Having seen Pope John Paul II from an audience on three different occasions at World Youth Day in 2002, in Rome in 2003, and on a family trip in 2000, Jesuit Geometry and Pre-Calculus teacher Mr. Paul Kolker found extra meaning in the fact that a saint who he had personally seen and learned from was to be canonized during his lifetime.
He...
School supplies are a luxury that we often take for granted at Jesuit. We never have to worry about being able to afford basic supplies, and we (hopefully) never will. On the other hand, some of our under partner schools are not as fortunate; many of the students attending lack basic school supplies.
Because of this, Jesuit's Key Club -...
Every year in November (except when Covid ruins everything), wrestling season begins its five-month season of excitement, pain, and victory. This year, the Jesuit Wrestling Team has one of the largest teams in years, with a record number of seniors. A varsity wrestler will fill nearly every single one of the fourteen weight classes - a necessity for the...
It was 3am, and I was feeling nervous. 21 of us had arrived at DFW airport that morning for the immersion trip. Although, most of us had never met each other, we were all there in a similar situation, and we were there for one common goal. To participate in Jesuit Dallas' 2015 immersion trip in Nicaragua and to...
For the 16th year in a row, Jesuit’s Medical Society has hosted a school wide medicine drive to gather various medications for it's annual mission trip to Guatemala in the Spring. The drive started the second week of January and will continue through Friday, February 6th.
Focusing mainly on the freshmen and sophomore classes, “a different medication is assigned to each...
On January 15th, the Jesuit Robotics Team engaged in a series of battle-bots arenas, transporting ducks and other goods. In the battles, teams of two faced off against each other trying to score the most points to win. Through many trials and tribulations, the Robotics Team ultimately won enough to go on to the semi-finals.
Although eventually losing in the...
Video production by Jesuit Stage and Film
Video produced by Aaron Stonecipher '14, Editor-in-Chief of The Roundup
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Students at Jesuit commonly employ a variety of colloquial aliases to refer to the school, ranging from “Jesuit Dallas” and “JCP,” all the way to “Jez” and "the 28” (Jesuit's acreage). However, the full name of the school is “Jesuit College Preparatory School.” This moniker implies that Jesuit, though many will call its community home for years to come, is...
