On December 3, 2011, hundreds of people from the Jesuit community piled into the Terry Center to kick off their holiday shopping with a bang at the Jesuit Women’s Auxiliary Christmas Bazaar.
The Christmas Bazaar is an annual fund-raiser to help make Jesuit education possible for more students. The event brings together the entire Jesuit community to get a leg...
On November 13, 2011, local youngsters and their families flocked to the Jesuit campus for our school’s annual Preview Day. For three hours, prospective future students roamed the characteristically busy halls of Jesuit, gaining their first taste of the school.
Preview Day activities began at 1:00 p.m. when an unusually large crowd of parents and children descended upon the Terry...
As all Jesuit students know, there is a lot of speculation as to whether or not Jesuit will be implementing the use of an iPad or other tablet device as a part of the required supplies for students during the 2011-2012 school year. Speaking with Mrs. Michele Williams, a math teacher and the head of the committee of teachers...
Principal Tom Garrison, at his news conference with The Roundup staff on November 9, 2011, expressed his satisfaction with the first ten weeks of the school year and his excitement at the prospects of change in the near future. In The Roundup’s first news conference of the year, Mr. Garrison discussed with Jesuit’s young reporters a varying array of...
Jesuit Theater carries a long tradition of exceptional performances. In recent years, Jesuit’s young thespians have delighted audiences with renditions of Twelve Angry Men, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Death of a Salesman, to name a few. However, this year’s fall production takes on added importance for both its subject matter and its connection to Jesuit’s Diversity program.
Over...
Last Friday, October 28, 2011, the Jesuit student body participated in its annual Ranger Day. This year’s senior class, ready to top the convoluted entrances in past years, went with a 300-themed walk up. Two by two, seniors followed longtime teacher Ms. Kay Frigo into the packed gym with a slow walk to “Requiem of a Dream.”
The seniors began...
241 colleges from around the United States and other countries converged on the Jesuit campus on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, for the annual College Night. The largest single gathering of colleges in Dallas, Jesuit’s College Night gave students an unmatchable college browsing experience. From the University of Dallas to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, a myriad of...
On Friday, September 9th, the freshmen were subjected to one of the hardest parts of high school: socializing and interacting with girls. They went into the Terry Center a little hesitant and tentative at first.
The past few years, the student council has been trying to step it up and make the dance more fun and enjoyable for the kids. They...
