The National Spanish Examination is an online, standard assessment tool for students in grades six through twelve, given voluntarily by over 3800 teachers throughout the United States “to measure proficiency and achievement of students who are studying Spanish as a second language,” explains the NSE’s mission statement.
From 1957 until 2005, the National Spanish Examinations were administered in a paper and pencil format;...
In celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio on the 17th of February, Cistercian Preparatory School hosted an Interscholastic Colloquium on Shakespeare's plays, Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet. Schools from across the Metroplex attended, including Hockaday and Fort Worth Country Day. The colloquium has been a reoccurring annual event since 2013 when it was first hosted...
"Even though there is still a lot of work to be done, this victory was a step in the right direction on the path to district and so on."- Charlie Humbert '23 on his performance
On February 23rd and 24th, Jesuit Track and Field competed in the Allen Eagle Relays. The man, the myth, the legend, Charlie Humbert '23 had...
So far, Jesuit Rugby has continued to grow as a team, after completing half of their season already, the Rugby team has battled back to a hot 4-0 start over large high schools and clubs, after a slow start of a 2-3 record. Rugby finished their season going 6-3. Jesuit hopes to play in contention for state playoffs and...
This year, Jesuit alum Jordan Spieth, ’11, attained one of the highest honors an amateur golfer can earn when he was selected to play in the Walker Cup. In Aberdeen, Scotland, Spieth represented the United States in the tournament, which pits the top ten male amateur golfers from the US against their counterparts from Great Britain and Ireland.
The Walker...
Throughout February I had the honor of talking with Jesuit Alumni Tom Scott, a member of the United States' Karate team about his experiences in Karate and his hopes for Karate's future in the Olympics. Mr. Scott graduated Jesuit in 2008 and attended TCU College, all the while honing his skills in the immensely popular combat sport that originated...
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way." -Victor Frankel Man's Search For Meaning
Students read this quote as they walked into the Terry Center on Friday, January 17 for prayer service. Wanting to deepen the topics typically...
