In the first two weeks of summer, while most of the Jesuit community was watching its beloved Mavericks in the NBA Finals, 21 students and their three faculty chaperones geared up for something entirely different: a taste of Nicaragua. Students traded in their air-conditioners for small 6-inch fans, their beds for bunks, and their game-day burgers for rice and...
Entering the season of Christmas or Easter, it may be difficult to get in the holiday spirit, especially since everyone is so busy. However, by realizing how much you really have compared to others, you may momentarily forget about your troubles and give of yourself to better the world and the lives of people. One way of doing this...
What do you do when your friend won’t let you ride his pet dragon? According to Jesuit’s Senior Drama Troupe, learning how to correctly express your emotions could get you a turn.
Every Wednesday the Senior Drama Troupe, including seniors Scott Boudreux, Connor Capitillo, Tom Andrews, Mark Ross, Ian Stack, Joe Kaplan, Jacob Watts, Chase Scott, Luc Johnson, Patrick Jones,...
From April 6 to 10, 2011, students and faculty from Jesuit and three doctors and one social worker went to Guatemala to help the sick of the country. They worked with an organization called The Vamos Mayor in two clinics, one in Panajachel and one in Nahualá.
All the teacher and students were from Jesuit’s Medical Society: science teachers Mrs. Jan Jones...
The theme for Jesuit’s Awarefest and Issues Day this year was clean water, a serious problem in the world we live in, even though we may not always see it firsthand.
The booths at this year’s festivities included the Environmental Club, Medical Society, 24/7, the Pro-Life Club, the Social Justice Club, Irish Heritage, Interact, and Millions for One, with the...
Facts: Over one billion people lack safe access to safe drinking water; half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from a water-related disease; water-related diseases kill a child every 8 seconds and are responsible for 80% of all illnesses and deaths in the developing world; at least 1 billion people must walk three hours or...
The Jesuit Medical Mission team—comprised of Jesuit faculty Mrs. Jan Jones and Mr. Ben Kirby; students Spencer Adamson ‘11, Peter Chung ‘11, Synyoung Li ‘11, Philip Morton ‘12, Jimmy Nawalaniec ‘11, John Simion ‘12, and Vinay Srinivasan ‘12; social worker Ms. Kathy Bennett; and Dr. Rana Pasco, Dr. Rhonda Walton, and Dr. Yolanda Brady--are now two months away from the Medical Society’s medical mission...
Lost in the rubble of what one Jesuit student has labeled “Snowmageddon 2011,” Director of community service Mr. Rich Perry has announced that he, along with junior and senior counselors Mr. Paul McDaniel and Mr. Jack Fitzsimmons, respectively, will lead 20 to 25 students on Jesuit’s second annual Nicaragua service and immersion trip.
Lasting eight days this summer – from...
