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Dallas Jesuit’s Hope Squad left campus last Thursday (October 19th) to attend the 2023 Texas Hope Squad conference out in Garland, Texas. Hope Squads from schools all around the state of Texas traveled out to attend this full-day conference. Importance of Emotions Beginning the meeting, Christina Stock, a Hope Squad board certified music therapist, as well as Shauna Barnes, a mental...
"BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP," goes the alarm of junior Garrett Amy '15 at 6 a.m. as he wakes up for varsity football practice. After the tough practice he heads to school for the day, trudging through an AP U.S. History test and Honors Pre-Calculus quiz. He attends an Interact meeting and Student Council meeting during lunch, and works on...
In my perspective, college night is the most organized chaos I have ever witnessed. If I could compare it to anything, it would be as if all the college pamphlets you’ve ever been sent had physically appeared at one location, Jesuit Dallas. Some colleges stand prestigiously, like a magnet to prospective students, while others stand optimistic, like a pamphlet...
The connection between the student body and the faculty brings all members of the school together. Therefore, we work to improve this connection through our annual interviews with the principal and president of our school. Each year, the Roundup staff works to prepare questions for Principal Mr. Garrison that we think directly correlate to student life. We believe these...
With midterms over, the first semester behind us and winter break now upon us, I asked several students, “what are you planning to do for the break?” Here’s what some of them said: Carter, Class of ‘22: “Not much planned really, I think I’m just going to stay at home, play Xbox, and watch Netflix.” What are you playing, and what are...
1:00 pm at DFW Airport on Saturday, March 9. Ten Jesuit Dallas Students, two faculty members, and one Traveling Sousa boarded a Boeing 777-200 bound to Paris, France. After one final goodbye to our families, American and French, the students walked past the iconic wishbone into the line for security, ready for our excellent adventure. Snacking on the quintessential...
Despite extreme weather forcing Jesuit Dallas to close for nearly a week, the Chinese Club persisted with their plans to host a celebration for the Chinese New Year. On February 5, the Chinese Club hosted a Lunar New Year event to celebrate the beginning of the lunar cycle, allowing students to share in the festivities. The festivities included a...
 “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” These famous words from NASA’s Apollo 13 mission to the moon have been quoted innumerably over the years. But what was  Mission Control actually like that night? Luckily Jerry Woodfill, an enthusiastic man was glad to tell us. Mr. Woodfill was in charge of the master alarm system for the Apollo 13 mission, the alarm...

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