Last weekend, students, families, and refugees gathered in the gyms of Jesuit College Prep for the American African Outreach Society Basketball Tournament. Though the tournament allowed for all involved to play some good old fashioned basketball, it gave the people of the community an opportunity to do something more, help others.
The AAOS has existed at Jesuit for three years...
You can always tell who is the youngest of three boys because of the confidence and passion that comes with being the third son. You are paved a path by your brothers, and in addition, you take on the reputation, good and bad, that they left you.
Charles Wensinger ’14, the third son in his family, stated, “An advantage of...
The Jesuit Medical Society, which originated around 2000 courtesy of Mrs. Jan Jones (current freshmen biology teacher) and Mrs. Linda Messer (a former Jesuit teacher), organized its first mission trip in 2002, then to El Salvador. This first trip only happened due to the work of Dr. Michael Tolle ’82, a student of Mrs. Jones in 1978 who asked...
Successful in tournaments stretching from Lubbock to Oklahoma, the Jesuit Robotics team, The All Sparks, has surely accomplished a lot this year. They placed 4th in both FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) regional tournaments this year, showing they had what it took to be successful. Unfortunately, minor errors, paired with the intense competition from the other squads led to the...
Mr. Kevin Mullan, the unsung hero of Jesuit Dallas. Unknown by many students, Mullan has one of the most important jobs at Jesuit, Alumni Director. While Mullan brought his talents of fostering relationships between a school and its community, he also brought along something else, his gift of announcing and broadcasting.
Mullan grew up in Toledo, Ohio, the son of...
On the morning of April 1, the sophomore class cautiously approached the Terry Center to drop off their molecule projects, hoping that they would not drop them or that the vicious gusts of wind would not separate the spray-painted Styrofoam atoms and the chipped wooden toothpicks from the rest of their projects. One by one, each sophomore entered the...
On April 10th, 2013, high schools from around the metroplex swarmed the City Place Conference Center for the 22nd Annual High School Journalism Day. Sponsored by the Dallas Morning News, Journalism Day invited 41 schools to learn about specific topics within journalism, ranging from breaking news, to sport commentary, and even to photography. Afterwards, schools waited anxiously for the...
Children are truly a source of joy and happiness in our lives. Their innocence and enthusiasm allows us to appreciate life and the present moment just as they do themselves. Radiating joy, a baby can lighten up any situation with something as simple as an uproarious laugh or a gentle coo. Not only does a baby quickly forgive, but he...
