This past September, nine Jesuit seniors—Michael Artigues, Will Brown, Ben Carver, Cole Fincher, Ivan Gan, Aidan Johnston, Matt Tulli, Jason Uy, and Oliver Valenti—were honored as semi-finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, one of the most prestigious high school awards in the nation. The award, given by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), has been given to high-achieving...
Silent hallways, free of bustling high schoolers. Classrooms arranged neatly into perfectly parallel rows and columns of desks. Students forced into assigned seat numbers. The only noise coming is one of racing pencils and groaning children fed up with despair. An ominous scene of the future. Or.... Jesuit Dallas is taking the PSAT.
The PSAT, which does not stand for...
As the first semester's end and winter creeps nearer, the sky becomes darker and so will these last few weeks of school unless you prepare. In this article, I will go over how to succeed in the upcoming midterms and how to academically finish strong.
Time Management
Time management aligns with the first topic, organization. I myself am victim to procrastination....
A day when departed souls are said to return to earth, the Day of the Dead is a truly mystical holiday. Family members and friends, anticipating the return of the deceased, place out things such as flowers, food, and drinks to make their ancestors comfortable when they arrive. Also, the family members construct altars to honor these passing spirits, typically...
“Roller coasters and physics are a match made in heaven,” declared Patrick Finegan ’14, AP Physics student and roller coaster enthusiast. This day was no ordinary day for the Jesuit physics students. Unlike the balloon propeller lab and the Rube Goldberg project, this 2013 Physics Day on Friday, April 26 brought a whole new level of excitement: roller coasters.
Having...
Some might think that you have to travel across half of a country and a massive ocean to East Asia in order to experience China's unique culture. However, similar experiences sometimes lay right around the corner from you.
Jesuit's Mandarin Chinese students recently trekked across the metroplex to a Chinese supermarket called 99 Ranch. Mandarin instructor Mrs. Margaret Rodriguez commented on...
For some it was tragic and for others it was comedic, but all in all, after the Shakespearean Insult Battles ended, everyone acquired the new skill of being able to throw out some timeless Shakespearean insults.
Because Mr. Austin Ryan, an English teacher and assistant Rugby coach, was in charge of the Shakespeare March Madness, only his classes participated.
Set up...
In our US History class at Jesuit, we recently studied the era around the California Gold Rush. It was a time characterized by rapid migration, economic prosperity and significant societal changes. As the founder of the AI Club and being actively involved in the Finance and Investment Club here at Jesuit, I drew a comparison between that historic period...
