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On March 29, 2020, at 4:38 PM, Jesuit Dallas released an email originally dated for March 26 extending the eLearning protocol until April 13, 2020. The UIL has officially canceled or postponed all athletic and other competitions and practices through May 3. President Mike Earsing commented in the email, "Once again, we extend our most sincere appreciation for your support and...
The date was March 11, 2020, just another regular Jesuit Wednesday. As students sit quietly in their 8th-period class, Dr. Dion comes on the intercom, stopping all activity in the room. "Is what I think going to happen actually going to happen? Are the rumors true?" He announces a potential COVID-19 case with ties to Jesuit Dallas. As a result, the...
“A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible” – Marion C. Garretty. “I love my mother as trees love water and sunshine. She helps me grow, prosper, and reach great heights.” – Terry Guillemets Jesuit does a great job of providing memorable events to its families. The Mother/Son Brunch is a great way...
Each Wednesday morning, a flood of blue polos enters the Terry Center. There, the senior class meets before heading off to their senior service sites. Often unknown to the rest of the school, each service site is unique and offers different experiences for each senior. On Friday, February 14, with the help of the Campus Ministry Prayer Service team,...
One of the unique characteristics of Jesuit Dallas and other Jesuit schools is its immersion into other cultures. Whether through a summer trip to China, Italy, or France, Jesuit students have many opportunities to experience foreign cultures. This also goes for the numerous Jesuit high schools scattered throughout the world. From January 26 to February 9, five students from Colegio...
Within the past few weeks, the prayer service team held two consecutive prayers service by the Campus Ministry team, the first about loneliness and the second about community. Joined by several members of the school community, the prayer service team returned on Friday, February 7 with a third prayer service about solidarity. This prayer service had a greater focus on...
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." - Desmond Tutu  On January 31, 2020, as students entered the Terry Center for weekly prayer service, Tutu's quote appeared on the screen. Ever since the beginning, humans have been social beings, reliant on interaction with others to form a community and survive against the predatory wild....
For almost all Jesuit students, the idea of senior year connotes a lot of freedom and privileges. Many underclassmen look at the seniors playing Spikeball in the Senior Courtyard or sitting through three straight free periods, and long for those benefits. Well, they now have something else to be jealous of. Mr. Dion, during this past Wednesday's (January 24, 2020)...

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