On Tuesday, September 15th, Jesuit held its annual College Night. For decades, College Night has grabbed lots of attention and does a great job of engaging students with universities and colleges. Traditionally, many eager students and families attended in person, but Jesuit used a virtual platform to maintain safety. With the virtual platform, Jesuit's college fair allowed students and...
Jesuit is always making technological changes which optimize efficiency for the faculty and student body. For example, Jesuit upgraded its Moodle software, the platform for all classes and activities, to a more cloud-based software to prevent any crashing. Similarly, Jesuit is changing its RangerNet platform, used for keeping track of grades and assignments, to a more upgraded BlackBaud software....
Jesuits refer to many important Latin phrases and acronyms to remind them of their duties throughout their lives. Ad Mejoram De Gloriam. Cura Personalis. MAGIS. Men for Others. They all call Jesuits back to their primary obligation: The Lord. However, few stand out more than the phrase "ad astra."
Ad Astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars," and the Ad Astra Award...
Graduation. A time of year where classmates, family, and friends get together to celebrate their previous successes. However, this year graduation gets a little more complicated for the Senior class of 2020 because of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Jesuit Dallas usually holds their Senior Graduation ceremony at the auditorium on the SMU campus. Â However, because of the COVID-19 outbreak this quickly...
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Student-athlete. Jesuit Dallas is a school where the word student-athlete means something different. Outstanding education. Sublime sports. Challenging yourself on and off the field. Jesuit expects and harnesses the best out of its student-athletes, which is what makes it stand out.
The Tom Wunderlick Award best exemplifies this idea. It is given to a student who has excellently managed to...
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Senior year. The year you're always looking forward to. Your brain thinks, "If I can just survive junior year, then I'll be fine because I can enjoy senior year." Applications turned in by first semester. Your life is changing, and you want to cram some last-minute memories before you go to college. One thing that seniors get to enjoy...
For the class of 2020, it has obviously been a difficult year. Their favorite events, final memories of their time in high school, such as prom and other senior rituals, are being cancelled. Furthermore, the uncertainty of this time is so massive that schools cannot postpone events, and are forced to cancel events until a later time. It can...
This past week I reached out to both of my science teachers and asked them how they were doing during these unprecedented times. This has been a huge time of adjustment where many feel overwhelmed due to rapid changes in their work or daily life. Fortunately, there’s always light in the dark! So, here’s my science teachers’, Mrs. Applegate...
