Academics

Inside Jesuit Admissions

Packs of 8th graders swarm through the halls, ambassadors hurry around campus, showing off the cafeteria or weight room to prospective families.  Buckle up, hold on to your hat, (insert another cringy cliché); it's admissions season. With the current Students for...

AP Grader: Mr. Dondis

Many of us take AP tests in the Spring, but what we all worry about is studying for the test, and eventually taking it. However, we often ignore or take for granted what happens after we take the daunting...

AP Recognition for Jesuit’s Brightest

On Wednesday, October 17th, Jesuit proudly presented the next generation of its hardworking AP scholars. This year's turnout had Hughes Hall overflowing with joyful students, excited parents, and proud teachers. Will Roberts '19 commented, "It was an incredible event to...

Computing Without Electricity

People often think of computers as magical boxes that mysteriously format our documents or calculate trigonometric functions. This is not the case. Computers can only follow instructions by taking advantage of the physics of electricity and magnetism. Any task...

Gail Nogle’s Photography Comes to Jesuit

Pictures hang throughout the library, each portraying a splash of color that combines to paint an image. Silence fills the gap between the music the echo of footsteps as people observe and read the descriptive articles, each describing and...

Preparing for the PSAT: What Should I Do?

As the burdens of the beginning of the school year begin to rest on student’s shoulders, it can be hard to find time to study for the PSAT. For many students, the PSAT is a day off from classes,...

Jesuit Stage and Film… and Glitter?

Jesuit Stage and Film announced its fall production last week: Shakespeare in Love, and if you have seen the posters around Jesuit this week, you might have noticed something strange. The posters ask actors to "sing the first few...

The Ad Man: My Conversation with Stan Richards

If I showed you a cartoon of cows holding signs that say “Eat Mor Chikin," what restaurant do you think about? Or if you heard the phrase “We’ll leave the light on for you,” what motel comes to mind?...

Life in the Lab

Work it! You can do this! Just one! More! Milliliter of Polydimethylsiloxane? I’ll bet you thought I was gonna say one more rep…. Rising seniors Sean Holden, Kota Ueshima, and Reed Zimmermann got some serious mental workouts in this summer...