One of the benefits of taking Latin at Jesuit is the opportunity to participate in JCL. JCL is a national league that brings awareness to Latin and Greek culture, studies, and mythology. This helps bring back appreciation for the classics. Thousands of schools across the nation participate, including Jesuit. Jesuit JCL is made possible by our two Latin teachers,...
"Washington, DC is to lying what Wisconsin is to cheese."
-comedian/TV personality Dennis Miller
"I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few
in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power."
-poet Robert Frost
"Washington, D.C. is a city filled with people who believe they are important."
-The ever-sarcastic reporter David Brinkley
Whether it's from the...
Photography by Joe Howard
The Freshman/Sophomore Convocation is an event that occurs at the end of every school year. The convocation is intended to identify those students who have shined in particular subjects/extracurriculars, showed constant service and great leadership, or simply displayed the attributes of the Jesuit Student. The Convocation attempts to award the students who deserve recognition.
Shortly before the Freshman/Sophomore Convocation, I spoke...
Why is math important? It’s a question many students, trudging through the arduous task of learning math, have asked themselves. Upon further thought, one would dismiss the question as shortsighted, but when one adds profession into the mix, the question becomes “Why is math important to me if I want to study English?” The question changes into a somewhat...
1:00 pm at DFW Airport on Saturday, March 9. Ten Jesuit Dallas Students, two faculty members, and one Traveling Sousa boarded a Boeing 777-200 bound to Paris, France. After one final goodbye to our families, American and French, the students walked past the iconic wishbone into the line for security, ready for our excellent adventure. Snacking on the quintessential...
As students from all grade levels cluster together in the B-hallway with merely a pencil and a calculator, Mr. Billingham, calculus and trigonometry teacher at Jesuit, attempts to direct the bulk of students from all grade levels who hope to take the TXML Contest.
The Texas Math League Contest, or TXML contest, is a 6-question mathematics exam distributed every two...
As the bell rings to signify the start of parent teacher conferences, the slender English teacher shoves his round silver framed spectacles back onto his nose, opens the large mahogany door, and invites the middle aged Latino parents into the empty class room. Shy smiles barely show across the parents' faces, and their eyes widen with a frozen look in...
With Thanksgiving now over, the season of Advent is here, starting on Sunday, December 3rd, and lasting for four Sundays up until Sunday, December 24th Christmas Eve. What is the Season of Advent you might ask? Advent comes from the Latin word “ad-venire” meaning to come towards. Advent is a time when we not only remember Jesus’ first coming...
