"On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country, to obey the scout law, to help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight ...those are great words to live by...Doesn't that describe you as a Jesuit student?"
This oath and question initiated my conversation...
The Jesuit freshman student walks into the brightly lit room, slowly approaching the black tables, on top of which lies a dead cat. Nervous, the student grabs the sterile white gloves, mentally preparing for the upcoming experiment. Suddenly, the teacher walks into the room, commanding her students to stand in front of their workstations. The freshman walks up behind...
The American College Testing, also known as the ACT, is taken by millions of high school students each year. Like the Standardized Aptitude Test (SAT), the ACT includes an “optional” writing section. However, unlike the SAT, which provides test takers with a broad, overreaching essay question, the ACT presents the test taker with a contemporary issue at hand. The...
I had the privilege to get an inside scoop on the Ultimate Frisbee Club with leader Garrett Spears '24 about the start-up of this club and its development through the last year. Also, I learned more about their upcoming season ahead and what they plan to do in order to win games. This is the second year this club...
Photography by Mr. DuRoss
On Wednesday, several hundred excited students piled into the Terry Center for a morning mass to start their first retreat as members of the Jesuit Community. Father Pepe started off the students exciting day with an amazing morning mass, reminding all of them the meaning of faith and brotherhood to start the day. From there, the...
Coach...Mentor...Leader...all these are titles that could describe our very own lacrosse coach: Chris Surran.
Having accepted the head coaching position at Jesuit in 2007, every season since has been nothing but stellar, leading the team to five Texas High School Lacrosse League Final Fours (2010-2014). Although many people know the Jesuit lacrosse team around Texas, very few know the man that puts Jesuit...
The second half of the debate season is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.
The Jesuit debate team, however, only found goods as they rode on the previous semester's success and continued it during the second semester.
MBA
Before the semester had even begun, on January 5th-7th, Jesuit Debate sent 2 teams to Montgomery Bell...
Sweat runs down my sand-crusted forehead, across my cheek, and finally lands in the Concrete mixture. With each shovel-full, my back winces as some Honduran boys and I move the pile of concrete to the left.
I understand enough Spanish to know when the Hondurans want to move the piles and where to put things, but usually I am at...
