"Technology is the devil..." Father Leo Leise, S.J.'s words resonated through the Terry Center and grabbed the attention of faculty and students alike, people whose days revolve around technology like moodle, iPads, e-mails, and so much more.  Talking about more than just how technology hinders our physical lives, Father Liese also emphasized how it distracts us from the spirit world...

Struggling to keep balance as their knobby tires rush over roots, rocks, sand and other insane terrains, the Jesuit Mountain Bike (MTB) racers fly down steep descents and sprint up long heartbreaking climbs all around Texas, getting faster with every passing ride they finish. The Jesuit MTB team raced on challenging courses in Waco on Sunday, September 27th and...

"WOOHOO!!! Party Time!" Coach Madeline Maggard's enthusiastic words summed up the Jesuit Swim Team's dominant performance at the Knights of Columbus Invitational on Saturday, September 19th, the Swimming and Diving Team's first meet of the year. The team performed extremely well in Saturday's meet despite the fact that they barely had any time in the water before their season began as...

Jesuit debate has started their season off with a bang, claiming top three honors at the Plano Senior Debate Tournament on September 5th, and earning fifth place at the regional level Grapevine Tournament on September 12-13. These two finishes came against stiff competition because "Dallas is one of the best debate cities in the country," according to Coach Dan...