Dear Readers,
“Why are you a journalist?” was the question of the hour at this year’s High School Journalism Day. Around 330 high schoolers had gathered in one of the ballrooms in the swanky new Statler Hotel downtown for the event. The Dallas Morning News was hosting us, and Grant Moise, The News’ publisher, was the speaker on stage who...
If there is any silver lining to the pandemic plaguing the United States and the world, it would be that the dogs are getting some extra companionship this Spring season. Dogs can warm even the coldest, most pessimistic heart, and that's something I and many of my peers could use now. Here are some of The Roundup Staff's canine...
Every year, The Dallas Morning News hosts a High School Journalism Day. Among the activities at Journalism Day, an award ceremony rewards the top high school reporters, photographers, and filmmakers from across the DFW metroplex.
Last year, Jesuit writers took home several DMN awards, including Best Video and Best Editorial. This year, The Roundup staff have three finalists: Best Website,...
On May 27, 2023, the Class of 2023 and their families and friends gathered in SMU’s Moody Coliseum for the graduation ceremony. Kevin Babu, The Roundup Managing Editor from 2022-23, graduated as the valedictorian of his class. Next year, Kevin Babu will attend the University of Texas at Austin, studying computer science.
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Sam White (Navy ROTC at Texas A&M)
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It’s a bittersweet May 15, 2020. My academic career at Jesuit has come to a close, barring AP exams next week. And now, planning end-of-the-year banquets and writing this article, my extracurricular career has begun to expire as well. This isn’t my last goodbye to the community, nor my last word as Editor of The Roundup, but it’s a...
In the beginning was the word, the word of the people, free to express their thoughts and ideas on paper. Until recently, however, Jesuit transcended from expressing itself on paper to the digital world. And thus, www.jesuitroundup.org was born. During the first two years of its young life, two great men, Robert Uhl '11 and Clark Durham '12, helped...
A big goal of The Roundup is to increase communication between the student and the administration. With this goal in mind and with the intention of sparking conversation concerning important social issues, Mr. Garrison and I sat down on February 2nd to discuss the beginning of the second semester, social justice topics, and the future of Jesuit in light...
