Earlier this month, five Jesuit students were named Dallas' top high school artists and featured in the Dallas Young Artist Exhibition. The five students included seniors Alex Wolpert, Jake Reed, James Paredes, and juniors Joseph Amador and Nick Archer. Each student created a different ceramic art piece that was entered into the competition. Junior Nick Archer won honorable mention...
What Happened in Houston?
Over the weekend of November 6th, Astro World Fest, an awaited event by thousands of people expected to be a sell-out show. It turned out to be a tragedy of terror, devastating the Houston community and the country. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the safety of people's health with the right capacity, this event...
Recently, The Roundup had the privilege to sit down with Mrs. Miki Bone Melsheimer. A teacher, theatre arts pundit, and mother of two Jesuit Dallas alumni, she also inspired the new Melsheimer Family Theatre.
Along with Owen Brown '22 and Nathan Carley '22, two performers in Jesuit Dallas' most recent production, Of Mice and Men, I asked Mrs. Melsheimer about...
What Is Blender?
First off, let’s address exactly what Blender is. Blender is a free, open-source modeling and animation platform with a focus on creating visual effects and art. Version 1.00 was released in January 1995 before going free in 1998. In 2002 the Blender Foundation was created with the goal of continuing development of Blender as an open-source project....
(*Note: The following article was written last May, but with some website issues it has not been published until now. However, hopefully, this will help students who are interested in theater to see what Jesuit's stage and film process is like.)
With the oddities of the past year involving Covid, as well as the reconstruction of the theatre, Jesuit's Stage...
Painting, woodwork, cooking… vinyl? The COVID-19 pandemic certainly wreaked havoc across a significant number of staple pastimes, but in its wake, millions of Americans turned to new or neglected hobbies to combat the boredom of quarantine. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirmed in a 2020 mid-year report that record sales surpassed CDs for the first time since...
This school year has been filled with never-before-seen obstacles. One issue in particular that I and many others forgot about was how will our theater department operate through this pandemic. The first task: how Jesuit would successfully put on the Winter One Acts.
Solution for Masks
I met with Mr. Acevedo the man in charge of making this yearly event happen....
Last December, the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band (“JURB”) recorded a series of holiday tunes, sharing the festive pieces with its virtual audience via YouTube. The band practiced for weeks leading up to the recording, and each member’s hard work and dedication paid off during the performance.
To accommodate COVID-19 safety standards, each wind instrument player wore a musician’s mask. This...
