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After a two-year break, Prom finally returned to Jesuit. On Saturday, April 9th, Jesuit and Ursuline took the Dallas Market Center by storm, turning the venue into a crazy, lit movie from 7 PM to 10:30 PM. Overall, it was a huge success, and it is safe to say that students had a great time. The night kicked off at...
Usually, the Jesuit Medical Society would embark on excursions to Guatemala every year. From DFW Airport, a group of Med Society students accompanied by Mr. Von Schlehenried and Mrs. Sanchez would fly to Guatemala City and their service site. The purpose of the Guatemala trip is to provide food and donated medicine to the people of Guatemala. However, the...
Throughout the year at Jesuit, the Model United Nations team has been busy with weekly meetings. These meetings include preparing for an upcoming conference or having a discussion about some pressing issues in global affairs. The Model UN team continues to participate in several regional conferences with many high schools present such as St. Mark's, Hockaday, or Coppell High. What...
Have you seen the Lemon-Lime Gatorade? What do you call it? Personally, I think it is yellow but is that what your classmates think? This poll will end the controversy about the color of the lemon-lime Gatorade. Background Earlier this week, Seniors all across the courtyard were asking each other one simple question: "What color is the lemon-lime Gatorade?" Everyone was sure...
Jesuit students have recently taken an interest in an old childhood hobby and formed the LEGO club. The club was started by Hogan Civello '25 and Wallace Archie '25, who teamed up with Mr. Boyle as the club's faculty advisor. Hogan Civello '25 says he is "excited to start the Lego club because it's a hobby that I really enjoy,...
Jesuit seemed to make progress in returning to normal this school year. We removed the plexiglass in the cafeteria, and, most notably, lifted the mask mandate. But when the Jesuit administration announced a return to masks, the second semester is beginning to feel like a step back. Our community had questions concerning the mask mandate at Jesuit, so I...
To say band is “just kids playing instruments” is to say that football is merely a pastime involving leather balls, or that hockey is simply glorified figure skating with sticks. Jesuit Administration's Confession First and foremost, Jesuit classifies band, alongside football and hockey, as an athletics credit. According to the Jesuit website, the band receives not only Fine Arts credit but...
Charlie Boroczak '22, like most high schoolers, deals with the challenge of balancing all the activities in his life. The senior works hard to maintain his school grades, participate in the Senior-Freshman Big Brothers Program, plays on the varsity football and rugby teams, and manages to get a little time to hang with friends. Oh, and run a non-profit for...

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