The devastating flooding suffered by Houston this week has been impossible to ignore. Every day, more and more gut-wrenching images of entire neighborhoods submerged in water and families fleeing their homes appear on the news. Hurricane Harvey has killed over 30 people, and that number is likely to rise if the flooding doesn't subside.
All of this is unfolding just...
It’s August. The first day of school has finally arrived. Jesuit students get to see all of their friends again and get back into the grind of things. But more importantly, they get to return to the Jesuit Campus; their home. But for many students, their home seemed a little different when they walked into the Information Commons...
“We don’t take pictures with our cameras - we take pictures with our hearts and minds.” (Arnold Newman)
Over the summer, the Jesuit Dallas Museum of Art has received ten silver gelatin print photographs, signed in pencil by the renowned photographer, Arnold Newman (1918 – 2006). Donated by Wally Stone and recommended for the Jesuit Dallas Museum by Russell Tether...
“We remember that when you’re around Rufe Brewton, you always felt a little bit better.” Every year, one Jesuit Dallas alumnus is honored for his athletic achievements during his time at Jesuit, and is given the Jesuit Dallas Gold Ranger Award. This past May, the man honored was Rufe Brewton, class of 1955.
Rufe Brewton was a baseball player in...
This past year, Jesuit Dallas inducted four alumni into the Jesuit Dallas Sports Hall of Fame to recognize their contributions to Jesuit’s sports programs and their achievements after graduating from Jesuit’s halls. One of those inductees was Kyle Wilson, Class of 2002.
Kyle Wilson was a basketball player during his time at Jesuit and helped lead the Rangers to their...
Excelling in one sport? Remarkable. Excelling in two? Rare. Excelling in three? Nearly unheard of.
But Bernie Hogan, of the Jesuit class of 1976, managed to do just that during his time here. He was a two-time all state football player, a two-time all state baseball player, and a two year letterman in basketball. He was given the Leo Ostick...
While most students at Jesuit and Ursuline are enjoying their last days of summer at pool parties or at the beach, over eighty dedicated students from both schools started their school year on August 3rd for the first day of Band Camp for the Jesuit-Ursuline-Ranger-Band, or JURB.
“Band camp is definitely one of those big mysteries that a lot of...
Comfortable clothes, a warm bed, an air-conditioned home, filling food, and thirst-quenching drinks. All commodities the Jesuit junior group who trekked to Waco for an eye-opening weekend full of sweat, hunger, and discomfort did not have. Earlier this year in March, a group consisting of four faculty, and twelve juniors traveled to Waco, Texas in order to take part...
