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Below is the inaugural Student Council address written by the Student Council President and Vice President, Will Florer '20 and Will Nickols '20:   Dear Jesuit community, A major goal of Jesuit’s Student Council this year is to better publicize and inform everyone about our activities. Peers frequently ask what Student Council does, and we jokingly explain that we’re not just the...
A freshman rushes to the Info Commons to print an essay the passing period before his class. He sends his file to the printer only to find that it has died once again. Defeated, the freshman settles on a lame excuse for not having his assignment. This freshman’s tragedy is a staple of the Jesuit experience. Usually, after the...
Your phone dings. A notification pops up. A Snapchat or a new Instagram post from your friend. You then check and like their post, or look at their profile, or do anything but leave social media. Often, people scroll through their phones for hours harmlessly, without realizing the subliminal impacts of looking at social media. While social media unites people...
Mr. Seth Waits, graduate of the class of 2001, language department head, president of the Jesuit Dallas Museum Trustees Board, and father of three, can now add "published author" to his repertoire with the release of his new book, With the Current, Against the Odds.  The thrilling book tells the story of a trio of recent college graduates tackling the 262...
The 4th-period bell rings and the tables in the cafeteria are instantly filled with students chatting away, joking, and laughing. Soon, they are signaled that they may get food. In a flash, each and every station is packed with hungry students and teachers. The food served at these stations is the product of the dining service we all know...
For those who are Christians, it must have been joyous to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ this Easter. However, not for Christians in Sri Lanka as over 300 people have been killed in the country on Sunday. Over the course of the afternoon, three churches and three hotels were attacked by suicide bombers as people celebrated Easter at...
Citizens of Paris and Catholics around the world lament the destruction of the Notre-Dame Cathedral. A massive fire devastated the 856-year-old symbol of beauty and history at 6:30 p.m., destroying two-thirds of the wooden roof and iconic spire over the course of five hours. https://youtu.be/rcGjykjs2Kk Faculty Reaction Madam Julie Richard "Disbelief. Shock. Sadness. We were just there, walking through the sacred space, in awe...
This past Saturday was hectic for Jesuit's Class of 2020. Dozens took the ACT early Saturday morning, then spent the rest of the day getting ready for prom the same evening. This frenzy was only amplified for Will Florer '20, who represented Jesuit at the UIL Regional Ready Writing competition Saturday as well. Not only did Florer compete in this...

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