Every year, Jesuit welcomes new faculty and staff into the building. Today, I had the privilege of meeting one of the new members of the Jesuit family: Mr. Joseph Acker.
Mr. Acker is a currently a Physics teacher, but that was not what he initially thought he would be doing.
"When I was in college, I wasn't looking into teaching as...
Dressed up and ready to celebrate, our Upperclassmen were excited for their prom. This year it fell on the 13th of April. The Jesuit-Ursuline prom was packed with over one hundred tables, each having ten attendees. This event is the last dance for our seniors, and one of their last major social events with school, making it a bittersweet...
On April 16, 2024, the Environmental Society led the Jesuit community in the Care for Creation Prayer Service. Echoing one of the Catholic Social Teaching’s tenets, this prayer service seeks to reinforce one’s duty to caring for nature. Specifically, students and teachers are called to protect the planet and exercise sustainable practices in light of increasing environmental challenges imposing...
The United States leads the world in new incarcerations. The United States confines over 2 million individuals, the most in the world, and an increase of 500% since the 1980s (¦). 97% of federal-level convictions result from plea bargains. 94% of state criminal convictions result from plea bargains (¨). The recidivism rate in the United States is among the...
On March 27, 2024, the Wednesday of Holy Week, the Class of 2025 engaged in their Junior Retreat and ended the day by celebrating the Junior Cross Mass. The Junior Retreat is pivotal as it prepares the current Juniors to discern about their roles as leaders of the school for next year. The Junior Cross Mass helps the Juniors...
For the past sixteen years Jesuit Dallas has participated in an exchange program with the Instituto de Ciencias in Guadalajara. This program serves as a long-standing reminder of the connections we have amongst the Jesuit community worldwide and a staple of our commitment to global inclusion and citizenship.
In early February, nine Jesuit students, a mix of juniors and seniors,...
On February 14th, Jesuit celebrated the annual Ash Wednesday Mass. Ash Wednesday is a very important day for Christians around the world as it initiates the beginning of the Lenten season.
Ash Wednesday Mass
The Jesuit community came together to celebrate one of the most important days on the Liturgical calendar last week.
Why do you get ashes? You get ashes during...
Every year, Jesuit invites a certain number of alumni to come back and help the school through the Alumni Service Corps. This year, Mr. Bernardo Gonzalez '19 is one of them.
Mr. Gonzalez attended Southern Methodist University following his graduation from Jesuit in 2019. There he studied finance and French, getting a bachelor's in business administration and a Bachelor of...
