Public speaking plays a huge role in political campaigns at all levels, from local races to national affairs (in the recent Florida Republican primary, two-thirds of voters described candidate debate performances as “very important”). The way a candidate talks reflects, in the eyes of voters, his competency. Charismatic speeches convey a candidate’s coherence and electability, while missteps can make...
The New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler may be shooting 71% from the floor this year, but has the reader ever seen a robot shoot a basketball? On March 2, our Jesuit Robotics team, the All Sparks, will be heading to the Dallas Convention Center to compete in the annual FIRST robotics competition.
Led by club president Patrick Barone ’12 and...
On February 4, 2012, Jesuit’s Brothers for Others club will host the Brothers for Others Extravaganza. The club, recently founded by Dennis Kamara ’13, maintains a goal of “helping Jesuit students and students with disabilities develop unique relationships through various activities.”
“My hope for this club is to not only spread the awareness of different disabilities such as Down syndrome...
This school year has been a great year for clubs. A multitude of clubs and organizations have been created, ranging from the Brothers for Others Club (which serves young people with Down syndrome) to the For the Love of the Lake Club (which promotes environmental awareness and responsibility). Out of all of these newly created clubs, however, some smaller...
This weekend, January 21-24, 2012, the Pro-Life Club will take a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., to participate in the annual Pro-Life March. The Pro-life March is actually a series of marches that takes place all over the U. S. The main march is located in the nation's capital and is set to take place on January 21. The event...
On January 6 and 7, 2012, Jesuit Debate sent two teams to compete in the Plano East debate tournament. The first team, made up of James Mantil ’12 and Ryan Tan ’13, came into the tournament with zero state points out of the 10 needed to qualify for the state tournament. The other team, consisting of James Ferrara ’14...
Earlier this year, three seniors who wanted to make a difference in the Jesuit community approached Coach Andrew Civello, assistant golf and tennis coach as well as freshman health educator, to moderate their Anglers’ Club, which is dedicated to learning to fish and appreciating the fishing experience.
Elated by the opportunity, Coach Civello recognized that “the Jesuit seniors are taking...
“Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen...that's it,” Junior Andrew Frank muttered, counting the number of bags of trash he and the rest of the For the Love of the Lake Club (FTLOTL) had pulled from the lake that day. Cole Fincher '13, who shares the duties of club president with Frank, proudly took in the club’s work that day at White Rock...
