On October 11th, 2023, Jesuit Dallas freshmen, sophomore's, and junior's took the first online PSAT. In order to better understand the outcome of this drastic change, I met with Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Academic Support, Ben Kirby.
Interview
Hello Dr. Kirby, thanks for meeting with me. Today, I wanted to go over some questions about the recent digital PSAT.
Firstly, how...
On Wednesday, March 25th, members of the Jesuit Engineering Society ventured over to the UT Southwestern Medical School as part of a field trip sponsored by the STARS, or Student Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern, program. Students were granted the opportunity to listen to two guest lectures, both presenters working as postdoctoral fellows at the medical school, and...
Your teacher stoically hands back your test face down on your desk to hide your grade, because he knows that nobody would want to be seen with a score that awful. Even upside down, you can easily see the red ink that has bled all over your pages of hard work. You turn the paper over to see it, and your heart...
It's the beginning of a new school year, and while all of us are meeting our new teachers, getting adjusted to our classes, and preparing for the year to come, it's important to remember where to go and who to ask for help when we need it. The testing center and the math lab are two great examples of...
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,...
To become a teacher at Jesuit, the buck does not merely stop when a teacher is hired; rather, this is just the beginning. The process new teachers must undergo to officially begin educating Jesuit students in the classroom is a very complex, sometimes even strenuous, procedure. The reason for this intricate procedure is so that the new teachers are...
A great way to start off the New Year, the annual Hotcake Hustle establishes a foundation for good health and vitality. At the run in Addison, participants can enjoy a fun run, 5k, or 10k. All proceeds go to Run Project and Addison’s Midday Rotary Foundation. Run Project seeks to “bring together those who love to race, those who want...
Beginning in February, the Medical Society offered a weekly cat dissection, led by Ms. Clark. The dissection focused on learning about the anatomy of cats, and how that relates to humans. In the first two dissections, students began investing the cats by scraping away the outer layer of fat. In the next class, the students were educated about the...
