The Jesuit Medical Society, which originated around 2000 courtesy of Mrs. Jan Jones (current freshmen biology teacher) and Mrs. Linda Messer (a former Jesuit teacher), organized its first mission trip in 2002, then to El Salvador. This first trip only happened due to the work of Dr. Michael Tolle ’82, a student of Mrs. Jones in 1978 who asked...
“You can’t look around your house without finding an item made by a trafficked human,” states Christian Roberts ’14, member of the Not for Sale Club. Indeed, it is estimated that 14,500 to 17,500 persons are brought into the United States each year for labor or sexual exploitation. In fact, in a 2-mile radius around Jesuit is the biggest human trafficking area...
Cheering was not the only thing that occurred during the varsity basketball game last Tuesday, February 5, 2013. For those of you who didn’t attend the game, you would’ve seen a large array of homemade baked goods and purple t-shirts in the entry way of the athletic tower. During the game, Student Council, with the aid of Mr. Colin...
“Give blood. Often.” Maybe you’ve seen this slogan on the side of a large RV, or even on a park bench, but on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, Jesuit students and faculty will see this slogan all over the school as Jesuit hosts its community Carter BloodCare blood drive.
Some people may think their blood donation has a small effect in...
On Friday night, December 7th, Jesuit hosted its 6th annual Notre Dame of Dallas Christmas Dance.
More than 70 Jesuit students had the privilege to attend and experience the profound joy of the students of Notre Dame. The dance, overseen by Community Service Organizer Richard Perry for these past six years, has become a holiday tradition, reminding Jesuit of the...
His fingers shaking, his muscles flexing, his eyeballs bulging out of their sockets, the student frantically picks up the last bottle of medicine at Walmart, finally achieving his last service credit for the year. But, is getting service credits really what the medicine drive is all about?
The 2013 Jesuit Medicine Drive has come along and Ms. Jan Jones and...
For over 15 years now, the junior classes of Jesuit have participated in a service project unlike many others in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Led by Mr. McDaniel, the junior class guidance counselor, PALS annually orchestrates and executes this service event, known as the CPS Christmas Project.
Christian Koejimans ’14 commented on the upcoming event, “Personally, I’m looking forward to...
Preparing the carefully assorted meals, Jesuit students and faculty volunteering for the Meals on Wheels program sought to follow Jesus’ example and feed the hungry. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Jesuit became host to yet another community service success. Serving meals to those in need, Jesuit has once again displayed its benevolence and dedication to charity.
Run by sophomore counselor, Raul...
