Last Sunday, November 22, hordes of grandparents eagerly attended this year’s Grandparents Day, a day dedicated to giving grandparents an insight to the everyday life of their grandsons. Since 2003, Jesuit has welcomed grandparents to walk through the school halls and learn about the Jesuit education, additionally allowing alumni to see how Jesuit has evolved over the years.
The day began...
The bell rings, signaling the end of third period. The rumble of freshmen feet vibrate the floors of the hall. Congregating in the cafeteria, they line up for the food. The lunch staff, standing ready, prepares for the influx of students over the next several hours.
I had a chance to sit down with Mr. Stephen Traynor, owner of Gold...
The nervous freshman, dressed in khakis with a blue nametag, shuffles down the hallway, trying his best to avoid eye contact with any upperclassman and concentrating on his upcoming interview with the student council moderator. This young man hopes to impress the moderator, using his ideas to gain votes needed to win the election.
The Jesuit student council program welcomed...
The Terry Center, filled with Jesuit Dallas and Strake students, teachers, and guests, sit in anticipation for the mass said by Father Carlos Esparza S.J., class of '98. Father Esparza's return to Jesuit is preceded by working with the Department of Defense, joining the Jesuits, working at Jesuit Strake, and now preaching in Denver, Colorado. He returns to the...
Most people who have heard of Jesuit Dallas recognize golfing legend Jordan Spieth. They may even remember the prestigious basketball and football programs, which continue to dominate year after year. But, if you were to ask these same people what students Nico Elizondo '18, Peter Papanicolaou '18 and, Joseph Pitman '16 all have in common, chances are, you would draw a...
Father Esparza SJ '98 walks into the Terry Center on November 20, 2015, greeted by an extremely familiar setting. He gingerly walks up to the podium and looks out over 1000+ Jesuit faculty members, students, and other friends of the school, seeing the opposite end of his view almost 20 years ago as a student. The Jesuit alumnus turned...
Always a special time of year, homecoming weekend was no different this November, as Jesuit graduates from across the country came together to enjoy barbecue and live music while celebrating their shared Jesuit brotherhood.
After the school joined together for Ranger Day festivities and the Jesuit Rangers football team triumphed in their Homecoming game against R.L. Turner on Friday night,...
Successful business owner, generous benefactor, loving father, and devout husband Joseph V. Hughes placed a comically small blue beanie upon his head before an audience of over a thousand current Jesuit students, faculty, and guests on the morning of Thursday, November 5th, 2015.
As a quiet wave of chuckling reverberated through the crowd, he patiently waited with a straight face...
