The Jesuit student nervously taps his finger on the dark brown desk. Suddenly, an older man walks into the dark room, causing the boy to immediately rise to greet his interviewer. Deliberately, the elder asks his first question, "why do you think you should be a part of this program?" Prepared, the boy rattles off the reason for his...
For many sports, a state championship has the most talented people that your state has to offer face off against one another. But does it really? The sport is divided into men’s and women’s teams then even further by conference (i.e. 6A, 3A, or what have you) so you’d compete against the best teams in your gender and conference,...
As you all know by now, the new President and Vice President of the Jesuit Student Council were elected into office just this past Tuesday, March 15.  Out of the entire school, only 480 students showed up to vote, representing 60% of eligible voters.
Juniors Steven Mancillas and Evan Jackson won the election for the Student Council President and Vice President. When asked what...
"I've always been passionate about what makes someone great at inspiring others. Because of this passion, I determined that the best way to become the best leader possible was to cultivate an environment in which we could have productive conversation about leadership qualities, listening to the established leaders in our community."- Michael Kelley '17
When Kelley looked for an opportunity...
In the primary election on March 1st, the three campaigns of Frymire, Nuchereno, Mancillas, and Wunderlick vied for the student body's vote, a vote that would determine the leaders of the school for the 2016-2017 school year.
In a historic finish, the campaigns of Mancillas-Jackson and Wunderlick-Kelley engaged in a virtual tie, only separated by three votes. This brought the school...
Opposites attract. That's true in most cases: relationships, career paths, and even in physics. But science, at times, can encapsulate many seemingly different branches of understanding. With this relationship, ostensible 'opposites' can relate in extraordinary fashions. With ongoing projects using tangible materials, The Jesuit Engineering Society embarked on a journey to UT Southwestern Medical Center to explore another sector...
Students representing countries from around the world convene in an assembly room, drafting resolutions, negotiating compromises, and engaging in heated debates over the merits of strategies to resolve pressing global issues. The mass of high school students taking the roles of diplomats from a multitude of nations could pass for a conference of the world’s largest intergovernmental organization.
This is...
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...
