Campus Life

Ash Wednesday: Shameful or Glorious?

"For you were made from dust, and to dust you shall return..." Genesis 3:19 Unlike a normal Wednesday at Jesuit College Preparatory School, the students, faculty, and guests all solemnly filed into the Terry Center to celebrate the Mass of...

The Conversation Begins

“There were once these two olives hanging from this tree. One olive fell off the tree and onto the ground. The olive in the tree shouted to the other olive,”Are you okay???” And the olive on the ground yelled...

Jesuit Lenten Events and Programs: an Opportunity to Grow in Faith

Lent: a time of reflection in order to concentrate more on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving than oneself is taking on a new meaning in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. To enhance the spirit of contemplation and self-improvement, the Jesuit...

New Jesuits Watch Over our Halls

Hanging stoically over students passing through the hallway between the senior and prayer courtyards, twelve new banners display the names and lifespans of the earliest Jesuits. Among these banners, two feature portraits of St. Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits,...

iPads, Moodle, and the Future of Jesuit Technology Discussed at Principal Garrison’s Press Conference

Will Jesuit ever shift to iPad minis or pros? Why did Jesuit initially choose Moodle? Will the school ever use Google Classroom? These questions and more were answered during The Roundup’s Technology Press Conference with Jesuit Principal Mr. Garrison, Mr....

Peru Meets America

Ten Peruvians walk out of the gate at DFW after an 8-hour flight from Lima, Peru. Excited about the 5-week long journey in America they were about to embark on, each of them was greeted by Mrs. Maggard and...

A New Chapter in Courtyard History

Ah, the senior courtyard. We've all seen it, but only a fourth of us have been in it. As a freshman, you look in at it with awe as the thought of seeing yourself inside seems light years away....

Jesuit Rejoices in Celebrating the First School Mass of 2016

Will Aberger '17 sits eagerly in the Terry Center, waiting to celebrate the first school Mass of 2016.  Surrounded by Jesuit students, he looks down the center aisle to see Fr. Wally Sidney, S.J. lead the procession to the altar,...

Jesuit’s Doorways to Success

The one thing we pay the least attention to daily is a door. Either rushing forward to grab one or slamming it angrily behind us, doors captivate attention for only microseconds before we turn towards far more important things....