Authors Articles by Dominic Iannelli '15, Editor-In-Chief
Dominic Iannelli '15, Editor-In-Chief
Dominic is currently Editor-in-Chief in his third year working for The Roundup, having served previously as a Reporter and Junior Associate Editor. He is President, Brass Captain, and Low Brass Lieutenant of the Jesuit-Ursuline Ranger Band, a tenor trombone. He plays in the Jesuit Basketball Association (JBA) league, and his other school involvement includes Eucharistic Ministry, Freshman and Kairos Retreat Leadership, ESPN Club, National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Big Brothers, and Entrepreneurship Club. Dom enjoys spending time with friends and family and watching his favorite sports teams: the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Mavericks. He lives with his parents, younger brother and sister, and two dogs. His favorite TV shows are Sportscenter, SpongeBob, and The Office. Some of his hobbies include collecting sports memorabilia, reading, and golfing. Someday, he hopes to have a career in the business or medical field.
A few months ago, senior Social Justice and Public Policy (SJPP) classes spent their lunch periods watching a Skype interview between Father Jay Hooks, SJ, and the founder of Cristo Rey Jesuit in Houston, Father TJ Martinez, SJ.
Father Martinez had been battling stage IV stomach cancer for seven months. Having worked at Jesuit Dallas during his formation, he was...
Evidently the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives started his career in a sandbox in Dallas, so claims his classmate and friend Michael Reichenstein '80.
Perhaps it was the grit required on the Dallas Jesuit wrestling mat that prepared Congressman Michael McCaul for a life of virtuous service, which earned him recognition on Friday, October 24, as...
Foodie. Sports fan. Bachelor. College counselor. All are titles that could be used to describe one of Jesuit's newest faculty members, Mr. Matt Shoemaker.
Mr. Shoemaker, or "Shoe" as some students like to call him, grew up in the town of Decatur, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. He was raised with two sisters, and is part of a large extended family;...
A ceremony that marks the end of a difficult year of study, the Junior Convocation is a time when the school comes together as a group to recognize the hard work and dedication of the entire junior class. With the seniors no longer on campus, the Convocation also signifies the transition into senior year for juniors who have grown...
On Wednesday, May 14, 2014, The Roundup held a news conference with Jesuit Principal Mr. Tom Garrison. He was asked questions posed by Editor-in-Chief Dominic Iannelli '15, Managing Editor Michael Lanham '15, and News Editor Jackson Slaughter '15.
How do you feel the year went as a whole, and what were some of your favorite moments?
“I feel like yesterday was...
More than two months ago, on March 4th, over sixty actors and actresses from Jesuit, Ursuline Academy, Bishop Lynch, and Booker T. Washington auditioned with hopes of being cast in the Jesuit Spring One Acts.
The group of talented individuals was narrowed down in a draft between directors. They worked hard rehearsing for hours after school in order to prepare...
Having seen Pope John Paul II from an audience on three different occasions at World Youth Day in 2002, in Rome in 2003, and on a family trip in 2000, Jesuit Geometry and Pre-Calculus teacher Mr. Paul Kolker found extra meaning in the fact that a saint who he had personally seen and learned from was to be canonized during his lifetime.
He...
Jesuit's Profile of the Graduate at Graduation features six components: open to growth, committed to social justice, intellectually competent, loving, religious, and physically fit. While all students strive to encompass all of these aspects, most are strongest in one area or another. For those who have exceptionally displayed their God-given talents in athletics, Jesuit has its own Sports Hall...
