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Imagine the aftermath of your high school graduation. It's a frightening thought, unless you've already gone through it. Now pretend that you attend college for a short time, and then you're suddenly whisked away to Hollywood by Jessica Simpson's dad. After some hustle, you become a star. MTV follows your every movement. You have a hit single on the...
Playing catch, rolling over, and performing tricks, the dogs put on a show for the audience, their magnificence putting the crowd in awe. Some say dogs are man's best friend, but to the Jesuit therapy dog program they are much more than that. Dogs serve as a way to connect to people, no matter who they are or where...
Over the weekend of March 1st, twenty-four Jesuit students competed for the first time in the Fête Française, a French competition hosted by Plano Senior High. Winning four awards*, Jesuit’s first attendance can be deemed a success, especially considering the competition. With over five hundred students coming from thirty different schools, the newcomers were up against plenty of seasoned...
Senior Pres--Jimmy Ackels Senior VP--Nicolas Rodriguez Senior Rep--Jimmy Merkel   Junior Pres--Michael Scott Junior VP--Michael Boyson Junior Rep--Michael Pontikes   Soph Pres--Beomhawk Lee Soph VP-- Paul Honrales Soph Rep--Sam Cormier   68% students Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen Voted
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...
Four distinguished Jesuit alumni addressed the student body at a prayer service in their honor last month in the Terry Center. The alumni, who were from four different classes and are celebrating reunions this year, were Joe Weaver ’64, Steve Neuhoff ’84, Augustin Gonzalez ’94, and John Ryan Koeijmans ’04.  The men spoke about how the morals and principles...
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 1947 season was the worst Jesuit ever played in its history, amounting to only two wins and four losses. Despite their new coach, Ed Maher, and various strategic implements, the Rangers would still require better forms of leadership, charisma, and passion before they could rise up and face their opponents on equal terms. 1948 proved to be a more...

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