"I served, got out of war, and still had both of my legs," said Mr. Mark Wester, a former sergeant in the U.S. Marines. "I have to remind myself that I am leading a normal life while others are not." Remembering the countless U.S. veterans who have served is very important to Mr. Wester, and he is able to...
As hundreds of volunteers gathered in the Terry Center, doused in the light shining in from the stained glass windows, a gentle warmth showered the entirety of the assembly room, a warmth symbolic of the love and compassion present in the annual Adopt-a-Family event.
On December 14, 2014, Jesuit families, students, and alumni joined together before Christmas to service the...
Ecstatic former students from the Notre Dame School of Dallas came to Jesuit on Friday December 12, for a special  holiday tradition, the 7th annual Notre Dame School Christmas Dance.
This year marked the biggest turnout for the dance as 20 percent more students from Notre Dame came than last year, completely filling the cafeteria while dancing to the music played by the famous...
A handful of students flew to Los Angeles, California to participate in the Dolores Mission Trip. These select few students slept on the floor and spent all day dedicating themselves to serving the community. The trip is one of the few domestic immersion trips that Jesuit Dallas sponsors and is also one of the most culturally shocking. When walking around the...
Dozens of volunteers line a long rectangular table, each picking up cans of soup, vegetables, and fruits. Each of these cans are then carefully positioned in a large brown cardboard box so that it may go out to someone in need of a Thanksgiving meal. For hours, these generous volunteers give their time in order to help those in need.
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Starting the week of November 17th, the sophomore class started to collect reading glasses. These glasses all went to math teacher Mrs. Blackford’s family church, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Dallas.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church has a program called the Honduras Mission Ministry, located in the city of Omoa, Honduras, which provides building materials for construction, Christian education, and clinics....
Peer Assistance and Leadership, also known as PALS at Jesuit, is a group of dedicated students who serve as mentors for the school by actively running service drives, projects and fundraisers for the local community. This year proved no different, as various PALS representatives have coordinated a Christmas Blanket Drive to benefit the far Southeast Community of Lawson through...
Here at Jesuit, there is a great emphasis on service towards others, evidenced by Jesuit's motto, "Men for Others." There are a variety of ways Jesuit serves others in the community, such as fundraisers, community service projects, and mission trips. These trips are unique because they allow students to experience firsthand how poverty in today's world affects not only local communities, but...
