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Silas Hartman '20

Silas attended St. Monica Catholic School before attending Jesuit, and besides being the Media Editor for The Roundup, Silas is a member of Student Council and a bowler for Jesuit. He enjoys filmmaking, and if you want a video created about your sport/club, feel free to email him at [email protected] or check out his cool website.

Jesuit vs. Westfield: My Favorite Memory

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I've written an actual article... Anyway, for my last article, I think it would be fitting for me to give y'all one final piece of media-- after all, that is my job. This video is special to me, not only because I got to...

A New Precedent: Jesuit’s Online Student Council Elections

Click Here to Vote (only works from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Wednesday, May 6 With all that has gone on while school is away, many have forgotten some of the luxuries of physically being in school. One of those luxuries is the famed Student Council Elections, the perennial event...

Checking In on Roundup Emeriti

https://youtu.be/rKI30WASv0Q With its elite group of writers and editors, it's no surprise that The Roundup produces such amazing, young men. Although life after The Roundup may not involve as many articles to write or edit, the skills that our members honed carry over far in life. Watch the video to learn...

Memories of The Roundup

To celebrate The Roundup’s 10th Anniversary as an online publication, we asked former writers and editors what they took away most from their time. In this video, former Editor-in-Chief Clark Durham ‘12, Staff Writer Nick Mersch ‘16, and Editor-in-Chief Robert Uhl ‘11 talk about some of their favorite aspects of...

Jesuit Theater Brings It Back 95 Years With The Great Gatsby

All photographs provided by Mr. Joe Howard of The Last Roundup “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self made millionaire, who passionately pursues Daisy...

Jesuit’s Second Ranger Day Rap Battle Proves to be a Success

All images courtesy of Sam Dayton '20 of The Last Roundup Last year on Ranger Day, the rap battle resulted in the renowned LOTB (Lord of the Bling), or Alex Rivera ‘20, defeating Mr. Kamara, who goes by the stage name DKam. The crowd went crazy for both rappers, exchanging...

Students Form New Bonds at Freshman Retreat 2019

All images courtesy of Joe Zagielski '21 of The Last Roundup On Monday, October 7, the freshmen showed up to school ready to build new friendships. Each member of the class of 2023 was put into a group at the beginning of the day. Each of these groups was assigned...

Strokes of Good Fortune for the Swimming Team

    As Jesuit’s swimming team first opponent was a very strong and well- balanced Plano East team, they wanted to start strong and maintain their fervent energy. However, as senior Aidan Hoofard pointed out, “they gained the early lead on us, but we stayed together and persevered and...

Student Council Revives Morning ESPN

It's Monday morning. You're tired, you didn't get much sleep, and you just want to nap and watch some TV. If it were 2017, you would be in Hughes Hall watching ESPN. However, if you are a newer student, you wouldn't ever get that experience. Until now. On September 19th, ESPN...