How do we respond when we think about and experience the feeling of a touch? Does it entertain our minds with warm and sunny memories of comfort, or does it haunt the mind with the experiences of abuse and violence? Does it represent a welcoming, thorough handshake or a helpful hand, or does it signify a denial? Just as...
As one foot follows the other throughout the halls of Jesuit, the only repetitions other than the seas of scrambling navy blazers are the walls, the structures of our community that resonate with names of the achieved and artistic masterminds. However, while perusing through the art on the Jesuit campus or reading the Monthly Art Focus, one may falsely...
If the end of the year were able to speak, it would holler, “Surprise! Finals time!” Students cram for their finals as they hatefully scroll their eyes across seemingly infinite pieces of paper while jerking their fingers upward to hear the pop of the seventh can of Red Bull. The process continues as the clock strikes one, two, and...
In any ordinary museum, the visitors, allotted one visit in one day, tend to glance at the most prominent or famous pieces of art. In other cases, they tend to focus on pieces that “strike their fancy,” preferring particular styles of some works over others. However, the students of Jesuit receive four years, each about 180 days, to explore...
Walking through the information commons, one can see many different art pieces, ranging from pieces by prominent American artists to the students of Jesuit. The pieces on display by our students can be seen thanks to the previous exhibit named "Self Reflection." After the few short weeks it was displayed, the student exhibit sequel labeled "The Musical Offering" will now...
Take a moment and imagine yourself strolling down the B hallway en route to next period’s class. This ordinary daily task seems incredibly automatic as students and faculty walk down the hallway like a network of ants speeding along their dirt highway. Despite the multitude of small distractions in the hallway, a certain sketch always seems to catch the eye....
The Jesuit Fine Arts program encompasses a wide range of artistic mediums, from stage and film, to the Jesuit Orchestra, to ceramics. Jesuit College Prep is actually one of the few high schools in the country that is considered a museum for the visual arts, evidenced by the numerous amounts of drawings and paintings displayed around campus. Jesuit carries...
The morning ride to Jesuit often includes struggles to complete assignments, worry about a test or pondering interesting topics for lunch. But few students realize that their tuition at Jesuit not only includes a remarkable education, but also a free ticket to a treasured art collection throughout. "The museum seems passive and part of the school," says The Roundup's Junior Editor...
