It's no secret that Jesuit is known for its exceptional sports teams. However, non-mainstream sports such as robotics and bowling aren't always the first that come to mind when someone mentions Jesuit sports, but that doesn't mean that they aren't impressive.
This past week, the Jesuit robotics team, a.k.a. the Jesuit Allsparks and Team 2848, competed at the National FRC...
What do Robert Griffin III (Washington Redskins quarterback) and Chris Martin (Coldplay lead singer) have in common: they both studied Latin. These two examples show that Latin is not such a “dead” language after all. Jesuit’s Latin Club, which competes in the Junior Classical League (JCL), embraces this idea and studies the Latin culture daily, continuing thousands of...
On Thursday, April 17, 2014, The Dallas Morning News hosted its 23rd annual High School Journalism Day & Competition, one of the most competitive journalism competitions in the DFW region. Throughout the day, students attended speeches given by news professionals in Dallas, participated in journalism workshops, and attended the final award ceremony to finish the day off. Over three...
"Excitement." When asked to describe the Jesuit Basketball association (JBA) in one word, Mr. Ken Howell, 'The Commish," chose this to encapsulate his feelings about the league.
JBA, a student-run basketball league, gives a more "structured" and "competitive" atmosphere than do Jesuit Basketball Divisional League (JBDL) and Intramural basketball, and allows students a greater sense of participation and ownership. At...
The game begins. Jesuit's robot is racing around the court, collecting balls and launching them into the overhead goal. Until disaster strikes, disaster for the other teams at least. The Jesuiot Robot and another team's robot collide, and the other team's robot is flipped over, lying helpless on the ground. Only a little bit later, the Jesuit robot collides...
Where can someone with Kendrick Perkins’ talent and Kevin Durant’s passion experience the glory of a game winning three-pointer? Look no further than Jesuit’s own JBDL tournament.
A 4-on-4 intramural basketball league, the Jesuit Basketball Developmental League - or JBDL - offers a casual, less stressful basketball tournament than the Jesuit Basketball Association, which is usually reserved for upperclassmen. Additionally, “everyone who...
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...
The Conrad High School cafeteria bustles with the chatter of students and coaches. Its classrooms echo with the cacophony of pencil marks and erases as well as an incessant array of clicks and thuds from the nervous test-takers. All convened with similar goals, these individuals look to emerge victorious from rigorous academic testing, hoping not only to advance, but also...
