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Students at Jesuit choose to take one of four languages freshman year: Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Latin. Each course is unique, not only in content but also in how it shapes every student’s experience. Latin class, especially, has a particularly strong effect on its students because of the Junior Classical League, or JCL. Recently, a number of Jesuit Latin...
Annually, Jesuit freshmen decide on whom they want to represent their class. Hopefully, this article will provide freshmen with a good sense of who the candidates are. In turn, this will help the freshmen voters in their decision making. THE CANDIDATES Luke Wilson: Through the student council I can pursue being a man for others and enhance my foundation of being a...
Thursday marked the opening of the first-ever Bountiful Scholars Tournament, sponsored by The Roundup. According to the advertisement that was sent out for the tournament earlier this semester, "the tournament seeks to showcase the wit and literary interpretative powers of the contestants." For this first round, scholars must analyze Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham" and debate its meaning in...
Magis is a latin phrase that translates "more, better, and fuller". The term magis associates itself with Saint Ignatius' philosophy "For the Greater Glory of God", and Ignatius used the term magis to tell Christians how to grow closer to God. The Senior MAGIS Award at Jesuit goes to students who excel in sports, academics, and other activities. These students go...
The young freshman stares down at the two cards in his right hand. He looks back up at the dealer, confidently remarking “All in!” The dealer looks over to the other player at the table, who matches his bet. Both students reveal their hand. The first throws down a pair of aces, easily taking the pot. His dad gives...
Eighteen years ago in 1992, Jesuit’s enrollment totaled 736 students, the science wing did not exist, nor did the new hallway of classrooms past teacher offices. The football and baseball fields showed extreme signs of wear as patches of yellowish brown dead grass covered them, artificial turf was not even a consideration. A large, stage production auditorium occupied the now student commons...
Have you ever wondered just how perfect you are? Many students found out on November 23, "Fibonacci Day." Jesuit students could participate in a variety of activities pertaining to Leonardo Pisano's sequence of numbers. The event was organized by Mu Alpha Theta, Jesuit's math club, commemorating Pisano's sequence of numbers on 11/23 because those are its first 4 terms in the sequence. "The...

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