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When Jesuit students think of science courses, periodic tables, complex equations, and bug projects probably come to mind. Few, if any, students associate science class with sugar beaches, crystal-clear Caribbean waters, or shipwrecks. But for students enrolled in the Marine Biology science elective this summer, sea and sand will be as much a part of their learning environment as...
Hobbies allow for relaxation and a sense of escapism from the responsibilities of everyday life. I had the opportunity to sit down with Casimir Kenjarski '24 to discuss how he escapes with his hobby of reef keeping and building terrariums.
What's a Terrarium?Â
"It's an ecological habitat you set up for pets; people have been doing it for a long, long...
Eighty feet below the surface of the ocean, just off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands, the RMS Rhone, a 310 foot sunken British packet ship lies still, resting on the sand. After 145 years, the RMS Rhone is teeming with life ranging from corals to stingrays to barracudas. Up at the surface, nineteen Jesuit...
One of Jesuit's best hands on summer courses is the Marine Biology program run by Assistant Principal of Academics Mr. Ben Kirby and biology teacher Dr. Todd Gruninger. The course consists of two weeks in June dedicated to the classroom conducting experiments, learning the ins and outs of marine life, and then taking a week long trip to the...
Open to growth, committed to working for justice, loving. These three values were embodied and fostered by the nineteen Jesuit students who comprised the 2023 Marine Biology program. The trip, facilitated by Mr. Marr, Mr. Von Schlenereid and Ms. Matthews, provided an opportunity for the young men to expand their horizons and develop a deeper understanding of the consequences...
