Returning the favor of society can be challenging to many, but not to the Jesuit Debate team. They decided to pay it forward recently with their middle school workshop event on Saturday, October 8th. Dozens of underprivileged students from Dallas Independent School District schools attended the workshop to develop their rhetorical skill and prowess, an area in which our debaters...
Seven years ago, Twitter was but a fledgling social media with only 20,000 users. Now it averages 313 million active users—per month. The service's remarkable growth in past years has created a plethora of opportunities for entrepreneurs, one of the most successful of these being Ms. Shama Hyder.
Hyder, founder and CEO of Marketing Zen Group, visited Jesuit on Thursday, September...
It requires diligent preparation, quick thinking, and a fine-tuned delivery. Debate's difficulty is what makes Jesuit's performance at a recent tournament impressive.
Five teams of Ranger debaters visited Newman Smith High School two weeks ago to compete against thirty other pairs from various local schools. After two days of ardent argumentation, three of Jesuit's teams came away with points counting...
A whopping 96 teams of students convened at Plano Senior High School on September 3rd, for the first debate tournament of the year. Jesuit achieved a closeout: students placed first, second and fifth!
The Jesuit debate team performed very well at the tournament, with Beomhak Lee ’17 and Alandro Valdez ’17 and the team of seniors Jake LoRocco and Emmanuel...
For months now, presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton have monopolized the media with their views and ideas for the future of the country.  While they heavily debate domestic and international affairs, the typical high school student is left staring at the screen, thinking to himself, "What is going on?" The Jesuit Political Society aims to end such confusion.
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Jesuit strives to challenge thought and cultivate knowledge over various academic areas. However, this academic growth is not strictly confined to the classroom, evident through the many clubs Jesuit has to offer, such as the Quiz Bowl, where students apply their knowledge outside of the classroom setting and continue their intellectual growth.
The Quiz Bowl Club allows Jesuit students to compete...
As 7:00 PM rolled around, many students from Jesuit, Ursuline, and Hockaday made their way to the Terry Center for the annual Freshman Mixer. Music blaring and refreshments ready, the Terry Center was not the room that held Prayer Services and Masses that night; it was a giant dance floor allowing for the many new freshman from each school...
Downtown Dallas was unusually quiet for a Tuesday morning in July.  The absence of honking, yelling, and cars altogether on the streets indicated an unorthodox event was taking place nearby. At the entrance to the Meyerson Symphony Center, hushed voices, subdued sobs, and the faint echo of Taps cast a somber aurora over the usually lively place. In the shadow...
