Exploring classical Roman architecture, visiting the capital of the country, and walking across the famous Machu Picchu. All these trips are possible through Jesuit Dallas' global outreach program. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the trips for this year have been greatly affected.
Types of Trips
There are three general types of trips: Academic Immersion, Social Justice Immersion, and Cultural Immersion. These trips...
School supplies are a luxury that we often take for granted at Jesuit. We never have to worry about being able to afford basic supplies, and we (hopefully) never will. On the other hand, some of our under partner schools are not as fortunate; many of the students attending lack basic school supplies.
Because of this, Jesuit's Key Club -...
In spring 2020, the Jesuit Food Justice Initiative was established. Their goal: using the excess food prepared by Jesuit’s food service vendor Sage to create meals for those in need.Â
How does it work?
Every day, members of the Ignatian Service Corps or employees of SAGE package that day’s excess food into to-go meals to donate to various agencies. The program...
“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in." -Theodore Roosevelt, Former President of the United States
This year, The Roundup will be starting a new series to document the service sites of the seniors by conducting audio interviews with...
The eager senior, giddy with excitement for what his day of service may bring, puts on his blue polo. Like most Wednesdays, he realizes that his day will be brimming with connections, interactions, and discussions with our city's most underprivileged and vulnerable. He anticipates the opportunity to become one bit closer to the people he will interact with.
This is...
Sweat drips onto the computer screen. The player anxiously awaits his opponent's next move. He hopes to be crowned the "COVID-19 Fundraiser Chess tournament" champion.
The chess tournament was a massive success. Not only was it really competitive but more importantly, Jesuit students were able to raise $687. This was enough to prepare 1,800 meals for families.
I was also a...
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi, 1869
Service and Commitment to Justice is one of the six tenets of the profile of the Jesuit student at graduation. Jesuit has many clubs and service organizations that fulfill that commitment. Held at the Hilton Anatole right outside downtown Dallas on...
While most Jesuit students were enjoying the luxuries of electronics, filling food, air conditioning, and even a comforting bed, a group of eighteen sophomores spent their weekend deprived of these opulent resources during the Waco Poverty Immersion Trip. The students did not even get to use their phones (Crazy, right?!).
The trip simulated the Jesuit students as impoverished from February...
