Every Wednesday, a group of seniors go downtown to the Notre Dame School, a special services school for mentally challenged students. Located just off Woodall Rogers Freeway, the school seeks to provide not only an academic education, but a series of life skills that ultimately allow the student to become independent.
The school is broken into four “grades” in which...
Shining lights, good food, better dance moves all come together in one room. Pausing momentarily to laugh with joy at the sight of the room of dancing students, one young person then quickly resumes his rendition of the macarena, rejoining the festivities.
On December 9th, Jesuit and Ursuline students helped to host the 9th annual Notre Dame Christmas dance. About 50...
“Men for Others.” That’s what you commonly hear when you think about Jesuit and what you hear during prayer services. But what you probably don’t know is the full extent of the maxim, and what it means exactly. Jesuit’s motto is actually, “Men and Women for and with Others,” but what does it mean to be men for and...
Why do the seniors wear blue polos every Wednesday? Where do they go Wednesday mornings? What do they do?
These are questions many students may wonder; The Roundup has the answers.
Every Wednesday, the seniors participate in a community service project with several of their peers. The entire class begins their typical Wednesday by meeting in Hughes Hall. They then take...
Empathy is a theme that has been emphasized at Jesuit this year, and a push for empathy between teachers and students seems to have been an effect of that.
Two weeks ago, the faculty built empathy with seniors by visiting their service sites for a few hours. Instead of attending morning classes, each Wednesday seniors leave campus to serve the...
The Jesuit Special Games is a place for people of all ages and abilities to compete and have fun. Mr. Rich Perry says that he was “thrilled” with this years games held on May 8 and that it was the “most well executed, planned games has ever had.” He added, “The seniors were amazing,” and they “owned ...
“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...
It's Wednesday morning, September 4, and all seniors arrive at Jesuit wearing their blue shirts, dress pants, and dress shoes. Shortly after arriving, they eat a nutritious breakfast to start off their wonderful day, packed with new and enlightening experiences. After finishing their meal, they all put their plates up, clean their table, and proceed to meet in Hughes...
