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With music blasting, and the Terry Center's floor shaking, Homecoming made its mark this year. Homecoming had some high expectations to fulfill and with its relaxing and fun atmosphere, I would say it did. This years' junior and senior Jesuit-Ursuline homecoming was hosted in Jesuit's Terry Center, Xavier Mall and Cafeteria. This year homecoming fell a week earlier yet it...
This Jesuit school year has brought many changes to the community. Many of them have brought positive changes to the Jesuit community and campus. One of the more prominent changes for returning students is the end of the morning announcements. This year, Jesuit Dallas decided to stop making their morning announcements, instead opting to have an article written each...
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...
For the past 9 years, Jesuit has offered a summer U.S. government class designed to teach seniors US government course in early June. It may seem like just another summer school course, but in the final week of class, students travel to Washington D.C., in order to garner a unique perspective in America's government, civic participation, and service to...
On Friday, May 19th, Ben Eppich '24 and I had the chance to revisit with Chris Simington '24 and Drew Noonan '24, before we head off to summer. We talked, while in the senior courtyard, about their first month and a half as the student body and vice president for Jesuit Dallas. For a brief description, we talked about...
On March 20, 2023, a group of exchange students from the Instituto de Ciencias in Guadalajara, Mexico. Upon arrival, the visiting students were warmly greeted by their Jesuit host brothers. The Guadalajara group stayed in Dallas from March 20 to April 15. During their stay, the Guadalajara students shared classes, extracurriculars, and sports with their host brothers, as well...
To preface this article I'll need to provide a little bit of information about myself. My name is Lachlan Broad, and I'm currently a sophomore in Jesuit's Class of 2025. Prior to Jesuit unlike many of my peers, I did not attend a feeder school within the metroplex, or any school within Texas or the United States for that...
On April 15, 2023, at around 7 PM, masses of Jesuit students and their dates and friends from other schools crowded outside the entrance. At the entrance, Jesuit and Ursuline administrators formed a tunnel and greeted the eager students. Soon, dinner was served through fresh catering of chicken parmesan, baked ziti, and salad. After the dinner, the students crowded...

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