Sunday, May 12, 2024

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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...
On January 18, hundreds of citizens from the Mexican state of Hidalgo congregated around an altered gas line for what they thought could be “free gas." In the state of Hidalgo, more than 50% of the population lives below the poverty line - having gas in here is a privilege. Around 600 people congregated around this pipeline, unknowingly, more...
As the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year draws to a close, the Jesuit LEGO club is beginning its biggest project yet. The club, seeking to offer a peaceful time during a busy school day, has accomplished many feats since its creation in 2021. At the time of the club’s founding, it had less than 10 members and...
Saturday, October 14, 2023, this year's homecoming for underclassmen was once again, hosted by Ursuline Dallas. Many things influenced the particular success of this years homecoming dance, most notably being the exceptional weather.   Starting the night at 7pm, students began to arrive. Initially, the dance floor was completely empty, as people were settling in and chatting with friends. Available activities...
  As I begin writing this, on the 27th of September, the day of the testimonies of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee, I am sitting at my bedroom after a day of catching snippets of the testimonies and hearing the whole depth and breadth of thoughts and opinions to be held. I...
The race carries on. As candidates continue to drop like Kamala Harris, Julián Castro, and Cory Booker, the stage has begun to narrow down in the Democratic Primary Debate. This was especially noticeable as only six candidates took the stage in a single-night, two-hour debate on the evening of January 14, 2020. Hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register, the...
Since November 1, Jesuit varsity golf has played in two tournaments, finishing top 5 in both. The first tournament was an individual tournament, to which Jesuit sent 3 golfers. The second tournament was the NTPGA Tour High School Invitational where Jesuit sent both the blue and the gold teams. Ridgeview Highschool Tournament On a warm sunny November 15th, 3 Jesuit golfers...
Over the summer of 2019, three students of Jesuit's Medical Society participated in the S.T.A.R.S. Program. The S.T.A.R.S. (Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern) program for students is a research program where students are paired with a mentor that helps them as they conduct research. With the help of the mentor, the students select a topic and research...

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