Wednesday, January 22, 2025

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From president of Coca Cola in Mexico to President of Mexico itself, Vicente Fox has led a successful life, but professing never to have forgotten the less fortunate and always committed to the betterment of the people.  On  Nov. 8, some 20  Jesuit students from debate, student council, and the senior contemporary issues course heard Fox speak on numerous...
As the college application process for seniors gets underway, four Jesuit students will be able to add that they are National Merit Semifinalists. The students, James Abbott ’14, Adrian Bertulfo ’14, Jordan Lee ’14, and Grant Uy ’14, worked hard to get to this point and will have big opportunities ahead of them. To become a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist,...
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...
Flying high over the plains, gliding smoothly in the thin air, the dark Harris's hawk looks across the landscape for its next meal. With unparalleled vision and speed, this predatory bird rules the skies. At the top of the food chain, not threatened by any other animal, the hawk travels serenely. Darting its beady yellow eyes to the right...
Hoping to mix the lab back into the classroom, Jesuit science teachers, along with other Jesuit staff, planned and overhauled three new science labs in the upstairs B Hallway over the past year. The idea for the new labs has been floating around for the past few years. Science Teachers Dr. Todd Gruninger and Mrs. Julie Carver took the lead...
  Eighty feet below the surface of the ocean, just off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands, the RMS Rhone, a 310 foot sunken British packet ship lies still, resting on the sand. After 145 years, the RMS Rhone is teeming with life ranging from corals to stingrays to barracudas. Up at the surface, nineteen Jesuit...
During the sophomore year of our high school experience, 27 classmates and I applied for and received a spot on the Marine Biology I summer course.  This course, designed by Dr. Todd Gruninger and Assistant Principal Benjamin Kirby, both Jesuit alumni, required two weeks of summer school classes in Dallas and one week of travel to the British Virgin Islands. ...
With this exciting 2013-2014 school year kicking off, Jesuit looks for big changes all around the campus and student life to improve the Jesuit academic experience. And, despite no longer being required by the state to offer a health class, Jesuit instead has revamped its Health class for the freshman class. Jesuit is excited to present its new Health course...

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