Heartbreak. Last year’s Jesuit Basketball Association runners-up The Crew (also known as TBC) suffered a brutal, one-point loss in the 2011 title game, a contentious finish tantamount in controversy only to the team’s now-banned jerseys, which depicted the Coors...
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...
Despite what the cinematic embarrassment Twilight may imply, there are practical uses for the drawing of blood. This coming Wednesday, Jesuit will be hosting its annual blood drive to collect life-giving blood for the American Red Cross.
David Pace, an...
Public speaking plays a huge role in political campaigns at all levels, from local races to national affairs (in the recent Florida Republican primary, two-thirds of voters described candidate debate performances as “very important”). The way a candidate talks...
There was a time when one could circumvent the classrooms of Jesuit College Preparatory School without passing a single electronic device, save the occasional overhead projector. In this not-so-distant past, cell phones were a rarity on campus, and only...
The New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler may be shooting 71% from the floor this year, but has the reader ever seen a robot shoot a basketball? On March 2, our Jesuit Robotics team, the All Sparks, will be heading...
On February 4, 2012, Jesuit’s Brothers for Others club will host the Brothers for Others Extravaganza. The club, recently founded by Dennis Kamara ’13, maintains a goal of “helping Jesuit students and students with disabilities develop unique relationships through...
This school year has been a great year for clubs. A multitude of clubs and organizations have been created, ranging from the Brothers for Others Club (which serves young people with Down syndrome) to the For the Love of...