350 of Dallas’s finest high school journalists gather under one roof at Union Station, each one hoping to celebrate another year of service to their school newspaper. On March 30th, The Roundup, as well as over 40 other high school newspapers, attended the 2016 High School Journalism Day (HJSD).
Leaving Jesuit by bus around 8:00 am, 7 members of The...
Students pour over papers, furiously scribbling on the page, as they race both to finish ahead of the clock and to score better than their competitors. With much the same urgency as a runner turning into the home stretch, these students use their intellectual, rather than physical, talents to represent their respective schools. The UIL, while usually associated with...
The young men sit around the black stage, listening as the speaker presents his life journey. Glued to his words, each student follows along in complete silence, eagerly listening as the speaker offers his own experiences in the medical field. Finally, the boys loudly applaud as the presenter wraps up his talk, giving the students a lot to think about.
On...
Eight Jesuit students walk out through the glass doors of the airport and emerge into the heart of the city. Surprised, each looks left, then right, attempting to orient themselves with their new surroundings. Their new surroundings are drastically different from life at home, as they see how life can be in other parts of the world.
This was the...
The Jesuit student walks up to the chestnut podium. He glares out to his wide audience, before looking to the right, to his opposition. Finally, he looks down at his notes, preparing to pick apart his opponents' argument. This was the scene when Jesuit's novice and JV debate teams traveled to Atlanta on March 16-20 to take on the nation's...
The Jesuit freshman student walks into the brightly lit room, slowly approaching the black tables, on top of which lies a dead cat. Nervous, the student grabs the sterile white gloves, mentally preparing for the upcoming experiment. Suddenly, the teacher walks into the room, commanding her students to stand in front of their workstations. The freshman walks up behind...
With the primary season winding down in the presidential race, Jesuit conducted its last round of student council elections: its Class representatives. Three students from each class were chosen by popular vote with the Presidential seat for his class going to the candidate with the highest amount of votes. 61% of the student body turned out to vote on...
Wheels screech into the pit as the vehicle careens off the track after zooming through its last lap. The coach smoothly advises the driver as the pit crew huddles over the chassis. The pit boss hands a grunt a new replacement part as sounds of rivets crushing and drills turning dominate the background noise. As the last rivet popped,...
