Akuda Esin ’12 can lift nearly a ton in three lifts. Esin had a more than impressive performance at the regional powerlifting meet on March 3, taking third place in the event.
For those who are not familiar with powerlifting, here are the details.  Power-lifting competitions consist of three different lifts:  bench press, squat, and dead lift. In the end,...
Congratulations to Brendan O'Brien, Jefferson Award finalist, and Ben Warren, Presidential Award finalist, for being nominated for these two prestigious awards!
The Jefferson Award recognizes Brendan O'Brien '12 for being in the top 5 percent of the country, having a high SAT score, and presenting a large amount of leadership. To receive this honor, a student must write essays, answer...
Just across the border in a city named Guadalajara lies a Jesuit school much like our own. Instituto de Ciencias, as it is called there, welcomes around 3000 students each day, ranging from preschool to high school. This spring, for the fourth time, Dallas Jesuit received five high school students from this school for 7-weeks as part of the...
Today, thirty million people are enslaved throughout the world, forced into human sex trafficking and other types of forced slave labor. In comparison, many notable countries—including Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Venezuela, and Sudan—do not even have populations over thirty million people. More slaves exist now than at any other point in history. The goal of the Not For Sale...
As I pondered the hallways of Jesuit College Prep last week, I could not help but be drawn to the bustling clamor of room B216. I poked my head in to find the Jesuit Medical Mission participants packing up industrial sized duffle bags with their recent collection from the school-wide medicine drive. The genial group invited me in and...
Technology in 2012 continues to stun and impress people around the globe on a daily basis. The iPad 3’s release date is creeping upon the United States, stirring up excitement all over. Hybrid vehicles have undergone mass production, giving people a break amidst skyrocketing gas prices. Car radios now have the ability to pause, rewind, and fast-forward programming, just...
With spring break one day away, many Jesuit students are already mentally checked out from their day-to-day work at school. And with sandy beaches, placid lakes, and, most importantly, cozy beds on the near horizon, most students have stopped giving thought to the long-term developments of Jesuit. These are problems for our post-vacation selves, they reason.
Although they will also...
Once a year, math classes from Algebra 1 to Honors Calculus file into the Terry Center to observe the wonder that is Pi Day. Pi Day is held once a year, as close to March 14 as scheduling allows, to demonstrate how math can be used in everyday life and in careers.
All of Jesuit’s math teachers pitch in to...
