The eager senior, giddy with excitement for what his day of service may bring, puts on his blue polo. Like most Wednesdays, he realizes that his day will be brimming with connections, interactions, and discussions with our city's most underprivileged and vulnerable. He anticipates the opportunity to become one bit closer to the people he will interact with.
This is...
Mr. David Hernandez quickly glances around the room before his presentation, pacing back and forth. Room A214 appears to be shrinking as more and more Jesuit students crowd the limited space, hoping to gain key information from Embry-Riddle’s Assistant Director of Admissions. Mr. Hernandez clears his throat, and the cameras start rolling. He begins the meeting by asking the...
Your teacher stoically hands back your test face down on your desk to hide your grade, because he knows that nobody would want to be seen with a score that awful. Even upside down, you can easily see the red ink that has bled all over your pages of hard work. You turn the paper over to see it, and your heart...
Civil young men and women dressed up in tuxedos and elegant dresses eating a well-prepared meal sat around almost 80 tables.
Thirty minutes later: Around 500 high school students in untucked tuxedo shirts and girls with no shoes jumped up and down to Desiigner's "Panda" while sweating all over the dance floor at the World Trade Center.
Titles like "Most Lit Prom,"...
On February 15, 2023, the entire Jesuit student body cast their votes for one of the four tickets. The four tickets were Gustavo Aldrey-Mark Trottier, Chris Simington-Drew Noonan, Ashton Krug-Jack Bradshaw, and Logan Thompson-Sam McFarland.
Throughout the remainder of the day, conversations among students included “Who did you vote for?” and “Who do you think will win?”. Eventually, Chris...
Community is a major part of what defines Jesuit Dallas. Whether it be through discussion of film and television or philosophical thought in the classroom, Jesuit always strives to be a welcoming and comforting place for all.
At the start of a new school year, I decided to interview Mr. Ellis, one of the newest members of the theology department.
So...
“When it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history.” - pope francis
Pope Francis’ quote is from one of his famed encyclicals: Laudato Si. This encyclical emphasizes humanity's obligation to care for our common home. At Jesuit, the Environmental Society is working to uphold that standard every day. The objective...
Australians wildfires, the death of Kobe Bryant, two impeachments, stock market crashes, the death of George Floyd, protests and police brutality, murder hornets, Beirut explosion, the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and an election all while dealing with a global pandemic occurred during the 2020-2021 school years, and The Roundup staff was here to cover it all.
A longtime...
