The first Ignatian Days at Jesuit College Preparatory took place on October 5th, 2016 and November 9th, 2016, organized by Dr. McFarland, Mrs. Ochs, and Mr. Williams, alongside the help of other faculty and staff, including retired administrator and history teacher Mr. Fred Donahue. Ignatian Days have helped Jesuit students by guiding them to make the right decisions and to...
Young 8th graders touring the hallways, curious adults asking questions to the faculty, and teachers eager to meet potential students, all coming together to create the standard scene of a Jesuit Preview Day. This year many new techniques were implemented for a better and more informative Preview Day; however some old aspects were removed from the schedule. The man behind...
It's one of the most celebrated Christmas traditions: lighting the Advent wreath. This Christmas season, Jesuit students and faculty partake in this tradition at the front of the school every Monday morning.
On Sunday before the first Monday of the season, the Advent wreath was blessed to begin the celebration. This process is continued every Monday morning before school with...
Romans 5:10 says, “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.” Through the death of Jesus Christ, man and the world were reconciled to God and were saved from their sins. This verse from the Letter...
As students walk from activity to activity, they pause as a they hear a DJ going wild in front of the Terry Center, intrigued to the point that their desire to play dodgeball or their desire to steal a hotdog vanishes. Like bees to a flower, they flock to the beat of the music, gathering as a crowd, the...
October 29th marked the 73rd anniversary of the Jesuit-Ursuline Underclassmen Homecoming Dance, a celebration that has decorated Jesuit's history, though a jitterbug contest would seem out of place at Saturday's sock hop. Students endulged in a stunning Paris-like ambiance this year, as the Jesuit and Ursuline student councils treated the student body to a captivating French theme, graciously accompanied...
Since the reign of the Roman Empire, the culturally rich Italy has had a profound impact on Western Civilization. From the food we eat, to the language we speak, Italian influence is ever-prominent in today’s world.
This year is the first year that Jesuit Dallas Latin students participated in an exchange program with students from Istituto Leone XIII, a Jesuit...
Students rolled in one by one, their young, innocent eyes darting all around as they entered the double doors of 12345 Inwood Road. Their immediate gaze rested upon a raggedy bunch of students staring down at their iPads, bumping into statues, crashing against the obscure artworks that hang on the bleached walls. "Why do these kids wear name tags?...
