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News Coverage of Jesuit Music, Stage & Film, and Visual Arts

Hands and legs shake while standing outside the theater. All eyes watch the door as you wait for instructions to enter. The door swings open, and you receive the signal to proceed to the stage and begin your audition. "Confidence is key, don't let your nerves show," advises Nicholas Dart '16. Shuffling your feet, you find your rhythm and confidence as your...
Camp: A usually rural place for recreation often during the summer. Practice: Doing an activity over and over again in order to become better at it. With that said, Summer Band Practice jumpstarted the Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band into the new season by educating the new members in the discipline of marching and giving a refresher to the seasoned members. Though...
In the spring semester of last year, Jesuit students learned about the new Stage & Film area and science lab rooms. Many were excited to hear about the expansion of the Jesuit Film Program through a new film class along with a new editing room furnished with state-of-the-art equipment. After a trial run last year, Jesuit decided to have the majority of...
June 24, notable Jesuit Alumnus Christopher Cantwell '00, the co-creator, executive producer, and writer for the new show Halt and Catch Fire, spoke to Jesuit students who were enrolled in the Film summer course. He recounted his interesting and unique  journey from being a Jesuit theater kid to becoming Hollywood writer and producer. Cantwell explained to the audience that the best way...
The competition between Jesuit schools is unbelievably intense. Usually, when these rivalries come to mind, one might think of sports rivalries such as the Dallas Jesuit vs. Strake Jesuit football game or various other athletic competitions. Jesuit students across the country also compete in other forms, including the recent Third Annual Jesuit 4x5 National Art Competition. The judges received an...
It goes without saying that our Jesuit community has had a plethora of gifted musicians walk these halls since its beginning.This can be clearly seen in a group like Moon waves, a neo-psychedelic rock group formed out of students at Zounds Sounds School of Rock, established in the summer of 2005 and located in Dallas, which specializes in a new form...
Sound fills the room as musicians participate in the timeless ritual that is tuning, their notes combining into one steady stream of pleasing sound. As they finish the timeless ritual, the musicians look down at their sheet music and eagerly wait for the performance to begin.   On February 22, 2014, Alex Magee ‘15, along with every student accepted into the...
It’s late at night at a Jesuit football game. The gigantic crowd of students, teachers, parents, and family roar as the Rangers score the last touchdown of the game to win. The field and stands erupt in excitement and  famous Jesuit Fight Song begins. The Jesuit Ursuline Ranger Band is one of the most important teams at Jesuit. They bring the...

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