On our second field trip as Senior Honors English Seminar students, we began at the Freedman’s Cemetery, established in 1861 as a resting place for African American slaves who died shortly after the Civil War. The Seminar teacher Ms. Sheryl Row introduced us to our guide for the day, her long time friend Donald Payton.
After introductions Payton asked us,...
On November 13, 2011, local youngsters and their families flocked to the Jesuit campus for our school’s annual Preview Day. For three hours, prospective future students roamed the characteristically busy halls of Jesuit, gaining their first taste of the school.
Preview Day activities began at 1:00 p.m. when an unusually large crowd of parents and children descended upon the Terry...
This past Friday, November 11, 2011, Jesuit students in the Medical Society ventured to University of Texas Southwestern on an all-day field trip to learn more about medicine and the medical field. Biology teacher Jan Jones, the head of the medical society, has been taking students on this field trip for years.
Mrs. Jones, physics teacher Max Von Schlehenried, two...
As all Jesuit students know, there is a lot of speculation as to whether or not Jesuit will be implementing the use of an iPad or other tablet device as a part of the required supplies for students during the 2011-2012 school year. Speaking with Mrs. Michele Williams, a math teacher and the head of the committee of teachers...
On November 4-5, 2011, the Jesuit Debate team performed admirably at the University of North Texas debate tournament, finishing with three teams in the top ten of the varsity division and two teams in the top ten of the novice division. With five out of its eight teams placing at the tournament, the Jesuit debate squad celebrated their success.
In...
Principal Tom Garrison, at his news conference with The Roundup staff on November 9, 2011, expressed his satisfaction with the first ten weeks of the school year and his excitement at the prospects of change in the near future. In The Roundup’s first news conference of the year, Mr. Garrison discussed with Jesuit’s young reporters a varying array of...
Jesuit Theater carries a long tradition of exceptional performances. In recent years, Jesuit’s young thespians have delighted audiences with renditions of Twelve Angry Men, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Death of a Salesman, to name a few. However, this year’s fall production takes on added importance for both its subject matter and its connection to Jesuit’s Diversity program.
Over...
Every school year, sophomore teachers in the theology department plan a field trip strictly for the sophomores to the Holocaust Museum of Dallas, located on 211 Record Street in downtown Dallas. The day includes several presentations created by various teachers to reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust. “The trip allows students to reflect upon real world events and...
