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Students rehearsing their lines, the set being constructed, and the curtain opening back up, Jesuit Theatre prepares to kick off the 2012-2013 school year.  The Jesuit Theatre program has been working hard to make 2012 the best year of theatre yet. Led by Mr. Myers, actors and actresses from Jesuit and Ursuline have been working since the first day of...
Each year at Jesuit, novice and experienced musicians arrive for their first time at the offices of Jesuit Band Directors, Donovan Putnam and Zane Crownover, unaware of the challenges they will  overcome throughout their careers with the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band. Not only do the students face this challenge, but also the directors. Each day, the Jesuit musicians and directors...
The lecture hall, full of excited, intrigued parents and high schoolers, falls silent as the lights dim. This is always the scene when Jesuit Theatre Productions come around. In the past, these productions have managed to please hundreds of Jesuit students, faculty, and parents, while also drawing plenty more visitors from Ursuline, Hockaday, and plenty of schools in the...
Jesuit’s profile of The Graduate at Graduation highlights six important traits that all students ought to espouse in their four years: a Jesuit grad should be open to growth, physically fit, intellectually competent, religious, loving, and committed to social justice. Our school sets itself apart from both secular and other Catholic schools by placing a heavy emphasis on social...
Over the past few years, high schools and grade schools across the country have adapted to federal funding cuts and donation decreases by slashing spending on extracurricular activities. Thanks to cuts, young students across the country have missed out on physical education, visual arts, and theater classes previously afforded to them. Jesuit’s theater department, which frequently promotes social issues through...
On Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, the Jesuit Dallas Museum will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a reception to honor alumni artists and other Jesuit Dallas Museum artists. This two and a half hour event will take place in the Terry Center. Additionally, the following day, numerous artists will be demonstrating different types of art from 10am-2pm. Some of these artists...
The news that a record number of students qualified for the TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) competition last weekend was music to the ears of the band director Donavon Putnam. The 22 Jesuit Band members, who auditioned against other private school students across the state, held their own in their performance. The TPSMEA, an elite group of private...

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