Active in representing their class, student council members act as liaisons between the student body and administration. A good representative listens to the requests of his peers and leads the push for changes. Entrusted with great responsibility, student council members are selected by a popular vote of their peers, a process that puts great power into the hands of...
Hoping to better Jesuit in their efforts, two individuals serve as the president and vice president of the student body, representing their class to the best of their ability. This means steadfast dedication to the students and a willingness to listen to and work to resolve their concerns.
This year, juniors Garrett Amy and Zander Erturkuner, running for president and...
Positions of utmost importance to the school, the student body president and vice president are faced with the challenge of representing not only the school but all of its students. With a great deal of work and dedication, they try to meet the needs of their peers by listening to their concerns and needs.
For the next year, Student Council...
The nervous freshman, dressed in khakis with a blue nametag, shuffles down the hallway, trying his best to avoid eye contact with any upperclassman and concentrating on his upcoming interview with the student council moderator. This young man hopes to impress the moderator, using his ideas to gain votes needed to win the election.
The Jesuit student council program welcomed...
Cheering was not the only thing that occurred during the varsity basketball game last Tuesday, February 5, 2013. For those of you  who didn’t attend the game, you would’ve seen a large array of homemade baked goods and purple t-shirts in the entry way of the athletic tower. During the game, Student Council, with the aid of Mr. Colin...
Suffrage is the pivotal right - Susan B. Anthony
Voting is a civic sacrament.
- Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C.
A man without a vote is a man without protection.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."
- Abraham Lincoln
These sage words from some of the most important and profound Americans in our history depict not only the necessity of the democratic...
It’s election season at Jesuit Dallas, and this year the polls are neck and neck!
Two weeks ago on Tuesday, March 3rd, three candidacy groups ran for only two spots in the upcoming runoffs: the dynamic Rusty Landon & Michael Griffin Scott, the newcomers Kassa Kassahun & Jake Wilemon, and the ferocious Michael Pontikes & Michael Boyson. All juniors, these...
With the gubernatorial elections taking place in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, many people seem to be excited about the debate between Democrat Wendy Davis and Republican Greg Abbott, the candidates running for the office of Texas State Governor. However, what people should really be concerned with are the freshman class elections, which Jesuit held this past Tuesday, October 28th, 2014.
So,...
