On Wednesday, April 16, the Junior Class of 2015 attended the annual Junior Retreat where they learned the ideologies and principles that will allow them to become the leaders of Jesuit community next year.
The Junior Retreat was met with widespread appeal from the junior class. Junior Angelo Winings said “my favorite activity was when we got in groups and...
One of the many, many benefits of attending Jesuit College Preparatory is the opportunity to go on a retreat every year with classmates. To begin their Jesuit careers, all students first attend the Freshman Retreat in which they discover the school-wide spiritual community at Jesuit. Next, near the end of their sophomore year, students go on the Midpoint Retreat...
Technology is a beautiful thing. Think about it, when don't you use technology during the day? Whether it’s browsing http://espn.go.com/ to check the latest stats and updates on the Mavs, logging onto moodle to see what the week’s homework looks like, or sending your friend a Snapchat during your lunch period, technology is used daily by almost everyone. However, as...
Junior year is widely considered to be a year of transition, not just at Jesuit but at high schools around the country. It is a year when students begin to prepare for the next stage of their lives, a year when they look back on everything that marked their upbringings and look ahead to everything that will mark their...
When graduates look back on their time at Jesuit and the events that formed them into men for others, they surely remember the Junior Retreat and Cross Mass, a time-honored tradition at Jesuit. On March 23, this year’s juniors shared in this valuable experience as they embarked on a journey to become leaders in the community alongside their Jesuit...
During the spring of every year, the Sophomore class spends a Wednesday in March participating in a year-long tradition: the Sophomore retreat. All grades in Jesuit have their own retreat experiences, with some occurring at later (or earlier) dates than others. However, they each differ in the experiences offered to the students. For Sophomores, the themes are about their...
The sophomore class entered their retreat blind, unaware of how they would spend their next eight hours. Most sophomores shuffled out of their cars early in the morning, expecting another day filled with team building activities and sleep-inducing lectures.
These negative expectations seemed to be coming true, as the final bus arrived late. Needless to say, there was a lot...
