This past weekend the Jesuit Novice Debate Team traveled to Atlanta for the Novice National Debate Tournament. The Novice Debate Team (the name signifies only that they are first year debaters) consists of Freshmen James Abbott, Jackson Pyke, and Jeff Melsheimer and Sophomores Davis Bittner, Grant VanKirk, Justin Kang, Ryan Tan, and Shane McGoldrick.
Freshman Justin Rubenstein and Junior Harrison Ainsworth...
On the first day back of second semester in 2011, Mr. Max von Schlehenried arrived to take over from a teacher who left after first semester. Even though he taught physics, Mr. von Schlehenried has another profession which he has been practicing his whole life: musical compositions.
While practicing piano when he was 12 years old, Mr. von Schlehenried found an interest...
Akos: Over the weeks before and during Spring Break 2011, Akos Furton (’12), Matt Tiritilli (’13), and Ryan Adams (’13) traveled to France to participate in a cultural immersion program.
The three students all stayed with families in Lille, a major city in the northern region of France. We went to school for two weeks, taking classes in French to improve our...
When someone suggests going to Harry Hines or Oak Cliff they are often greeted by a grimace or a groan. Ms. Sheryl Row’s senior honors English Seminar class got to see why these areas are fascinating, integral pieces of Dallas culture especially Hispanic culture. Past the clubs, bars and railroad tracks rests Luna’s Tortilla Factory, a family business since...
With only 3 games left in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, only a few Jesuit students still have a chance to take home bragging rights and a Chic-fil-A gift card in the Jesuit Bracket Challenge. Entering the Final Four, the top ten brackets belong to
John Turner ‘14
Christopher Mazzini ‘14
Alex Leitnick ‘13
Andrew Potts ‘14
Stephen Yaeger ‘14
Nathan Leiter ‘14
Chris Hernandez...
On Saturday March 26, 2011, Jesuit went to Richardson High School to compete in the UIL academic competitions. This year we competed in seven events against roughly 40 different public schools, which included several magnet schools in Dallas. These events were Ready Writing, Spelling and Vocabulary, Current Issues and Events, Calculator Applications, Number Sense, Mathematics, and Prose Interpretation.
In the...
In thrilling fashion, the storied Jesuit Debate program added yet another trophy to its mantle Saturday. On Saturday, March 12, Jesuit seniors Ryan Gorman and Sullivan McCormick swept the State Debate Championship to win an unprecedented second straight state title. In doing so, the tandem became only the third team in Texas Forensic Association history to lock up back-to-back...
