Most students at Jesuit are accustomed to walking down the hall toward the cafeteria and athletic lockers and seeing the face of former Jesuit hockey coach, Mr. Campbell. This year, however, there’s a new face lurking around the hallways of Jesuit, the face of Andy Civello. Civello is the new Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Jesuit, and no...
Overjoyed freshman from Hockaday, Ursuline, and Jesuit hurriedly packed themselves into the Terry Center, on the night of August 31st, for an evening of mingling, dancing, and huge prizes. The annual freshmen mixer represents a major tradition that the Jesuit community has carried on for years, perhaps on par with “Ranger Day” and maybe even Homecoming.
The music at this...
Day 7: Community + Waves
It’s the last day of dry Cocoa Puffs for breakfast. The people of Nicaragua look forward to playing some football (no, not American football – this is Central America.) With that into account, today will partially be a day of football with the Nicaraguans living in Rincon De Garcia.
After the excruciatingly long bus ride, I...
Day 3: Let the Work Begin
It’s work day – work day in the community. Today is the first day I truly immerse myself into the Nicaraguan culture and local population. Another 7:00 AM wakeup call and another excruciatingly long bus ride awaits.
We finally arrive at our destination, Rincon De Garcia.
I find my group shortly after devouring my lunch. With...
In years past, juniors and seniors would congregate at the Infomart the Saturday after Jesuit’s homecoming football game for the annual homecoming dance, however, this year’s dance will be held on campus, instead of its traditional location. This change in venue, while not seeming very groundbreaking, will greatly improve the overall state of homecoming.
After “crunching the numbers,” they discovered...
With the exception of Mexico and the Bahamas, I have never genuinely been outside the privileged first world, and even then I was ensconced within the pampered and tourist-friendly resorts and restaurants that are so radically different from the true landscape just miles away. In other words, I haven’t seen how the other half lives- or more accurately, the...
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