Beckett Polma '22

“BAR’S LOADED,” yells the judge. Senior Ryan Fleming stares at the 365 lb bar in front of him. Ryan, covered head-to-toe in chalk and compressed by a tight weightlifting suit, approaches the barbell, driving the iron into his shoulders. He lifts the bar off of the j-hooks, takes two steps backward, and braces every bone in his body for...

Each Wednesday, Jesuit seniors scatter around the metroplex to serve their community. This tradition, wisely required of every senior in order to graduate, sends young men to a variety of service sites, from tutoring at other schools to working on a farm. Meals on Wheel is the largest, but next in line is the Notre Dame School of Dallas,...

Every Tuesday after school, members of Jesuit’s Car Club travel to the ASC house and work on various automotive projects from 4:00 to 5:45. One-off projects may range from personal car inspections to the repair of a donated BMW, but the club’s main and ongoing project has been the assembly of a Factory Five Type 65 Coupe. As the...

Despite many game cancellations due to COVID-19, Jesuit managed to play a magnificent season, finishing 7-0 with a Rugby Texas Single School State Championship win. As Jesuit heads on to their final game of the season against Brother Martin on May 8th, the team takes an in-depth look at Jesuit's season recap so far. Allen Game (2/21/21) The Rangers dominated their...

In spring 2020, the Jesuit Food Justice Initiative was established. Their goal: using the excess food prepared by Jesuit’s food service vendor Sage to create meals for those in need.  How does it work? Every day, members of the Ignatian Service Corps or employees of SAGE package that day’s excess food into to-go meals to donate to various agencies. The program...

According to Take Care of Texas, Texas will run out of landfill space within the lifetime of current Jesuit students. Due to this looming crisis, recycling waste is extremely crucial. High schools especially, producing tons and tons of paper product waste, ranging from old tests and quizzes to notebook paper. Currently, Jesuit lacks a program to recycle its paper...