Sunday, May 19, 2024

The Roundup is the Jesuit Dallas Student Voice and Newspaper since 1942. Learn about us.

News Page 164

News

News Coverage of Jesuit Academics, Campus Life, Clubs & Activities, Community Profiles, Community Service, and the Jesuit Archives

The varsity debate team of senior Sterling Johnson and junior Kevin Kim earned first place honors gaining the second seed after the preliminary rounds with a perfect 4-0 record, beating Law Magnet in the finals on a 3-0 decision to win the tournament. As a result of their first place finish, Johnson and Kim finished their qualification for the state...
To kick off hope week, the Hope Squad hosted the weekly prayer service with a message of hope, love, and self-care. Members of the Hope Squad gave meaningful and personal stories about how they encountered God and hope in their lives. Sophomore Grant Gomez "thought that it was very moving. Some of the Hope Squad’s speeches really spoke to me,...
Donning their best poker faces, the students in Mrs. Bean and Mrs. Mattachione’s statistics classes have bluffed, called, and raised their way to victory. In a brand new classroom activity, these two statistics teachers have been hoping to teach the seniors in their classes about probability by constructing a casino in their classrooms. Attempting to have a very real and...
"It's a classic and we wanted to bring it to Jesuit."- Mr. Patterson After afternoon storms, on a brisk Friday night, Jesuit Stage and Film began their first show of the year: Our Town. A show about the lives of the normal citizens of Grover's Corners that explores the meaning of life. This show is Mr. Patterson's first show as...
The eager senior, giddy with excitement for what his day of service may bring, puts on his blue polo. Like most Wednesdays, he realizes that his day will be brimming with connections, interactions, and discussions with our city's most underprivileged and vulnerable. He anticipates the opportunity to become one bit closer to the people he will interact with. This is...
Young Jesuit writers flocked to Room 107 on January 19 and 21 to learn the ins and outs of writing a quality news report. The Roundup hosted the workshop so aspiring reporters could learn the components of a news story.  The Roundup moderators, English teachers Dr. Michael Degen and Ms. Sheryl Row and history teacher Mr. Fritz Asche, hosted the...
On Ranger Day, four debaters traveled to Plano West High School and faced opponents at the Plano West Invitational. Practicing their refutations and extensions, they walk with confidence from one room to the next, preparing themselves to give it their all and do the best they can. By supporting and learning from each other, they were able to learn...
A prominent artist in the Dallas Jesuit community and just a senior, Charlie Turano has unveiled his latest work, titled “Rise.” Donated to the Community Service Department, this acrylic painting took Turano almost four months to carefully create, and is the first in the new direction that Turano plans on taking with his art. As the name suggests, this painting...

About Jesuit Dallas

Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas offers young men an excellent, Catholic education in the classical Jesuit tradition with the purpose of forming a community of men with high moral principles and service to others.

Learn More >