Authors Articles by Connor Thomas '18, Editor-In-Chief
Connor Thomas '18, Editor-In-Chief
A recovering powerlifter and lax bro, Connor is now the full-time Editor-in-Chief of The Roundup. He enjoys podcasts, coffee, and long walks on the beach. If you need to reach him, email him at 18327@jcpstudents.org or check the Starbucks across the street from Jesuit—he's probably there.
Think of a sport. What popped into your head? Football? Baseball? Basketball? Robotics? One of these might not seem like the other; yet, robotics requires just as much concentration, commitment, and preparation as the other sports.
Jesuit robotics students in particular have been working diligently and fine-tuning their machinery for their tournaments. With junior varsity competitions under way and varsity...
As the saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Jesuit debate is no exception. With cunning counterplans and ready rebuttals, the Rangers have been dominating in the month of November.
Jesuit students debated as far away as Los Angeles and as close as Hockaday this month, and their efforts yielded win after win. Two senior teams...
In an unfamiliar environment, under the pressure to win, many might shy away from the challenge, but debaters face these challenges every time they compete, traveling to meets and going up against the best of the best.
Jesuit's debaters in particular performed under pressure in October, finishing strong in meets at St. Marks School of Texas and the University of...
To many students, life after Jesuit seems uncertain, and questions swirl in their heads. Where will I go to college? What will I do? How will I make a living? Will I be successful?
Nick Parrish '07 was once in their shoes, having graduated from Jesuit only nine years ago. He revisited campus on Thursday, October 27th to speak to Jesuit's Entrepreneurship...
He was a man whom God blessed with a great intellect, a dry sense of humor, and a generous spirit. All the communities that Father Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J., touched during his life will miss him dearly.
After battling ALS for two years, Fr. Fitzgerald passed on September 17, 2016, at the age of 58. Having been a Jesuit for 36 years,...
Seven years ago, Twitter was but a fledgling social media with only 20,000 users. Now it averages 313 million active users—per month. The service's remarkable growth in past years has created a plethora of opportunities for entrepreneurs, one of the most successful of these being Ms. Shama Hyder.
Hyder, founder and CEO of Marketing Zen Group, visited Jesuit on Thursday, September...
It requires diligent preparation, quick thinking, and a fine-tuned delivery. Debate's difficulty is what makes Jesuit's performance at a recent tournament impressive.
Five teams of Ranger debaters visited Newman Smith High School two weeks ago to compete against thirty other pairs from various local schools. After two days of ardent argumentation, three of Jesuit's teams came away with points counting...
The Mass of the Holy Spirit inaugurates each school year, and it is a deep-rooted Jesuit tradition going back hundreds of years. It marks the beginning of a 2016-2017 that will bring both exciting changes and familiar patterns for the entire Jesuit community, a community that has recently gained a few new members.
Jesuit Dallas' tradition is to welcome its new teachers at the...
