Thursday, May 2, 2024

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The students eagerly waited in their seats, surrounding a large brown podium. The room chattered with anticipation as the young men stared at the door, waiting for the man of the hour to walk through. Suddenly, the room goes quiet as the speaker enters the room, climbing the steps up to the podium, receiving a warm applause from the...
Every year Jesuit students vote for their new Student Body President and Vice President. During this month of February, four different teams of two juniors have begun their campaigns and started to share their ideas with their student body. These pairs have been preparing for the upcoming preliminary elections on March 5th. Of these eight candidates, this article will focus...
The annual JCL state competition, hosted in Garland this year, was well represented by the Jesuit Latin community. Of the 1800 or so competitors at the annual competition, 36 came from Jesuit. Jesuit exceeded expectations at this year's event, as 32 of the 36 competitors placed on the pentathlon. Results What's Next Jesuit will also have an amazing turnout for Nationals this...
In the weeks leading up to Jan. 23, tensions between The Roundup and the varsity football team were high. Twitter was ablaze. Everybody was talking about one thing, and one thing only: the 2018 Expository Bowl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn_0AlzoVu0 But, the football team saw to it that the football game would not be played in January, orchestrating an influenza outbreak in order to...
Sophomore Bruno Brenes '15 has found a way to turn paper into water. No, he's not a Hogwarts wizard performing transfiguration spells. He's something even better---an Origami Master. A few months ago, Brenes started up Jesuit's first origami club. Prior to this, he had been working for the Paper for Water charity, an organization that creates and sells origami to...
In preparation for tomorrow's Student Council Student Body President and Vice President Elections, The Roundup sat down with the candidates to see what they have in mind for Jesuit and why they believe they should be elected. Below is an interview with presidential candidate Marco Marrero '19 and vice presidential candidate Reagan Ernst '19. Students will choose between them and...
“Hands On” What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the words “Engineering Club?" Well, to members of the Jesuit Engineering Society, the first words that come to mind are “Hands On." The Jesuit Engineering Society was started at the beginning of 2013 by students who showed an interest in engineering but couldn’t do any extracurricular activities because of their...
Over the past week, Jesuit students have noticed yellow pins on their peer's blazers. Part of the newest organization at Jesuit named Hope Squad, the goal  is to increase the inclusion and connectedness of students. Furthermore, Hope Squad is a program implemented across the country. Currently, it is in 950+ schools and 30 states. Students in Hope Squad are...

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